juicee63

Yep.. There will be plenty of crumbs to eat up in Chino

Air Marshall Eldritch

I have not gotten repaid. You will be hearing from my attorney by COB today.

juicee63

What exactly am I repaying you for? Oh sorry , yes I will paypal you for your superior moderation skills.

My attorney will respond to your attorney via COB.

AsianML

Dang! They went through real well. They weren't kidding when they said they went through it with a fine comb. They cleaned it out too well!

Hope you get full restitution.

ChicagoX

Comb?

Looks like a rusty rake to me. *** thieves.

Multiowner

Josh is a Standup Guy. Your welcome.

squidj

I hope everything works out for you. Watching that video made MY head hurt, I can only imagine what you have been feeling. Best of luck to you with your claim against those criminals.

juicee63

Thanks I just got the exterior estimate,

7300.00 ,

They still have not figured out the interior.

Thanks for your support

crazjayz

Dang Juicee, I was CRINGING watching that video. I was just as surprised as you were when that wheel was popped off and you saw the damage done to the flat tire. I'm glad you got the ride back, but honestly, I feel that justice should be served. Not only for the theft of your personal artifacts, but also the treatment of the car. I sincerely hope that whatever legal action you take on behalf of the damage done to your car goes up and beyond the simple price of repairs, or even a replacement. A lesson must be taught here.

cruzinquick

OUCH!! The interior will be an open case because you have to make sure all is still working in a few months. It's not like the exterior, see the paint work and it's all good. I had a custom 2dr tahoe stolen and it was a nightmare. Finally after 6 months was all restored to custom but had an electrical short. Was tired of driving my old pickup and just traded it in.

BTW, got my PP as well. A man true to his word.

Air Marshall Eldritch

It was worth a shot.

juicee63

You had me very nervous.

LOL!!

Im like I know he wanted to help , did he?? shoot stomach started churning.

great a mod loaned me 8500 and I forgot about it ,

juicee63

Thet are trying to weasel out of coveringthe interior.

1. repo agency blames auction lot,
2. Auction lot blames repo.
3. Geico investigatingprior to approving.

Geico approved exterior work and wheels,

This is going to be a long fight, jeez.
Apparantly Manheim jump started my car via the passenger foot well????? They admitted this to geico. How do you get the car started from the passenger foot well?

rarfinancial

Holly Chit man, This is the first time I Read any of this thread, And I thought I was having a hard time at the Texas Mile.... Hey Josh Let go race some where...

bobgodd

I know in my C5 Vette you could bypass the starter relay and it was under the passenger side footwell, but you still had to have a key in the ignition so I dunno, I guess anything is possible.

Glad you got your car back tho!

juicee63

They had a key but still had to go through the foot well, and the just left it dangling.

The battery was fried.

Thanks for the info.

CWW

Unbelievable what they did to your car...

If the insurance co. is hassling you already, then you might want to think about hiring a certified independent adjuster to assess the situation. That way, you're certain you're not getting screwed, and you don't have to just accept whatever lowball offer geico is going to throw at you.

Also, I'd have a lawyer review your insurance contract. I'm not sure it makes any difference for the purposes of paying the claim, who actually did the damage.

Worst-case, you can just sue all three...the auction, the insurance company, and the repo agent. Then their game of pointing fingers at each other won't work.

Uber Wagon

What a mess. I have to believe that there is some sort of paperwork that is handed off between these folks. I can't imagine the auction house taking a car without noting it's condition - and someone else mentioned on here that there is supposed to be an inventory performed by the repo agency, as well.

Sadly - you may just have to sue them all to get access to this information / data. But there has to be something - as the owner of the car - the person with property inside the car and still the title holder - that which you are entitled.

I realize that repo guys don't want to stand around and give you a damage report before they hook your car, but what's to prevent them from saying that the car was like that when they picked it up (assuming they are the ones that did the damage)? Will the ECU store any data that will be helpful with regard to times, etc? And if you can prove something was done while the car was not in your possession with the electrical systems you might be able to bolster your case. i.e. the warning lights were NOT on for x, x, and x until post repo.

I am sure you and your dealer are pursuing these options - but my tech for another vehicle had to testify in a murder case about data that was stored in the ECU to prove the person did drive almost across the country, etc. and what speeds were attained, etc.

cruzinquick

Did geico get you a rental in the meantime? Also how much is the dealer tallying the damages up to? Both int/ext. Man it's not easy and will take alot of your free time that's why I was exhausted by the time mine was done.

juicee63

here is where we are.

1. Exterior, 7300.00

2. Interior just north of 5k

I do have 1500 in rental reimbursement and likely can file a claim with my homeowners for the stolen personal items.

Car is still at Cal Star and likely headed over to body shop for repairs then back to Cal Star for interior.

Most of interior is replacing OEM cracked panels.(wood trim) shift plate.

Soon as I have the word Monday I will post up results.

The Insurance company is trying to pin the loss on a date where I was not covered claiming the Manheim Auction facility admitted all the damage after a search. I called Manheim and they said they told Geico they caused NONE OF THE INTERIOR DAMAGE and it was caused by the RA. The car was coveredFeb-14th-March 5th and re added to my policy March 9th when I decided to get the car back. So Geico is attempting to place ALL the interior damage occuring on March 6th 2009 . This conflicts with everything Manheim stated to them. They stated they "jumped the car through the passenger footwell" on March 27th. The Exterior claim has been approved for 7300. But Geico is trying to weasel out iof covering the interior.

cruzinquick

Where's that little lizard? The adjuster just needs some more convincing. Get his home address and send him a pizza. It usually works especially when hand delivered. The RA company did the damage immediately after taking the car, then manheim did the rest.

juicee63

If they deny the claim it will force them into litigation and actually could benefit my civil claim

So instead of suing two companies Geico would be the third, or at the very least during arbitration we will get statements from Manheim counter to what Geico claims the "Loss date" is.

Wish I had the car today , it is sooooo nice out

cruzinquick

It's always nice in your part of the country. I'll be visiting this summer when it's a 110 here. You should have your car by then and we'll go for a nice cruise and maybe hit the track.

Rock

All monies returned and then some!!!! Thanks

Josh, I'm retuning the overpayment. Don't want it.....buy me drinks when we meet.

Uber Wagon

Having a slight lapse in insurance was NOT a good thing to do.

At our DMV - you have to prove that you had coverage the entire time the car was registered - regardless of whether it was in your possession or not and can only remove coverage if you turn in the plates.

I hope that does not turn out to be a very costly mistake. Moral of this story - Insurance companies are NOT your friend and will spend a great amount of time and effort trying to avoid paying you. Giving them "a legitimate out" is the last thing in the world you want to do. Hope it works out.

And a Homeowner's claim will probably screw you over in rates, or, even get you dropped at renewal time.

It's bad enough to go through this - but to have your car virtually destroyed and have to fight to get it back a second time is terribly time consuming and has to be frustrating.

Any news from the police? That would likely help your insurance claim - as they will be taking statements and those dates will likely be in the report when they talk to someone at Manheim, as I expect they'll be trying to distance themselves from this entire thing.