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watahyahknow 02-05-2008 10:17 AM
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over here in the netherlands salvage title basicly means unfit for road use and total loss .
with that title you can never have a running car again and if you do make it perfect again and have another accident the company whont pay even if it wasnt youre fault cause the car is writen of before basicly you can't use the title no more .
over here they done it to prevent people from buying the wrecks steal a simulair car and use the identity of the wreck to give it a clean title , wat they allso did was steal a car and strip it bare and leave the chassis to be found bij the police then they would buy the chassis from the insurance company and use the parts that came of the vehicle to rebuild it like new

wat you can do is buy a truck with title that is cheap and rusted and use parts from the totaled one to get it in good order again

Longhorn Man 02-05-2008 12:13 PM
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it depends on the state here. I know in ohio you can buy, sell, and drive a car with a salvage title. You have to go through a little red tape to get the car back on the road, but you can do it.
I think all he wanted the buy back for was the parts anyways.

502tripower 02-05-2008 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man (Post 2562888)
it depends on the state here. I know in ohio you can buy, sell, and drive a car with a salvage title. You have to go through a little red tape to get the car back on the road, but you can do it.
I think all he wanted the buy back for was the parts anyways.
In Washington State if a vehical is totaled and is repaired it must go through state inspection at which time it is issued a "SALVAGE" title and a new vin #. I have done a number of these. I have never had a issue with insuring but again I have never had a claim. Don't know how that would play out. I have sold vehicles with salvage titles out of state but, don't know if the salvage titles stay with the vehicle. My experiences have all been H-D motorcycles.

berencam 02-05-2008 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by mvpco (Post 2536668)
Just got word form my INS and they have come up with a new value for the Burb $9640. So I said finally! They are calling today to finish the claim



about time
so what was the initial value the insurance company gave you on the burb? how did you go about getting it readjusted. Im still dealing with the insurance company and they want to offer me 2779 for my 90% restored truck. have reciepts for 8 grand worth of parts not including my labor.:waah: lol

djracer 02-05-2008 09:09 PM
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tell the insurance company to find you a comperable truck in the same condition!

mvpco 02-05-2008 09:42 PM
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"so what was the initial value the insurance company gave you on the burb? how did you go about getting it readjusted. Im still dealing with the insurance company and they want to offer me 2779 for my 90% restored truck. have reciepts for 8 grand worth of parts not including my labor"


What I did, (Thianks to Board Members Advice). They 1st offered $3900, I said no cant be, I want an appraiser ON SITE to check it out, They said ok, when he arrived 4 days later, I showed receipts etc. (He also was a car nut, but that did'nt help). 1 month later they adjusted by the info I submitted to $4500 WOW $600 increase....DOH. I said no again, they sent it up the ladder to the manager. He reveiwed it with more info(He said he could not find a comparable priced vehicle, I said do you want me to guide you where to look? He laughed and said yes, I told him there is plenty on 67-72chevytrucks.com and I have the 2008 Price Collector, investor, Insurance Guide to Antique vehicles. He then(2 weeks later) Quoted me a value of $9760, I said OK, I want to buy the vehicle back, He then setup an Virtual On-Line Auction to see what the Salvage Scrap would be and after that, told me $225, I said fine I want it back for parts only to do another one in the future.

so that is where I am today, I am waiting on the Salvage Title, then they will issue be the $$$$$

to be continued........

andrewt2 02-05-2008 09:51 PM
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to be continued........

This to be continued really needs to be followed up with you building a crew cab truck now!:-D:chevy:

screwballl 02-06-2008 06:07 AM
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good to hear at least some things are working in your favor... if I remember right, according to FL laws, once a vehicle has a salvage title, it cannot be put back on the road so if you do find another burb, I have heard of cases where they use the parts and VIN from the other one to make it legal and roadworthy...

either way, good luck from a hour east of Pcola (Niceville, FL)

also out of all this thread, there are only 2 working links and the rest are dead

Also the news story on the front page of the 67-72chevytrucks.com site are bad as well so Liz may want to look into modifying that story.

stonewall618 02-09-2008 08:29 AM
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YOUR NEIGHBOR?!? WOW... i would KICK HIS A@# up and down my street if some one hit my baby like that.

kevinr1970 02-17-2008 03:37 AM
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Funny in a ironic way, but these are the links at the top of the screen for the thread Liz posted to find my way here:

Jerry Jones 02-17-2008 04:15 AM
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Funny in a ironic way, but these are the links at the top of the screen for the thread Liz posted to find my way here:

:dohh: :lol:

hilljob26 02-20-2008 10:11 AM
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that stinks

mvpco 03-04-2008 01:32 AM
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1LoC10 03-04-2008 06:08 AM
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looks to be good up till the back doors... you ever think of cutting it behind the doors and building a crew cab truck?

mvpco 03-04-2008 06:45 AM
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Yes, I just dont have the talent to do that.

