Re: Help with insurance appraisal

[TCame86712@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-05-30 20:30:00 EDT, you write:

> 
>  I may have told this story before but here it goes again.  My roommate 
> bought
>  a 8716V just like mine because he liked mine so much.  It was from
Maryland
>  so it was not too rusty and really was much better than most daily drivers

> in
>  Upstate NY(Buffalo).  He picked it up for $3500 with only 70,000 miles.
 He
>  had it for less than 2 months before he wrecked it bad with 2 trees and
very
>  high speed.   So anywho, we had spent the entire weekend cleaning,
buffing,
>  degreasing etc....before he wrecked it.  The insurance appraiser came and
>  noticed how good it looked and actually said "Wow, where did you find
this?"
>   The moral of my story..... My roommate got a lot of extra money for the
>  smashed beast for things such as well maintained engine compartment, "low"
>  miles, and well maintained exterior/interior.  He paid off his loan,
bought
>  the car back for around $600, and put a grand in the bank that he didn't 
> have
>  before.  My advice.....as was said before....be honest, nice, and helpful
to
>  the appraiser.  That is the only way you will win  Hopefully your car is
not
>  wrecked as bad as my freinds was.....the bumper met the block.
>  
Excellent!!!! Here's proof that the system really can work. A little effort
can really pay off, and in this case it looks like it did. I'm glad to hear
it! See? us insurance guys aren't necessarily so bad :-)

Todd
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