Hi guys, I'm hoping one of you have had an experience where you could point me in the right direction in renting a replacement car while my car is in the shop on an insurance claim.
My M3 vert's been in the shop being worked on for a couple of months and the person who hit me's insurance is covering it (Wawanesa), and it totally blanked on me that they need to cover a rental car while my car is being worked on. Car will still be in the shop a couple more weeks and I actually really need a car right now, so better late than never I'm gonna get something. I called Wawanesa and although my adjuster's out for the weekend, the guy I spoke to told me that generally they will cover rental of a car similar to mine. I asked if they'll cover Turo and he said "should be fine". None of this is confirmed though, and because I would be renting today, I would be paying out of pocket and getting reimbursed.
The fact that they'll cover rental of "somethign similar" makes it sound like I can get a G82 M4 convertible, or a G80 M3 or something.
So my question is: has anyone else been in this situation and have anecdotes about whether or not (1) They will actually reimburse for a Turo rentl and (2) Whether or not when they say "something similar" they really mean modern equivalent of my car?
I won't take anything anyone says here as authority and I recognize that if I go Turo without explicit approval it is at my own risk. But I need a car to drive up to the Bay for work starting tomorrow, and it would be really, really nice to be able to get something I like as much as my M3.
Thanks for any thoughts/experiences!
My M3 vert's been in the shop being worked on for a couple of months and the person who hit me's insurance is covering it (Wawanesa), and it totally blanked on me that they need to cover a rental car while my car is being worked on. Car will still be in the shop a couple more weeks and I actually really need a car right now, so better late than never I'm gonna get something. I called Wawanesa and although my adjuster's out for the weekend, the guy I spoke to told me that generally they will cover rental of a car similar to mine. I asked if they'll cover Turo and he said "should be fine". None of this is confirmed though, and because I would be renting today, I would be paying out of pocket and getting reimbursed.
The fact that they'll cover rental of "somethign similar" makes it sound like I can get a G82 M4 convertible, or a G80 M3 or something.
So my question is: has anyone else been in this situation and have anecdotes about whether or not (1) They will actually reimburse for a Turo rentl and (2) Whether or not when they say "something similar" they really mean modern equivalent of my car?
I won't take anything anyone says here as authority and I recognize that if I go Turo without explicit approval it is at my own risk. But I need a car to drive up to the Bay for work starting tomorrow, and it would be really, really nice to be able to get something I like as much as my M3.
Thanks for any thoughts/experiences!
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