Boog 03-04-2008 07:03 AM
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Well I hate to hear it Jeff but I understand. It may be easier for you to collect what money you can and start over on something else. Got anything in mind?

Chevy454 03-05-2008 11:31 PM
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I tried that too. Since this is property damage, thats all I can recover, just the property damage. I would have to retain a Lawyer($$) then give them 1/3 of the property damage settlement.
Same thing happened to me...had our enclosed car trailer in front of our shop, someone jumped the ditch and landed in the middle of our trailer...OUR insurance paid *some*, but we were out about 3 grand just to get our trailer back in "usable" condition...lawyer costs would have came out of our pockets, so we cut our losses.

There is no such thing as accountability any more...

mvpco 03-09-2008 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Boog (Post 2607964)
Well I hate to hear it Jeff but I understand. It may be easier for you to collect what money you can and start over on something else. Got anything in mind?
I would love to do a 3/4 ton Long Horn. But I will keep the wife happy and put that on the back burner for awhile to all settles.

mal68ibu 05-10-2008 06:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Chevy454 (Post 2467723)
We had our 45ft 2-car enclosed gooseneck trailer parked in front of our shop one day...all balck, triple axles, aluminum wheels, decked out inside, less than a handful of years old...so you can get an idea of what it cost us. Anyway, one of our lots has about 100' of highway frontage...one day, dad & I are bumming around town, when a local says "bummer about your trailer". We said "what do you mean", and he tells us "you know, the trailer that the truck & trailer ran through!". We jump in the truck, run over to the shop, and when we pull up, there is a mid-90s 1-ton Dodge flatbed w/gooseneck horse trailer SITTING IN THE @SS END OF OUR TRAILER! It had ran off the road, crossed a head high drainage ditch, knocked over a 4ft high wall/culvert, then ran through and into the side of our car trailer. Guy says someone pulled out in front him, so he took the ditch, and the trailer took one for the team.



WOW! thats what is going on with me now, It is amazing what INS companys get away with. You think your covered...BUT YOUR NOT!
They tell you anything to get your business and then when you need them, they tell you everything to not payup......

I am learning some interesting things.

They should have a TV show that exposes this maybe called: "SO you THINK your Covered".....


I just got the estimate to fix the fence, $894.00 My ded is $500 so I guess I get a check gor $394 Sweeet, what a deal.........thanks.....


sorry to vent
I haven't finished reading all the post yet but heres my two cents. I'm insured with state farm and have my Chevelle fully covered. I got it apraised at the time for $18K and asked some very pointed questions to my agent such as "what if an uninsured mexican crosses the highway in his bronco with his lights out at night and I T-bone him? Is my car going to be fixed weather or not hes covered or if he runs back to Mexico?" Yes this happened to my friends 69 Elky. My answer was my car would be fixed or I'd get a check, so we bumped up the insurance price to $25K. After about an hour or so I was pretty much convinced that I had "its not my fault" insurance for my car. Granted I drive my Chevelle very infrequently which helps keep the insurance cost down but I've been very happy with my agent. Chevelles are getting harder and harder to get at a reasonable price now, not that old trucks are common as dirt but i'd seriously look into specialty insurance if you have anything into your ride and do not drive it frequently. Its a little tougher if you drive it all the time. I'm basically stuck saving receipts for everything for my GMC because its my work truck. If it was totaled I'd be a$$ out as no insurance company would pony up the money I've got into it without receipts and then they will just depreciate my cash value.

