Just as the title says, I got into an accident about 2 weeks ago. The damage was approximately 13,500 and I was rear ended by the other party.
The morning of the accident I had gotten an appraisal for my car and carmax gave me a quote of about 22,600. As I was driving back from my appraisal I got rear ended.
I just got the car back and fixed it and everything, then got another carmax appraisal and it came out as 20,800 which is about $1800 difference…
The issue is I have a 2023 Tesla Model 3 with about 30,000 miles on it.
The car was in an accident October of 2025 as well as 2 accidents in March.
Ironically enough I have the appraisal from the morning of the accident and then after getting it fixed.
What’s the best way going about this. Where would I find cars in similar condition, etc.
Diminished value claim on a car with 3 accidents
byu/Glittering_Baseball7 inInsurance
Posted by Glittering_Baseball7
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This scenario is one of the rare ones where it’s likely easy to be reimbursed $1800 or so as you have contemporaneous appraisals both before and after the loss. Good luck.