And another one gone..... (4KCSQ)

[George Selby]

At 07:52 AM 1/26/2006, you wrote:
>Should i have to total it, is
>there any hope of buying it back from the ins. company as a salvage? I
>have no interest in selling it off or parting it out or anything, I'd
>just like to have my car fixed and  on the road. It seems ridiculous
>that it would be junked over such minimal damage. K, Done venting...
>TIA
>Brendan

File a claim, it's a goner.  Same thing happened to my 89 80 (almost 
exactly - rear ended, back quarter panel crumpled.)  Take off any parts you 
can (like I stuck in a dead radio, removed my new tires and replaced them 
with bald ones.)  Sadly they don't compensate you for your time or recent 
repairs- something to think about when driving an older car.  The 
definition of totalled is:  costs more to repair than it's worth, not it's 
been made useless.

In my state (NC) the insurance company has to offer you the car for 20% of 
what they pay you for it.  I choose to take the cash and upgraded to a 90 
200t for less than they gave me for my 89 80!

George Selby