I was able to get about over 2500.00 for my 85gl that was hit from
the back, i fought like hell, and had everything less then a year old.
but they wanted to total me, so i just kept on them, driving a rent a car
everyday for 3 weeks.

I told him its our family car and daily driver and it is still! do you have
all the work that was done on paper?

Joe
not a hippy bus.  * people cars * volkswagen!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Miller [mailto:mwmiller@CWNET.COM]
> Sent: Friday, September 12, 2003 08:53 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Totaled camper van
>
> Thanks to all who have responded.  I'm implementing the various suggestions
> [can you tell I was a buearocrat in a former life?].
>
> Van has rebuilt engine with 30K on it.  All new suspension parts.  New
> starter, AFM, cat., Ox sensor, tires, AC converted to R 134a.  They credited
> me $495 for these items.  And deducted 305 for mileage of 196k.  One of
> their two comps was an 86 regular van that had had a one burner stove and
> hand pump sink installed selling for $1800.
>
> I'm still collecting comps and agent says nothing is final until I sign the
> final acceptance document.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 9/12/03 12:38 PM, "Grant Braddish" <braddish@MAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > First off, I am an insurance adjuster.  While I don't deal with total loss
> > vehicles, I can say that there is not a specific conspiracy to screw Westy
> > owners by the insurance industry.
> >
> > The bottom line is, we all own very unique vehicles.  They are not quite
> > passenger vehicles and not quite RVs.  The evaluation systems that insurers
> > use are designed to evaluate the most common vehicle types and do not do very
> > well with 15+ year old 'specialty' vehicles.  KBB.com and others do the same
> > poor job of providing actual pricing on Westys.
> >
> > Keep in mind that the common misunderstanding of VW campers is that they are
> > owned by pot smoking hippies who keep them running with bailing wire and
> > nitrous oxide balloons.  It's not easy to overcome this misconception with
> > your future in-laws or your insurance company.
> >
> > Every week I see posts discussing a 'fair price' on a Westy somewhere in the
> > world.  The typical reply is - it depends on the condition, mileage,
> > maintenance, etc.  As we all have seen this can add or subtract thousands of
> > $$ from the 'fair price'.
> >
> > As a Westy owner, we all are willing to put up with various quirks our
> > vehicles inherently have.  We quickly forgive the engineers.  It's important
> > to remember that one other quirk that we have to deal with is the difficulty
> > of determining a 'fair price' for our Westy whether we want to sell it, buy
> > another, or face the ultimate disappointment of having it 'totalled'.
> >
> > Your insurer should respond to quotes from local dealers (ask your local VW
> > dealer if they will share some recent sales receipts for Westys), on line
> > classifieds, local classifieds, etc. They will not care if you just dropped
> > $3500 into your coolant system (an average car is supposed to have a working
> > coolant system, remember?) or other 'mainteinance'.
> >
> > If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.
> >
> > Grant
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
> > Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:55:13 -0400
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:      Re: Totaled camper van
> >
> >> Mike,
> >>        Don't waste your time.   This is the ripoff of all insurance
> >> companies
> >> today.   Simply tell them no, and ask them to contact you when they want
> >> to make a reasonable offer.  Here in PA they have 2 years to pay.  If it
> >> gets
> >> close to that time,  they will be very reasonable.
> >>
> >>                                                               Eric
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Mike Miller wrote:
> >>
> >>> Volkites,
> >>>
> >>> I need some asking prices for full camper Westphalia water boxers.  My van
> >>> has a big boo boo and the insurance company wants to total it for $1800 so I
> >>> need comparative prices, preferably Northern California, to show them.
> >>>
> >>> TIA,
> >>>
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
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