RE: Subject: Coupe GT R.I.P.

["Ron Roth" <talkpine@lightlink.com>]

Aaron-
Sorry to hear of your loss.  My wife is an insurance adjuster and we 
have been through this type of thing before with my dead 84 Jeep.
In NYS at least, the companies will look at the money you have put into
the car, usually stuff within the last year.   You are right, the book 
values
will be less than you want:  NADa at approx 3375 and Red Book at approx
3700-4100.  They will prolly tell you it's a wreck.  Another thing you can 
do to get a higher check amt is to back up your figures for what the car is
worth with classifed ads and/or FS listings for similar cars.  Maybe other
Listers can help out here!   HTH, FWIW!     Ron

>1. How do I convince her insurance company that this is indeed a rarer
>version of the Coupe GT (which I took 6 months to find), and that it's
>value is perhaps far higher that 'book' considering it's rarity, pristine
>condition, and the improvements made to it.  Any information you all have
>concerning the difficulty in obtaining a 2.3 GT or it's relative rarity
>would be helpful.


oooo   Ron Roth  Ithaca NY USA  talkpine@lightlink.com  
        84 4000S "Heidi"  and  85 4000 Quattro  "Parts"         
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