Long story short but my car was hit a while ago. I was parked so I was not at fault, and I have the other drivers info.
Now I am not sure if it's cuz of the weird shipping world we're in now. But it's quoted that the earliest I can get parts to start the repair will be 6 months. So I have to drive around with a broken car for 6+ months.
The next thing that I'm questioning is now the shop wants me to put a deposit of 50% to buy these parts. As my car is JDM they have to order from some specialty shop. My shops explanation is that incase if my car gets hit again and my car gets written off in the mean time they still have to pay for the parts if my car doesn't get fixed. So I have to pay out of pocket 50% for the parts for them just to order it. And it's not cheap, they got quoted a few thousand just in parts alone.
So anyone has any experience like this? I've never had to pay anything to get my car fixed when I'm not at fault. It makes no difference if my car is JDM or not due to the shipping delays. I can literally eBay some OEM parts right now....... Says ups shipping and it shouldn't take 6 months to come.
And yea I rather not drive around for 6 months in a broken car with bits taped on, lights damaged, and vi police magnet.
But apparently when I called ICBC they allow you to drive around with broken ass cars, just tell the cop you have a claim number and you're waiting for parts.
