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Michael Gersten (michael@denwa.info.com) wrote:
: The car has 76,000 miles, and was purchased in sep 1982 (11.5 years old).
: My insurance agency claims that this car is only worth $1900.

I sense from your description that this car got creamed in an accident
and you have a little dispute going over what it was worth. Been there,
done that.

Anyway, the usual recourse for cars that are off the blue book due to
age is to get one of those photo classified magazines and find similar
cars for sale to support your position on what it's worth. The adjuster
may call those sellers to see if the cars really sold at the advertised
prices. This suggestion came to me from my own claims adjuster a few
years ago, so we were able to settle on a fair price. (Actually I was
trying to prove that the car wasn't a financial total loss so that I
could get it fixed. I did.)

$1900 doesn't sound unreasonable for that model and year, but if it's
mint you should certainly try bargaining it up. Never accept their first
offer anyway, of course. Good luck.

-- Andy