Chevy454 05-10-2008 06:51 PM
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I haven't finished reading all the post yet but heres my two cents. I'm insured with state farm and have my Chevelle fully covered. I got it apraised at the time for $18K and asked some very pointed questions to my agent such as "what if an uninsured mexican crosses the highway in his bronco with his lights out at night and I T-bone him? Is my car going to be fixed weather or not hes covered or if he runs back to Mexico?" Yes this happened to my friends 69 Elky. My answer was my car would be fixed or I'd get a check, so we bumped up the insurance price to $25K. After about an hour or so I was pretty much convinced that I had "its not my fault" insurance for my car. Granted I drive my Chevelle very infrequently which helps keep the insurance cost down but I've been very happy with my agent. Chevelles are getting harder and harder to get at a reasonable price now, not that old trucks are common as dirt but i'd seriously look into specialty insurance if you have anything into your ride and do not drive it frequently. Its a little tougher if you drive it all the time. I'm basically stuck saving receipts for everything for my GMC because its my work truck. If it was totaled I'd be a$$ out as no insurance company would pony up the money I've got into it without receipts and then they will just depreciate my cash value.
That's good advice, but...on your classic stuff, make darn sure you get an agreed value policy...otherwise, if something happens you may only get what *they* feel as a replacement cost, not what *you* feel is a replacement cost.

And on stuff that actually gets driven/towed, all the insurance company has to do is deny liability on the part of their client, and then guess what happens...yep, you are forced to sue out of your own pocket. Happened to me, happened to a good buddy of mine also...insurance is a RACKET.

bondski06 07-24-2008 05:47 PM
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.....that really blows....its too bad he wasn't driving what I hit last winter...I had an old (and I mean OLD) lady pull out in front of my '68 C-10 last winter in her brand new Toyota Prius....I hit her at a little over 35mph...I ended up on the curb with a bent bumper, twisted grill, and completely raped right front fender (and trim).....I lost the sidemarker lens and the brace I had in that fender........her car had turned almost 180 degrees and the whole front end was ripped off and strewn down the street for about a block, the car was leaking fluids all over the place....but she got put onto a flatbed and I started my pickup and drove home...I didn't have seatbelts in the truck yet and if the car had been bigger and my steering wheel had been smaller I would've been somewhere down the street too...........but anyway...she had full coverage and was at fault so I got $2,030 out of the truck (which I kept) that I paid about $700 for...

CLTBurban 07-24-2008 10:56 PM
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Is the burb still complete, and how much are you asking for it at the moment? I have an almost identical '72 (but 3/4 and barn doors). I'd be interested in buying it.

Thanks,
Scott

Boog 07-24-2008 11:06 PM
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You might consider sending Jeff a pm as he may not be keeping tabs on this thread any longer.

CLTBurban 07-25-2008 07:22 AM
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Many thanks Boog.

2nd_wnd 07-25-2008 12:17 PM
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heck, i'd love to use the 72 door panels in my 71 suburban.

Longhorn Man 07-25-2008 05:06 PM
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lets not turn this into a parts thread.

quandel_garage 10-16-2008 12:52 AM
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Dang man should have whipped his A$$ !

mvpco 10-16-2008 09:26 PM
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sorry, I have not been following the thread, trying to forget it. I have found a nice 72 C-20 long bed same color as the burd, has A/C tooo. it is at a Real Estate agency, I am waiting for the right time to ask(no money).

The guy has made 1 payment (in March) and has skipped town the Probation Officer said. so maybe(doubt it) on day things will go my way. Now just drooling


thanks!!!!

Jeff Smith
Pensacola, FL

yellowdawg 01-08-2011 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by mvpco (Post 2933424)
sorry, I have not been following the thread, trying to forget it. I have found a nice 72 C-20 long bed same color as the burd, has A/C tooo. it is at a Real Estate agency, I am waiting for the right time to ask(no money).

The guy has made 1 payment (in March) and has skipped town the Probation Officer said. so maybe(doubt it) on day things will go my way. Now just drooling


thanks!!!!

