Totaled 96 SE-R

Thu Feb 14 16:24:42 EST 2019

Nice.

Sounds like someone with some car smarts.

On Thursday, 14 February 2019, Wade Jackson <srwadet at gmail.com> wrote:

> Spoke with the insurance guy who inspected then totaled the car.  He
> wanted to know if I have done any major updates to the car in the last 12
> months.  I told him that I reconditioned the car with lots of new parts
> (including engine) 20,000 miles ago but that was several years ago.  He
> asked if I was considering keeping it.  I said yes and he agreed to make
> the price to retain the car a "minimal amount."
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 12:08 PM David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'll probably get an agreed-value policy for my 911, and I've thought
>> about it for my Saab, too. And there are a lot more NLA parts on an old 900
>> than on an SE-R! Like getting replacement Canadian-spec Euro headlamp
>> lenses.
>>
>> David
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 11:01 AM Lawrence Weeks <lweeks at anabasis.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ouch. Sorry to hear this Wade.
>>>
>>> In my experience (Allstate) they didn't care about any parts on the car.
>>> I got my first NX (the one that burned!) back for a nominal salvage fee off
>>> the insurance check. USAA likely won't care either, but I wouldn't mention
>>> anything other than that it has a low mileage engine in it. For the most
>>> part, insurance companies consider maintenance not something that increases
>>> value.
>>>
>>> I also parted out one NX, and took the wheels from it. When it came time
>>> to get the chassis hauled away, I moved it to the flatbed truck with an
>>> engine hoist and a couple floor jacks. and then the truck pulled it up the
>>> bed. IIRC the driver had a dolly that we put the nose on. That same NX had
>>> been stolen here in Chicago, and was found on the south side with the
>>> wheels stolen. The city had dragged it up off the ground with less care...
>>>
>>> Regarding insurance, coming from the world of boats -- has anybody here
>>> looked at agreed value insurance for older/classic cars (such as Grundys)?
>>> No haggling, if the car is totaled, you simply get the agreed value. My
>>> sailboat has an agreed value policy.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:32 AM Wade Jackson <srwadet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Eric, that would be your old JWT S3 ecu in the car.  :)
>>>> Does anyone still want the parts from a 23yo car?
>>>> The car survived 100+ track days without a dent.  Really hate to see it
>>>> go like this!
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 11:08 AM Eric Waterman <eric.waterman at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Salvage yard suspension and space saver wheels should help get it on a
>>>>> tow truck.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:03 AM David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wade,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm glad your son is OK, but I'm sorry your car got totalled. If it
>>>>>> were mine I would definitely pull all the aftermarket parts I could off of
>>>>>> it, but wheels and suspension will be tough when it comes to getting it
>>>>>> hauled away. I don't think you'll likely get any trouble from your
>>>>>> insurance company (I've never dealt with USAA, though - I'm on State Farm)
>>>>>> but if you want to keep the parts you may be best off agreeing to a salvage
>>>>>> value and keeping it, then stripping everything you want. I dealt with
>>>>>> something similar when my dad died in 2005. He had had a minor off-road
>>>>>> excursion shortly before he died and the car appeared to be largely OK,
>>>>>> until I discovered that the transmission case was cracked. State Farm
>>>>>> totalled it, and I pulled off a few of the easy things - JWT ECU, strut bar
>>>>>> - before they towed it away. I would have loved to keep the wheels but
>>>>>> obviously couldn't.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> David
>>>>>> Chicago
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 8:56 AM Wade Jackson <srwadet at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Son rear ended an SUV on a slick road this week.  The front end is
>>>>>>> crushed, and both air bags went off.  I assume the insurance company will
>>>>>>> total it.  What do I do now?  The car is full of aftermarket parts and was
>>>>>>> in great shape.  The chassis has 307k miles, but the B14 motor only has 20k
>>>>>>> miles and the transmission about 70k miles.  Is it worth parting
>>>>>>> out?  Anybody care about these cars anymore?  I searched the internet and
>>>>>>> only found one for sale in the nation. Could not find any for sale on the
>>>>>>> forums either.  I still have my B13 race car so I could take off some parts
>>>>>>> to use for spares.  Unfortunately, the race car has not been run in 7
>>>>>>> years. How would I even get the B14 to the junk yard without wheels and
>>>>>>> suspension.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anybody have any advice?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Wade
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>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Eric
>>>>>
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>>> Lawrence Weeks                                    lweeks at anabasis.net
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