Brad - Your parents really need to consult with a lawyer and their own insurance company. This is especially important if there are any medical bills. Don't get me wrong, I'm 100% against frivolous legal action and am a staunch support of tort reform, but they need to be extremely careful.
Karl Groves Master Certified CIW http://www.karlgroves.com Will Work For Parts: http://chevelle.karlcore.com/detail.php?id=3 > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Waller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 6:27 PM > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] OT: hybrids > > Quick update. The other insurance company (Allstate) called > my dad and asked to have medical bill sent to them, and > offered him $15 a day for loss of use of his car. Initial > estimate is $12-$14K to fix the car and TWO MONTHS! I'm > guessing the parts are not readily available... > > Brad Waller > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 6:11 AM > > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] OT: hybrids > > > > Brad, > > > > I was thinking the exact same thoughts. Please keep us, or me, > > updated. > > > > Rich > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: mike f <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: Feb 6, 2006 3:17 PM > > >To: The Chevelle Mailing List <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> > > >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] OT: hybrids > > > > > >Wow! Give our best regards for you're folks and keep up > > >informed,please? Unless the forum does not wish this non chevelle > > >related materials, please let me know off-list? > > > > > > > > >mike > > > > > >--- Brad Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> > From: Karl Groves > > >> > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] OT: hybrids > > >> > > > >> > Firstly, anyone who buys a brand new car off the > > >> lot is throwing away > > >> > thousands of dollars right off the bat. That is > > >> money that you'll never > > >> get > > >> > back. And hybrids are typically much more > > >> expensive than > > >> > regular cars of the same size. > > >> > > >> I will know if this is true pretty soon. My parents just had an > > >> accident in their Prius over the weekend and I bet it will be > > >> totaled out. When they get their settlement, we will > know how much > > >> value they really lose. When they bought, used Prius' > were going > > >> for very close to the price of new ones because demand was high. > > >> > > >> MSRP is around $21-22K, and used prices are around $20-$21K. If > > >> they got to drive for a year and only lost a thousand bucks, I > > >> think that is a great deal as far as any car is concerned. > > >> > > >> They got T-boned by a lady in a late '90s Jimmy. > > >> She drove away with bumper > > >> and minor front end damage. Both doors and the center support > > >> pillar were damaged, and the side air-bags went off. > Neither of my > > >> parents were injured other than sore muscles. I'm sure > the air bag > > >> saved my mom from major injury, as the door hit her in > the hip, but > > >> the airbags kept her head and shoulders from hitting the side of > > >> the car and/or window. Their car would not work, because the > > >> designers must have set something up to keep it from turning on > > >> after an accident. Sort of like the fuel shut off > switches on cars > > >> with electric fuel pumps, this is the same thing, but for the > > >> electric drive. > > >> > > >> Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > >> > > >> '66 Corvette | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes > > >> | 245/45/16 BFG R1 > > >> '67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | F-Body Brakes > > >> | 275/40/17 Kumho MX > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
