Is This the End?

[vt_maverick]

Talked with the adjuster again today... GEICO will pay ACV for my mods so that should be a little over $2K on top of the value of the car. He said the only thing we're waiting on now is for the assessment company to determine the final value of my VX. They already suggested $9,977.25, but the adjuster (without any prodding from me) asked them to take a second look based on the rarity of the color. He said he wasn't sure how much more they might add, but that he definitely agreed with me that there should be some additional compensation for that aspect.

I also committed to buying my VX back for parts - I figure I'll hold onto it until I get a new VX to see if there's anything I need, then go from there.

[rsteinmetz70112]

I know it's been a PITA but it seem to be working out for you.

I hope you get your replacement soon.

[vt_maverick]

Thanks. As I think someone predicted earlier in this thread, getting all this squared away and finding a new VX really has become a second job.

[Petos]

Just read this, vt_maverick, will echo what the rest are saying, the main thing is that you and your beloved ones are ok..

[*]At least as far as front impacts go, the VX is a tough little beast. The whole front of my VX is obliterated but my daughter and I walked away with barely a scratch. The front windshield didn't even so much as crack, nor did any of the other windows. The airbags deployed exactly as they should and did their job well. And the front bumper bar that we mock as being scrawny and rust prone prevented his car from touching my front tire and wheel. I can't speak for a side impact (thank God) but I have to believe this is a pretty safe vehicle, especially to be a 2-door.

I think our car is good withstanding the side impact as well... we here in Russia had a VX accident with right side collision when the driver lost control of his vehicle at full speed on a highway... thankfully, our car has a frame, and that might have saved his life.. see the first picture in the attached..
http://forum.4x4club.ru/index.php?showtopic=75267&st=0

[vt_maverick]

Just got off the phone with the adjuster who is bringing the check by now. The numbers shake out like this:

Total Value w/ Mods: $14,674.08
Salvage Price: $1,400.00

I owe about $4500 on the VX so even after paying off the loan I'll be getting a healthy check. FWIW, I bought my VX in April of 2008 with 22K miles for $14K. About $1,600 of that insurance total value is mods, so figure that means my VX just "sold" in November of 2011 with 73K miles for about $13K. Might be the best evidence yet that our VX's are just around the corner from becoming valuable collectibles.

I'd like to take a second to say a big THANK YOU to Richard Payne of Detailed Driven Autos. GEICO originally offered a little less than $10K, but the adjuster told me that I might be able to appeal that value if I could get a dealer to write up a quote for what he would sell my VX for on his own lot. Though I didn't end up buying a VX from Richard, he still agreed to write up a detailed quote including tax, title, tag, shipping, etc. that I could use against GEICO. And as it turns out, GEICO decided to pay EXACTLY the value on Richard's quote.

So Richard, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP!!!

[VX KAT]

AWESOME TO HEAR ASH! I'm getting tubed on my Lexus accident so rarely do we hear of even remotely "positive" outcome$ from accidents caused by others.....

[vt_maverick]

Yeah I know I'm really blessed, although I have to believe that part of the insurance company's flexibility is probably based on the fact that I was the victim of a multi-offense drunk driver.

[VXjunky]

Ash
thats awesome news...Kat not so much

[vt_maverick]

I don't think so:

http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...threadid=21682

[VXjunky]

whats left of the corpse (gross word)?

[HubEZ]

Seeing this breaks my heart

[vt_maverick]

whats left of the corpse (gross word)?

I traded her to Greg (Buffy) in exchange for his services in installing my 5-speed. He originally hoped to restore her as a race truck or diesel swap but his buddy confirmed the frame was beyond repair. So Greg parted her out to a bunch of folks here and then had her crushed. Hard to imagine that, glad I wasn't there to see it happen. But I'm happy to know that she'll live on in other member's rigs.