Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:22:51 -0500
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From: The Bus Depot <vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM>
Subject: Re: Total loss, RIP
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At that time I looked for sold Ebay listings (you can go to search options and look for sold items only.) But Gowesty also has a page on their site of what they charged for Westies they sold until about a year ago when they stopped selling them. Of course the prices are ridiculously high but it might give you bargaining leverage. You could also pull current "for sale" ads from The Samba, Craigslist, Bring A Trailer, Ebay, etc.
Ron Salmon
The Bus Depot, Inc.
www.busdepot.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> steve meassick
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 3:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Total loss, RIP
>
> Ron
>
> Where did you find the "sold listings"? I want to start collecting information as I have
> never really paid attention to what these vehicles are worth today. I was going to
> keep ours forever, so it really did not matter to me.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Bus Depot [mailto:vanagon@busdepot.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2018 1:57 PM
> To: steve meassick <stevem@tdhvac.com>; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: RE: Total loss, RIP
>
> > I will let the list know as things progress. The adjuster has not
> > even made an appointment yet to look at it, so the wheels of
> > bureaucracy are just starting to turn
>
>
> So sorry about this. I know how it feels, as a tree fell and crushed our beloved
> Westy some years ago. We had camped in that Westy since my oldest child (now
> 19) was small enough to sleep in a bassinet on the passenger seat. It was like saying
> goodbye to an old friend. That being said, we bought another and made new
> memories, so all wounds heal with time.
>
> I went through the insurance company mess. Their first offer was about $3k and we
> settled at about $12k. ($12k was reasonable because that Westy had 200k miles
> and a reconstructed-vehicle title.) When they made the first offer, I told the adjuster
> that if he could find me another full camper in good shape that I could buy for $3k
> I'd take his offer. He actually tried but of course failed. Meanwhile I found actual
> sold listings for similar campers throughout the U.S. and presented those. When
> their second offer was only $1000 more than the first, I told them they were being
> unrealistic and threatened to bring it to state arbitration. (Don't know if/how that
> works in your state.) That worked. They responded with a serious offer, about
> $10k, and we negotiated up to $12k from there. Doubtless your insurance
> company, too, will start low and hope you're foolish enough to take it. Stick to your
> guns. Good luck!
>
> Ron Salmon
> The Bus Depot, Inc.
> www.busdepot.com
>
>
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