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huffandpuff00 · 03-29-2012, 01:20 AM

They will send someone out to appraise what the car is worth and if you think it is worth more you have to request that his insurance company send a custom car appraiser to figure what the car is worth.

You also need to have receipts from purchase of the aftermarket parts you have on the car. My 1989 coupe was appraised originally at $1850 and the damage totaled $3127, so I told the other persons insurance I needed to have an appraiser that knew custom cars properly value my car(so it didn't get totaled).

The insurance company was somewhere on the east coast(im west), so they had to call a local custom car appraisal company and have them do a valuation of the car.

Just be aware that this may take a couple of months and might not be worth the extra 200 you get in the end...but maybe you will end up with and extra 1000 and it will be worth your time.

Good luck.

PS my SR didn't matter to the appraiser, it was the aftermarket parts and labor spent to built an equal car.

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03-29-2012, 01:20 AM	#12
huffandpuff00 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: oregon Age: 39 Posts: 835 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	They will send someone out to appraise what the car is worth and if you think it is worth more you have to request that his insurance company send a custom car appraiser to figure what the car is worth. You also need to have receipts from purchase of the aftermarket parts you have on the car. My 1989 coupe was appraised originally at $1850 and the damage totaled $3127, so I told the other persons insurance I needed to have an appraiser that knew custom cars properly value my car(so it didn't get totaled). The insurance company was somewhere on the east coast(im west), so they had to call a local custom car appraisal company and have them do a valuation of the car. Just be aware that this may take a couple of months and might not be worth the extra 200 you get in the end...but maybe you will end up with and extra 1000 and it will be worth your time. Good luck. PS my SR didn't matter to the appraiser, it was the aftermarket parts and labor spent to built an equal car.