Steve,
I paid $4400 for my '87 Westy three years ago and consider myself extremely lucky to have found it.� It has needed nothing but normal expenses and what we have�elected to do to it in that time.� I do not think I could be lucky enough to replace it for that, but who knows?� There are those on the list with vastly greater insurance experience�and I hope they�can help you, but I hope it works out well for you.
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Stephen
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--- On Fri, 12/18/09, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

From: Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Insurance Frustration
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 4:55 PM

Okay,
The insurance company of the person who totalled my Westy wants to give me $4100 including the salvage cost of my van.� I know there are some bargains out there, but mine was in great running shape.� I finaly got to where I had nothing left to fix.� I had no worries about taking it on 500+ mile camping trips.� Can I really spend only $4k on a replacement and not expect to turn around a sink another $2K on it?� The insurance company refuses to budge.� They have some report that they are faxing me with only 9 comps on it.� I threatened with the state insurance commissioner and the agent said that all he needs to prove is that he didn't arbitrarily produce that number.� Any advice?� Man...I just want what I had.� Is that so much to ask? �I know I didn't have collision insurance, but it wasn't my fault.
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Thanks Y'all
Steve