Make 'em use NADA classics; you will be surprised; average retail is 6750, high retail is 9000.
http://www.nadaguides.com/Classic-Cars/1984/Mercedes-Benz/300D-T/4-Door-Sedan/Values -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On May 2, 2011, at 22:55, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Mike Esh <michael...@me.com> writes: > >> Daughter rear ended a truck with the 84 300D. I anticipate the >> insurance will total it and come in with a low ball offer. It has >> 300,000 mile on it and is in very good condition, new paint, >> suspension, rear end, half shafts, various parts and pieces. What is >> the best way to establish value? Thanks in advance, Mike > > My experience is that with auto insurance, for a total loss they will > pretty readily make an offer that's about at "book value" or maybe a bit > more. Which is fine if the car is new enough that there is a reasonable > book value to be found. For a 27 year old car, no such luck. They'll > probably value the car a bit over its scrap value, which is why I only > carry liability on my old cars; I'm willing to accept the risk of a > total loss on a car that I could replace for a couple of thousand, tops. > > However, there are a few online "classic car" pricing guides. I tried > NADA's "Classic Car" guide and for my 1983 300D it came up with the > following pricing: > > Low Retail: $4,750 > Average Retail: $6,600 > High Retail: $8,850 > > These numbers seem to me to be pure fantasy, but I'd run the quote for > your car and take it in .... what can you lose? > > Also try to document any other recent sales or ads, e.g. eBay, > Craigslist, etc. > > Good luck. > > Allan > -- > 1983 300D > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
