wrecked 86 vert pace car edition
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wrecked 86 vert pace car edition
I wrecked my baby and the insurance company has totaled it due to damaged: hood, front clip, headlight, rear wrap around panel, two bent rims, broken trailing arm, etc.
They want to cut me a check for $7500. Even though this is an ok deal per blue book, you cannot replace the car for that. Its a yellow pace car with 86K on the clock. Its not my daily driver so im holding out for more money. Where can i go to find the "sale value" for that vehicle? Replacement value. I cannot find any for sale online and now thats its been wrecked our local corvette shops do not want to appraise it for me.
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They want to cut me a check for $7500. Even though this is an ok deal per blue book, you cannot replace the car for that. Its a yellow pace car with 86K on the clock. Its not my daily driver so im holding out for more money. Where can i go to find the "sale value" for that vehicle? Replacement value. I cannot find any for sale online and now thats its been wrecked our local corvette shops do not want to appraise it for me.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Houston Texas
I wrecked my baby and the insurance company has totaled it due to damaged: hood, front clip, headlight, rear wrap around panel, two bent rims, broken trailing arm, etc.
They want to cut me a check for $7500. Even though this is an ok deal per blue book, you cannot replace the car for that. Its a yellow pace car with 86K on the clock. Its not my daily driver so im holding out for more money. Where can i go to find the "sale value" for that vehicle? Replacement value. I cannot find any for sale online and now thats its been wrecked our local corvette shops do not want to appraise it for me.
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They want to cut me a check for $7500. Even though this is an ok deal per blue book, you cannot replace the car for that. Its a yellow pace car with 86K on the clock. Its not my daily driver so im holding out for more money. Where can i go to find the "sale value" for that vehicle? Replacement value. I cannot find any for sale online and now thats its been wrecked our local corvette shops do not want to appraise it for me.
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Melting Slicks
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try to negotiate but, more than likely is sounds like you have standard insurance on the car rather than specialty insurance with a pre-determined agreed upon value. You might be in taking what they give you like Vader86 did a few months ago on his modified 86.
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Check Mecum and Barret Jackson auctions results for better pricing altho I havent seen a true Pacer (yellow) recently. As far as I am concerned it is one of the collectible C4s and should bring a premium over base C4s Fight em tooth and nail, luckily parts are readily available and you may be able to buy back the car cheap enough to fix it
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RIP vader. Yea i think theyll give her back for 1800 but then shes salvage. I fount kbb has a classic car bb section. Shes listed at 13k average and 23k high. I may have to sick my attorney on them. Thanks guys.
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I got Condon & Skelly collector-car insurance and have full coverage for our agreed value of 13K. It only cost about $300 a year, you just need to have a daily driver on another policy and store your classic in a garage.
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From: Waynesville, Mo
Sorry for your loss. They are kind of like family aren't they. My wife has a 87 Conv that is like new, approx 60k miles. She will sell for $12k. She is handicapped now and can no longer drive it. We moved form Illinois to Ky and I deployed to Kuwait. She gave it one last drive and said thats it she can no longer get in/out without great difficulty. Here is one pic of it in the background.
