Originally Posted by ceb

Good point. DimVal is something certainly worth pursuing but - depending on state - may not be easy.

VA in particular is difficult. From an Washington Post article we get this:

"Where someone else is at fault, the car owner can file a liability suit against the other driver, but Johnson said "diminished value is difficult to prove in Maryland. You'd have to put on expert testimony that value has decreased, and that is almost impossible to do."
Likewise, in Virginia, according to the State Corporation Commission's Bureau of Insurance, insurers "are not paying diminished-value claims to policyholders because it is either excluded specifically in the coverage, or the language in the collision coverage has been interpreted by the Virginia Supreme Court that diminished value is not covered."
So does this mean that owners of new and/or expensive cars are riding around with a potential loss that is not covered by insurance? "Absolutely," said Johnson."

That doesn't mean that it shouldn't be pursued but don't get your hopes up.

Originally Posted by ESHBG

Yeah, ceb is right, and I found that with most states it is not possible (my state, PA, is one of them). I did some research on this after my accident and GA seems to be one of the few strong states out there for this.

Originally Posted by robpp

Allowable in CO

State specific. But legit with carfax and such.

Last few trades it was checked