i got r3ved by some bitch in san fran

[Holland]

or at least draw you one

This.

[blunttech]

+1!!! make that chick buy you a e30 M3! :)

or at least draw you one

[e30:)]

that would be nice... get hit in an eta and get an m3 out of it. haha

[YAN-3]

Drawing a picture?.... Was that her honest statement? Lawyer...

+1!!! make that chick buy you a e30 M3! :)

[e30:)]

Damn man that sucks!! Was just about to give you a holla and find out how your trip went.

the rest of the trip was alot of fun... i wish i would have left my car at your house for the week :( haha

[Court M3]

Damn man that sucks!! Was just about to give you a holla and find out how your trip went.

[416stroker]

Progressive is pretty good. They will get it done fast. From my experience.

[e30:)]

hoplefully it all goes well i guess

[Bishop]

Do it

[e30:)]

i guess im spending this weekend after work cleaning it up instead of driving it:( oh well maybe it will all work out and i will get a 325is or something

[Bishop]

No, clean er up and hope for the best. The adjuster might not try to beat you around the bush if he sees a near perfect (or damn good) condition, 20 year old car, that's clean and well taken care of.

[e30:)]

thanks this is all great info... i am dealing with progressive as well. i dont know if it matters but i have a HUGE stack of maintnence recepts since 86 like new diff new rear main seal warrenty papers... its always been to the dealer from the previos owners i didnt have to do much maint. but i put alot of time and money into it will the reciepts from the previose owners help? and would it be dumb to wash it inside and out?

[Bishop]

^^^ What he said

[Bishop]

I don't have personal experience, so take it for what it is. A co-worker from a past job had something similar happen. Wasn't his fault, ended up totaling his ride. The adjuster just looked at like, craigslist or somethin, I dunno, to figure out what the local going rate was, then adjusted from there. Said co-worker produced receipts for like a full tank of gas, brand new tires, rebuilt motor, and some other stuff and every little bit upped his return. Who knows what they do on the west coast though. I say best of luck with whatever happens.

[chadthestampede]

yeah either way i would like to have it becouse i have gcs some decent shocks and brembo brakes and a bunch of little shit. will they try and just give me blue book?

Probably. Try to be there when they inspect it and give them a list of mods that you have on it, that might help. Receipts also help. Here's a little info I got after my car got hit:

Bob,
I actually didn't have to send them any adds. What insurance company does the other driver have? I had to deal with progressive.. and they were awesome. The inspector came out and i read him the list of modifications (suspension, wheels, new paint, new head unit and speakers, new glass all around) and then spoke about the motor work and he ended up classifying the car as totally restored and in very good condition prior to the accident. the only thing he took money off for was the fact that my driver's seat was torn.

fight for every detail you've done. -i didn't even have to prove most of it. i didn't lie, but he didn't ask for receipts.

a friend of mine from Minnesota (an insurance adjuster) sent me this after my accident..
..."The value of the car is completely negotiable. KBB is just a baseline. To be honest, we completely ignore it. My company looks at NADA values, and then compare them actual vehicles for sale. Receipts are good, especially with a drivetrain swap. How much do you have into the car?
What are you looking to get? Start looking around for similar cars that are for sale so the insurance company will be able to justify the value. Insurance companies don't care what they have to pay, but to deviate from what they determine the value to be, they simply need to be able to document their reasoning."

if you can't find receipts from the swap... go on BAV or pelican (ect) to find stuff like the radiator, wires, distributor and show the guy the price of all those... that may help

I hope this helps man. It sucks to loose a car, but it REALLY sucks to loose one with as much time, money, effort and love as ours had.

Some pretty good info I got from a forum member.