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What role does the ICARS software does?
What role does the ICARS software does?
- It provides estimated labor costs (correct)
- It automatically replaces original estimates with more accurate ones
- It allows body shops to manually adjust estimates
- It manipulates labor costs in favor of insurance companies
What does a star next to an estimate suggest?
What does a star next to an estimate suggest?
- The estimate is accurate and reliable
- The estimate is based on manual calculations by the body shop
- The estimate has been approved by the insurance company
- The estimate may have been manipulated (correct)
What is the purpose of the energy absorber in a car?
What is the purpose of the energy absorber in a car?
- To provide estimated labor costs for repairs
- To manipulate labor costs in favor of insurance companies
- To estimate repairable hours for specific damages
- To absorb energy from a rear-end collision (correct)
What is the recommended frequency of communication with body shops according to the video?
What is the recommended frequency of communication with body shops according to the video?
What is the purpose of requesting pictures and evidence in the context of the video?
What is the purpose of requesting pictures and evidence in the context of the video?
What does the video suggest about the attitude of insurance companies towards body shop repair estimates?
What does the video suggest about the attitude of insurance companies towards body shop repair estimates?
Undercarriage Damage refers to damage to the components
located beneath the car, including the exhaust system, fuel tank, and suspension.
Undercarriage Damage refers to damage to the components located beneath the car, including the exhaust system, fuel tank, and suspension.
If your car pulls to one side, it may indicate alignment issues.
If your car pulls to one side, it may indicate alignment issues.
The rear bar is made out of aluminum.
The rear bar is made out of aluminum.
Mechanical damage refers to problems with the car's mechanical components such as exhaust system and fuel tank.
Mechanical damage refers to problems with the car's mechanical components such as exhaust system and fuel tank.
We can't perform a second undercarriage inspection.
We can't perform a second undercarriage inspection.
Study Notes
- Speaker explains that they came across an estimate with unusually high medical expenses compared to minor damages.
- The estimate is a supplement, meaning it's an addition to a previous estimate.
- The estimate is not created by the body shop manually but using a software system called ICARS certification.
- ICARS software gives an estimated labor cost and the body shop can't charge more than that without manipulating the system.
- The speaker suspects manipulation when they see a star next to the estimate.
- In the case discussed, the floor pan repair and rear bumper section required more hours than the software suggests.
- A rear four-by-four-panel repair usually takes seven hours before replacement, but in this case, only hours were estimated for floor pan repair.
- The impact bar, which is a critical part of the car, is often damaged in a rear-end collision and needs to be replaced, but it was only estimated for repairable hours.
- The energy absorber and cross members that hold the impact bar to the rear of the car also needed replacement but were not accounted for in the estimate.
- The speaker advises checking the pictures to determine the extent of the damage before raising suspicion of manipulation to the adjuster.
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