fu@K, Sh!+, CR^P! DAMAGE!!!! - Page 19 - LotusTalk

Surferjer · 11-10-2006, 01:05 PM

If my car was totaled, I'd be most concerned about getting credit for the extras-expensive shocks, one of a kind swaybar, harnesses and bar, upgraded stereo, exhaust, etc. The car itself should be quite replacable. If you had a sport suspension, they'll need to match that. Hopefully they'll scour reputable dealers with used cars for sale in order to determine how much your check is.

If your car is paid for, you might be able to get it back and take a lesser amount of cash. If the bank owns it, you'll probably never see it again. Good luck.

This is still the best news you could have gotten.

Lotus Babe · 11-10-2006, 01:15 PM

OUCH! So sorry about your car. I just had to change the oil in my Lotus, 'cause I don't trust anyone else. (The closest Lotus dealership is 6 hrs away!) Good luck, and I hope everything works out for you.

LARRY · 11-10-2006, 02:09 PM

The God of all that is good says:

"Enough with this thread already!"

P90Puma · 11-10-2006, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LARRY

The God of all that is good says:

"Enough with this thread already!"

Chill out Larry.

LARRY · 11-10-2006, 02:23 PM

No...I don't think so. This thread should be it's own website.

Randy Chase · 11-10-2006, 02:26 PM

I only hope we didn't cause Fark's servers problem by linking to them.

LARRY · 11-10-2006, 02:29 PM

Interesting place that Fark site, now with 100,000 EliseTalk readers!

smoseley · 11-10-2006, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Obsidian

Make sure the adjusters realize that they’ll have to pay out above and beyond the blue book value of the vehicle

Lotus Elise probably doesn't have a blue book valuation because it's low production and relatively new. For cars like this, insurance adjustors usually look at actual high/low resale values of the few cars on the market at the time and take the mean of that.

Anyone else had a totaled Elise who can confirm this?

flyguyskt · 11-10-2006, 02:55 PM

my 05 with 1200 miles on brought me a check for 40k from the ins.company. touring pack car.

extras usually are a loss unless insured seperately! sorry

Stroker Ace · 11-10-2006, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by transio

Lotus Elise probably doesn't have a blue book valuation because it's low production and relatively new. For cars like this, insurance adjustors usually look at actual high/low resale values of the few cars on the market at the time and take the mean of that.

Anyone else had a totaled Elise who can confirm this?

Every thing that an insurance company does is open for negotiation. The person making the claim has the upper hand. My only advice is rent a car on their tab (Incentive to speed up the settlement) and hold your ground they will cave.

Yeti · 11-10-2006, 03:27 PM

After all of this you should get a spot on Letterman.

LARRY · 11-10-2006, 03:46 PM

Not unless he has great legs too: (Like Gwen Stefani)

smoseley · 11-10-2006, 03:49 PM

Someone should email the pics to Leno. He's a car nut. He'd probably find a way to slip it into his program.

elisemenow · 11-10-2006, 03:57 PM

I can't believe that happened. I'd be beside myself.
Hopefully you get a good insurance adjuster and they take care of your claim properly.

slaughtr · 11-10-2006, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by transio

Someone should email the pics to Leno. He's a car nut. He'd probably find a way to slip it into his program.

Excellent idea. Shame Goodyear into a settlement.

master · 11-10-2006, 04:06 PM

and when I came back in on thiis thred, all I saw was a quote about a van ? I just want to say,on this forum VAN is a curse word and should not be allowed

LARRY · 11-10-2006, 04:09 PM

Right.

TerrapinFlyer88 · 11-10-2006, 04:29 PM

Back on track....

Why hasn't anyone sent this to Leno yet?

Serebo1 · 11-10-2006, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by transio

Someone should email the pics to Leno. He's a car nut. He'd probably find a way to slip it into his program.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TerrapinFlyer88

Back on track....

Why hasn't anyone sent this to Leno yet?

Done. Now, let's see if they respond to the story.

smoseley · 11-10-2006, 06:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by master

and when I came back in on thiis thred, all I saw was a quote about a van ? I just want to say,on this forum VAN is a curse word and should not be allowed

Tell that to this guy, as he blows by you at your next track day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JB6JzzY4Yw

(Go to about 1 minute in.)

