TTinGables |
10-12-2000 04:59 PM |
TTales From The Damp Side, part III... (opinions wanted - see text)
Things begin to accelerate. After getting the call that my car was being declared totaled, I had to haul ass to the dealer to get out what I could. Five days sitting in the sun left the car quite aromatic. Mold patches were beginning to form on the leather. Removed various ingredients.
Tonight, the total-loss insurance adjuster calls from State Farm, Terry, very nice. She asks me mileage and sales price. I couldn't find the Monroney, or any paperwork (we're redoing 2 closets, **** everywhere). I give her my dealers number. Ten min. later, he calls, telling me that the agent called him, and he told her my car was $39,300, telling me he exaggerated a bit on my behalf. State Farm deducts .316 per mile as depreciation (incidentally, the girl from State Farm said she could not get a used car average for the TT because none exists yet!).
I only had 3,500 miles on the car, so 3,500 X .316 = $1,106. In State Farm's estimation, my 225 QC which I took delivery of in May, in 6 months had depreciated by little over $1k. Not too shabby! In reality, my car was $38,500, so if they go with his figure today, I should come out even better than before.
Now, I need advice. In addition to the modded silver 225 coupe w/black ebony interior, my dealer can get me, within a week's time, a brilliant black 225 QC with light gray interior, or a denim blue 225 QC with black interior. Your aesthetic opinions are greatly desired.
The silver coupe can be returned to it's stock state except for suspension mods (wheel/tire combo is 18" three piece exotic set-up costing about $4500, so I'm passing on that one). The other two cars would be bone-stock.
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