Gary Kovach wrote:

> A few years ago, my 81 Vanagon diesel was rear ended.  The insurance company
> declared it totaled - it cost more to fix than to pay me off.  They gave me $4000
> for it and gave me the Vanagon too.  I guess they figured it would not be cost
> effective to wholesale it.  I then sold it to one of the guys in the yard where
> they kept it.
>
> More recently I rolled a new Trooper and it was declared totaled.  I asked to buy
> it back and they wanted $16,000. I  suspect it may have to do with the age of the
> vehicle also.
>
> Gary
> 88GL
>
> Dave Rodriguez wrote:
>
> > How does that work?  Does the Insurance company(or whoever), charge you a
> > percentage of the car's value, or what?
> >
> > -Dave
> > '88 GTi 16v
> > '88 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg
> >
> > In a message dated 1/12/99 9:14:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > jyasmen1@NYCAP.RR.COM writes:
> >
> > >     Maybe if I total the Jetta I can buy it back and transplant the TDI into
> > > my '84 Westy. Hhhmmmm........