acrazy:
Welcome to DDN. Sorry to hear about the crash. It sounds like the D did it's job which is to protect the precious folks inside. I assume that SF is your insurance company. Keep in mind that even though you pay them, they are not in your corner! It's the adjuster's job to whittle/slice away on every point they can to get you out of their hair for as little as possible!

I have problems with SF to begin with. Folks I know (myself included) have had horrible service from them. Keep in mind this is a negotiation, and you don't want to accept their 1st, 2nd, or possibly even their 3rd offer unless it's what you want.

Covid screwed up the labor force as well as parts supply chains. In their view, they would rather total a car than repair it and be on the hook for the possibility of further claims on it. Then, there is the expense of a rental assuming you have that coverage while it would be repaired.

Know that you will have to push back and argue that they need to put a like vehicle back into your driveway! Do keep in mind that your D is 8 years old, so a new(er) version similarly equipped would require you to throw some bucks in to the pot.

Don

 

Get a lawyer! SF sucks! We were rear-ended in our 16 DRT and it received minimal damage, compared to the Ford Ranger that hit us! [Totaled] SF fixed our DRT right away but quit paying my doctor and hospital bills and stuck me with $25000! After I was sued for the bills, my insurance co. picked up the tab and would have if I told them sooner!

 

You need comp sales such as what you could easily find on Carvana. KBB or Nada will also help you. Whatever add-ons you put on the vehicle are worthless so don't try to add for those. Mileage is the biggest kicker. Mine books out at $17900 at 125K and with all options less the roof rack. This same car would be about $21000 on Carvana.

 

Here's a good place to start...

2016 Dodge Durango R/T

Shop & compare 2016 Dodge Durango R/T pricing, vehicle information, service ownership details, warranty info, and more.

www.asburyauto.com

 

Thanks for the input, there are no cars with all the options that I had to compare to, that's why I was hoping for option values to use. I looked for a long time before we found this one.

 

Build it out in KBB.com. Go for the private sale price. That's probably the best you're going to get. What are they actually offering you?

 

They offered 19K which is price for base RT, my wife likes the blind spot monitor, and adaptive cruise in tech pkg. and i need the tow package. plus I added dodge performance exhaust that was $1600 and I put it on, boy did that make sound good. I can't believe I never took pictures of it, but I never thought it was going anywhere.

 

IMO:
Cases like this are usually a sh+t show. Here in Ohio anyway, apparently you can't sue your own insurance unless you can prove they are not honoring the contract, which can be expensive and drawn out.

For most folks, they have deeper pockets and lawyers at the ready to do their skullduggery!

Don

 

Register your car at the Mopar Owner's website. You can then pull up the equipment list, which will show all standard and optional equipment on the car. You can also pull up your owners manual and service history.

 

You can get the equipment list with any source for the window sticker.

 

You can get the build sheet for the car here - just copy paste and add your VIN (all caps) to get the printout:

https://www.jeep.com/webselfservice/BuildSheetServlet?vin=

 

You guys are all great thank you, will post the new ride, hoping to get an SRT

 

Good luck! An SRT would be quite an upgrade.

Don

 

Drop your vin in the box and get the complete build sheet. Standard build and options. everything! Hope this helps fight the man.

FCA RAM

fcagroup.my.site.com

 

Drop your vin in the box and get the complete build sheet. Standard build and options. everything! Hope this helps fight the man.

FCA RAM

fcagroup.my.site.com

Got it Thank you

 

I don't know if 2019 is different, but HID was standard on my R/T. Technology group was $2395.

I think on their own, HID and towing would make a nominal difference once depreciated. Added together, if it moved the needle $1,000 I think you would be doing well.

 

Finding a lot of DD's with LED's so I don't know. Having a very hard time finding both packages on one
thanks for response

 

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Update: After a little persistence and explaining a DD with 12k in options should get more then a stock DD RT. we got another $3200 A little persistence worked Thanx everybody, on hunt for SRT DD