Totaled 96 SE-R

[David Pertuz]

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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>>> Eric
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