That is an important word.  Good catch.

Cheers,

Jeff

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Jake de
Villiers<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jeff, you left out a very important word in your first sentence.� Here it is
> now:� NOT
>
>
> Jake� =)
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 1:24 PM, VW Doka <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Most insurance companies will accept advertisements as proof of value
>> (can't say I blame them). �They usually require sale price as proof.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Scott Daniel -
>> Turbovans<scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>> > find any similar vans on theSamba ?
>> > that's one crude way to see what they go for.
>> >
>> > I hope the very notable seam rust and non-color matching doors doesn't
>> > take
>> > away from the value too much.
>> > You do not have to accept their first offer of course ...
>> > or their 3rd or 4th, or whatever. �Stick with it and you'll get as much
>> > as
>> > they are willing to pay .....
>> > and I hope it's something over 3 or 4 grand. �Negotiate to keep the van
>> > .
>> > Would surprise me they off you numbers like 1,500 to under 2,500.
>> > Either repaired, �or turned into a parts donor van, especially the westy
>> > parts .........lots of value there.
>> > That's a great year too, 85.
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Ed Duntz" <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM>
>> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:26 PM
>> > Subject: van wrecked; documenting selling prices
>> >
>> >
>> > Last Friday on the way to a VW camping event, another driver was making
>> > a
>> > turn, swung over into my lane, and crashed into me. It was clearly her
>> > fault, and her insurance company (Geico) is taking responsibility, but
>> > now
>> > the work has to start on my part to show what my van was worth. They
>> > have
>> > declared it a total loss, saying that the damage is more than $7,000.
>> > Our
>> > vehicles colided on the driver's sides. The damage to my van is from
>> > just
>> > outboard of the headlight, to the wheel arch, driver's door, lower part
>> > of
>> > the middle panel under the camper inlets, and both driver side wheels,
>> > as
>> > well as likely suspension damage on the driver's side.
>> >
>> > I have started to look online at various sites to document to the
>> > insurance
>> > company what similar vehicles sell for. So far, I'm looking at or will
>> > look
>> > at The Samba, eBay completed listings, GoWesty, Poptop Heaven, JDB
>> > enterprises, cars.com, autotrader.com.
>> >
>> > My van was a 1985 Vanagon Westfalia, that Hershey brown experior with
>> > the
>> > usual brown interior. The interior was in very good condition, the body
>> > was
>> > very good except for a few rust spots (but very litttle noticeable seam
>> > rust), and a different color brown slider and passenger door. The
>> > skylight
>> > was new, the tent was in escellent shape.
>> >
>> > If anyone has any leads on a replacement similar to mine, or if you have
>> > recently documented any similar vans for insurance/valuation reasons,
>> > I'd
>> > appreciate some input. I'm about to call the adjuster back, who has some
>> > numbers for me.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Ed Duntz in CT
>> >
>
>
>
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> Jake
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