David Montanaro is a licensed appraiser in the State of Georgia as well as certified South Carolina licensed Insurance Appraiser #780097. He began working in the diminished value field in 1976 as a staff vehicle material damage appraiser for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company where he worked for 18 months. He then took a position with Kemper Insurance Company. During his 24 years with Kemper, David continued to write diminished value as well as ACV reports and is considered an expert in the vehicle appraisal field. Since then, David has owned and sold 2 successful collision repair facilities in Atlanta, GA and Charleston, SC. Because of Davids background and experience, it was only natural that he decided to continue being an advocate to customers who have been involved in an auto accident and therefore he now writes Diminished Value and Actual Cash Value (ACV) reports as a specialty.
All vehicles that are damaged and repaired suffer some amount of diminished value. However, not all situations qualify to make a claim to an insurance company to be compensated for diminished value. Some of the determining factors include: the state in which you live, how the damage occurred, and whether or not you were at fault. I want to thank David Montanaro for his expertise and guidance during my diminished value claim. His years of experience and knowledge in the collision repair and appraisal industry made him EXCEPTIONAL in every phase of the negotiations. He masterfully negotiated with the insurance company and appraisers while keeping us informed every step of the… Read more “Hardest Working Man in The Diminished Value Industry” My almost-new 2019 Subaru Forester was severely damaged when struck by a car running through a red light while I was crossing on the green light. I was very concerned about the immediate loss of value on my new car, so I talked to the repair shop about it, and they recommended that I talk… Read more “Qualified and Reliable Diminished Value Expert” Would like to give David a huge thank you for his help! I couldn’t have asked for someone better. My 2017 Range Rover HRE had an accident and after I got the vehicle from the workshop, I called up Allstate to get an estimate for the diminished value of my car. They sent me a… Read more “Unbelievably Amazing Service”
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Charleston, South Carolina 29405
A reasonable consumer will not pay the same price for a wrecked, then repaired vehicle, as they will for a vehicle with no accident history. Even if the repairs were done well, the vehicle will still lose value.Welcome to Southern Automotive Consultants, LLC
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