On Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:40:24 EST
JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

> i had a '85 GTI that was totalled because someone stole the wheels off
> of it.
>
> Thats it.
> no accident, no flood, no damage to the rest of the car  -  someone
> just stole the wheels. insurance company deemed the cost of wheel and
> tire replacement to exceed the value of the car so they "totalled" it.
> its just a money thing.

This is why I don't carry comprehensive or collision insurance on my
'82.  The tiny amount I'd get if they totalled it (which they would, in
any accident at all) would be less than I'd be likely to pay out in
extra premiums.

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David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si