Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2004 5:45 pm
Sorry but I think it is gone.
As far as recovering maximum value, you need to talk to the insurance company and find out what the procedure is for establishing value if you believe that it substantially exceeds blue book.
Do you have collision coverage with your insurance company ? If so you may be able to settle with them, and they subsequently recover the moneys from the other (faulted) driver. Or your state may have true no-fault where you don't have to deal with the other company at all. These are good scenarios since they are on your "side".
If you don't have collision you may have to deal with the other company and that truly sucks.
In any case, you will need to establish the value by some type of expert evaluation. For my 1971 2002tii, I was able to use the BMW Car Club ombudsman, who hooked me up with a BMW restoration expert. They produced a letter on official-type letterhead based upon extensive photos, and car club data that is compiled for exactly this purpose. I had a real fun time as both ends of my car were hit in separate accidents within two weeks.
In the end I got a fair settlement. I don't know where you would turn to establish true sales prices for your car, but you may find that the high end of retail is quite fair after all.
As far as recovering maximum value, you need to talk to the insurance company and find out what the procedure is for establishing value if you believe that it substantially exceeds blue book.
Do you have collision coverage with your insurance company ? If so you may be able to settle with them, and they subsequently recover the moneys from the other (faulted) driver. Or your state may have true no-fault where you don't have to deal with the other company at all. These are good scenarios since they are on your "side".
If you don't have collision you may have to deal with the other company and that truly sucks.
In any case, you will need to establish the value by some type of expert evaluation. For my 1971 2002tii, I was able to use the BMW Car Club ombudsman, who hooked me up with a BMW restoration expert. They produced a letter on official-type letterhead based upon extensive photos, and car club data that is compiled for exactly this purpose. I had a real fun time as both ends of my car were hit in separate accidents within two weeks.
In the end I got a fair settlement. I don't know where you would turn to establish true sales prices for your car, but you may find that the high end of retail is quite fair after all.
