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SOT: Need help with an insurance claim.

  • KaptKaos

    May 19, 2008 10:51 p.m. KaptKaos Reader

    Are there any dealers on here that specialize in selling A2 Jettas? My 91 GLI was hit almost 2 months ago and I am fighting with the insurance company of the guy that hit me to get a decent value.

    My GLi has 132k miles and was in very good condition. I need some quotes from dealers that may have for sale or sold similar condition cars recently to help bolster my case with them.

    I made a mistake of not having better coverage (declared value) on the Jetta. I have it on the 914. I assumed that the Jetta wasn't worth too much, but because of the low mileage, it's worth a lot more than I thought.

    Any help is appreciated.

    thanks!

    Joe

    .ps I have this posted on Vortex and the samba too.

  • ddavidv

    May 20, 2008 5:07 a.m. Dwight Varnes New Reader

    It's worth what the market says it's worth. It's also going to be regional, so getting quotes from dealers several states away isn't going to sway the insurance company.

    What I always suggest people do is try to find online ads or ended Ebay auctions for vehicles that are as near to a clone of yours as possible, meaning same year, equipment, and mileage within 10,000 miles. We use dealer quotes only when truly desperate as dealers are only going to give a number to a) make a customer happy or b) get you off the phone as quickly as possible.

    I would screen heavily the advice you get on message boards and only use what is coming either from an insurance employee (like me) or someone who has settled a claim themselves. Most of what I read in threads is utter nonsense.

  • KaptKaos

    May 20, 2008 10:07 a.m. KaptKaos Reader

    I have provided them with ads, and auctions. Problem is that there are not a lot of 91 Jetta GLIs 2.0 16Vs for sale.

    Of the 5 I gave them, the average and the mean is $4100, which I think is fair. I could have sold mine for more, but I am trying to stay reasonable. This way, if I have to take them to court, I haven't asked for anything beyond the pale.

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