Value after wreck

[ranbar2]

Well, yesterday my insurance company finally agreed to total the car. They apparently use an independant appraising company to determine the value. It was also suggested that there is some negotiating room on the final payoff amount. It seems that the salvage value of the car was enough to make it more economically feasable to total it (something I have been telling them for 8 weeks). However, as the cost of repair kept increasing, I also think they were concerned that at some point it would reach the 80% mandatory threshold and they would have to pay me in addition to the body shop for work up to that point.

Now the hunt begins for my poor baby's replacement. I am thinking 2003/4 S (will be nice to have a glass rear window, glove box and a cupholder), blue with tan interior. 2005's are still a bit pricey plus I really haven't gotten used to the new side vents. If only they matched the paint color it wouldn't look so much like an MR-2.

[Brucelee]

Best of luck.

An 03 is a bargain right now. Coming off lease and all.

Originally Posted by ranbar2

Now the hunt begins for my poor baby's replacement. I am thinking 2003/4 S (will be nice to have a glass rear window, glove box and a cupholder), blue with tan interior. 2005's are still a bit pricey plus I really haven't gotten used to the new side vents. If only they matched the paint color it wouldn't look so much like an MR-2.

Ranbar2, good luck on your new car search. Too bad the insurance company took so long to make a final decision. I hope you are back on the road very soon.

FYI. The side vents on the new 987 can be painted and look greeeeaaat! Search the forum here to see the results on a guards red from Chris in Atlanta. Bumperplugs.com will do a core exchange and paint them for about $175.

Happy new year.