do it.
oh yeah, forgot to say... glad you're ok.
do it.
oh yeah, forgot to say... glad you're ok.
Hell yes... NRE did a badass job on that car, actually all of their rides are badass. Check out the video of the 69 twin turbo camaro they did.Originally Posted by agjohn02
1974 CJ5-The BarnBurner
Started reading the last few replies here and the first thing that came to mind: he had to make a buildup thread! Sucks dude, but looking at the pics will it really be that expensive to fix right? Is the whole thing tweaked? No matter what it sucks the big one, and I think not hitting the other car was the right move. Glad you're okay.
if I could get State Farm to cut me a check for $6500 on a 1980 bronco to repair, not total it after I rolled it, I am sure it is worth a try
Jonathan Tate
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2010 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 6.7 MegaCab
2004 Jeep TJ
1992 Jeep YJ
2008 Jeep JKU
2013 Ford Explorer Sport (mama's go fast car)
You guys keep overlooking the fact that I've already been down this road with state farm once already with this car. I don't see them cutting another $5000+ check to repair this car again.
On a related note, I don't think the adjuster for State farm has any clue what kind of insurance claim nightmare he's walking into. Comments of his this morning on the phone lead me to believe this.
"Oh, it's a convertible? I didn't know they made convertibles that year."
"It says here it is a v8 engine? I thought RS meant 6cylinder."
"What's this place I'm going to look at the car at? Wade's Rod and Custom? Is that like a body shop?"
"Don't worry, if the car is a total, we will make sure you get taken care of."
"You know, this car is so fast, that giving Corvette owners this car, is kinda like giving an AK-47 to a pysch ward."
-Ron Fellows (Corvette C6R Team Driver)
Wow! That's terrible! I'm soooo sorry. I remember when you wouldn't let me touch or lean against the car.
Lynda
Project "CJ" in the works: http://tamor.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6982&highlight=lynda
Did he know those things because he was looking at 1992 RS Camaro specs or because he knew what he was talking about? Maybe this won't be so bad after all...?
probably on the specs for the car.
The two insurance adjusters i know, know only the stuff they read in road and track.
I haven't ever spoken to an auto adjuster, we just deal with property people.
I have, they are just as bad.
the RS was available with a v8 then. he's probably just going from his knowledge of more modern RS camaros
Do you have your Tahoe policy with the same company? Renter's insurance? I bet it will be important for them to make you happy to keep your business. If anybody knows how to get money out of an insurance company it's Scotti and Espearo...I assume you've gotten their input by now. Remember, insurance originally built the 8runner, then paid out bigtime again when it was finally "used up"
And like anything, the cooler you are the cooler they will be. Treat the guy like he might not be an idiot and make sure he understands how much the car meant to you and I bet he will do what he can to take care of you.
SHUT UP AND WHEEL
Do you pay for extra coverage for the improvements? I paid for $5k extra on 8runner after it's final run and Progressive was forced to take this into account when I totaled it. I ended up with $12k and then they let me strip it of all the removable parts as long as I could leave enough parts/mods on it that justified the $12k. I looked into buying it back, but decided that would just be a bad idea in my case since I had already sunk so much money into it.
I had several at fault claims on 8runner over the years, nothing that totalled it, but each time I had to do the receipt dance. Though it took extra time and had to escalate it to various supervisors, I always came out ahead. Most of the time it was with Progressive. One of these times resulted in a cracked transmission and the V8 swap ensued
On top of all that, in 1999, we had the mother of all claims when my friend was driving and rolled it (on the road). $24k in damages + $2400 in rental and they DID NOT total it because I had over $35k in the vehicle. The soft top and many other mods came as a result of that one.
If you think it would be beneficial, I'd be glad to help out since I have gone through this so many times, just give me a call.
Thanks,
Chris Scotti
1988 Suzuki Samurai buggy
let scotti handle it. he will bicker with them for hours without losing his calm. they'll eventually give you the money to get rid of him.
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