They found the remains of my car yesterday in Arlington.
Just the frame and the steering wheel. :cry:

So, what prices have people seen stock 97 Type Rs with under 30k miles going for in the past couple of years?
I need to make sure I get a fair settlement from the insurance company.

 

Try to get near or above 15k for the car from the Ins Co, It might be a stretch but start high and you might be a winner in the end.

 

Well I just got my first peek at what's left of my car:

http://www.cstone.net/~haden/TypeRShell.html

It was found at 4301 Columbia Pike in Arlington, VA.

 

Holy crap.. That really sucks man.. Looking through those pictures, I feel your pain. I hope you can find a nice replacement.. they are out there.

 

depending on your insurance company, if it hasnt been totaled out yet, sometimes you can actualy make them restore your car to its original condition before it was stolen. Not only does this save you the trouble of getting a new R, but it will keep your title from being branded if you were planing on keeping whats left.

 

omg that totally brought back nightmares of my 2nd crx. but in my case they left the engine block, tranny, and wheels (i had 4 differeng lug nuts :lol: on my stock wheels). at least they kept the body panels in decent condition they diddnt leave anything on my car doors, hatch, fenders, hood bumpers, ROOF (looked like they took a sawzall to it). anyways i hope you find a replacement if they dont put your car back together. hey theres gotta be some hope my GF just wrecked her rodeo and had$12k worth of damage to it and the thing is valued at $16k and they are putting it back together (makes no sense but they are paying for it we aint).

ryan

 

For my insurance settlement of my stolen '98 ITR, I put together a list of ITR's that had been advertised for sale, then contacted the seller to determine just what they got (I found previous owners cooperative once I explained that it was for insurance settlement and nothing else). Once the adjusters realized that the ITR is rare, they were willing to negotiate an amount that I was happy with. In the end, my settlement (which includes the sales tax associated with whatever value you agree to) was about $1k less than I paid for the car just 9 months earlier back in 1999. Don't just go by what you think its value is, the insurance adjuster will need to see documentation of how you arrived at whatever value you feels is appropriate. Good luck.

 

That sucks mang. My friends don't seem to understand why I lock my 00 Si everywhere I go. I still need to get a new alarm because the stock one is weak IMO. Hope they didn't rip it for parts either. I hate thieves

 

:cry: That's really sad...I don't know what I'd do if my car was stolen. Arg...why can't people just leave these cars alone.

 

off topic but how do you use a PO BOX instead of using a address im compleetly clueless