the world has a way of putting the dumbest people in
the most important positions..

that is to say, people who have _no idea_ WTF they are
doing and just make S__T up all day long.

and i thought everyone knew that insurance companies
are where the crookedest of the crooked go.

(most of them, anyway, the rest become politicians,///
and lawyers of course....and more go work in upper
management positions in large corporations)

insurance people = automotive vampires.

eh... so i'm a cynic.  :)

http://www.fuckedcompany.com/
Official Lubricant of the "New" Economy.

(warning, obvious one, but that link right up there
could be considered to be pretty offensive....

*cool*...)

--- Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU> wrote:
> I had this '84 CR-X that I bought in 1995 for $150
> (yes - less than $200).
> It had 115K miles on it and no interior behind the
> driver.
>
> It was a beater I left sitting on the pier while I
> was in the Navy. It was
> nice b/c I did not have to worry about it.
>
> One night I was awoken on the ship by the fellow on
> duty who said the SP's
> were on deck and somebody had broken into my car "or
> something". Then I
> remembered the fancy Type IV engine with 911 cooling
> I had sitting in the
> back under a blanket. @%^&#@*@(!
>
> Went running out there to find the engine fine but
> collision damage to the
> rear of the car. Seems there was a van near it that
> was rockin' (as in
> don't come knockin') and the SP on patrol got
> distracted and hit my car. He
> was so scared that I would be pissed. I laughed my
> head off and told him
> all was okay, no hard feelings. (While we talked the
> van got busy again...).
>
> I told him to file a report (I was a former SP so I
> knew the routine) and I
> would just get the Navy to fix it.
>
> Remember - purchase price was $150. I went around
> town per Navy
> instructions to get estimates. They ranged from $750
> to $1750. I heard that
> these panels would have to be replaced and I heard
> the frame was bent.
> These were folks that crawled under the car and put
> it on an inspection rack.
>
> The Navy paid me $1250 I think. I spent the day
> looking at the car and
> noticed that the bumper was popped loose from it's
> bracket - 30 second fix,
> a trim panel needed some hammer persuasion, and the
> tail light needed
> replacement for $20.
>
> An hour plus travel time and I fixed it...
>
> Insurance repairs are weird...
>
>
>
>
> >  That is an exact description of the van as I
> bought it.  Including the
> > > missing fridge.  Mine has clock and not tach.
> Here's a link to photos of
> > > the damage.  Estimates came in about $2000-2500.
>  Insurance is claiming a
> > > value of $1200-1475.  I have discussed this
> previously on the list in the
> > > thread:  "Battering Ram vs. Ford Escort"
> > >
> > > Tim Hannink asked the question that tweaked my
> brain into realizing
> > > something here:  Aha!  That is the key!  There
> are no chrome window
> > > moldings, except on the rear hatch, where the GL
> badge is.  The rear hatch
> > > was replaced by a PO.  So it is probably not a
> GL, just the hatch came from
> > > a GL.
> > >
> > > Edward
> > >
> > >
> http://buncombe.main.nc.us/~emaglott/pp010/index.htm
> > >
> >
> >i saw the pics...is that the extent of the damage??
> that's it?????and theyre
> >totalling it for that????   INSANE!!!!!   thats
> like a hour in your driveway
> >with a block of wood and a hammer and maybe a pry
> bar..to straighten it all
> >out YOURSELF..    that is NOTHING!    $2500
> estimate???  what the f**k????
> >that is friggin INSANE.    and they say your westy
> weekender is only worth
> >$1200?   what ripoff ins co do you have??  this
> aint right..    you need to
> >fight this....
> >good luck man, youll need it
> >chris
>
> Ciao!
>
> Chris Mills
> Cookeville, Tennessee
> ICQ# 5944649

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