Totaled 96 SE-R

[James McColl]

I don't know what your insurance companies are like, but when I was in a
province that had private insurance, disclosing mods was enough to deny a
claim for them.

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

> The car is sitting in my driveway so I can take pics. Just had a message
> from the insurance company (USAA) that it will be totaled.  Adjuster said
> that he wanted to talk with me before determining a value.  Do I admit to
> the low-mile engine plus thousands of dollars of aftermarket parts on the
> car if I want to keep it?  My 16yo son ended up with a sore neck and knee
> plus a headache.  Bad timing for him since he has both a state swimming
> championship and a regional track championship this Saturday.
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:16 AM James McColl <james.mccoll at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Your son's ok, from the sounds of it.
>>
>> Do you have pics of the car? It might be worth salvaging. It is
>> definitely worth parting out, if necessary.
>>
>> Mark Schoenholz may have some tips for you. He went through this recently.
>>
>> James
>>
>> On Thursday, 14 February 2019, 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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