My Vette Is But A Memory:(

[psychomatica]

SORRY ACC, DELETED THE OLD THREAD,..well folks its been great reading your forum and receiving great tips and help on my 1990 vette,..but today its all over,..I was having my car shipped from california and the damn thing fell off the truck and TOTALLED it,..So now the search begins for yet another corvette to call my own,Im sure you all undestand this when i tell you it was hard letting it go, I spent two years building it and I knew every bolt on that car( they brought it up so i could pay my last respects),..*sigh* anyway I am considering a grandsport or just a 1994/5 so Ill be back needing more help soon enough,

was: 1990 corvette 38,000 miles custom paint and body, entire top end professionally done,..ect..ect..ect

any ideas for a replacement?

 

[psychomatica]

another pic from the last day I saw her in one piece

 

[psychomatica]

another

 

[psychomatica]

*sigh*

 

[psychomatica]

i got a lot of replies

WOW this site is chock full of vette FREAKS anyway let me know if you guys have any ideas about how i should claim,..yes it is there fault and they have already sent me a claim form, but i am new to the corvette destruction business*sigh*..

 

[Eric]

This is way off topic but what's the story on the 59 T-bird?

Sorry to hear about the Vette. You never even got a chance to say goodbye.

 

[elkabong]

Was it ever appraised? Do you have the receipts? You may be able to have it appraised by pictures. But go for REPLACEMENT VALUE.

 

[Eric]

...But go for REPLACEMENT VALUE.

I agree! Have you contacted your own insurer? Mybe they can help or at least advise, just a thought.

- Eric

 

[DkBG]

My sincere condolences Psycho !:cry Cliff

 

[Rob]

That's funny.....I didn't delete any threads. I merged one into the other to have one thread going instead of two threads dealing with the same thing. I don't get it.....

 

[psychomatica]

CLAIMS ECT,..

yeah i contacted my attorney and my insuruer for advice,..they both said the same thing,..get the reciepts and STICK IT TO EM'

i may just put all the cash in the market some way..hmm dunno,..

how can i find replacement cost?,..yeah i sent the picture to the claim person at mayflower and she was like 'oh my god" i am so sorry it was so nice"...so yeah they know there screwed
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psychomatica

 

[69MyWay]

Sorry about your loss. I am an insurance guy, and would like to know more about your claim. Laws and policies differ from State to State, but the basic ideas are the same.

Who was at fault?

Would more than one person be responsible for the damages (ie, the tow truck was rear ended, then it lost the load).

How much was the estimate?

Where is the car now?

Is it racking up storage charges?

Did/do you have a clear title?

Did anybody get hurt?


Between now and then, what I would suggest is more important than receipts would be comparable sales ads for other 90 Vettes with low mileage and mild mods. Try to find a dozen or so in the general area that you can present as comparable sales vehicles to help determine the market value.

Let me know.

 

[psychomatica]

69 myway: answers

Hello cool to know your keen on the ins deal:

1.shippers(mayflower): (driver covered under mayflower ins)

2.no it fell off because the stap mounting to the car snapped

3.estimate?,..i have receipts for over $17,500

4.it was in storage for 3 months before it was picked up,..now they have it

5. clear title 38,000 miles

6. no

they are well aware of how much my car was and what it looked like before. so i dont think that it will be problem

 

[69MyWay]

Re: 69 myway: answers

Hello cool to know your keen on the ins deal:

1.shippers(mayflower): (driver covered under mayflower ins)

2.no it fell off because the stap mounting to the car snapped

3.estimate?,..i have receipts for over $17,500

4.it was in storage for 3 months before it was picked up,..now they have it

5. clear title 38,000 miles

6. no

they are well aware of how much my car was and what it looked like before. so i dont think that it will be problem

Well, for a bad situation, you don't have that bad of circumstances to work with. Mayflower will have plenty of liability coverage, they are 100% at fault, you have documentation, so it should be fairly easy to collect. I don't expect you to even need a lawyer for this. Unless he is working for free, you may be throwing a portion of your settlement out the window for his cost and fees. Property damage issues are fairly straight forward.

 

[vigman]

I hate to ask

Do you have a pix of the car after it fell off?

I am so sorry for your loss!


Stick it to em.. that was a beautiful ride!



Vig!

 

[rrubel]

Any thought to buying it back from the insurance company and repairing it? I personally would consider that if it were only bodywork issues...
[RICHR]

 

[Lucy64]

I am really sorry for your loss. That is one fine looking Vette. The idea of getting it back plus mucho cash and rebuilding sounds like something you should consider. You can at least salvage the motor. Sorry again, vbgood luck and please keep us all informed how it goes.