Looking for a car appraiser in Kansas City? Car Counselors provides independent automobile appraisals for vehicle owners who want to know what their car is really worth.
With 30 years of experience in the automotive appraisal business, we specialize in total loss vehicle appraisals, insurance appraisal clause claims, classic car appraisals, stated value appraisals, probate appraisals, bankruptcy appraisals and independent vehicle valuations.
If your insurance company has totaled your vehicle and you don’t believe their offer is enough to replace it, call Car Counselors before you settle.
When an insurance company declares your vehicle a total loss, it will determine what it believes your vehicle was worth immediately before the accident.
But does their offer reflect the actual market value of your car?
An independent car appraiser works for you, not the insurance company.
Car Counselors evaluates your vehicle using real-world information including comparable vehicles, mileage, condition, equipment, options, maintenance, upgrades, tires and other factors that can affect its current market value.
Our goal is simple: determine a fair and accurate value for your vehicle.
If your vehicle has been declared a total loss, don’t assume the insurance company’s first offer is the final word.
Ask yourself:
Can I actually replace my vehicle for the amount the insurance company is offering?
If the answer is no, it may be time for an independent appraisal.
Many insurance policies contain an appraisal clause that may allow you to dispute the insurance company’s valuation and hire your own independent automobile appraiser.
Car Counselors can review your insurance company’s valuation and help determine whether the offer appears fair.
The process can be easier than many vehicle owners expect.
Provide Car Counselors with your insurance company’s valuation report along with information about your vehicle, its condition, mileage, options and other relevant details.
We examine the insurance company’s valuation and compare it with current market information and comparable vehicles.
If your insurance policy contains an appraisal clause and you decide to dispute the value, you notify your insurance company that you are invoking your appraisal rights.
You hire your independent appraiser, and the insurance company selects its appraiser.
The two appraisers review the vehicle and valuation information and work toward an agreed fair market value.
If they cannot agree, the matter may proceed to an independent umpire as provided by the policy.
Every vehicle and every insurance claim is different.
However, many Car Counselors customers have received $2,000 to $5,000 more after challenging an insurance company’s total loss valuation.
Some cases may result in larger increases depending on the vehicle, condition, equipment, mileage and circumstances.
There is never a guarantee that an appraisal will increase your settlement, which is why our fee structure for total loss claims is simple:
For total loss insurance claims, Car Counselors charges a flat $350 fee only if we get you more money.
If we don’t increase your settlement, you don’t owe us the fee.
Choosing an automobile appraiser isn’t just about finding someone who can put a number on a vehicle.
Experience matters.
Car Counselors has 30 years of experience in the automobile appraisal business and understands how insurance companies evaluate vehicles, how appraisal clauses work and how current market value should be determined.
We provide independent appraisals for:
Total loss insurance claims
Insurance appraisal clause disputes
Classic and collector cars
Stated value insurance policies
Probate and estate valuations
Bankruptcy valuations
Independent automobile value reports
Our job isn’t to represent the insurance company.
Our job is to determine what your vehicle is really worth.
Car Counselors is based in the Kansas City area and provides independent vehicle appraisal services throughout the Kansas City metro.
We serve vehicle owners throughout communities including:
Kansas City • North Kansas City • Liberty • Gladstone • Parkville • Platte City • Independence • Lee’s Summit • Overland Park • Olathe • Lenexa • Shawnee and surrounding communities.
We can also assist many vehicle owners outside the Kansas City area.
Contact Car Counselors to find out if we can help with your vehicle appraisal.
Your vehicle may have been totaled in a matter of seconds, but replacing it could cost thousands of dollars more than your insurance company’s initial offer.
Before you accept the settlement, find out whether the valuation is fair.
Once you’ve signed and accepted a settlement, it may be too late to challenge the value.
Call Car Counselors today.
Let us review your total loss valuation and help determine whether you’re being offered a fair value for your vehicle.
Car Counselors | Independent Automobile Appraisals | Kansas City