Develop some type of suspected physical issue. That way if they really cheat you on the car you still get a crack at them.

I learnt the hard way that in some insurance cases they will do their best to short change you. If the settlement for the car is fair then you can get better fast also remains an option.

I was just a passenger in one car but could not really get my mental act together for a week or so after the accident. The first part of the accident was bad enough but the chance of a second collision. Was only reduced because the other car tore the drivers door back enough that the interior light came on. I saw the driver was unconsious and was able to drive the car from the passenger seat.

At that point I thought I might be dead again. Weaving through fast oncoming traffic was no joke. I could not leave the road as the ditches where far too steep. Nor could I get to the brake pedal.

Almost being killed twice in several minutes was a load on my nervious system that lasted perhaps a week. The insurance company coughed up reasonable compensation for the stress. The people in the other car told the police we ran away. Actually it was well over a mile before I was able to get pulled over and stopped.