Re: 16V In Accident For Sale

[dan@hobbyetc.com (Dan Brideau)]

DON'T take it!


I just settled a similar deal.  The bastards.  I finally got $3800 out of em + the wrecked car.  Your car sounds a lot nicer than mine was too.  Gather up ALL your receipts, and your friends receipts, and your kelly blue-book, and all the ads for cars like yours in your area.  Show them you can't possibly replace your car for $1700.


If they say you can, disprove it with your ads, and such.  The really sucky thing you will find is that if you want to sue them, the value of the car keeps you out of small claims court.  And the legal fees you would see going to "real" court would offset the gains.  Don't think the insurance guy doesn't know this.


After they come back with a slightly higher value, call AND mail (not email) your local insurance commission.  After the commission contacted the insurance agent, the bastard handling my claim "reconsidered" the offer up to a real world number.



Wicked pain in the ass, but they do owe it to you.  I'm certain you didn't ask to be crashed into.

Dan Brideau
http://www.hobbyetc.com/scirocco

PS its pretty cool having a parts car.  Most spare parts are "in stock"!


At 11:48 PM 5/3/99 -0700, Norman Tallant wrote:
>Well, the enemy insurance co has given me their verdict:
>
>The guy that hit me has changed his story again, and this time is wasn't
>his fault but with different circumstances.  Anyways, I'm sure that
>those bad guys didn't work him like my insurance lady did.
>
>They've offered me what they call 50% of it's value, which is US $1700
>and change.  Plus my car.  Sounds kind of fucked to me, but if I can
>sell it's remains then it won't be too bad.  Here's the original ad for
>my car:
>
>1987 Scirocco 16V 90K miles, sunroof, AC blows cold, Silver exterior,
>Black interior no rips looks showroom, Kenwood CD player, alarm.
>Modifications done include: Ottinger Cam, A3 Tranny (68MPH in 2nd,
>100MPH in 3rd, lowered 1.5” with Bilsteins. This car is fast....and
>handles great. I have surprised quite a few Porsches, and VR6s.  Recent
>work done includes: Timing belt, Timing belt tensioner, all motor mounts
>and tranny mounts, starter, battery, Spark plugs and wires, front and
>rear brakes. 
>
>It's now got about 105K miles, and it doesn't have Bilsteins.  The
>drivers side fender and door are dented up, that's the good news...the
>front drivers side tire is pulled back maybe an inch and tilted at a
>wrong angle.  Other than that, the car is in darn good condition and
>drives very fast indeed.  I live in an apartment complex, so I can't
>store it and part it out.  I live in Fremont, CA...and that's where the
>car is too.  
>
>Any takers for BO?
>
>All the best,
>-Norm
>
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