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Date:         Wed, 13 Jan 1999 19:07:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Gary Kovach <dearbo@EROLS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Gary Kovach <dearbo@EROLS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Insurance co. buy back.
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Gary Kovach wrote:

> A few years ago, my 81 Vanagon diesel was rear ended. The insurance company > declared it totaled - it cost more to fix than to pay me off. They gave me $4000 > for it and gave me the Vanagon too. I guess they figured it would not be cost > effective to wholesale it. I then sold it to one of the guys in the yard where > they kept it. > > More recently I rolled a new Trooper and it was declared totaled. I asked to buy > it back and they wanted $16,000. I suspect it may have to do with the age of the > vehicle also. > > Gary > 88GL > > Dave Rodriguez wrote: > > > How does that work? Does the Insurance company(or whoever), charge you a > > percentage of the car's value, or what? > > > > -Dave > > '88 GTi 16v > > '88 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg > > > > In a message dated 1/12/99 9:14:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, > > jyasmen1@NYCAP.RR.COM writes: > > > > > Maybe if I total the Jetta I can buy it back and transplant the TDI into > > > my '84 Westy. Hhhmmmm........


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