Re: Another accident

['84 Scirocco <scirocco@macslut.org>]

unfortunately they will probably "total" your car if its too bad and 
give you BB value, of course you can fight this, but you need receipts 
etc etc.  its cheaper to pay you BB value than to pay for costly body 
repairs on these older cars.

greg


On Wednesday, July 25, 2001, at 02:27 PM, Brad Sayer wrote:

> Perhaps I am not meant to own these cars afterall.  AFter the death of 
> my white 8V in November, I acquired an 87 16V, and have begun again 
> repairing and improving.  But today, a damn SUV decided to slow down my 
> progress a bit by rear ending me at 40mph while I waited to turn left 
> into a parking lot.
>
> Euro bumper is bent a good 6-8 inches thorugh the metal behind it, 
> protruding into the trunk, and there is a nice nasty crease below the 
> license plate.
>
> Now, I don't have collision, as the car was not worth it when I got it, 
> and planned to add it in Sept when my policy expired.  So, this stupid 
> lady's insurance should end up paying for the work anyway, but how do I 
> go about having a new Euro bumper included in the work?  Talk to the 
> body shop guy and have him add it to the estimate, and find him the 
> part to put on?  Anyone been in this situation before?  I dread the 
> thought of having to put that damn big us bumper back on for any length 
> of time, and am pissed that I just bought the euro one a couple of 
> weeks ago.
>
> Thanks for letting me rant to people who care...
>
> Brad
>
> 87 16V (A little shorter now)
>
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