LouT
Active member
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2005
- Location
- Raleigh, NC and Albany, NY
- TDI
- 2001 Jetta TDI, dark blue w/gray cloth interior
Well, first off, this is my first post here, but I've hung around for a few years and have learned a lot from everyone here.
Very fortunately, my wife is fine, not hurt at all.
Big Bummer, though - just spent $1300 having TB replaced, a few sensors, brake switch, etc., and then I really hit the big one and found out her low power was due to a sticky actuator to the turbo. Loosened that up by working it around a little, as per some info in a few threads in this forum, and NICE! -- the power was back, along with some turbo whistling that we hadn't realized was missing.
Two days later, on MLK day, she has someone jump in front of her as she's approaching stopped traffic, and was unable to stop in time. Rear ended the other car, and pushed the whole nose of the Jetta back.
The hood buckled, nothing left of the lights/grille, and yet the fenders are perfect and unbent. Looks like the engine may have moved rearward, too. Funny thing was, only the passenger airbag went off, not the driver's side.
And the other car, an 04 Accord, just drove away with a loosened rear bumper.
I'm venting here, but here goes -- the insurance company says it's totalled, and only offered us $10,400.
Not too good for a 2001 GLS TDI with 113,000 miles and monsoon, sunroof, alloys, cd changer, etc. Especially poor considering that it is a company with a stellar reputation, USAA, for which we pay above average in the maketplace.
I tried following some advice given here, providing documentation of the vehicle's value to my insurance company -- even sent pdf files of the pages from NADA, KBB, and Edmunds. And they hold their line that their offer is "market" value.
Any advice? I'm done whining for now, thanks for letting me vent. -Lou
Very fortunately, my wife is fine, not hurt at all.
Big Bummer, though - just spent $1300 having TB replaced, a few sensors, brake switch, etc., and then I really hit the big one and found out her low power was due to a sticky actuator to the turbo. Loosened that up by working it around a little, as per some info in a few threads in this forum, and NICE! -- the power was back, along with some turbo whistling that we hadn't realized was missing.
Two days later, on MLK day, she has someone jump in front of her as she's approaching stopped traffic, and was unable to stop in time. Rear ended the other car, and pushed the whole nose of the Jetta back.
The hood buckled, nothing left of the lights/grille, and yet the fenders are perfect and unbent. Looks like the engine may have moved rearward, too. Funny thing was, only the passenger airbag went off, not the driver's side.
And the other car, an 04 Accord, just drove away with a loosened rear bumper.
I'm venting here, but here goes -- the insurance company says it's totalled, and only offered us $10,400.
I tried following some advice given here, providing documentation of the vehicle's value to my insurance company -- even sent pdf files of the pages from NADA, KBB, and Edmunds. And they hold their line that their offer is "market" value.
Any advice? I'm done whining for now, thanks for letting me vent. -Lou