[Shotimes] Insurance claim: Looking for input.

[Ian Fisher]

I would not state that your replacement engine has 98k
miles on it. That doesn't sound too good. Perhaps list
the mileage that you've put on it or just not address
it at all.

Ian


--- Dave Pillsbury <showerks@comcast.net> wrote:

> You can make the case for the Wheels and Tires the
> engine and brakes not 
> so much. The insurance company is going to look at
> the engine as a 
> replacement engine because the other one failed. and
> the brakes and just 
> regular repairs. Get 3 estimates and get some
> comparable cars sold on 
> the open market and send that back to them and make
> them pay for the 
> full repair.
> Dave
> 
> Carl Prochilo wrote:
> 
> >The estimate to fix my car was $1825.  The
> insurance company of the party at fault says that
> the value of my car is less than the repair costs so
> they want to settle for $1499.  I don't know how
> they determined the value, but I suspect most of it
> has to do with the mileage on the odo of 215K.  
> Now, the car has several upgrades, and they are
> telling me these have no bearing on the value of the
> car.  Is this true?  Is my logic valid or should I
> just forget about it.  My letter back to them has
> stated the following.  
> >
> >b"	UPGRADE:  The replacement engine is an increased
> displacement one at 3.2 litres (original was 3.0
> litres).  It had 80,000 miles at time of removal
> from donor car.  The original motor had 197,000
> miles when it failed.  Therefore the total mileage
> on the new motor is approximately 98,000 miles.
> >b"	UPGRADE:  The front brakes work referred to
> below are another performance upgrade.  These brakes
> are upgrade to the larger 12b brake size used by
> later year SHOs.  In addition, steel braided brake
> lines were installed.
> >b"	UPGRADE:  The car also has a new $1100
> wheel/tire package upgrade from
> discounttiredirect.com.
> >b"	Collectively, these items increase the value of
> this car.
> >
> >
> >====
> >Cheers,
> >Carl Prochilo
> >1992 Ultra Red Crimson
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