Date:         Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:23:27 -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: older cars get low balled in value, but VW's hold value
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Well the problem is...

What if you have a car that has few reciepts? The Toyota needed very little
in 10 years of ownership. Oil, sparkplugs,brakes at 100k, a radiator. Less
than a grand in total repair cost for the life of the truck.

Of course, we don't have THAT problem with our Vanagons, do we? *L*

Now the truck is totalled. I get 3500 bucks for it. Find me one for that
money in that shape. Not in California. And you can do nada about it.

tim (driving a Ferd now)

 >
>A friend of mine said just that to her insurance company when her Nova was
>totalled, they offered her $1200 for a car that had at least $10000 sunk
>into
>it.  After producing all the receipts and service records and telling them
>to
>just get her the same car in the same condition, they ended up settling on
>around $8000...  just don't accept less and keep your receipts!
> > My argument is always,   "OK, you go get it,
> > change the title, plate it, inspect it, deliver it to my door.
> > I don't want your money"

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