An independent appraisal would be your best chance Craig. Two would be better... On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 9:30 AM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > So I'm about to change over to a new insurance policy to get off my > parents. > We're going with Erie Insurance who's been insuring us for years, but i > have > some concerns maybe you guys can help settle. > > First off, my van is (according to the VIN) a 1985 sunroof vanagon, in > "good" shape. > This places my bluebook value at something like $1500 or $2000. > > Here's where the problem lies..... > It's now a full westfalia with a $6000 zetec engine. > By my estimates that puts the value that I could sell it at between $6000 > and $10,000. Any suggestions for how to convey this to the insurance? They > will not do a state value on anything other than a collectors vehicle, and > they didn't really like the thought of an appraisal. Should I just ask them > to put a note in the file of the fact that it is now a westfalia and > powered > by BOSTIG? I have plenty of photo evidence for both. Or should I just > figure > upon the fact that should anything ever happen, i have all this photo > evidence and receipts that help make my argument towards its value, but > wouldn't it technically be insurance fraud for me to have them insuring a > 1985 GL when in reality it's a 1985 Westfalia powered by a big engine? As > that's what I plan to collect on if anything ever happened. > > Any thoughts? > I don't want them to offer me $500 and no chance to buy back after someone > else hits me. > > > -Craig > '85GL turned WESTY > BOSTIG in back >
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