Talk To Your Mechanic About The Best California Car Insurance Company
I think the first indication that I got that my last California car insurance company was a bad egg was when I took my car to get it fixed after I had bumped into another car. It had been my fault, and even though it was just a slight tick and had caused no damage to his car and no outward damage to mine, after the incident my car wouldn’t start. After we pushed the car to a nearby shop (very nearby, thank God), I mentioned to the mechanic that it had been caused by a little accident, and so he asked what my insurance company was, so I told him. I didn’t intend to file a claim, anyway, since it was a cheap old car and I only had liability on it, but he didn’t know that, yet.
Anyway, after hearing the name of my car insurance company, he says, “Oh, them.” and proceeded to roll his eyes very hard. I quickly informed him that I wasn’t going to file a claim and that I would be paying out of pocket for the repairs, but his comment and tone of voice made me wonder. A couple of days later, when I came back to pick my car up, I just had to ask him what he meant. So, when I asked him, he started in on the company about how they always gave his repair shop the run around, and how he no longer dealt with them. He also said that many of his customers had been vocal in their complaints about this particular car insurance company in the past. I wouldn’t have known at the time, because I hadn’t yet done anything more with that company than pay my monthly premium. I filed away what he said in my brain.
Then I got into an accident, and found out that he was right. I wish that I had listened to him at the time. This brings me, then, to my next piece of advice about choosing the best California car insurance company:
Listen to your mechanic!
This isn’t only based on my experience, but on plenty of other sources, from the internet, other mechanics, friends, and even from a little footwork of my own. Repair shops have to deal directly with car insurance companies, and at the same time they don’t have to be loyal to that company since they aren’t technically employed by them. They also come into direct contact with the customers, so they hear that end of the deal as well.
So ask a mechanic that you trust which insurance company would be the best for you. They can also tell you where different car insurance companies stand in regards to using aftermarket or OEM parts for your car repair.
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