>

About 20 years ago I had the same problem getting an agreement on the
value of my72 Scout II (International Harvester). Old time 4wd/truck
drivers will recognize that
this were about as rare as westies.  My problem was compounded by the
fact that the
Air Force had me temporarily in N. Dakota and my agent/policy was in N.
Carolina!

My solution: the policy stated something about repair/ or replace or
renumerate at
replacement value.  They told me they got a estimated value from a local
dealer.  I
told them that if they could find any even near equivalently equiped at
that price, I
would except that.  Else payup what I had into the vehicle.  I
eventually won (~3 months).
Persistance pays.  Later experience taught me the value of a single
letter from a lawyer.

michaeldgale
 & Durnik--90 Vanagon
Challenge is growth.  growth is movement.  Movement is Life.

> Date:    Thu, 23 Oct 1997 11:48:19 +0100
> From:    Carter Brooks <manoman@SIRIUS.COM>
> Subject: Help Value a EV weekender
>
> Dear Volks,
>
> I am having a hard time coming to an agreement with my insurance
> company
> over the value of my 1993 EV weekender that I rolled and totalled this
>
> summer.
>
> The issue is this, they are using for comparable values straight
> Eurovan
> MV's and GL's, without the Westfalia conversion.  In my local market
> of
> California, EV weekenders are very rare.  In fact, there are none
> available.  It is my position that these are rare vechicles and
> therefore
> worth more than what the Blue Book, or other book value suggests.
> They
> keep asking me, "what do you think it is worth?"  And I keep saying,
> whatever it takes to create a local market for one in California.
> Anyway,
> my question to the list is....
> ... carter brooks
> ...... manoman@manoman.com