Originally Posted by Franc Rauscher
Glad to hear you are staying with the 6 spd John. As much fun as crumpy's SRT is to drive, I miss the rowing part and always glad to get back into mine.
Your uninsured driver is a hoot, now that your carrier came thru. I'm out 5 grand over an uninsured driver out on his 3rd DUI. Found out this week his restitution payments are no longer coming because,
he cannot seem to hold a job. So the court released him from the obligation.
It just never seems fair for those who play by the rules.
Kim is OK I presume. Glad to hear that.
I'll see you in January as the deal with our new client is a go. Hope you are into your new Crossie by then.
I'm eyeing a white on near Dallas at the moment... hoping all comes through on that one.
My insurance company is handling everything proactively and professionally, no complaints so far but we still haven't reached a verdict on the value of my car.
For me to replace mine, (2005 white coupe, 6MT, <60,000 miles, two-tone interior) I'm looking at an average sale price of $13,800 based on Auto-Trader.com
The number was the same whether I canvassed a 500 mile radius or an unlimited mile radius. Edmunds TMV puts my car at $12,500.
I'm going to push for $13,500 for my car, but won't take a dime less than $13,000.
The pattern I'm noticing is Edmund's TMV is ~$2,000 less than the average sale price of the same vehicle on the car sales websites. For example, the TMV of the roadsters I'm looking at is $14,500... Average online price is $16,800. Same pattern applies to my car as a direct replacement.
Kim is OK, as am I, but she's still got a bruised foot from the sprain and her back is in a great deal of pain. This was documented on the ER visit one hour after the wreck, and the police report indicates the same. I have an annoying "twinge" in my back between my shoulder blades but nothing as painful as what she's experiencing.
Farm Bureau is covering it all and they waived my uninsured deductible, so at the moment I'm out-of-pocket $0. My agent said they would sue him for the damages and suspend his license until he pays.
Kim and I are considering an attorney as well. Basically have to present the facts to him and see if it's worth messing with (I hate the thought of suing someone but it's been advised for me to do so by countless folks). I'm not looking to get a yacht, I just don't want to be paying Chiropractor bills ten years from now for the injuries sustained in this wreck.
Thank you for the kind words, Franc. You'll have to grab dinner with me and Kim when you swing through.