So did anyone spill the beans?

[Big A]

If you guys haven't figured out yet who has the biggest penis...it's me. So just go ahead and go to bed knowing your posts are inferior.

Nope, I'm pretty sure mine is bigger than yours. No reply people suck btw.

[idrivea4banger]

Fuck yall went and used big words. Im going to go read lincolnboy's posts.

[GE]

GE mentioned the supplement, not anyone involved.

Actually, the OP mentioned a "supplemental", which I'm guessing he means a supplement. I'm just curious about how this transpired. I think somewhere, somehow, someone was looking for, or received a referral fee.

Sounds like the claim amount was around $6,000. So here's how the scenario would play out (and of course I'm not saying that's what happened here). Body shop tech offers a $xxx referral fee, say, $200. Shop tech writes an initial estimate for say $4,000 which passes through the insurance company with no scrutiny. Shop then writes a supplemental estimate for $2,000, and includes parts/repairs that aren't needed (i.e. writing to replace a part when it really just needs to be repaired). The shop then "kicks back" the overage, usually the cost of the deductible, back to the customer. This is insurance fraud, violating the penal code as well as the Texas Business & Commerce Code. If the amount goes over $1,500, it's a State Jail Felony.

OR

Shop writes an initial $4,000 estimate. Customer wants more. Customer offers some sort of enticement to the shop, and the shop writes a supplement for the additional $2,000, for repairs that aren't necessary, thinking that they are going to get the business. Shop gets kicked out $500 for "storage" and "a headliner removal", and the customer keeps the rest. Or sends it to their lien holder to apply towards the lien. Either way, the lien holder will want the car repaired, so just sending it in to apply towards the note is generally a bad idea.

The whole deal just sounds a bit off, IMO.

[Hay Burner]

Actually, the OP mentioned a "supplemental", which I'm guessing he means a supplement. I'm just curious about how this transpired. I think somewhere, somehow, someone was looking for, or received a referral fee.

Sounds like the claim amount was around $6,000. So here's how the scenario would play out (and of course I'm not saying that's what happened here). Body shop tech offers a $xxx referral fee, say, $200. Shop tech writes an initial estimate for say $4,000 which passes through the insurance company with no scrutiny. Shop then writes a supplemental estimate for $2,000, and includes parts/repairs that aren't needed (i.e. writing to replace a part when it really just needs to be repaired). The shop then "kicks back" the overage, usually the cost of the deductible, back to the customer. This is insurance fraud, violating the penal code as well as the Texas Business & Commerce Code. If the amount goes over $1,500, it's a State Jail Felony.

OR

Shop writes an initial $4,000 estimate. Customer wants more. Customer offers some sort of enticement to the shop, and the shop writes a supplement for the additional $2,000, for repairs that aren't necessary, thinking that they are going to get the business. Shop gets kicked out $500 for "storage" and "a headliner removal", and the customer keeps the rest. Or sends it to their lien holder to apply towards the lien. Either way, the lien holder will want the car repaired, so just sending it in to apply towards the note is generally a bad idea.

The whole deal just sounds a bit off, IMO.

Sounds like #2 to me. Overall bad idea for both parties involved.

[71chevellejohn]

I'm too lazy to read all this shit, so here's some weezer:

[silversleeper]

Sounds like #2 to me. Overall bad idea for both parties involved.

This is how it came across to me as well... And maybe just maybe the initial "drama" post was made without knowledge of the "deals" that were actually made... Now we have what seems like some very shady dealings going on that were brought to Dfwmustangs eyes by someone who thought they were trying to stick up for a wronged friend when actually he just gave us a case to uncover...

[jammeejamm]

another reason why our rates are too damn high.

[jluv]

Why the fuck would anyone pay for an esitmate unless there was something shady going on?

[jammeejamm]

why was a headliner dropped on a car that was not repaired?

[stevo]

What is the price of rice in China?

Stevo