The camaro build

[8Runner]

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.

heh, that posted while I was writing the last message. Eric is right about the other policies thing. One time they were giving me crap over $700. I reminded them I had 3 vehicles with them and had been a customer for xx years and that seemed to push them over the edge.

The keeping your cool advice is also very important. I was so mad at one evil adjuster lady with one eye (seriously!) that I almost blew up on her, but ended up getting her to escalate it to a supervisor who was much less evil.

p.s. All this talk reminds me, I think it is about time for me to do another big claim. I bet I have almost paid the insurance companies more than they have paid me, and we can't have that.

[uglyota]

p.s. All this talk reminds me, I think it is about time for me to do another big claim. I bet I have almost paid the insurance companies more than they have paid me, and we can't have that.

Get them to pay for a big surgery and a couple of ambulance rides...I don't think mine will ever catch up!

[BMFScout]

Fred has 4 cars by himself with State Farm.

[Seth]

Fred, I know its been said over and aover etc and everyone is telling you what they think you should do, but get some money out of it. I don't care if you have been paid out 5 times on it. That is why you have it.

[Fredo]

Yes, and the camaro and tahoe are on full coverage policies. The adjuster is supposed to come look at it tomorrow morning. So tomorrow or friday will be interesting to see where this goes. I was going to do it last night, but tonight I'll pull the receipt archive and make sure it's all in there.

[Fredo]

Fred, I know its been said over and aover etc and everyone is telling you what they think you should do, but get some money out of it. I don't care if you have been paid out 5 times on it. That is why you have it.

Yes, I know this seth, but I still have the sneaky suspicion I'm going to get ****ed in this deal. That's kind of the norm for insurance companies in this day and age.

[Graystroke]

if you keep it are you gonna switch it to collector car insurance...you don't drive it that much (they severely limit miles IIRC) and I think they appraise it before your coverage starts and that's what it's worth if it were to get totaled.

[Fredo]

Grayson, at the end of the day, it's still a 1992 camaro. Let's just say this works out and insurance pays to fix it. Or, let's say that they pay me close to what I have in it and I buy it back to fix it. No matter how much I like it or how fast I make it, it's not ever going to be worth ****. Especially if it's got a salvage title. So why even attempt to get collector car insurance?

[BMFScout]

10 years ago you would have said the same about 1st gens and now a basketcase is worth $12K.

[Sharpe]

10 years ago you would have said the same about 1st gens and now a basketcase is worth $12K.

$12k?!??! Dayum, makes me glad I already have one

[BMFScout]

sorry that was a typo, I meant 1 to 2000, want to sell it?

[Sharpe]

Nope

[Fredo]

Got a call from Wade. Insurance adjuster was out there this morning and wrote it up. $5400 in damage. On to the next chapter in the saga...waiting on a call from the Claim rep.

[uglyota]

...after I go pick up the ****pile camaro from the body shop.

it's finished? Sweet!

[Fredo]

**** off