Re: Off Topic: Update on the lose of my car....

[David Strope <dstrope@erols.com>]

And then the dealer will ask; "has this car ever been in
an accident?". A Yes means an even lower trade-in value.


Greg Wright wrote:
> 
> Well, just in case you are following the saga.
> 
> I talked to the adjuster today. We are looking at around
> 9K-12K in damage from my accident on I-520. If you
> remember I ran into the back of a Ford Explorer. Not only
> did I total the front of the car but I put a buckle in the
> roof and bent the frame so that the passenger door won't
> open. Looks like I will be without my Jetta for 2 weeks.
> 
> Now the good news. As you might remember, this accident
> happened just as I was going to trade it in on a new '98
> Classic Green GLX/All Weather/Leather. At the time they
> were not going to give me much of a trade in value for
> the car because of the mileage( 31K in two years), the
> front tires needed replacing, and someone bent the
> driver's side rear quarter panel and lifted the paint.
> But, at the time of the accident I had a bra on and PIA
> fog lights. They said that they will fix all the damage
> and just not replace the fog lights or bra. So, it looks
> like I will have a car with no rock chips in the hood or
> windshield, new tires up front, and no dings anywhere to
> trade in.
> 
> New GLX here I come,
> greg.
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