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Originally Posted by Bugeater
If they hooned the hell out of it for a week it may still run fine at the moment and appear ok, but the life of the car could be seriously shortened. I'd consider that "damaged".
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That's the tough part.
I hit a deer with a work vehicle years ago. I stopped in about 1/4 mile. The cop that did the report asked me why I didn't keep driving so that I could shell out the transmission and get it replaced.
That decision cost me a new transmission since it went out a month after getting out of the shop. Insurance didn't give a shit that the tranny was weaker due to the loss of fluid. It's either broken or it isn't after an incident. That's all they will fix.