[s-cars] Re Another S-Car Totalled

[Tom Green]

I am sorry for your loss, Brian.
I hope you remain with the list however things work out.

Get as personal as you can with the insurance adjusters and your
own insurance representatives to insure they don't treat you as just
another number or file to move, and they understand the trauma that
you and your passengers were subjected to by the thoughtless and
reckless actions of this driver.  Address them by name as soon as you
can determine who is responsible for your case and insure they know
you as an individual, Dr. Powell, maybe?  :-)  Every bit helps since
they want to close things asap, and want to avoid personal injury
entanglements.  Just keep negotiations open by not being intractable
on any one point, and bombard them with data on comparable vehicles
that they won't have as well as information on your own car.

Photo documentation before and after and at the mishap site seem to
impress the most.

Tom


On Oct 17, 2006, at 4:58 PM, Brian Powell wrote:

>
> It is with a very heavy heart, and crushed emotions that I report my
> '97 S6 (FMIC, RS2ed, euro-spec suspension, 993tt brake setup, etc.)
> was in an accident and will likely be totaled today.
>
> I was driving North on highway 1 when an a-hole turning left pulled
> out in front of me. I swerved right and hit the rear of the work truck
> that pulled out. From the front, driver headlight back to the wheel
> well was ripped apart. The engine (and even the FMIC!) were untouched.
> Airbags deployed. Sadly, the insurance will probably total it.
>
> I am absolutely devastated. The car had 80k miles on it, and was
> pristine. I have meticulously worked on it for 5 years now, and it
> still hasn't hit me fully it is gone. Everyone is fine, but I know
> that it is going to be an arduous battle with insurance to get proper
> value. I have a lot of receipts for parts, but it won't go easy.
>
> Any suggestions, tips, and data for dealing with insurance is welcome.
>
> The next thing to worry about is what to do with the car. I refuse to
> have them total it and then send it off to a junkyard. The flip side
> of that is that I do not have a garage/driveway to store a car. There
> is nowhere I can put the car. I can't let all of that goodness
> (switchblade remote, etc.) go to waste, but I don't have any idea
> where to put it for now...
>
> Sadly, a rare 97 is gone and the 97s are more rare today.
>
> Cheers,
> Brian