Insurance Estimate on My Rocco

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

while it is true that he should have had an appraisal, $20k in reciepts and 3
prior mag articles (im sure listing all mods, etc), should be able to cover him.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: Insurance Estimate on My Rocco


> please people, get your cars appraised!
>
> thanks!
>
>
> Josh Able
> www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
> "If you're already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance." -Gil
> Atkinson
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Weidmann" <glxtasy@juno.com>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 1:44 AM
> Subject: Insurance Estimate on My Rocco
>
>
> > Well the insurance adjuster came out and looked at my car.  Basically said
> that it is not a "trailer queen" and that since it is not perfect on the
> drivers side (some stone chips and some cracks around body kit) then he
> assumes that not all of the cracking around the kit on the passenger side is
> from their customer.  He also mentioned that with the high mileage (203k)
> that it lowers the value of the car.  He pulled out his value book, and said
> that the car only books at around $1300 and the estimate he gave me for
> repairs was around $800.  That, after I got an estimate from a shop for
> $2300, not including the Hockenheims or alignment.  I told him if that was
> going to be their offer, I wasn't going to accept it.  Even with over 20K in
> reciepts, 3 magazine articles and a ton of trophies and plaques, he didn't
> really care.  Just kept saying that just cause you put  $1000 motor in the
> car, doesn't make it $1000 better, just cause you put $800 wheels on it....
> >
> > Man I hate insurance companies sometimes!!!!!!!!
> >
> > He suggested that I would have to go through my insurance, they would send
> out their adjuster, give me an estimate and I could battle it out with my
> insurance, and then let them go after GMAC for reimbursement.  Not the
> relatively low hassle deal I was led to believe I was going to have.  Oh,
> and I need to get an alignment soon, cause if I wait, and then try and get
> them to pay for tires, they're not responsible because I now know of the
> problem and I would be negligent if I didn't do anything about it.  Sounded
> like the guy was trying to out legalese the law student!!!!!!!!!
> >
> >
> > Ken Weidmann Jr.  Checkered Flag Automotive
> > 916-424-2197
> > 1995 Jetta GLX M3 Wannabe
> > 1985 Show-rocco
> > 1957 Porsche 356 A (1st family/2nd owner)#100119
> >
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