ARGH! Kansas tourist took me out!

[Solitude]

just remember these words when it comes to talking to the adjuster..

If your insured hadn't hit me.. we wouldn't even need to be negotiating

trust me.. it works wonders when you are asking for what is right

[don moore]

i had to get a lawer to get a fair settelment...he had PROGRESSIVE...thats how I got my VX


sweet post 400

[Joe Isuzu]

sorry for the bad news, I hope things turn out well for you but I think it's wise of you to at least consider the possibility that it may be totalled, I hope it's not but it sounds like a good amount of damage and with parts being difficult to obtain and likely expensive, it may end up being a hefty estimate

[VehiGAZ]

Sorry for your loss, Trudy! If it is the end, use this a nice opportunity to find another VX for yourself. Good luck!

[circmand]

But if it turns out it can't be fixed can you give the site a heads up on where the VX is towed and let us know what may be usable? I really do noy need anything but since parts are rare someone here may need them.

[tom4bren]

Sorry to hear about your woes. Sending you all the positive Karma we can.

[Trudy Carp]

Progressive guy due here today. Upside, I deal with these same Progressive
people here at the body shop so I already know the adjuster and he's not a
unreasonable guy and will be right up front with me about what his company
will or won't do. Progressive figures the car rental costs as part of the total claim, so that's going to screw me. I just completed the estimate and I wrote $3600, so it's only 40% of threshold for a total loss, but a potential car rental bill of $7000 will be the deal breaker.

Ed @ Tynan's Isuzu called again this morning after contacting Isuzu about my parts. Most of the body items are no longer stocked, period, anywhere. I have to place the order with vin# and they have to be "made" at Isuzu's Japan Fabrication Facility. That can be a wait of as long as 6-9 months as I'm sure some of you equally unlucky owners have already discovered.

Lenny Weisberg just put his 01 Charcoal in the local paper for 10k and I called him this morning to see if it was still up for grabs. It has 87k miles and he is the original owner. I plan to push them to buy that one for me if they are going to take mine.

Salvage value could be as high as 7k since it really has so little damage. It will go to Klode Salvage Distribution in Littleton, Co to be listed on their bid sheet. You have to be a body shop, salvage yard, or dealer to even bid on it. That's the downside to letting go of a VX with so many good parts needed by so many good people. Will post an update as more info is available.