200q20v Total Loss?

[Larry C Leung]

Bummer. If you end up parting it, I'd be interested.... Sorry dude.

LL - NY

On Mon, 14 Jan 2002 17:12:34 -0500 "Alexander van Gerbig"
<Audi_80 at email.msn.com> writes:
>    The 200 went into the autobody shop today.  Once there the shop
>owner
>gave it a quick look and said the damage was way more than the value
>of the
>car.  He claimed the value at $4500 and the damage to be well over
>that.  He
>listed of a load of new parts needed, rocker panel, door panel, front
>fender, hinge pillar, and so on.  This guy was kind of nasty about it,
>but
>the appraiser will be out there sometime soon.  Mum has left all this
>on my
>shoulders now because I "officially" took possession of the car.
>
>    Now we'll see what the appraiser has to say.  It does sound like
>they
>may total the car in the end of it all.  Not sure what to do on this
>one,
>but I know if I was able to find a used door, get the hinge pillar
>repaired,
>and the fender repaired the car would be fine.  Though since we are
>dealing
>with an insurance claim this guy wants to go full out new everything
>obviously.  Maybe I will be taking the money and buying that guy back
>to do
>the repairs at the place that did my 90q20v, which came out VERY well
>for
>$500.  OR out comes that engine:)
>
>    Damn we van Gerbig's just can't win with cars lately.  Mum's
>Allroad is
>going BACK to Inskip because the clutch pedal is pulsating badly, but
>at
>least it shifts properly.  Tickets, accidents, broken $50k cars...
>
>Cheers,
>
>Alexander van Gerbig -- '91 200q20v (Crunched) -- '90 90q20v (Limbo)
>-- '88
>80t (R.I.P)
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