RE: [alfa] Re: rear-ended 164

["Gregory Youngblood" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can also reject the insurances "value" if you wish, and request a
comparable value based on similar cars. For that, they usually look in the
local newspaper and see what a car is selling for. In the case of Alfas,
they are usually considered "specialty" cars, so you should be able to look
to sources of these cars. 

Contacting those that bought or sold a car comparable to yours in the last
few months is one way to collect this information. It's a pain, but it may
yield a better value than what the insurance company originally offers. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided] On 
> Behalf Of Sonny
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 7:22 AM
> To: alfa@domain.elided
> Cc: adoherty@domain.elided
> Subject: [alfa] Re: rear-ended 164
> 
> Adam,
> Sorry to hear about your rear-ended 164. Although it's only 
> hearsay, possibly from this list, last I heard anything about 
> the valuation of vehicle is that the estimators will only use 
> printed materials, not the internet. However, cars.com and 
> possibly edmunds.com have used car price estimators, so this 
> would be a good place to start. From what I understand, the 
> insurance is supposed to give you compensation that will 
> allow you to buy a similar vehicle from a dealer.
> Sonny
> '91 164 S
> Baltimore
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