Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.consumers Subject: Re: after accident? (Liberty Mutual Ins.) Message-ID: <404@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-May-85 17:10:44 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.404 Posted: Tue May 7 17:10:44 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 9-May-85 00:15:28 EDT References: <1137@phoenix.UUCP> <986@vax1.fluke.UUCP> <1173@amdcad.UUCP> <565@spp2.UUCP> <290@osiris.UUCP> <417@rduxb.UUCP> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 31 Xref: linus net.auto:5642 net.consumers:1691 Summary: >> and NEVER fix a car when it can be totaled. The last serious problem I had with my car was a fire under the hood. Because it happened during fire season in a public park, the Fire Department decided to drown it (they used a hose the size of a sewer pipe, or so it seemed at the time). The repair shop wanted to total it and the insurance company (State Farm) gave me a very hard time about paying off. My personal opinion (as a licensed mechanic) was that the car wasn't that badly damaged and should be repaired. After some argument I got the repair shop to replace the carburetor, clean the water out of the cylinders, change the oil, and give it a tune up. Result: the car now runs better than ever. The insurance company finally paid up on all charges (towing and repair), a total of $360. Background and side lights: The car is a 1967 Chevy II station wagon with a '78 engine in it. I now have a new insurance company (20th Century). I carry legal minimum insurance plus fire, theft, and vandalism. The only claims I've had since buying the car in '75 have been the theft of my drive shaft (I kid you not), the fire, and a slashed tire. Moral: It's nearly always cheaper to fix a car than to replace it. -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe