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Dodgefan, I should have remembered by the pictures it was a newer car. Hopefully you'll get somewhere around that figure you posted, would you be satisfied with that? Also, I don't understand why Liberty Mutual would cut off paying for the storage fees, after all, it was their driver who caused the accident and put the car in there, and it is on them to come up with a settlement in a timely manner after liability is established. Now that the car is out of the tow yard and not accruing storage fees, do you think that'll make them move faster or slower in settling with you? Again, good luck for a quick resolution.

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Well, I was fearful after seeing that late model Malibu dash in there, but I agree with Nick, that's a cool dash you put in there, MM!

deep breathing/reg... I'm your father.../deep breathing I love second-gen Corvairs! Please get those pictures up asap, sir.

Shame on you, my brothers, for sticking a Yaris and a Camry on that list. I can see a lot of women choosing a Caliber. I'm surprised at the lack of Subarus, given their historic support for the community. As ever, The VW/Audi presence is not surprising.

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You spent $245 to get the car out of the tow yard? For what? $3600 is probably twice what the car is worth, and that price sounds like they used junkyard parts to try to save it. What if Liberty Mutual doesn't pay that money back to you? They surely would have paid it to the yard to get the car out of there and take it away. All you've done is delay your settlement by making them chase the car around. Go to NADA.com, Kelly Blue Book, etc., to get an idea of what it might be worth. NADA is the site the insurance companies ask us to use to make a quick reference on value if the car is near a total. Click on the "consumer" button and punch in the car's info. EDIT: I just went to check at NADA, and I was right on the money if the car is a '92 with 175k miles. "Clean Retail Value: $1800."

The Power of Kool-Aid

The Blue Bouffant Polka - The Lawrence Welk Orhestra

I have not been a fan of Opel since the Buick Opel by Isuzu.

trousers

Hope you're having a good day, Mr. Fan.

Tawny Kitaen

That is a beautiful Bonneville. The blackwalls and vaned wheelcovers suit it perfectly. The lack of a hood ornament only makes it more of a Pontiac. God I'd love to find a clone of my old '73 Catalina...

Sparta

I enjoyed it as well. Funny, and quite a few cameos, too.

...and the thread shall be titled: "A Cavalcade of Collonnades"... did I spell that right? FIXED!

The wild Russian chick with all the porn links?

I heard some so-so reviews, but I like Adam Sandler, and it looks like the movie beat Harry Potter for the weekend take. Has anyone seen it? Anyone planning to? Let me know what you think.

Cancer is horrible. Our family had to watch it take two of our members. I saw parts of her Larry King interview, she was very brave. I think her son (or stepson) is a pastor at a gay church, he was on as well.

From what I understand, here in PA, AAA does not always pay for accident tows, only mechanical breakdowns. Not sure about MA. My advice would be to settle and let the car go. Where are you going to park a totalled Prizm, and what are you going to do with it? When a car is totalled here in PA, the insurance company purchases the car from the owner for retail value and receives the title. That is why they take the car, it's theirs. It is then sold for parts to a junkyard. The insurance company doesn't sell the parts at a profit, they sell the whole car to the yard for a salvage value, which is much lower than retail. Insurance companies would go broke if they took some people's emotions into account. If the car is totalled, let it go and move on. I apologize for being so blunt, but dragging your feet after you hear from them won't necessarily be good for you in the end. Right now, storage charges at the tow yard may be accruing. No one wants to let this go on longer than necessary, because every day this goes unsettled it is costing more. One reason why liability has not been settled is the insurance company may not have taken an official statement from you or the truck driver... or they may be waiting for the police report or other official paperwork. It should be simple to assign liability once the paperwork is in to them. I would take the rental because it is clear they were at fault, they just need to get all the information they need. It is not always the insurance company's fault when things take longer than we want. Believe me, we've had cars, totalled and not totalled, sit on our lot for weeks waiting for the insurance company to evaluate them, and the delay is usually because one of the drivers hasn't gotten back to them, or the police agency is working at a snail's pace. I don't mean to sound like I am 100% for the insurance companies, I'm not. They each have so many rules and idiosyncracies for the way they want their estimates written it is unreal. Our shop has Direct Repair contracts with 13 different companies, and it is hard to keep everything straight as far as their procedures go. Some of them I do not agree with. Good luck in a speedy resolution, Dodgefan.

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