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Date:         Fri, 2 May 2003 17:10:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Aristotle Sagan <killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM>
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: wilden1@JUNO.COM
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4 Grand in Repairs???!!!

We call them small time accidents 'fender benders' out here (CA).

tim in san jose (recently relieved of his beloved Toyota PU by some idjit while it was parked, and no, I didn't get near the value of that truck from the insurance company)

> >Tell him that you can't accept his offer until you discuss it with your >attorney. >#1) A judge wouldn't even hear your case until it went to arbitration. >#2) They can't even go to court for less than $5000.00 >#3) You're going to shop comparables on various VW for sale lists and >print them out for him. >What you want to do here is get enough that you can let the Westy go on >it's way and you can be so busy counting your cash that it will blank >your memory of it. >If you get enough go get another comparable Westy. >If it has $4000.00 in damages you might not want it back even if it were >repaired ............. somewhere close to right, which is about the best >you might get these days. >Kinda fixed, but not really! > >Stan Wilder > >On Fri, 2 May 2003 16:22:51 -0700 "Bergin, Richard" ><bergin@MARSHALL.USC.EDU> writes: > > 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. > > > > > >________________________________________________________________ >The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! >Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! >Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

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