You might consider letting them total it. You can buy it back and get a
check all in the same meeting. You can then reregister it in a state that
doesn't care or bribe a state trooper to declare it roadworthy.

-- Gnarlie
(cheekily)

Entity Martin Jagersand spoke thus:

> Dear All,
>
> Yesterday my Turbo Diesel Westy was hit for the first time in its 22yy
> life. A woman went through a red light and hit my driver side. She
> had actually stopped, but was then been flagged on by a construction worker
> who wanted her to get out of the way from some heavy equiment on the
> side street she was on. Seems to be the fault of the construction
> company, so I will have to deal with their insurance company.
>
> Since I upgraded the '82 Westy with a brand new 1.9 TD, and a complete
> brake, suspension, tranny etc overhaul only 30k ago I'm dreading that
> if I don't do my homework right the insurance company might try to give
> me the '82 bluebook not taking the upgrades and shape into account.
>
> My own desire is to keep the van, or at least the powertrain.
> If there is structural damage I would have to try to look
> for a good shape Diesel Westy and transplant my powertrain into
> it (might be kind of hard to explain to the insurance clerks...)
>
> I'm meeting with the insurance adjustor tomorrow and was going to give
> him this material. If you have time take a look let me know what you think.
>
> http://www.cs.ualberta.ca/~jag/rec/buss/AccDescr/AccDescr.htm
>
> I don't know what settlement to expect. Worst case I might have to
> do a fixup on the cheap myself (Anyone know any back-alley bodyshops in
> Edmonton). In the best case either they fix it or give me enough to
> buy a decent Westy body to put my laboroulsy built powertrain into.
>
> Comments? Ideas?
>
> Martin (with a sad '82 Westy 1.9TD)