Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 20:00:32 -0500
Reply-To: "Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM>
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From: "Horace K. Sawyer" <firestream@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject: Re: Eurovan Fire Update
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VW is like anyone else, and you or me included: pay the least amount you
have to under the circumstances. Would you not try to bargain with me on
my van for sale, or would you hand me greenbacks for the total price
without even trying? A competent attorney should be able to get their
attention and eventually get the matter settled, but that will take putting
VW in the right frame of mind. That means work for the lawyer. It's not
easy, and not something simple. There are a million variables, and someone
needs to be in charge.
You are emotionally involved and incapable of handling the situation
yourself, just as a doctor cannot take out his own appendix. Continue to
handle this at your risk. Hire a competent attorney, let him handle it.
You quit worrying about it.
This business of you trying to act as your own lawyer is getting you in
trouble.
So don't get mad, get even. Or better yet -- get ahead!
HK
At 07:50 PM 1/14/00 -0500, Richard Golen wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I had hoped to have some good news on my 93 Eurovan, but it has now turned
>into a case of SSDD...Same Shit, Different Day.
>
>A couple of days before Chrismas I had sent an email to Wolfsburg stating
>my frustrations of dealing with VWoA and my Eurovan fire. My contact at
>Wolfsburg called VWoA and told them to fix the problem. Well, here's VW's
>solution...
>
>I have to have the Eurovan repaired. Next once the Eurovan is repaired I
>have to find a dealer who has a new Eurovan and trade in my old Eurovan for
>a new one. VW will then give me $2000 toward the purchase of a new Eurovan.
>
>However, here's the flaw in VW's plan (not to mention $2000 on a $30,000
>car is peanuts!)...I've spoken to a number of dealers and they will not
>take in trade a car which has had major fire damage because under
>Massachusetts law, the dealer will have to inform the buyer of the previous
>damage.
>
>If I were to sell the Eurovan myself, I would have to inform any buyer that
>the Eurovan had a fire....so there goes the market value.
>
>Bottom line, I am stuck with the Eurovan because it is virtually
>unsalable...so how am I to go through VW's settlement?
>
>They will not address the issue of loss of use, loss of market value, etc.
>
>This is frustrating, my next move is going to be litigation.
>
>Ric
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