Coming from insurance perspective.......we would rather deal with attorneys. And most BI reps are not intimidated by claimants getting an attorney, insurance companies have attorneys on retainer. What insurance are we dealing with?
As far as the cash you speant on maintenance.....unless it was major items i.e. trans, engine, rear end it will be considered normal maintenance and the car would be expected to be in running condition so they wont reimburse for smaller minatenance items. I do agree get an attorney and get some BI(bodily injury) money because you will probably loose money on the car. The at fault insurance will have to pay for her rental for a reasonable amount of time but if you draw out the claims process they can take her out of the car. If neede I can look up some california state laws on the car value and see what you can expect.
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