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Originally Posted by remotemark
I will spend some tomorrow morning phoning some people at collision shops about towing the car there. I do know one great collision shop where I think I can count on the guys to be my advocate with the adjusters. It's not a big shop. Does anyone think I'm better off going to one of the big collision shops that do a lot of BMW and Mercedes work or maybe a stealership? My concern at those places is that they really won't give a rat's ass about me and my car and won't help me push back on getting new parts instead of used, etc.
Thanks,
Mark
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Absoloutely correct about the dealer's indifference, though they would probaly use new parts, and could get them quicker than anyone else. Last place you should take a car like an E500 would be a dealer, for body work. E500 fenders are not the same as regular W124 fenders either.
Independent or Specialty Body shops, familiar with your type of car usually deal with a LOT of insurance work, too, and if you are lucky or smart you find one who is in your corner.
They may be able to deal with the special needs of your car, better than a shop unfamiliar with that model. The best of them would be also well skilled in identifying and avoiding the adjuster's short cuts and other ways which they employ to save the Insurance company money
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