Total Loss - Insurance Tips?

[TiAgX5]

Being the owner of an "excellent condition" 200k E53 (never driven off-road, in snow, slush, wet salted roads), I doubt we are talking a pristine vehicle in this thread.

I would never allow......"My youngest daughter went camping in the mountains with a group of about 30 folks. They drove to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise, and were coming back down, when the back fishtailed on a dirt/gravel road. As she tried to recover it, it hit a roadside drainage ditch, and the car rolled over. It landed wheels down.....There were 5 people on board" with my BMW.

This is what the underside/body (no bodywork/respray) of a 200k mile, excellent condition E53 looks like....

[StephenVA]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Being the owner of an "excellent condition" 200k E53 (never driven off-road, in snow, slush, wet salted roads), I doubt we are talking a pristine vehicle in this thread.

I would never allow......"My youngest daughter went camping in the mountains with a group of about 30 folks. They drove to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise, and were coming back down, when the back fishtailed on a dirt/gravel road. As she tried to recover it, it hit a roadside drainage ditch, and the car rolled over. It landed wheels down.....There were 5 people on board" with my BMW.

This is what the underside of a 200k mile, excellent condition E53 looks like....

I had a feeling this would come back up.......

[ylwjacket]

Originally Posted by TiAgX5

Being the owner of an "excellent condition" 200k E53 (never driven off-road, in snow, slush, wet salted roads), I doubt we are talking a pristine vehicle in this thread.

I would never allow......"My youngest daughter went camping in the mountains with a group of about 30 folks. They drove to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise, and were coming back down, when the back fishtailed on a dirt/gravel road. As she tried to recover it, it hit a roadside drainage ditch, and the car rolled over. It landed wheels down.....There were 5 people on board" with my BMW.

This is what the underside/body (no bodywork/respray) of a 200k mile, excellent condition E53 looks like....

This vehicle was mine to start with, then went to my oldest her last year of HS, and in college. It then went to the middle for 2 yrs of college. I just bought her a Jeep Liberty, and gave this car to the youngest for college.

It's not, nor was it, a show vehicle. But, it was a solid, safe car that got 3 kids through college.

I think it did the job admirably, and to be honest, I'm a bit sad that it's gone.

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by ylwjacket

This vehicle was mine to start with, then went to my oldest her last year of HS, and in college. It then went to the middle for 2 yrs of college. I just bought her a Jeep Liberty, and gave this car to the youngest for college.

It's not, nor was it, a show vehicle. But, it was a solid, safe car that got 3 kids through college.

I think it did the job admirably, and to be honest, I'm a bit sad that it's gone.

Understand it was a good vehicle and will be missed.

Just posting condition pics that those with pristine Xs need to present to insurance co (of their vehicle) at time of total loss.