Should be doable for less than $6K.
And getting that check will depend on what that same jeep would go for in your local used market.
Should be doable for less than $6K.
but I believe it was something around 70% of the vehicle's value (determined by the insurance company).
Funny you said that- I was up at my little shop with a buddy that got one and told him they will total a TJ for that- I don’t know what the angle is or if it’s the fear of all the four-wheel-drive parts and transfer case damage but they will total one of these in a heartbeat.
I’ve had 2 that had rebuilt titles that were absolutely great- one was a recovered theft and one was laid on its side. Totaled with a TJ doesn’t mean creamed.
If you can replace them with stock parts, you can keep them.
If you cant, good luck getting added value. Progressive insurance said my rockjock 60 added no added value to my Jeep.
I've wondered about this a lot. So they said replace it with a dana 35 and you are good?
On high alert for fucktards.
They haven't met me yet, but most people don't push me too far for too long (cept exwives, but that's another thread).
I have a knack for making shit real expensive, real fast when a business tries to stick it in my ass.
Lawyers fees and admin costs add up quick when you have to answer a bunch of letters to the FTC and the state corporation commission on insurance and the attorney general.
Under the law, you have a right "to be made whole" when damaged by someone else's negligence.
You can make me whole by being decent, or by me FORCING you to be decent...do the math and choose wisely.
All I want is a simple fix to my jeep. I could do it myself if you want to pay for my time. But I'm not as cheap or fast as a good body man...or as expensive and slow as a lawyer.
I believe I need a new door, a section of tub cut out and replaced, a little grinding, a THIN coat of bondo and a good paint job and sealer. Should be doable for less than $6K. Let's don't quibble over money you'll spend in court and end up paying me anyway.
I do need to measure the top of the tub and make sure it wasn't shoved in, if it was there might be a little tweaking needed.
So you have the Jeep towed home and acquire the stock parts, throw them on the have it towed back to the place of choice to turn it over to the insurance company?
I've wondered about this a lot. So they said replace it with a dana 35 and you are good?
If you can replace them with stock parts, you can keep them.
If you cant, good luck getting added value. Progressive insurance said my rockjock 60 added no added value to my Jeep.
Might again be another policy issue that varies (this time company policy rather than jurisdiction based).
When I trashed motorcycle years back, they low-balled me half of the market value, but then I almost tripled my reimbursement from that amount because they slipped up and told me if I had receipts I could add those costs one (big whoops by the insurance company—that was back in 2007, so that insurance company may have buttoned up that policy if it bit them in the ass enough).
I believe my current insurance company simply wants to know what items have been added to the vehicle (and the value). I haven't provided them with that info, but my complete guess is that it would raise my insurance "x" amount and credit me for the products in the event I incur a loss.
I don't recall the insurance company that many have suggested in here, but that company allows you to simply tell them what to insure your vehicle for. That makes things simpler if there's a total loss, but I'm not sure how the company handles reimbursing partial losses (in that scenario I'd want documentation showing that I paid for the Dana 60 damaged in an accident).
They didn't know what to do honestly, progressive insurance wrote an estimate with a frame replacement and the labor to do it. However, my frame was outboarded and setup for links not factory leaf springs. So I had some leverage when trying to get my way which was to have them write me a check.
I brought it up early, tried to resolve it as fast I could, and that, they did.
Think of this way, my impression was that if I had a TJ with an LS swap, crashed it, it wasn't my fault, it’s like the LS isnt even in there and might as well been a factory 4.0L to the persons insurance who was at fault.
I’m not sure what their insurance would have done if god for bid the crash caused a bent axle housing and it needed to be replaced. Because their programs say “Dana35 or Dana44” at a cost of what? Maybe $2k. They acted like they wouldnt be able to put an $8k axle through the system, it would reject it and flag it. Bc to their system it doesnt add up.
I would love to hear of other folks here who have one off builds and have been involved in accidents which required aftermarket parts to be replaced like an aftermarket one ton axle or a totaled built jeep with a v8 powertrain.
I have a knack for making shit real expensive, real fast when a business tries to stick it in my ass.
Lawyers fees and admin costs add up quick when you have to answer a bunch of letters to the FTC and the state corporation commission on insurance and the attorney general.
Under the law, you have a right "to be made whole" when damaged by someone else's negligence.
You can make me whole by being decent, or by me FORCING you to be decent...do the math and choose wisely.
All I want is a simple fix to my jeep. I could do it myself if you want to pay for my time. But I'm not as cheap or fast as a good body man...or as expensive and slow as a lawyer.
Damn! Fat fingered a long response on the phone and accidentally thumbed it into the ether.
Basically, I said, We are all (Ok, me) getting worked up over nothing. The old fella's insurance company has been very pleasant and accommodating to date.
They authorized a rental for a month and agreed to extend it if need be, they were very pleasant and understanding when I declined their body shop suggestion because I have experience with them (deer strike) and they suck. Even said they will look at that shop with regards to future business.
They seem to be pleasant and efficient. Hopefully they stay that way.
I still like to et worked up sometimes...
Damn! Fat fingered a long response on the phone and accidentally thumbed it into the ether.
Basically, I said, We are all (Ok, me) getting worked up over nothing. The old fella's insurance company has been very pleasant and accommodating to date.
They authorized a rental for a month and agreed to extend it if need be, they were very pleasant and understanding when I declined their body shop suggestion because I have experience with them (deer strike) and they suck. Even said they will look at that shop with regards to future business.
They seem to be pleasant and efficient. Hopefully they stay that way.
I still like to get worked up sometimes...
I hope you do, and I for one will be taking notes if you win. Getting a lawyer to even TALK to you, paid or not, proved to be difficult.So, let's say you're not in your Jeep, but you're in your original Shelby Cobra with Shelby's actual shit stain on the driver's seat and the dopey bastard backs his Grand Caravan into it.
You have the right to be made whole. It may mean finding Shelby's grandson and having him drop a deuce on a new seat.
The cost is theirs to bear. Often, people cave when some beuracrat trys to tell them their sweet car isn't worth what they think.
My answer to that is, "fuck you."
You are telling me what I would sell you my shit for. You are fulfilling your contractual obligation to assume the risk for your client. Bad decision on your part but not my problem unless you decide to measure weenies in court.
I hate to resort to the court system but thats what its there for.
If I'm right and you push it to court you're gonna lose twice.
What has worked well for me is not to try to get a lawyer to take my case, but to pay him up front for two hours of his ti m e and consult on specific statutes pertinent to the case.
For insurance, the value of everything is negotiable but only to a point, then I drop it in a judges lap.
Before dopey dude hit me, I decided what my jeep was worth. I didn't agree to a discount because there was a careless driver that YOU assumed the risk for.
Sorry about the rant. It's not directed at anybody here. I've just always had a strong reaction to being fucked over by a multi billion dollar company just because most people fold.
I have had good luck looking at a bean counter and saying, "I disagree with your assessment. I intend to make this as expensive as possible if you can't be reasonable."