icbc reccomendation My rear wiper and antenna are completely bent at a right angle when i showed up to my car the other night. wiper no longer works, and niether does the antenna. i was driving my work van for the week, so i dont even know when it happened. Question is: is it even worth filing with icbc and pay the 300$ deductable? i have heard people getting bent over for "depreciation" and having to pay ex:50% of actual repair. notes: car is a 94 prelude, not exactly a 2016 bmw but still.... anyone recently go thru the same? thanks!! |
Up to you. I personally wouldn't do it. Doesn't seem all that important on an older car. :badpokerface: |
Can you cancel these sort of claims? Say in case you can find a way yourself to fix it cheaper |
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Personally by the sounds of it get an estimate to replace whatever is damaged to your wiper and leave the antenna |
Personally I'd price out the parts on the used market and see what they cost, a wiper and antenna should be pretty cheap from a wrecker. |
sounds like 10 mins at the wrecker and 30 bucks worth of parts. I'd rather do that than even sit on hold w ICBC let alone make a claim. |
Pickapart - $30 for a wiper motor, $5 for the antenna. Figure $15-20 in gas to get there and back (and you can fill up for cheap gas while you're past Aldergrove!). You're barely a sixth into the deductible for making a claim. Unless you don't own a single tool or are unable to tell the difference between a wrench and screwdriver, it's not worth using your deductible. Hell, even buying the tools you'd need if you didn't own any, you're still a couple hundred dollars ahead and that's including the price of the parts. |
Thanks for the replies, yeah pick a part is probably the better option. Probably faster than dealing with icbc too. :cheers: |
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