>My parked 88 Verde was seriously hit & totaled by a drunk driver. Dealing >with his insurance company to get a true market value for this car is >proving a little difficult.
Ouch. Sorry to hear it. Make sure you buy it back so somebody can grab the interior, motor, transaxle, ... >Given the fact that +/- 900 Verdes were imported from 87 - 89 and that few >exchange hands it is hard for the insurance company, or me for that matter, >to find current sales information. WA state insurance laws only allow the >insurance companies to use current sales information..NADA price guides or >others are not used. Well, low and behold the insurance came up with a >couple of obscure sales on Craiglists for $1500 and $2000. They are >offering me $1800 for my car. Mine isn't a perfect example, but >mechanically sound, straight, descent paint, slightly worn interior, and >just a hint of rust under the back lights. 153K on the odo but the car runs >smoothly.one of the quietest 12V V-6's you've ever heard. no valve noise. A >good $5k - $6.5K example in my estimation. While I am researching the >sales examples that were provided (to refute), I am also reaching out to the >Alfa community to ask for anyone that has bought or sold a Verde within the >last year, and would be willing to contact me directly via email so that I >can collect information to provide to the insurance to gain appropriate >value for my totaled car. I don't have a recent copy, but the SCML (Sport Car Market Letter) price guide used to be a pretty good indicator. It's supposedly based on recent sales. bs -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
