Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 21:56:45 -0800
Reply-To: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: What to do with a crash survivor
In-Reply-To: <20080106042511.922A01E8138@tc2.main.nc.us>
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dear all
this last month i was driving an 89 audi quattro built in march of 88
it has a five cylinder vw engine in it of course ...
and *drivers side air bag
*sorry edward airbags been around since the 60's as a working invention*
http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/air_bags.htm
*damn ol internet makes every one a genius *
*just like spell check kin mike me cum form Hartford or Yawl
yours
On Jan 5, 2008 8:25 PM, Edward Maglott <emaglott@buncombe.main.nc.us> 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
>
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roger w
There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
Picking up garbage and telling people things.
Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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