Post-repair value loss claims
posting this because every DV thread i read before starting this said "good luck, third party DV claims are basically impossible" and that turned out to be wrong in my case. wife and i bought a 2023...
looking for some sanity check from anyone who has actually filed a DV claim and gotten paid. my 2023 honda accord touring, just under 8k miles on it when it happened, was rear-ended at a stoplight in...
Wanted to share this because I almost gave up on the diminished value claim and im glad i didnt. Last March a guy ran a red light and t-boned my 2022 Honda Accord. His Geico policy covered the repairs...
Sharing this because diminished value (DV) claims are systematically lowballed by every major auto carrier and the recovery framework is one of the best-documented but least understood areas of...
Posting the full playbook because diminished value (DV) claims are the most consistently lowballed third-party claim and almost everyone leaves $5,000 to $15,000 on the table by accepting the...
Sharing this because diminished value claims are wildly misunderstood and most people leave significant money on the table. I was rear ended at a red light by a distracted driver in November 2025...
Wanted to share the process that worked because every diminished value thread on here ended at "Geico offered me $400 take it or leave it" and i was about to do exactly that until i started digging....
Got rear ended on the tollway last month, full stop in traffic, the other driver was clearly at fault and his carrier accepted liability quickly. They paid for the body shop work, about $7,800, and a...
Posting this because when I got rear-ended last December I had no idea diminished value was even a thing, and the at-fault driver's insurer (Progressive) made zero mention of it during the repair...
Someone hit my 2 year old car and it was repaired through their insurance. Now I have an accident on the car's history which tanks the resale value. A friend told me I can file a diminished value...
Got hit by an insured driver. Car was repaired but now it has an accident on its history. Carfax shows it, value dropped significantly. Filed a diminished value claim and they offered me $500. The...
Wanted to share my experience with a diminished value claim since I learned a lot from this community when I started.Filed in October, adjuster came out within a week. Initial offer was about 40% of...
Filed a claim last week for diminished value and haven't heard anything back yet. Is this normal?The damage is pretty significant and i'm getting worried they're just going to lowball me or deny it...