[Vwdiesel] Car totaled

[Dave Cook]

With my experience after being rear ended, I felt they underpaid me for what it would have taken for me to replace my Golf with a like car and after fighting for a couple months and having them make up excuses for why they couldn't accept any of the comps I found, I ended up just taking their offer, and I cuss at USAA any time I see any of their freaking commercials.

If possible, try to convince them to raise the price for the upgrades.  Show receipts.  That may help you some in getting a better price.


I agree that it is very likely worth buying it back and selling the block, and pulling all your good parts.  Hell, if it was a 1Z I'd be interested potentially.  While the additional parts should hopefully increase the overall value of the totaled car, it shouldn't change the salvage value.  Don't tell them you want it back until you agree on the value of the totaled car.  Then find out what the buy-back value was.  

Could be you could buy it back and cash the ins check to replace the melted wires and hoses...?


I'm still driving my totaled, rear ended Golf.  I'm convinced that the trailer hitch I built (largely copying your design) is what saved the car enough to be driveable today.


Well, since the AC compressor died today, I won't be driving it for a few days...


Dave Cook


________________________________
 From: Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>
To: Travis . <tgott at hotmail.com> 
Cc: "vwdiesel at vwfans.com" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Car totaled
 

Buy the car back, pull the motor, sell the rest. Someone will pay
handsomely for just the motor.


On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 7:47 PM, Travis . <tgott at hotmail.com> wrote:

> So car is totaled. The claim is under the comp side (not my fault) and I
> have a $500 deductable. Can anyone help coach me through this a little that
> has had experience - even emailing me privately? I have a lot of parts I
> have put onto that car and I am would like to recover as much as I can.
>
> I have 4 rubber tires that are basically worn out I would like to swap
> onto one set of alloy rims to get my good snow and summer tires back and
> keep.
>
> I have a clutch in there with less then 10K for miles on there. It was a
> $750 clutch. Given a day I could get that out and put the tranny back in.
>
> I have a custom built two inch reciever in place of the internal rear
> bumper. I would like to remove and put the plastic cover back on.
>
> I just put arond $800 in wiring with the rear hatch wires (I kept the old)
> and the pass airbag sensor up front (kept old).
>
> EGR delet, dog colar (holds intake pipe into manifold), vented fender
> liner, fuel pump (modified so it can bypass to suck fuel if it fails, fuel
> in the tank, metal belly plate/side sheilds, etc.
>
> Since there is no way the car will ever start again unless all
> rubber/wires in engine bay are replaced I would like to get a lot of the
> upgraded parts I listed back off if possible as I may get a different Golf
> and swap them on. Can I do this. Will they pay for the cost of the parts I
> have on there and I just don't worry about some of it. Some of the upgrades
> I don't think can be bought anymore.
>
> How do I get my maximum price out of this? This was a car that all but the
> last 2.5 years never saw salt so there isn't ANY salt/rust damage. I know
> often that the TDI's aren't given a fair value with what they are selling
> without a fight.
>
> How do I get the windows down to pull the weathertech window
> sheilds/covers out? They just pop in there but the window must go down to
> do so. Is it possible to put a jumper wire into the window fuze slot to get
> the windows to move?
>
> Kind of saddens me as that was the most expensive thing my wife and I ever
> bought. And we haven't had a car payment in 3 years either. The ideal world
> I would just get parts swapped over to another car and move on with life.
> But- I could also use added room of a mini van with 3 kids now. I LOVE the
> MPG of the TDI and the power.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Travis
>
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