Date:         Fri, 2 May 2003 16:46:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Mercury Insurance is attempting to Total my 84 Westy for a
              $3,900              repair, it has been completely restored,
              $40,00 invested I need help
Comments: To: "Bergin, Richard" <bergin@MARSHALL.USC.EDU>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"

This just recently came up again on the list. Here is  a place to start:
    http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html
Good luck,
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bergin, Richard" <bergin@MARSHALL.USC.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2003 4:22 PM
Subject: Mercury Insurance is attempting to Total my 84 Westy for a $3,900 repair, it
has been completely restored, $40,00 invested I need help


This past week I was told by an adjuster that he did not care if I invested $100,000
in the
car it may only worth $200 to him.   From my perspective, he does not understand the
value of a super clean restored Westy or human decency in general.  The irony is that
I was hit from behind while stopped at an intersection just three weeks after spending
6 months working on restoring the Westy.

My Westy has become a lifelong friend and I really need help in locating price
information on 83.5, 84 or 85 year Westys (2WD) that are super clean.

I am very grateful for any help.