Re: [ST] Update on Blue Devil

[Erik Miner <Axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve left see if I got this right you are paying $10,000 for the 2001 ???


>After many phone calls to State Farm, I finally got things settled.
>First off, the salvage price for the Blue Devil: a whopping USD750. I'll
>be turning it in when I get the new ST. Yeah, yeah, I know. There are
>plenty of parts that I get pull off it if I keep it. The problem is
>space and time. I don't have room in the garage for it. It's a two car
>garage filled with my 1980 Honda CM400T, five bicycles, one lawn mower,
>lumber, moulding and a slew of tools.
>
>Secondly, the value of the Blue Devil before the crash has been
>determined to be USD7223. They arrived at this price by finding
>comparable bikes in the area. The problem is that these geniuses 
>were only able to find three used 2000 Sprints for sale in the 
>northeast. One in the NYC area, one in upstate NY and an RS near 
>Boston. Their inability to find comps is what took so long to come 
>up with a value.
>
>Finally, my accessories. The only one that sustained any damage was 
>the top box. The shop, in their estimate for repairs, wrote up the 
>lid and the base as two separate parts. The cost of just those two 
>items was USD764.50. They only paid 75% for a grand total of 
>USD573.37. I know that I can get an entire top box for less! I 
>removed the lock cylinders from the old one so that I can put them 
>in a new one thus keeping all my panniers keyed alike. The guy at 
>State Farm that I was dealing with had a hard time understanding 
>this concept.
>
>So, after all was said and done, the grand total of the check, 
>figuring tax and deductible and my buying back the wreck, came to 
>USD6980.33. State Farm is going after the other driver's insurance 
>company to get my deductible (USD500). As for my protective gear (SF 
>keeps calling it "clothing") I am claiming that on my homeowner's 
>insurance and they are going after the other driver's insurance 
>company for the deductible on that as well.
>
>On Saturday I will be walking into the dealer with a that check, the 
>title to Blue Devil, and a check for just under USD3000 and riding 
>away on a 2001 ST.
>
>Now I just have to go through the break in process again
>
>
>--
>Steve "Devil Dawg" Lawler
>
>2000 Sprint ST "Blue Devil" R.I.P.
>           soon to be:
>2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil 2"
>
>"I've got wheels of polished steel,
>I've tires that grab the road...
>And Satan is my motor"
>Cake
>
>
>
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