Andrew, someone I know went through the same thing 3 weeks ago in Florida.
He got $6000 for his 80 B, the insurance company said he could purchase it
for 20% of what they paid him or $1200, I don't know if they are all the
same, the title was a salvage rebuildable title.
Jack Levy
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
Behalf Of Andrew B. Lundgren
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 9:24 PM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: The appraiser is talking totalling my B... Salvage title?
Repair it?
I was in a wreak last week, I mentioned it on the list. I came over a
hill and found traffic stopped in front of me. I braked, but there was
just not enough room. I went under the back of a Tacoma.
My agreed value with Hagerty is $5000. The appraiser said that if the
repair gets within 75% of that ($3500) then the car will be totalled.
I am at about $3300. He said that is close enough to call it dead. I
haven't heard from the insurance company yet however, but he is
probably right as he has experience in this and I do not.
If they total it and write me a check for $5000, I have heard that I
can buy the wreaked car back from them. (Which I need to do because I
have some $ in it I want back.) What should I expect to pay? I paid
$500 for a parts car where I got the engine and tranny that are in it
today just a few months ago. Will the title be a salvage title at that
point? Can I get it reinsured if it is a salvage title?
I am pretty sure I can get the car back together again, but for $4000 I
can probably get a pretty nice B to replace it. Especially since it is
winter time here now.
What does the heritage body shell go for? Where can I get one?
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Andrew Lundgren
lundgren@byu.net
http://www.itwest.net/~lundgren
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