[Re: Insurance Estimate on My Rocco]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

List your modifications/features for us, and maybe someone with a similar=
 car
can scan in an appraisal for a similar car. These guys are out for one th=
ing,
to give you NO money. Oh ,two things, the other is to take yours. So do w=
hat
you can to get SOME money. Consider it a  very one sided collective barga=
ining
process. I really have no respect for car insurance companies. Don't even=
 get
me started.
Cathy, reminding herself to update the appraisal on "the polluter".



> ----- 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 th=
e
> 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 si=
de
is
> from their customer.  He also mentioned that with the high mileage (203=
k)
> 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 2=
0K
in
> reciepts, 3 magazine articles and a ton of trophies and plaques, he did=
n'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=
=2E...
> >
> > 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.  O=
h,
> 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 th=
e
> problem and I would be negligent if I didn't do anything about it.  Sou=
nded
> 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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