Jeff Smith
Pensacola, FL
updates?

watahyahknow 01-08-2011 01:57 AM
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never did trust insurance companies like you said they prommise a lot and dont deliver , make sure those promises are in writing and sighned and if its worth it have the item insured validated yearly by a licenced validator
the only insurance i have is basic car insurance to pay for damage i make to the other party and a insurance for when i need a lawyer in a civil case to get my money if it isnt my fault , there are ways to have that done by youre insurance but there not trying real hard if sumting like this happens :
friend of mine had someone drive intoo his brand new beamer , it turned out the guilty party responsible was insured by the same company he was , it made for some verry interesting wiggling from told insurancecompany to get from under the claim and a raise in the premium on the insurance of the NON guilty party , a non biased lawyer wouldve been verry helpfull in that

capev86 01-10-2011 02:51 AM
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too bad its too late to get some parts off that guy that parting a rust free burb......it was the same mustard yellow too!

mvpco 01-29-2011 11:03 AM
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Jan 29, 2011

Only received 1 pmt of $150 from the DUI Driver, Now he is gone! City did nothing! $10,000 down the drain.

Amazing!

Still drooling to get another one one day!!!

Jeff

msgross 01-29-2011 11:16 AM
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wow, that's sad... civil lawsuit anyone?

watahyahknow 01-29-2011 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mvpco (Post 4446833)
Jan 29, 2011

Only received 1 pmt of $150 from the DUI Driver, Now he is gone! City did nothing! $10,000 down the drain.

Amazing!

Still drooling to get another one one day!!!

Jeff
get some company to collect that cash or have them sell his home/stuff/car/bike off (preferably the car and bike so he cant hit anything else while intoxicated ) untill he payed the bill , there a couple around that do that for a fee on a no cure no pay basis you have the court disicion so youre in youre right to do so , its allso possible to block his bankaccount if he's not doing as he's told , it only becomes problematic if he doesnt have an income

capev86 01-29-2011 04:03 PM
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if the town can't get it's rear in gear, talk to your congressman!

there are a lot of car friendly people in the political world.

and SEMA is very involved in every state, too!

just because these are old vehicles with low blue book value does not give insurance companies the right to screw you over. they are rare and collectible and that @$$ wrecked one of the cleanest examples around.

do not give up, and don't junk your burb....it must have a lot of good parts on it, or maybe you could find a donor that is descent enough to make patch panels out of. much of the lower sheet metal is available aftermarket including burb tail light area patches.

if this had happened to me, i'd be in everybody's face until my truck was good as new. this wasn't an accidental fender bender out on the road, this guy seriously messed up and he needs to pay. i


think the next 10 years.....12 hours work plus 6 hours community service on top of that, seven days a week...yeah, that's a good start!!!


oh...maybe restoring your truck could be a future feature on Trucks (Powerblock).....they are taking project ideas from the audience......enter online.....just an idea.....

stsalvage 03-18-2011 09:48 AM
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I would love to do a 3/4 ton Long Horn. But I will keep the wife happy and put that on the back burner for awhile to all settles.
your going to hate me I have a super rare 1968 long horn with AC going to convert to 1/2 ton

Ya i have 2 3 door suburbans the white one is 2 wheel drive it has after market AC it needs one rocker panel replaced on driver side both quarter panels and roof have No crash or dents or cancer or bondo I've held onto this for over 8-9 years not sure what will happen to it i keep it waxed and washed to keep from any cancer from starting

suburbman72 04-08-2011 08:42 PM
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dude your a better person then i am i would have killed that guy and my suburban is not anywhere close to as nice as yours..... thats terrible man but a crew cab project would be *****in!

COBALT 04-29-2011 05:07 PM
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wow, it's been a while since I checked back in on this thread. What a heart breaker. It makes the demise of my truck under similar circumstances seem like a petty annoyance:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=366796

Incidentally I'm out about $4000 when all is said and done. I estimate that I may be able to salvage about $2000 on what I put into it. Insurance paid me $1100 in the end including the medical portion. That's about what I paid fighting the city over the "violation" - so that means I know how you feel on a much smaller scale.

My favorite part was one of my know-nothing friends had this to say when I was telling them about it recently:

"Well, I guess it's for the better anyway - can't have that gas guzzler around when fuel is going to be $5/gal.", and he was serious. Really?

In the end the guy with the old truck minding his own business is the one that gets screwed.

mvpco 11-11-2011 10:34 AM
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I am trying to figure out how to get this 72 burb just posted to replace mine:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/c...-deluxe&cat=12

as always I am sure it will be gone before I can grab it..But I will keep trying!

Jeff Smith
Pensacola, FL

Big Block 11-16-2011 10:43 AM
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Looks like a nice original. Good luck.
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