[DeTomaso] Damaged Hood and Decklid
johnmckee at cox.net
johnmckee at cox.net
Tue Aug 26 15:33:06 EDT 2008
Art,
Your Ebay parts ad should have that front view picture and be titled, "front left Pre L bumperette for sale." ......
Not sure how you came out in such good shape but damn glad you did!
John
---- astephens <artstephens at charter.net> wrote:
> Thank you Erik,
> I just had regular car insurance. I have been with Wawanesa for twenty
> years. I've insured all my cars with them which also included an 88 Mustang
> and an 88 GMC pick up truck.
>
> Art
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erik Anderson" <eanderson at geotracinternational.com>
> To: "astephens" <artstephens at charter.net>; <michael at michaelshortt.com>
> Cc: "DeTomaso Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:03 AM
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Damaged Hood and Decklid
>
>
> Looks like a lesson can be learned here regarding insurance.
>
> Art, did you have a total loss package? I went with a 19a policy that
> required an appraisal. (The good news for me was that my cat was
> appraised at $25k more than I paid for her!) I pay 1% of the appraised
> value (annually) and, should there ever be an accident, I get 100% of
> the full appraised value. Here is the plan I went with ...
>
> http://www.competition.ca/cinew-customplan.htm
>
> Sorry to hear the news, Art; but if we can all learn from this then I
> think you are making a great contribution to the Pantera community.
> Great to hear that you are already looking for a new cat!
>
> Erik
> #3528
>
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> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of astephens
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:28 AM
> To: michael at michaelshortt.com
> Cc: DeTomaso Forum
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Damaged Hood and Decklid
>
> Thanks Michael,
>
> I bought the car back from the insurance company, I will salvage
> what
> I can. Wawanesa, my insurer, has only offered me only 35K for the car,
> so
> that meant WAR! I feel my car was worth way more than that. I have
> hired
> an appraiser, they have hired an appraiser and both are now looking for
> an
> umpire. I was wearing my seatbelt as I always do. I'm glad I was not
> wearing a harness, had I been, I might not have been able to write
> this
> email. I did not have a roll bar. The roof was crushed on the driver's
>
> side and I think my three point seat belt/shoulder strap allowed my
> torso to
> move to the relatively undamaged passenger side. I was apparently
> unconscious, upside down in the car when I was found. Gas was leaking
> from
> the damaged tank. I had plumbed the fuel from the bottom of the tank,
> which ripped it open. I recently noticed that the tank was also
> punctured
> in another location. There was no fire. No known mechanical failure,
> I
> really don't know what happened, I just don't remember. I will send a
> link
> with pictures. And yes, I have started shopping!
>
> Art
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <michael at michaelshortt.com>
> To: "astephens" <artstephens at charter.net>
> Cc: "DeTomaso Forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Damaged Hood and Decklid
>
>
> > Glad that you are OK! What about the rest of the car, drivetrain,
> > interior, wheels, suspension pieces, anything you can use on another
> > car or sell to help fund another car. Insurance? How are they
> > treating you? Ticket? Any photos of the whole car, were you wearing
> > a seat belt and what was hit, obviously the car protected you, good
> > info for all of us. Any cause attributed to any mechanical failure?
> >
> > Have you started shopping yet?
> >
> > Michael in Savannah
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:42 PM, astephens <artstephens at charter.net>
> > wrote:
> >> Thank you Bob,
> >> I went off the road and bumped my head, I have virtually no
> >> recollection of the accident. I was the only one involved, no
> >> witnesses.
> >> I spent a few days in the hospital with broken ribs and a punctured
> lung.
> >> I've healed up nicely and I'm happy to be alive. I'll be happier
> when I
> >> get
> >> another Pantera!
> >>
> >> Art
> >>
> >>
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> >>> Art,
> >>> Last year when a little gal ran a stop sign I ended up with
> >>> hood & front crossmember damage similiar to yours. After
> >>> checking with all the vendors I ended up getting a new OEM
> >>> factory hood & used crossmember from Kirk @ Amerisport.
> >>> He actually sent me more parts than these just in case
> >>> there was any hidden damage once my bodyman started
> >>> tearing things apart. He even allowed me to return my
> >>> crunched hood to him for credit towards the new one. I
> >>> would highly recommend that you contact Kirk on both
> >>> items although I have no idea if he can help you on your
> >>> decklid. He was very fair to me regarding pricing on the
> >>> parts that I ended up using & what we didn't use was
> >>> just returned to him along with my crunched hood. Have
> >>> him take a look at your pictures & he can probably tell
> >>> you what can be salvaged. BTW, what the he** caused
> >>> that kind of damage?? Hope no one was hurt!
> >>>
> >>> Bob Radefeld
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