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Top Rated Car Makes

Which Auto Brands are Rated the Highest by Car Shoppers? Top 5 Selling Automakers: Toyota 7.2M units VW 6.1M Units Ford 5.9M Units Honda 4.7M Units Chevy 3.8M units Top 10 Rated Automakers in 2018 Genesis Audi BMW Lexus Porsche Kia Subaru Tesla Honda Toyota The rating above utilizes three

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New Car Color Popularity 2000-2015

Car buyer tastes have changes in the past 15 years, the graph below outlines the color preferences of new car buyers from 2000 to 2015. Top Car Colors White Black Grey Silver Red Blue Maroon Yellow Green All other Colors

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Diminished Value Demand Letter

When making a Diminished Value claim, it is important to send the insurance company a written demand. The written demand needs to contain the following information: Loss Payee ( Name of person owning vehicle) At Fault driver’s Name Date of Loss (Date of Accident) Claim Number Description of your Vehicle

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California Auto Body Repair Consumer Bill of Rights

CALIFORNIA AUTO BODY REPAIR CONSUMER BILL OF RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA A CONSUMER IS ENTITLED TO: Select the auto body repair shop to repair auto body damage covered by the insurance company. An insurance company shall not require the repairs to be done at a specific auto body repair shop. An

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California – Auto Body Repair Consumer Bill of Rights

California – Auto Body Repair Consumer Bill of Rights A CONSUMER IS ENTITLED TO: 1. SELECT THE AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP TO REPAIR AUTO BODY DAMAGE COVERED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. AN INSURANCE COMPANY SHALL NOT REQUIRE THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE AT A SPECIFIC AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. 2.

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2018 SUV Truck Vehicle List for the US Market

2018 SUV Truck Vehicle List US Market Below is a list of Trucks and SUVs being offered in the US market for the 2018 model year. Vehicle with highest base price: 2018 Bentley Bentayga – $236,000 Vehicle with the most horsepower: 2018 Lamborghini Urus – 650HP Vehicle fastest 0 to 60: 2018

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Free Vehicle History Lookup

Want a FREE vehicle history report? Carfax just eliminated their unlimited report offering. Below is an email they sent us when inquiring about the issue. Carfax is the best known name for history reporting in the industry, their marketing and advertising campaign eclipses all others, however, in the last few

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NAAA Arbitration Policy for Auction Transactions – 2017

NAAA_Arbitration_Policy_for_Auction_Transactions-2017 (PDF) I. General Policies: 1. Fair and Ethical Sale The sales made at an Auction are intended to promote fair and ethical treatment to both the Buyer and Seller. If Auction determines that the transaction is not fair and ethical to either party, the Seller and the Buyer agree

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Kia Warranty Denial

This is an article in progress. Kia erroneously denied a warranty claim on our company vehicle. Suit filed against Kia and Dealer for breach of warranty.    Jeremy Carrifee | Escalated Case Representative   Kia Motors America, Inc. Southern Region 111 Peters Canyon Rd., Irvine, CA 92606 T 520-770-4746 F

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Georgia Salvage Vehicle Inspectors

Below is a list of licensed salvage vehicle inspectors in Georgia. You need one of them to inspect your repaired salvage vehicle in order to obtain a rebuilt title. Mobile Inspectors (they will come to you) Inspector’s Name City   Phone Number/E-mail Jonathan Broom Ringgold 770-500-2570 sisga2013@yahoo.com Fermando Foo Canton

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N.C. General Statute 20-279.21(d1) / Appraisal & Diminished Value

North Carolina General Statute 20-279.21(d1) (d1) Such motor vehicle liability policy shall provide an alternative method of determining the amount of property damage to a motor vehicle when liability for coverage for the claim is not in dispute. For a claim for property damage to a motor vehicle against an

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Georgia Total Loss / Salvage Rebuilt Process

Was your car declared a total loss? Do you want to retain it as a salvage and then rebuild it? This article describes the process in Georgia. Since you are retaining your salvage vehicle, you must understand that for your vehicle to be legal on Georgia roads it must: Have

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Diminished Value and Taxes, IRS form 4684

As tax season approaches and with all the advertising about tax savings one wonders about all the tax forms and deductions available for ordinary citizens. Today, we’re looking at IRS form 4684, casualties and thefts. IRS Tax Form 4684 (pdf) IRS Tax Form 4684 Instructions The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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OCGA § 33-23-1 AGENTS, AGENCIES, SUBAGENTS, COUNSELORS, AND ADJUSTERS

OCGA § 33-23-1 2015 Georgia Code Title 33 – INSURANCE Chapter 23 – LICENSING Article 1 – AGENTS, AGENCIES, SUBAGENTS, COUNSELORS, AND ADJUSTERS (a) As used in this article, the term: (1) “Adjuster” means any individual who for a fee, commission, salary, or other compensation investigates, settles, or adjusts and

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Insurance Bad Faith By State

FIFTY STATE SURVEY OF BAD FAITH INSURANCE LAW State First Party Insurance Liability Insurance Can a Third-Party Bring a direct Action Punitive Damages Tort Contract Statute/UCPA Tort Contract Assign Statute Tort Statute Yes / No / Cap AL Yes No Ala. Code 1975 §27-12-24 Yes No No Ala. Code 1975

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