Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 21:56:33 -0700
Reply-To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject: Re: Hit a deer today in my Vanagon
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Get a few quotes from body shops first so you know what kind of damage
you're to expect. Keep I mind that you can purchase on the bolt-ons used
from list members and/or wrecking yards. Might not be worth your while to
make a claim. Then start assembling PURCHASE prices of similar vans for
comparables. Last accident I had (not my fault) the other guys insurance
company (Progressive) tried to tell me that a Westy and a 7 passenger are
the same value, and my Westy was only worth around $2500.
Karl Wolz
|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
|Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 7:36 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Re: Hit a deer today in my Vanagon
|
|Hopefully they won't try and total the car.
|
|Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]
|On Behalf Of Richard Koerner
|Sent: Friday, September 6, 2013 8:46 PM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: Hit a deer today in my Vanagon
|
|Was up in the Eastern Sierras; a place near Mammoth Ski area.
|Place called June Lake (Gull Lake specifically). Perfect.
|Went kayaking on lake in afternoon, paddling into wind then
|letting wind sail me home.
|
|So I get up early this am for the long drive home (450
|miles?). Around 7:30 am. Empty straight hiway. Around 45
|MPH, no hurry. Then....there they were...two of them, small,
|young...instantaneous. Darted out across road; no reaction
|time. Missed the first one, hit the second. Ugh. Passenger
|side. Smashed lower grill, signal light, tore rubber strip of
|passenger side of bumper, mashed license plate, and of course
|front end body damage.
|No damage to cooling system, thank God.
|
|
|Drove the 450 miles home. Now, time to report to insurance
|company. I have $500 deductible I think. I'm betting this
|will be about a $2000 job...not nearly as easy as a fender,
|lots of folds and creases in the front end.
|
|Any words of advice before I call insurance company tomorrow
|to start claim process?
|
|Rich
|San Diego
|85 Vanagon, 208,000 wonderful miles, original everything
|except interior with homemade camper setup. Not a Westy; a
|tintop. Alpine White. 4 speed tranny. Everything is in
|perfect condition.
|
|....glum....
|