So Hit By a Drunk Driver :(

[tom4bren]

Lizard,

Sorry to hear about this & glad you're OK.

If you have a hard time finding a shop up your way & don't mind the distance, I can highly recommend the shop that worked on mine. It's at Quantico, VA. They do Uber quality work but are priced such that I'd only use them for insurance work & not Out Of Pocket repairs.

Tom

[Marlin]

Why can't someone rear end me?! I just need to get smacked, and have it be driveable. Take the insurance money...then I can keep the truck, lock the rear end, make it a permanent trail truck

[Scott Harness]

Why can't someone rear end me?!

me too...AHH...retirement!

[Marlin]

me too...AHH...retirement!

Wait, are you saying you want to be rear ended during retirement? DADT is still in effect for us military folks...

[Hotsauce]

Book value on our trucks is very low.

If the damage exceeds 75-80% of book value the truck will be considered 'totaled' The insurance co will give you a check for that amount only, and you sign the car over to them.

They then sell the remains as scrap. you have first right of refusal on the scrap, and so you can elect to keep it for usually $150 less total payment.

Then, its up to you to repair it or not as you see fit.

John C.

[VX crazy]

Book value on our trucks is very low.

If the damage exceeds 75-80% of book value the truck will be considered 'totaled' The insurance co will give you a check for that amount only, and you sign the car over to them.

They then sell the remains as scrap. you have first right of refusal on the scrap, and so you can elect to keep it for usually $150 less total payment.

Then, its up to you to repair it or not as you see fit.

John C.

Wow, just $150 less? When I totalled mine I had to buy it back for $3500....and that was AFTER I talked them down from $4500 buyback, so they just deducted that from the amount of the truck.

[technocoy]

Just don't settle everything out too quickly, man. I'm glad you are ok, but I can't count the number of friends, etc who thought they were ok for a month or more and then all of a sudden could barely walk or were having sight problems etc from a hard wreck.

I'd take her *** for punitive damages too. She was high as a kite and could have killed you and more. She also destroyed a hard to find collectors item.

Screw her for being drunk and driving. She deserves what she gets.

Good luck man. I hope you recover quickly and don't have any serious issues. Also hope the VX makes a full recovery!

[circmand]

Wow, just $150 less? When I totalled mine I had to buy it back for $3500....and that was AFTER I talked them down from $4500 buyback, so they just deducted that from the amount of the truck.

around the time Obama was having the govt do buybacks on certain vehicles. The VX was on the list and if it was I would bet they were hoping to get ther money back by selling it back. I know we all love our rigs but if it is tha bad I would think twice about restoring it as a salvage vehicle when you can still buy affordable VXes in great condition. I would keep it for parts.

[Mark B]

First, hope you are ok and 2nd hope your VX will be ok.