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Subject:Re: collison insurance on 83 westy?
From:Eric Zeno
Date:Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:02:43 -0500

A,   sorry, but I have to disagree.  What is your premium?
Who do you think will pay for this? Do you think money
grows on trees?  Who do you think will pay for this  crash?

      Eric

LOREN BUSCH wrote:

> Q: Shoul I carry collision insurance on my Westy?
> Two and half years ago I totalled my '85 Westy.  I had collision
> insurance AND I had ALL the reciepts for the work and parts that had
> been done on it since I owned it.  I ended up, after some discussion,
> with a settlement that was very fair, true replacement value on the
> vehicle.  And after I bought the Westy back at the 'salvage value' and
> re-sold it to someone that wanted the nearly new engine and other parts
> I probably cam out ahead.  Without the collision coverage I'd have been
> out about $8000 or better.  You bet it's worth the cost.  Just be
> prepared to do some work to prove to your insurance company what the
> true replacement value is.
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