Gm is self insured. I'm sure that at least part of the reason for this is to prevent the EV-1s being salvaged by anybody but them.
Oh yeah, I don't know about where you live but around here the insurance companies won't allow you to buy your own totaled vehicle, not even at the puiblic auctions. Edward Ang wrote: >How about reporting an accident? Tell the insurance >company to total it and tell them you will buy from >them. GM gets the money, insurance company saved its >money, you get the car. Then, you register it as a >salvaged title. > >Ed Ang > >--- Peter VanDerWal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>You can't "lose" a car. What did you do, leave it >>in your pants when >>you sent them to the cleaners? If you say you left >>it out front and it >>was gone in the morning, they will tell you to >>report the car as stolen >>(how else did it disapear?). >> >>If you say you drove it off a cliff into the ocean, >>they will say no >>problem it's insured. By the way which cliff? so we >>can recover it. >> >>They simply won't allow you to buy it, they will >>demand it back or >>prosecute you for theft, fraud, etc. >> >>jerry dycus wrote: >> >>> Hi Adam and All, >>>--- Adam Kuehn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>>jerry dycus wrote: >>>> >>>>>>As are many other lesees, he's >>>>>>contemplating all thea couple times >>>>>> >>>>>>possible options for keeping (like having some >>>>>>'steal' it, etc.)... >>>>>> >>> I didn't say this , it was the first poster, >>>kidding. >>> I did not say to make a false police report >>>either. >>> I said to tell them, GM Finance, you lost it. >>>Then you say it was your fault and offer to pay for >>>it. No insurance company nessesary. >>> The most they can do is have a court force you >>> >>to >> >>>come up with it. If you offer to pay for it they >>> >>can't >> >>>say they lost any value, thus no harm. And since >>> >>they >> >>>have pay-offs for wrecked, stolen cars they can't >>> >>say >> >>>they don't let others pay-off. >>> It can be legally lost in the same way >>> >>political >> >>>ads are done for other people so you really don't >>> >>know >> >>>where the car is. >>> If you pay the value for it it is yours. They >>>can't charge you for something, you pay it and then >>>say you stole it. You have the receipt. They would >>> >>be >> >>>laughed out of court. With the receipt titling is >>>easy. >>> My advice to see a lawyer was so it was done >>> >>the >> >>>right way, legally. >>> I never said to dis-obey a law. But anyone >>> >>who >> >>>knows about laws, contracts, knows there are legal >>>ways around them. That's what lawyers are for. >>> So be careful about assuming, >>> jerry dycus >>> >>>>This is just plain wrong. There are at least >>>> >>three >> >>>>legal criminal >>>> >>>>You are obviously civilly liable, regardless of >>>> >>and >> >>>>in addition to >>>>any criminal offense. >>>> >>>>GM's acceptance of the payment changes your civil >>>>and criminal >>>>liability not one jot. >>>> >>>>> I'm not a lawyer so check with yours, >>>>> >>>>Best advice of the post. As stupid and >>>>anti-consumer as GM's policy >>>>is, there is simply no way to legally keep the car >>>>at or before the >>>>expiration of the lease unless you enter into a >>>> >>new >> >>>>contract with GM. >>>> >>>>-- >>>> >>>>-Adam Kuehn >>>> >>> >>>__________________________________________________ >>>Do you Yahoo!? >>>New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! >>>http://sbc.yahoo.com >>> >>> >>> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! >http://sbc.yahoo.com > > >
