[jims69camaro]

i'm not sure about the judges in your area, but i was required to get three estimates for the case i had against someone who hit me several years ago. they were all in the same ball park. the judge averaged them out and that's what he ordered butthead's insurance company to pay me for the damage he did.

you might want to go ahead and get at least one more estimate, just so it doesn't look like you might have gone to more than one but brought the highest estimate with you. most judges i know like options (as in being able to choose a figure from what you present rather than having to guesstimate himself).