

| Subject: | screwed part deux..the insurance company's offer??./ salvage cert.??? |
| Date: | Tue, 11 May 1999 10:02:16 EDT |
well, the insurance company called and told me what they'd offer me for my '84 5000 turbo.. they are only giving me $2100 for it...which i am taking a loss on, and is totally unfair for the excellent shape the car was in, but - that doesnt matter to THEM. they just see it as a 15 year old car w/ 160k on it. the ins. adjuster told me that i could give him reciepts of things i added to the car, that were not stock, but he said he would just call an audi dealer and ask them if the things i had added to the car would make it worth more...??????? do you REALLY think a new Audi dealer cares what kind of things i have added to my car? i was under the impression that if there were items that i added to the car, that were not stock, and i had furnished reciepts for them, then the ins co. would reimburse me for the cost of these items. i already know they arent going to reimburse me for general repairs. example: if i had a $1500 custom stereo system in my car, and the stereo system was damaged in the wreck, and i furnished the ins. co a reciept for the stereo system,- all the adjuster is telling me he would do is call a brand new Audi dealer and ask them if the custom stereo system makes my 84 turbo worth more!!!??? am i at the mercy of a brand new Audi dealer, as to what they think my '84 turbo is worth? this doesnt sound right. also, the adjuster is telling me that if i want to buyback the car - i have to send my good title back to the state of Pa and get a Salvage title. ???? i have NEVER heard that... i have 3 cars, right now, that were totalled by other insurance companies and i bought them from the individuals who had bought them back from their insurance comapnies, when they were totalled. And they ALL have good titles - and one of them is a Pa title. One of the "totalled" cars i am now driving (bought it from a Qlistmember) as i needed something to replace my '84 turbo in the interim. the adjuster is telling me he wont give me any $ for my car until i get a salvage cert. Has anyone else bought back their wrecked car, and not had to get a salvage cert???? lets just say my car was "totalled" (which it is) but still driveable, and roadworthy (which it isnt).... if i wanted to buy my car back - and still use it, then i would be screwed because i had to turn my title in to the state and get a salvage cert???? the "totalled" '86 5000 turbo that i am driving in the interim (PO's ins co "totalled" it because of hit in RR which is definately fixable..) has a good title...the PO wasnt required to send his title off to the state to get a salvage cert.... what gives???? any help would be appreciated... chris '84 audi 5000 turbo, wrecked April 25, and now dealing with A**HOLE insurance company
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