Need a good honest shop for my Dart

Redhelmet said

Insurance had offered 19k so far to total the car but used worse off cars as a comparison so I feel I can get more. If anyone has opinions on totaling the car etc let me know. I would feel terrible salvaging it as it was an original owner car plus more expensive insurance etc afterwards.

Expensive shop in Ventura had said 22-30k as an estimate which seems insane to me. With a paint job though I believe.

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I would pay a lawyer to look things over. you had a piece of property that was in a particular shape. You want your property returned to that same shape. The cost to do that is your damages. The insurance company of the person who cut you off can not dictate that you have your car repaired at a particular shop or be totaled. A half way decent lawyer can get you all that you need to have it properly repaired to the condition it was in before the accident. INS companies are there to pay the least they can and don't want you to get a lawyer. At least get a consultation