Insurance Estimate on My Rocco

[mkii@nycap.rr.com (Josh Able)]

as my insurance agent (who deals in classic/rare/etc cars) says. "Receipts
mean nothing without an appraisal."

He says that having them can help at times, but many insurance companies
will just ignore them.


Josh Able
www.JsHouseOfEuro.com
"If you're already walking on thin ice, you might as well dance." -Gil
Atkinson


----- Original Message -----
From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>
To: "Josh Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 7:17 AM
Subject: Re: Insurance Estimate on My Rocco


> 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
> >
> >
> > ----- 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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