Lexus GS 430 - DOA
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From: Texas
The insurance company probably got a lot of claims from the same storm. Hopefully they consider it an "act of god" and not raise your premiums.
Just shop around if they raise the rates.
Are you getting another GS?
Just shop around if they raise the rates.
Are you getting another GS?
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Joined: May 2004
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From: California
Originally posted by PHML
Thank goodness its totalled....cuz it will never be the same...even if repaired properly.
One man's trash...is another man's treasure. Any chance of removing and selling OEM parts from that totalled car?
Thank goodness its totalled....cuz it will never be the same...even if repaired properly.
One man's trash...is another man's treasure. Any chance of removing and selling OEM parts from that totalled car?
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From: Waipahu, Waikele, HI
Originally posted by DetMich1
Vultures are circling already! Let's see, 2001 GS43, right? Hmmm, taillights, HIDs, wood trim ashtray, chrome shift bezel, guage surround. How much will insurance give you if you KEEP the car and part it out?
Vultures are circling already! Let's see, 2001 GS43, right? Hmmm, taillights, HIDs, wood trim ashtray, chrome shift bezel, guage surround. How much will insurance give you if you KEEP the car and part it out?
I was looking for 2001+ side mirrors.
If not....i wonder if ur insurance company would reveal the name of the salvage yard that bought the car?
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Joined: Oct 2001
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From: OHIO
Dude...i feel your pain.
I had the exact same thing happen to my 1997 Toyota Avalon. I also learned the hard way that water is not a compressible material.
People must think you must drive insanely fast for that much water to be sucked into the intake.
Folks please rememer that your intake acts as a slight vacuum and it doesn't take much for it to get sucked in.
I chose to repair my car...i shopped around...got a used engine from a salvage yard for about $3000 to avoid going through insurance and getting my premium increased. Once it was repaired, the car was good for another 70,000 miles before i sold it.
A few words of advice, if you are going to swap the engine...make sure you document and get proof that the engine was actually legally purchased (get the VIN #). You will also need to communicate this to the buyer up front as the VIN number on the engine will not match the VIN of the car.
Good luck man.
I had the exact same thing happen to my 1997 Toyota Avalon. I also learned the hard way that water is not a compressible material.
People must think you must drive insanely fast for that much water to be sucked into the intake.
Folks please rememer that your intake acts as a slight vacuum and it doesn't take much for it to get sucked in.
I chose to repair my car...i shopped around...got a used engine from a salvage yard for about $3000 to avoid going through insurance and getting my premium increased. Once it was repaired, the car was good for another 70,000 miles before i sold it.
A few words of advice, if you are going to swap the engine...make sure you document and get proof that the engine was actually legally purchased (get the VIN #). You will also need to communicate this to the buyer up front as the VIN number on the engine will not match the VIN of the car.
Good luck man.
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Joined: Sep 2003
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From: United States
Originally posted by DetMich1
Vultures are circling already! Let's see, 2001 GS43, right? Hmmm, taillights, HIDs, wood trim ashtray, chrome shift bezel, guage surround. How much will insurance give you if you KEEP the car and part it out?
Vultures are circling already! Let's see, 2001 GS43, right? Hmmm, taillights, HIDs, wood trim ashtray, chrome shift bezel, guage surround. How much will insurance give you if you KEEP the car and part it out?
Wow - you have a great attitude!!!!!Any thoughts you may have had about NOT getting FULL coverage are completely washed away now, I bet (no pun intended). Glad to hear that the insurance company is going to take care of you and give you a fair price.
VULTURE PICKINGS: I got dibs on the Wood / Leather steering wheel, and the wood / leather shifter! haha
Last edited by TwentyTen; Sep 11, 2004 at 01:20 PM.
Originally posted by GS4fun
I chose to repair my car...i shopped around...got a used engine from a salvage yard for about $3000 to avoid going through insurance and getting my premium increased. Once it was repaired, the car was good for another 70,000 miles before i sold it.
I chose to repair my car...i shopped around...got a used engine from a salvage yard for about $3000 to avoid going through insurance and getting my premium increased. Once it was repaired, the car was good for another 70,000 miles before i sold it.
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