The camaro build

[Fredo]

There's ONE on ebay..... 175k miles, in Connecticut, so it's probably a rusty turd underneath as well.

$2100 so far, has a salvage title, and the reserve isn't met.

[8Runner]

Give them the AutoTrader ads - I was able to bump the value of 8runner about $2500 this way.

Don't give up and don't blow up. Just be patient and keep going round & round with them. Despite what they tell you it IS a negotiation (that's not my advice it came from a lawyer on another total loss deal)

[Seth]

Sorry, I thought John said take the pics to State Farm, I was agreeing.

[william_ace]

have an appraiser come out and look at the car to determine value post wreck maybe? wash and wax portions of the car so they can see how good the paint is? and why would they give you a salvage title? seems like a waste of time. my brother was just rearended in his jeep and they didnt bother asking us for the title when we bought it back from insurance.

[bburris]

Give them the AutoTrader ads - I was able to bump the value of 8runner about $2500 this way.

Don't give up and don't blow up. Just be patient and keep going round & round with them. Despite what they tell you it IS a negotiation (that's not my advice it came from a lawyer on another total loss deal)

I've seen a few of the insureds we work with haggle back and forth with their adjuster about things to get what they wanted. Don't think this won't work, just play the game and keep things civil and keep escalating it if the person you're talking to doesn't give you the answer you want. Eventually you'll get to someone who wants it off their desk enough to agree with you.

[jerryg79]

Tell them I had my license revoked and they still insure me, and charge me super-low rates. THen while they're distracted and are calling their manager's manager about how they are insuring what karl would kall a "felon"...steal the checkbook and write out a check for what you think its worth to your good friend "CASH". I don't see how this can go wrong!

[redcagepatrol]

now- all you had to do was get the car on Gossip Girls and it then the insurance company would realize that it's the real deal

[Fredo]

Give them the AutoTrader ads - I was able to bump the value of 8runner about $2500 this way.

Don't give up and don't blow up. Just be patient and keep going round & round with them. Despite what they tell you it IS a negotiation (that's not my advice it came from a lawyer on another total loss deal)

Yeah, I mentioned the ads to my agent and he promptly changed the subject. They will be shown to him this afternoon as well as the receipt archive and pictures of the car pre-damage.

have an appraiser come out and look at the car to determine value post wreck maybe? wash and wax portions of the car so they can see how good the paint is? and why would they give you a salvage title? seems like a waste of time. my brother was just rearended in his jeep and they didnt bother asking us for the title when we bought it back from insurance.

I'm not paying for an appraiser because I really shouldn't need to. State Farm and I should be able to work this out. As far as washing and waxing the car, it doesn't need to be waxed and I washed it before I even took it over to the shop to have the estimate done. Plus, you should never wax an adjacent panel to a repair section right before taking it to a body shop anyway. That's a good way to contaminate the repair area. Turns out I used to work in a body shop, so I know the drill. As far as the salvage title goes, you might want to go run a carfax on that jeep, because if they mentioned the word "total" when settling with you, then there is a 99% chance you have a salvage title and don't know it.

I've seen a few of the insureds we work with haggle back and forth with their adjuster about things to get what they wanted. Don't think this won't work, just play the game and keep things civil and keep escalating it if the person you're talking to doesn't give you the answer you want. Eventually you'll get to someone who wants it off their desk enough to agree with you.

Yes Brett, and Scotti too, I realize this needs to stay civil. It may seem like I'm pissed on here, and it's because I am. Turns out none of you will be cutting me a check, so I'm not really worried that it's obvious on here that I'm ****ing pissed.

[FJAggie07]

I like this side of Fred

[uglyota]

What, Angry Fredo? You'd have loved him a couple of years ago

[FJAggie07]

Nah not all the time, more just out to kick State Farm in the ballzini's

[Fredo]

Just trying to return the favor to them.

[FJAggie07]

Good man.

[agjohn02]

wow, there was a lot of male bonding at gilmer... BMRA = Brokeback Mountain Recreation Area?

[william_ace]

I'm not paying for an appraiser because I really shouldn't need to. State Farm and I should be able to work this out. As far as washing and waxing the car, it doesn't need to be waxed and I washed it before I even took it over to the shop to have the estimate done. Plus, you should never wax an adjacent panel to a repair section right before taking it to a body shop anyway. That's a good way to contaminate the repair area. Turns out I used to work in a body shop, so I know the drill. As far as the salvage title goes, you might want to go run a carfax on that jeep, because if they mentioned the word "total" when settling with you, then there is a 99% chance you have a salvage title and don't know it.

my family owns the tow business in Boerne so i also know my way around this stuff. about the "salvage" title . we still have the clean title, for them to give us a salvage title they would have had to get the original title from us and get it re-issued, which didnt happen. try and do the same for yours if they are dead set on totaling it.