Per the story below...
RUN, don't walk and get a copy of the old cars price guide
(usually can be found at Barnes & Noble). This will at
least help establish a value that is not simply a couple of hundred
dollars for any old car.
There are other price guide references that can be found also.
Bill Sohl, VTR
> Sitting on the couch last night with my 20 month old daughter, I heard
> this big bang. It was obviously a car collision of some magnitude. Then I
> heard the sirens. And then came the fateful call from the apartment complex's
> front door. One my neighbors informed me that I was needed by the police
> department - about my triumph.
>
> A young lady driving in a 35 mph zone rear ended a parked Honda Accord
> (now Honda Accordion) in front of the complex with sufficient force to total
> it. The Honda Accordion hit the BMW parked in front of it with force enough
> to drive the BMW trunk to the rear passenger seat. The BMW hit my poor little
> GT6. The impact did significant - but hopefully repairable - damage. The rear
> panel of the basic body shell was damaged along with the rear bumper. The
> triumph ended up on the sidewalk.
>
> The young woman was okay. But I suspect that all four cars are going to
> be totaled. The GT6 simply because the cost of repairs exceeds its value. It
> is really too bad, the GT6 was a really nice daily driver that just needed a
> little minor body work and paint. Now it needs a lot more body work.
>
> She has not returned my telephone calls (two) this morning about who to
> contact about the claims ...not reassuring. The police department gave me the
> name of her insurance company. Her insurance company (Sterling Casualty) only
> accepts voice mails to start claims...not reassuring. Well it loks like the
> start of another car insurance story.
>
> I would appreciate any suggestions from Southern California members about
> affordable and reputable autobody shops familiar with Triumph body
> repair/restoration in or near San Diego.
>
> Thanks FOT, Cary Perket
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