Date:         Sat, 5 Jan 2008 23:45:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: What to do with a crash survivor
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
In-Reply-To:  <20080106042511.922A01E8138@tc2.main.nc.us>
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The 1973 Oldsmobile Toronado was the first publicly sold automobile to
offer passenger side airbags.  Full sized Oldsmobiles and Buicks later
offered driver side airbags in 1975 and 1976 respectively.

Mike



Edward Maglott wrote:
> At 10:33 PM 1/5/2008, Max Wellhouse wrote:
>> There's probably a reason VW didn't
>> put airbags in the front of the Vanagon
>
> They hadn't been invented yet?   : )
>
>
>
>>>  * A 2.3L GoWesty engine, still under warranty (about 7,000 miles on it)
>>>  * New Nokian snow tires with reinforced sidewalls, about 100 miles
>>> on them
>>>  * A Gary Lee rack
>>>  * A Gary Lee rear bumper with trailer hitch
>>>  * An unused Bus Depot awning
>>>  * Two new GoWesty rear seat belts (weren't in use during the crash)
>>>  * A whole van full of parts in good shape
>>>
>>> The question is, how much of a pain is it going to be for me to recover
>>> some of the money we put into the bus?  The engine alone was around 5
>>> grand.
>
>
> When my insurance was trying to total my van for minor front end
> damage I said it had a rebuilt engine.  They told me that if I could
> show proof of that, they would consider it.  In my case it was from a
> long gone PO, so I couldn't get any receipts or anything.  You
> shouldn't have that problem.  I also got a lot better response when I
> talked to my agent after getting a lot of BS from the adjuster.
>
> I think it's still your vehicle at this point and you should have
> access to it until the insurance pays you the value and totals it, at
> which time you transfer ownership to them.  The issue of the cost of
> towing and storage is something I've never had to deal with...
>
> Curious what you hit and how it faired in the wreck.  Glad you are OK!
>
> Edward
>