Taken from: http://www.elisetalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30880

11-10-2006, 01:05 PM	#361 (permalink)
Surferjer No more cone damage! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Exton, PA Posts: 8,885	If my car was totaled, I'd be most concerned about getting credit for the extras-expensive shocks, one of a kind swaybar, harnesses and bar, upgraded stereo, exhaust, etc. The car itself should be quite replacable. If you had a sport suspension, they'll need to match that. Hopefully they'll scour reputable dealers with used cars for sale in order to determine how much your check is. If your car is paid for, you might be able to get it back and take a lesser amount of cash. If the bank owns it, you'll probably never see it again. Good luck. This is still the best news you could have gotten. __________________ Jer-2005 Elise (retired from autox) 1993 MR2 autox car 2002 Ford Excursion DIESEL 4 X 4 1993 Miata (throwout bearing or clutch failure) 1987 Toyota Corolla FX16 Lemons car (needs new head) 1984 Chevy Citation Lemons car (needs a motor)

11-10-2006, 02:09 PM	#363 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	The God of all that is good says: "Enough with this thread already!" Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

11-10-2006, 02:23 PM	#365 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	No...I don't think so. This thread should be it's own website. __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

11-10-2006, 02:26 PM	#366 (permalink)
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11-10-2006, 02:29 PM	#367 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Interesting place that Fark site, now with 100,000 EliseTalk readers! __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

11-10-2006, 01:15 PM	#362 (permalink)
Lotus Babe Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 16	OUCH! So sorry about your car. I just had to change the oil in my Lotus, 'cause I don't trust anyone else. (The closest Lotus dealership is 6 hrs away!) Good luck, and I hope everything works out for you.

11-10-2006, 02:55 PM	#369 (permalink)
flyguyskt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Dakota Posts: 1,534	my 05 with 1200 miles on brought me a check for 40k from the ins.company. touring pack car. extras usually are a loss unless insured seperately! sorry __________________ bourdeaux elise SOLD 2008 toyota yaris hatch...71 volkswagen type 2 with 79 hydraulic type IV 2.0/dual 40 idf webers! faster than a single speed bicycle oh yeah...i apologize in advance to the weak...

11-10-2006, 03:27 PM	#371 (permalink)
Yeti Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 1,038	After all of this you should get a spot on Letterman.

11-10-2006, 03:46 PM	#372 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Not unless he has great legs too: (Like Gwen Stefani) Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

11-10-2006, 03:49 PM	#373 (permalink)
smoseley Bubble Boy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 12,132 Images: 8	Someone should email the pics to Leno. He's a car nut. He'd probably find a way to slip it into his program. __________________ - Steve Transio - Software Development & Web Design, Miami, FL

11-10-2006, 03:57 PM	#374 (permalink)
elisemenow Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Phoenix Area Posts: 5	I can't believe that happened. I'd be beside myself. Hopefully you get a good insurance adjuster and they take care of your claim properly.

11-10-2006, 04:06 PM	#376 (permalink)
master Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: palm beach Posts: 429	All I can say is i've been drinking and when I came back in on thiis thred, all I saw was a quote about a van ? I just want to say,on this forum VAN is a curse word and should not be allowed __________________ "The Good"

11-10-2006, 04:09 PM	#377 (permalink)
LARRY It's a Lotus Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Beverly Hills, Ca. Posts: 17,150	Right. Attached Images __________________ 2005 Saffron Yellow Elise. Stage II Exhaust. 2007 ProBax seats. "We know they're magical and worth every minute we spend on them. The whole Lotus owners' world is like a secret handshake among people who understand that." (R&T)

11-10-2006, 04:29 PM	#378 (permalink)
TerrapinFlyer88 Watch the way I navigate. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Effort, PA Posts: 126	Back on track.... Why hasn't anyone sent this to Leno yet? __________________ Sometimes the songs that we hear, are just songs of our own... "Althea"- 1991-2006 RIP... for now.

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