Totaled 96 SE-R

Thu Feb 14 16:56:02 EST 2019

He had more comments about the B13 race car that was sitting next to the
B14 and suggested that I take the B13 to the local circle track. Will be
interesting to see what the offer is.  I have a $500 deductible.  i am
considering making the B13 street legal with the B14 parts and using that
as a back up car.  It will be a challenge getting that one to pass state
inspection.  However, I guess it's not the best idea to drive a caged car
without a helmet.

On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 4:35 PM David Pertuz <d.pertuz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds like a pretty ideal outcome.
>
> On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 3:00 PM 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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