Welcome to the wonderful world of "Insurance"... it's their job to save as
much money for the insurance company as they can. State Farm is great about
that.. like the time they denied my parents claim on a hail damaged roof...
they said it wasn't damaged! OH, but contrare! Dad is an insurance
adjuster... State Farm lost 3 houses and a bunch of car policies within
15 days of that denial.
How about some price quotes of similar '66 and '67s out there?? "Expert"
testimony from roadster owners/venders? How is her appraiser a roadster
expert?? Is he looking at some damn out of date book for price quotes?
WE are your best experts in the field... we know what they cost to replace!!
I've seen the books they have for repairs and replacements... kinda like
all those great books out there with information about our cars... oh yeah,
there's only one really good one written by Phill Brook... I forgot! Tell
that lady to get stuffed and start asking around to some of the various
clubs out here... I'll give her an earful she'll never forget!
Ok... I meekly step off the soap box...
Eric
WyCROC
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric R. Wittinger <wittiner@ee.pdx.edu>
To: Datsun Roadster <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 6:09 PM
Subject: Stolen car woe's Help!!!
> Hi List,
>
> i am in need of some help / advice.
>
> The problem the insurance company made me an offer on my car that was
> stolen for a amount I do not feel is enough. I have turned in to them the
> reciepts for the last 4-5 year (as long as I have owned the car) and the
> reciept totaled $5500 + not including things like role bar, and other
> oddities that I couldn't find reciepts for.
>
> So what I am after is how to get more money out of them. The lady I am
> dealing with is not being very pratical in my opinion, and is taking the
> apprasers estmate as final word. So if others out there have advice or
> even appriasels they have gotten and wouldn't mind sending me a copy to
> send to the isnurance company that would be great.
>
> Or if anyone has had a similar experience and what you did that would be
> great.
>
> Insurance company: State Farm, it has been great untill this.
> They offered me $4000
> I wnat $5500 + Or for them to replace my car for me.
>
> One other problem any car I found that seems equivalent is out of state
> but they say that is my problem and won't pay for anything like that?
>
> Help....
>
> Eric
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