Re: 164S Totaled

["John Pardillo" <jpardillo@domain.elided>]

I had a similar experience. My friend totalled this really
sweet Alfetta Sprint I'd sold him three weeks earlier.
He got insurance money and the insurance company got the
car. He contacted the insurance company and arranged for me
to buy the wreck for a nominal price, about $300.
Good luck.
John

> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 01:42:47 -0500
> From: "vasco melo" <vmelo164s@domain.elided>
> Subject: 164S Totaled
> 
> I crashed my beloved 164S the day before Christmas,
> rotten luck. In order to
> avoid crashing into someone else who crossed in front of
> me from a side
> street, he left me no choice but to plow onto someone's
> front yard, hitting a
> tree and finally stopping, slightly hitting the house.
> Luckily I was ok.
> However, after dealing, still dealing with the insurance
> company, I wish that
> I had hit the other car, it would have made things
> simpler. The insurance
> company declared my car totaled and will give me the
> market value sometime
> next week.
> 
> So I have a question for any of you who've had this
> experience before; the car
> has $5K+ damage but it's reparable. I know that I can't
> afford to fix it now,
> but I don't really want to give the insurance company my
> car so that they or
> someone else can profit from all my labor, tons of money
> and time and love
> that I've invested on it. Have any of you ever had this
> happen, where they'll
> give you the market value and let you keep the car? I
> guess it's the company's
> policy is to keep a totaled vehicle, but how dare they?
> And why isn't my
> insurance company going after the other guy's insurance
> company, even if he's
> 79 YEARS OF AGE? It really wasn't my fault.
> 
> I would appreciate any advice...
> 
> Vasco
> Former daily driver 1991 164S

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