[oscrfsh]

so guys after 4 years of sitting there i bought a new motor put it in..and the thing has been running great.....went to work at 6 this orning and someone decided not to pay attention to me and smashed into my drivers front quarter....there was some fram rot on the iner frame rail i guess its called and i looked at it and it looks pretty bad now..so i think there going to total it. any clue how much ill get for this from the insurance..im hoping 2 grand...also i am looking to buy a new foxbody and drop my new motor in it...anyone know of any cheap but not rusty one s out there. thanks guys!!

 

[ironsteed5.0]

I hope you've got good coverage man... My condolences on your steed's death, that sucks hard. Time to go stang shopping!.................. BTW beat that cock suckers ass for wrecking your ****!

 

[oscrfsh]

yea i was pretty pissed......it was all his fault so his ins. should cover it...i just dont know how much my car is worth..im hoping like 2 grand..i just put my new motor in 3 weeks ago

 

[oscrfsh]

im hoping i can find a decent shape roller and drop my motor in it..till then...i work 6 days a week and no way to get there

 

[fs308]

they should pay for a rental car for you in the mean time call them up and tell them that you need a way to work and its not your fault that the idiot hit you

 

[oscrfsh]

yea i think they will pay for one...but i have to wait till the paperwork is final it might take a day or 2......i had to pay 140 to have it towed 5 miles to my house....they will reimburse me but i had to pay out of pocket becaues i didnt get it sent to a shop because i dont know of a good place around where i live

 

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[oscrfsh]

Jason's My Mobile Photos Photo Album - MySpace Photos theres the damage

 

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My Mobile Photos Photo Gallery - Photo 46 of 46 by Jason - MySpace Photos

 

[oscrfsh]

<a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=41967779&albumID=2786989&imageID=65787760"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images02/109/c7fba69bba6748e0b45f535d79cf4642/m.jpg" alt="" /></a>

 

[Iwannagofast]

well it doesnt look as bad as i expected

 

[oscrfsh]

yea it doesnt look that bad...but if you look at the inner drivers frame rail it was a little rusted..( the only spot of rust on the car) and now it looks like it has seperated or split ...its to bad i couldnt have gotten hit in a different area...given the value of my car i am assuming that the cost to fix would obviously be more then the value of the car

 

[86_Notch]

be prepared to play hardball with the insurance company. I had a nice 87 coupe in 2003 ( i paid $ 4,800 a year earlier) and a guy ran a red light and hit my pass door and fender. Their insurance company offered me $ 800 because that was the blue book value. I ended up getting $ 4100 ( after buying the car back ). I got the car fixed and repainted for $ 2,200 . Good luck and don't back down from them.

Here it was after i got it fixed

 

[MamaStang]

Unless you buy back your salvage you won't be able to keep that motor.

Tell the adjuster up front that you want to keep the car if you can. Each company handles things differently but sometimes they can work with you on this.

Just remember that you catch more flies with sugar than you do with vinegar.

Being able to support why you think your car is worth what you want for it will go a long way in helping settle your claim. Do your home work and print out anything you can find to support what you want out of it. Talk to a few reputable used car dealers in your area and see if they would be willing to give a written appraisal to support your cause.

Few suggestions anyway - really sorry to hear about this. My first Mustang was an 88....thing had 36,000 actual miles on it when I sold it. Not a scratch anywhere - had never seen weather. Bastard that bought it totaled in two days. I cried for weeks.

 

[oscrfsh]

thanks guys... i had a cavalier that someone totalled when they hit me and i didnt have to "buy back" me car...they just cut me a check and said do whatever i want with my car...so hopefully they just let me keep it

 

[fateisajester]

this happened to me thanksgiving day last year. i was sooooo pissed

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p133/fateisajester/mustang/S5006855.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p133/fateisajester/mustang/S5006856.jpg

 

[fateisajester]

they tried to total out my car saying it was only worth $1000(blue book value) i had to meet with the adjuster and go over all the suspension mods and engine stuff and show some comparable cars selling on ebay and craigslist... the law states that they have to "make you whole again" you're going to have to prove your cars worth, but also explain to them that you cannot get another car comparable to yours for the amount they give you when its totaled.

they ended up giving me $2300 to fix it my self. I actually got it fixed for 700.(did all the work my self) spent the rest on heads lmao

 

[302Army187]

they ended up giving me $2300 to fix it my self. I actually got it fixed for 700.(did all the work my self) spent the rest on heads lmao

lmao, sweet

 

[oscrfsh]

this happened to me thanksgiving day last year. i was sooooo pissed

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p133/fateisajester/mustang/S5006855.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p133/fateisajester/mustang/S5006856.jpg

looks pretty much like mine....and they did total it, now im waiting to see how much i am getting for it. wish me luck!

 

[oscrfsh]

soo the update is 1500 bucks..and they guy wont budge even though i have 2500 in reciepts from the past month of motor stuff i bought he says they dont reimburse me for that soo..now im pissed and dont know what to do