derfA8L

I'm confident that you will have absolutely zero problems with AFS related to your accident when you turn in your car. I hope all the repairs to your car are satisfactory to you, and that your A6 provides many more miles of fun driving---sans any further wildlife misadventures ;-)

irenesbob

Thanks. Hopefully the only wildlife misadventures will be the damned birds that seem to love to crap on nice cars. My bottle of detailing spray and a microfiber towel are always in the trunk for just such situations!

snagitseven

And if not, It's good to know you'll send Bob a check to cover any extra charges at lease end.

derfA8L

LOL---He'd have better luck getting the deer's estate to fork over the $. ;-).

But, based on my own experience, I seriously doubt he'll have a problem if the car is repaired to spec.

derfA8L

Just discussed with my dealer. He says AFS does not charge back for diminished value (as long as repairs are performed according to spec with OEM or approved parts). They take the risk, not the lessee. He's had multiple customers returning their leased cars that were repaired following an accident with no financial ramifications from AFS. According to him, you'd have to turn over a car with wavy body panels painted in crayon for AFS to bring up a diminished value claim against you. An exaggeration surely, by I think you get the point.

irenesbob

I got my car back today, after 29 days of driving a Chevy Sonic. The Sonic surprised me for being as good as it is at that price point (I can get a new 2014 Sonic LS equipped as my rental was for $15,800) but once I adjusted the seats, wheel, etc. for my fit and got moving the A6 seemed so much better than what I had been driving – wow!
So far, so good in terms of how it looks and runs. The initial estimate was $15,253. They got the insurer to approve a supplemental increase and now it is $19,062, with me paying the $500 deductible. To me this is an amazing amount of money to repair anything.

u2jrmw

Hmm, I always buy, but this is a point in the lease column.

irenesbob

This is especially important with higher cost cars. Likewise, I initially had hoped they would total the car and I could get something new, since I never trust repairs. However, the value of my car was in the high $30K range and so no deal. On a cheaper car (Chevy Malibu maybe) or an older one the same amount of damage (even adjusted for lower parts costs) may have led to the car being totaled. Not sure I am explaining this clearly, but I do have a point in mind. lol
The insurer said they look for around 80% of value as the threshhold to declare a vehicle totaled.