engine and drivetrain The Green Machine Totaled by a Truck

[tlapham]

That sucks! and definitely not totaled, looks fixable without too much frame issues.

In 2010, my girlfriend was hit in the exact same manner by a ford explorer in her nevada 71' 2002... It was definitely totaled... she and her father (He was in the passenger seat) collided heads, she busted through the driver's window, racked up over 20k in hospital bills and the retards didn't even have insurance!!!!!

[RayC911]

I'm sure you thought about it already but besides all the restoration receipts, show them any and all receipts including maintenance, parts. etc. I totaled my 01 740iL a few months ago and the insurance co gave me an additional $1k when I showed them 2500 worth of work from 2 years back.

[OrlandoJoe]

I also would like to know what the guy who hit you had to say? How could he not see a bright green car?

[Richard]

A couple of things. Your driving the car??? Your mechanic may be great but remember he has to make money too. Stripping off the old sheet metal and finding decent replacements would probably save you $1,000. Another money maker for body shops is the "TOW TO ANOTHER SHOP"The body shop strips off all the damage and ships it to an alignment shop. Could be $200 one way. Same with mechanical damage. Also remember the insurance company is not your friend. They are there to make the loss as small as possible. And realize they know your attachment to the car and may very well realease the salvage for a lower settlement. If you are driving it get independent (not the insurance companys shop) estimates. If the body shop wont check the frame and alignment you dont want to use them

[Benz02]

Sorry to see that...but as others say, it is fixable. I'm thinking you should find a really good body shop, preferably one familiar with older cars, and have it fixed. Totalling it out should be a last resort. Car's probably worth 7k rock bottom, probably a lot more IHMO, surely it can be fixed properly for less than that. Just my .02 Good luck

[SteveJ]

They usually pay out the 'pain and suffering' money for injuries in the accident. Most of the pain and suffering occurs during the repairs of the vehicle.

If you were in the right, it is up to the insurance company to make it correct. Hold out as long as you can. Bombard them with documentation. When one of my cars was afflicted, I once sent a 47 page fax to the insurance company. Hit them up with the NADA values. Send them links for comps that YOU find. They will want to settle quickly. If the case sits open too long, management starts to look at it, it becomes visable. Sitting in a storage lot costs them money every day. Putting you up in a rental car costs them money. The more time, the more money it's costing them.