Whats gonna happen?
07-01-2009, 06:56 AM
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Whats up guys. So i've always had a dream of owning a turbod s2000, and last week I thought it was about to come true. I sold my CBR600rr and my lsvtec del sol, and I found a beautiful s2000 turbo in West Palm Beach. So I flew down there last Tuesday to check it out. It was a 2000 silver 50,000 miles on the car 6,000 on the sleeved and ported motor and put down 501whp at 15psi. To say the least it was bad ass!
So I bought the car on Friday and started driving it back to va. I was just going to drive in 6 hr increments and stop in between because i was with my girlfriend too and she wanted to have a chill drive. So we get 5 hrs into the trip and the most unexpected/worst situation happened to us. All of my gauges read fine so I thought everything was fine. All of a sudden a fireball kicked out of the vents cut on the hood! So i pulled the car over as fast as possible and got the hell out and as far away as i could, because at this time there was a constant flame shooting out of my hood. The fire department said that the fuse box melted causing the fire.
Do you guys think insurance is going to try dick me or will they settle fairly?
my mind wont settle with the thought that i might of just lost 13 grand, has anyone had any experience with insurance and car fires?
So I bought the car on Friday and started driving it back to va. I was just going to drive in 6 hr increments and stop in between because i was with my girlfriend too and she wanted to have a chill drive. So we get 5 hrs into the trip and the most unexpected/worst situation happened to us. All of my gauges read fine so I thought everything was fine. All of a sudden a fireball kicked out of the vents cut on the hood! So i pulled the car over as fast as possible and got the hell out and as far away as i could, because at this time there was a constant flame shooting out of my hood. The fire department said that the fuse box melted causing the fire.
Do you guys think insurance is going to try dick me or will they settle fairly?
my mind wont settle with the thought that i might of just lost 13 grand, has anyone had any experience with insurance and car fires?
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ooo thats rough. i think it would depend on if they view the mods that are done to the car as being the culprit of the fire.....
Assuming you had full coverage (comprehensive and collision) on your other cars you have 30 days to inform them of your new car purchase, so you'd be covered. If you had liability only on your old car you're fucked.
As for the value of the car... you should be able to show them what you paid for the car and list out all modifications. Since you just purchased it and can effectively show market value for the car in it's pre-accident condition they should cover you the purchase price.
Other wise you need to list out all modifications and figure out an approximate dollar value. Then take 30--40% of the value of the mods and add that to the fair market value of a stock car.
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oh wow, that fucking sucks.
your shit CAUGHT ON FIRE.
it just doesn't get any worse than that. i hope you at least get some kind of decent settlement, considering you got 5 hours of enjoyment out of it.
God that sucks. +rep because i wouldn't wish that shit on my worst enemy.
ok, maybe i would, but i don't know you and i can't imagine how i'd feel if that happened to me.
your shit CAUGHT ON FIRE.
it just doesn't get any worse than that. i hope you at least get some kind of decent settlement, considering you got 5 hours of enjoyment out of it.
God that sucks. +rep because i wouldn't wish that shit on my worst enemy.
ok, maybe i would, but i don't know you and i can't imagine how i'd feel if that happened to me.
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That's false.
Assuming you had full coverage (comprehensive and collision) on your other cars you have 30 days to inform them of your new car purchase, so you'd be covered. If you had liability only on your old car you're fucked.
As for the value of the car... you should be able to show them what you paid for the car and list out all modifications. Since you just purchased it and can effectively show market value for the car in it's pre-accident condition they should cover you the purchase price.
Other wise you need to list out all modifications and figure out an approximate dollar value. Then take 30--40% of the value of the mods and add that to the fair market value of a stock car.
Assuming you had full coverage (comprehensive and collision) on your other cars you have 30 days to inform them of your new car purchase, so you'd be covered. If you had liability only on your old car you're fucked.
As for the value of the car... you should be able to show them what you paid for the car and list out all modifications. Since you just purchased it and can effectively show market value for the car in it's pre-accident condition they should cover you the purchase price.
Other wise you need to list out all modifications and figure out an approximate dollar value. Then take 30--40% of the value of the mods and add that to the fair market value of a stock car.
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Re: Whats gonna happen?
That's false.
Assuming you had full coverage (comprehensive and collision) on your other cars you have 30 days to inform them of your new car purchase, so you'd be covered. If you had liability only on your old car you're fucked.
As for the value of the car... you should be able to show them what you paid for the car and list out all modifications. Since you just purchased it and can effectively show market value for the car in it's pre-accident condition they should cover you the purchase price.
Other wise you need to list out all modifications and figure out an approximate dollar value. Then take 30--40% of the value of the mods and add that to the fair market value of a stock car.
Assuming you had full coverage (comprehensive and collision) on your other cars you have 30 days to inform them of your new car purchase, so you'd be covered. If you had liability only on your old car you're fucked.
As for the value of the car... you should be able to show them what you paid for the car and list out all modifications. Since you just purchased it and can effectively show market value for the car in it's pre-accident condition they should cover you the purchase price.
Other wise you need to list out all modifications and figure out an approximate dollar value. Then take 30--40% of the value of the mods and add that to the fair market value of a stock car.
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Just out of curiosity... What did the old owner say?
I've always been curious if something like this happens is there anything the buyer can do... Since it was literally on the drive home? I know "buyer's beware" but damn...
I've always been curious if something like this happens is there anything the buyer can do... Since it was literally on the drive home? I know "buyer's beware" but damn...
