Its Gone!!! hit by a DUI

[ryan913]

Really sorry to see that. This just happened to my cousin last year. I hope you come out better than he did. He got screwed bad! Good luck.

[PanelDeland]

I would be calling Mrs. Baird and asking for a rental car.At the price of a rental it would up the cost considerably over a couple weeks.Usually getting in their pocket speeds things up

[Longhorn Man]

the rental has to be a big SUV too... like the one that got totaled.

[Boog]

quote: My INS said I can buy it back for $225, SO>>>I said YES SIR!.
They are waiting to get the title re-issued as a salvage title then they will send the $$ to me, minus the $500 DED & $225 Buy back.

I have not decided to part out or find a 72 rolling chassis(Truck) and swap stuff over.

So now the truck will have a "salvage" title. Even if you rebuilt it that stamp will remain? It does in some states. In others the vehicle has to be inspected after repair to get a new clean title. At least that was the case a few years ago.

[watahyahknow]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

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.

[djracer]

tell the insurance company to find you a comperable truck in the same condition!

[mvpco]

"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]

Originally Posted by mvpco

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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

[screwballl]

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

http://www.nbc15online.com/mediacent...videoId=241237

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkpltWW5Wfo

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]

YOUR NEIGHBOR?!? WOW... i would KICK HIS A@# up and down my street if some one hit my baby like that.

[kevinr1970]

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]

Originally Posted by kevinr1970

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:

[COBALT]

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]

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

[hilljob26]

that stinks

[mvpco]

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[1LoC10]

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]

Yes, I just dont have the talent to do that.

[Boog]

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?

[mvpco]

Originally Posted by Boog

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.

[stsalvage]

Originally Posted by mvpco

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

[Chevy454]

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]

.....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...