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Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2003 21:24:30 +0000
Reply-To:     fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET
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From:         Joseph Fortino <fortinoj@SPEAKEASY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Totaled camper van
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I was able to get about over 2500.00 for my 85gl that was hit from the back, i fought like hell, and had everything less then a year old. but they wanted to total me, so i just kept on them, driving a rent a car everyday for 3 weeks.

I told him its our family car and daily driver and it is still! do you have all the work that was done on paper?

Joe not a hippy bus. * people cars * volkswagen!

> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Miller [mailto:mwmiller@CWNET.COM] > Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 08:53 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Totaled camper van > > Thanks to all who have responded. I'm implementing the various suggestions > [can you tell I was a buearocrat in a former life?]. > > Van has rebuilt engine with 30K on it. All new suspension parts. New > starter, AFM, cat., Ox sensor, tires, AC converted to R 134a. They credited > me $495 for these items. And deducted 305 for mileage of 196k. One of > their two comps was an 86 regular van that had had a one burner stove and > hand pump sink installed selling for $1800. > > I'm still collecting comps and agent says nothing is final until I sign the > final acceptance document. > > Mike > > > On 9/12/03 12:38 PM, "Grant Braddish" <braddish@MAIL.COM> wrote: > > > First off, I am an insurance adjuster. While I don't deal with total loss > > vehicles, I can say that there is not a specific conspiracy to screw Westy > > owners by the insurance industry. > > > > The bottom line is, we all own very unique vehicles. They are not quite > > passenger vehicles and not quite RVs. The evaluation systems that insurers > > use are designed to evaluate the most common vehicle types and do not do very > > well with 15+ year old 'specialty' vehicles. KBB.com and others do the same > > poor job of providing actual pricing on Westys. > > > > Keep in mind that the common misunderstanding of VW campers is that they are > > owned by pot smoking hippies who keep them running with bailing wire and > > nitrous oxide balloons. It's not easy to overcome this misconception with > > your future in-laws or your insurance company. > > > > Every week I see posts discussing a 'fair price' on a Westy somewhere in the > > world. The typical reply is - it depends on the condition, mileage, > > maintenance, etc. As we all have seen this can add or subtract thousands of > > $$ from the 'fair price'. > > > > As a Westy owner, we all are willing to put up with various quirks our > > vehicles inherently have. We quickly forgive the engineers. It's important > > to remember that one other quirk that we have to deal with is the difficulty > > of determining a 'fair price' for our Westy whether we want to sell it, buy > > another, or face the ultimate disappointment of having it 'totalled'. > > > > Your insurer should respond to quotes from local dealers (ask your local VW > > dealer if they will share some recent sales receipts for Westys), on line > > classifieds, local classifieds, etc. They will not care if you just dropped > > $3500 into your coolant system (an average car is supposed to have a working > > coolant system, remember?) or other 'mainteinance'. > > > > If you have any questions, please feel free to email me. > > > > Grant > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> > > Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:55:13 -0400 > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Subject: Re: Totaled camper van > > > >> Mike, > >> Don't waste your time. This is the ripoff of all insurance > >> companies > >> today. Simply tell them no, and ask them to contact you when they want > >> to make a reasonable offer. Here in PA they have 2 years to pay. If it > >> gets > >> close to that time, they will be very reasonable. > >> > >> Eric > >> > >> > >> > >> Mike Miller wrote: > >> > >>> Volkites, > >>> > >>> I need some asking prices for full camper Westphalia water boxers. My van > >>> has a big boo boo and the insurance company wants to total it for $1800 so I > >>> need comparative prices, preferably Northern California, to show them. > >>> > >>> TIA, > >>> > >>> Mike > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > -- > > __________________________________________________________ > > Sign-up for your own personalized E-mail at Mail.com > > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > > > CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search > > http://corp.mail.com/careers > > > > >


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