Insurance Estimate on My Rocco

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

you mean you expect insurance company's to make sense?


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 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: Insurance Estimate on My Rocco


> i dont get it. the parts are physically on the car. he could get it
appraised
> even now and still come up with a high number.
> Al
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Josh Able" <mkii@nycap.rr.com>
> To: "Allyn" <amalventano1@comcast.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 5:29 PM
> Subject: Re: Insurance Estimate on My Rocco
>
>
> > 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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