Hi Roger,
Sorry about the damage to your car. I've never had anything like that
happen to a car. It's one thing to have someone hit my car when its parked
then discover the damage, but at least I would know it wasn't
deliberate. I've had that happen many times. On the positive side, MGs
are collectable cars so you can (in most cases) get compensated adequately
by insurance. Where I've been vulnerable on car claims is driving old
Japanese cars that are in really good shape with low miles that have been
clobbered by SUVs. Old Japanese cars are treated by insurance as
appliances. The comps they use are typical cars (high miles and damaged
and much repairs needed) so the insurance wants to pay me about 1/2 what
they're worth, or 1/2 what it would take to find a car anything similar to
the one that was ruined.
It is sadly true that that "The more you got, the more you got to lose."
Don Scott
1991 Miata BRG
1962 MGA
1992 Inegra GSR
At 07:08 AM 06/25/2006, you wrote:
>Thanks. I spent 2 days working on the wiring, getting new title and
>detailing the car so I could drive it 100 miles to my 25th High School
>reunion. It was looking beautiful. Apparently one of my classmates either
>is still holding a grudge or hates British cars and keyed the entire left
>side of the car and a 12 inch scratch to metal on the trunk. I have sunk
>into a major depression. Will talk to my insurance agent on Monday but
>don't officially have a plan in hand since the car is only 3 days old and
>the state says I have 30 days. He did know I was getting the car though.
>Roger
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