Thank you State Farm!
 

First of all for fixing Penny. We're in the last week of repairs and I should have her back this weekend. Then she goes to get some interior work. Total bill for the repairs is over $34,000.. yikes!

I wonder if the guy's companie's premium went up?


Oh, and thanks to State Farm for buying me a set of new seats.. this is where I spent my "settlement" money.

http://picsorban.com/upload/recaro.jpg

best seats out there and I've ran them in this fabric on my last two cars, might as well continue the tradition.

I would also like to say that State Farm was EXCELLENT to deal with. Once they understood the car they took care of me and "did the right thing". They never tried to screw me and the adjuster I talked with was always pleasent and very nice (ie, empathetic). They get a big gold star on this one!

I LOVE those seats! Mark has them in Camaro X and I was surprised how comfortable the were. :thumbsup:

Good to hear that State Farm was good to you. Nothing worse than an insurance nightmare.

I'd love to have State Farm in MA or any of the others that are advertised here that we can't have because they're over-regulated to the point where they can't do business here. Mine fights me on everything, including replacement windshields from stone chips.

I've yet to hear one negative comment about State Farm, that's awesome Steve! I'm glad everything worked out.

34K I'd loved to see that estimate. You did great Steve. I deal with every insurance company out there and they are always cutting the repairs.

Good to hear Steve!! I've had SF my whole driving life (20 yrs.) and they have always been great. They were also the best priced for my street bikes. It wasn't untill the camaro came along that I had to go to Grundy,,,but the DD's and home are still with SF!!

Love the seats and can't wait to see her at the show!! :thumbsup:

you lucky guy you.

good to hear that they took care of you. The one accident I was in that involved insurance was a night mare. spent 2 weeks fighting over who's fault it was. I mean, an 85 year old woman passed out and crossed the stripe. pretty cut and dry. In the end they footed the bill for the rental and my truck..

On a side note, Steve, Is there any way I could get you to measure those seats for me? I'm trying to make some 1/12th scale replica's of some similar seats.

Well, If I was really lucky I wouldn't have been hit and lost 5-6 months of the best driving time with my car.

But I guess it worked out as good as it could have. :)

Sure deal.. but I'm pretty sure there are engineering diagrams of the seats (with measurements) on Recaro's website. If you don't find them shoot me a PM

yeah those so cal winters really suck...... might rain what...2, maybe 3 times...for a few minutes:D

sooooooooo can i atleast have the boxes these came in for my seats? :rofl:

Hello Steve! Great at all went smooth with Penny!

What recaros are those? What tracks did you used with em ?

And one question from totally outerspace- there was 3 point seat belt tech story few issues ago in PHR . What was the "billet" the steering wheel in that car (fairlaine?) ?

Your answers in reverse order. lol

The seat belt story was on the Chevelle, not the Fairlane. I don't recall the steering wheel but I think it was either a Budnik wheel or it could be the new "retro" looking GRANT wheel.

The Fairlane has a wood rimmed Grant wheel but it's more modern looking and I haven't done a seatbelt story on this car, yet.

The Recaros are the "speed" model with the Artista centers. Sliders are Recaros and the brackets are by Wedge Engineering in Long Beach, CA.

Hey Steve are you using State Farm on Penny? When I spoke to my agent she tells me that she cannot do a agreed value on my car even with an apprisal. Now im looking at classic insurance.

The other guy had State Farm.

No, the guy that hit me had State Farm.

Farmers told me they now do Agreed Value but I want to see it in writing first. I hear State Farm was going to it, just a rumor.

Steve penny is turning out better than before
the recaros are classy :thumbsup:
The paint work is super from those pics youve showed us I imagine how nice it is in real time viewing

Thanks for you quick reply! Yes yes it was a chevelle - what moran i am :faint: I had to check the steering wheel from budnik and grand- from front of the windshield it looked really sharp!!

Okay-lets go google :)


I hope you dont mind me following your good steps:hail:

steve, what company is penny insured through?

Us adjusters are not to bad to deal with sometimes. LOL.

I work for nationwide we offer an agreed value policy. We also offer an OEM endorsement (you have a wreck you get brand new parts, no used, no a/m, no recon) adds 6% to premium.

Did you get any diminshed value out of them? Since the car doesnt have all of its OE panels ad was involved in an accident?:thumbsup:
Its not that big of deal its not like anyone could car fax it..ha ha

Seats look good!:thumbsup:

Steve, I dropped off the gauge panels for Scott's party at your office today. You were not around so I left them with the girl up front.

I'm glad it all worked out for you Steve and Penny is alive and well once again. Look forward to seeing it @ SEMA. Love the seats also. I'm thinking about running those in the 55...That is if I ever get it done!

Brent

Thanks, I will bring them to the lat-g SEMA party! :thumbsup:

I can't tell you how nice it is the see the car getting fixed. Today the tank went in and the new brakes went on. new glass is in and the tail-lights along with the Larry gas cap were installed. Getting close. Sometime next week she goes for interior work (not much) then the best alignment money can buy.

Can someone tell me why I shouldn't drive the damn thing to SEMA? Seriously, I hate f'ing trailers... it's only 250 miles.. through nothing.. that's hardly a half tank of gas. lol

500 miles to a tank... wtf?

drive it...... if its got bugs splattered all over it, i will buy you a lap dance.

Can't wait to see it...Drive it

You cant take beer while driving :cheers:

State Farm is a good company
 

ranked #1 in claims paying last year by JD Powers. How do I know...I am a State Farm agent.

How dirty can a car get drving 250 miles with no rain? Tape up the front and lower fenders and do a mini Cannonball run. What is the record? Would make a cool story as well.

19 gallons.. 24 mph (highway).. = 456 miles

I forgot that I didn't go with the 22 gallon tank.. my bad ;)

Lap dance? hmmm....

I got spooked by the "What happens if some 2x4 falls off a truck and hits the car, then Wilwood will be screwed" scenarios people kept tossing out.

Conundrum ???
 

The car guy in me says: drive the hell outta it back and forth...

But, the responsible business guy in me says: do what you need to do to ensure you meet your sponsors obligations and don't leave them hanging if you aren't positive you'll get it there as promised.

AND THEN - drive the hell outta it on the way home...

Responsibility - what a drag. You'll do the right thing.

Best o Luck and enjoy the show !!

Good point
 

How about ship it one way and drive it home...you are definitely entittled to some seat time.

I forgot you have those really sticky R888 on there. Trailer it both ways.

The tires mean I should drive it BOTH ways.. I have the lower panels Xpel'd...

If I leave EARLY Sunday there will be no traffic.. go to ATS and clean up the car then shoot to the convention center.. hmmm...

While I certainly agree that as a professional, you make sure you do the right thing by your sponsor. However, I'd like to see some data on passenger vehicle vs. trailer-towing vehicle accident rates in a given set of miles. Just because it's in a trailer doesn't make it safe.

Drive it...(defensively)

At least you got those SICK tires out of it!!!

Yea, the it would be ironic to trailer the car and have the trailer flip due to a blow out.. or a truck change lanes onto the trailer, or if you were backing the car off the trailer and a wheel went off the ramp, or if a tow strap broke loose and beat your car to death with the buckle.. or... lol

For a 200 mile trip it seems like overkill..

That exact thing happened to my Dad's 1964 Elky, hence my post. Luckily we were doing body and paint anyway.

As in Steve's case, the driver at fault had State Farm. I'm sure Steve doesn't have State Farm on Penny:yes: State Farm doesn't offer Agreed Value, only Stated Value. AND, there is a difference.