>Check ep.com and autotrader.com for similar vehicles to determine >the value of yours. You do not have to give up the van if the >insurance adjuster totals it, you can buy the salvage back and fix >it yourself. If you do this you will probably end up with a title >identifying the van as a salvaged or reconstruct vehicle. You could take photos of the vehicle and have them dated and signed by a JP. If you sell the vehicle, they can be proof of the extent of damage... >I can not speak for other states, but here in Ak as of a couple >years ago you could contest the reconstruct/salvage title if you >could prove to the DMV that the vehicle suffered no major structural >damage, and that the only reason it was totaled was the cost to >repair at retail price exceeded known value. That is a sensible clause. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Fossil preparator Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut |
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