Whether you have sustained a diminished value to your vehicle as a result of the accident really depends on a few factors. First we take into account what type of vehicle it is, we take into account how old the vehicle is, we take into account the amount of damage and for the typical car the experts really have to find that there has been structural damage to your car. If it’s just cosmetic damage and we’re talking about a car that has a retail value of twenty to forty thousand dollars, there’s not going to be any diminished value claim. If the car however is a high-end luxury model or high-end sport car or collectors car, those cars are of such nature that even without structural damage they can sustain a diminished value as a result of an accident even after being perfectly fixed.