Drunk driver hit my parked Touareg a few years ago, and caused $40 000.00 in damage. Why they never wrote it off is beyond me. At the time I didn't care much, seeing as it was a lease vehicle and I got a comparable SUV as a rental when it was in the shop.
Ffwd a few years, and not only did I get told from VW finance that they were taking the accident into account when I returned the vehicle, but I had a MAJOR repair on the vehicle history if I tried to sell it. Buyout was $26k, and I sold it for $27k privately (comparables were $35+). Basically had to fire sale it because it was in an accident that I had nothing to do with, and lost almost $10k because of it.
I have called the insurance company a number of times, and they totally ignore every email and phone call. So no, you won't get a dime for it, and congrats, you now have a vehicle with a blemish in its history.
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