Re: Insurance

["Barton P. Chambers" <bchambers@atlantic.nos.noaa.gov>]

JoJo enquires...
> 
>      For those who have invested heavily $$$$ in your Audis with various 
> high dollar performance [snip] upgrades. 

> In the case of an accident in which  
> your beloved Audi is "totaled", is there an insurance company which will 
> reimburse you for what you've actually invested in the car or do you have to 
> settle for, in the words of State Farm: "fair market value" ?  

With most insurance companies in the good ol' US and A, 'fessing up to *any* 
performance modification will *probably* result in lettin' the Insurance 
company off the hook *entirely!*

But don't do anything foolish like taking my word for it, *RTFC* (your policy
is a *contract*)...

Cheers,

Bart Chambers
Frau, Dora
'77 Feline Varmint, Felix, Gray
'86 Carrera Cabriolet, Indischrot
'87 Syncro (Stealth Quattro) Alpenweiss