SupraKid Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 well.... After 7 months, Elephant have finally decided to make a payout offer for my Supra. But... They've offered £4200 for it It was a late 96 Silver UK Manual, 70k, FTSH, mint condition. Now what do i do? Ive told them it is tottally unexceptable, and ive disgusted they even offered me that price for my car, the claim handler said she'll speak to people higher up and contact me... Whats going to happen? I'd be devasted if i got something stupid for it, ive waited long enough for this payment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Get some adverts of similar spec and year from Autotrader or from here and show them the sort of price they sell for. If they can get a 96 UK Manuall TT for £4200 i would love to know where from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 well send them pics from similar cars like yours in autotrader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_controller Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.jsp?page=3&searchform=&modelexact=1&lid=search_used_cars_full&photo=1&state=block&sort=3&hassearched=Y&make=TOYOTA&min_pr=75&source=0&model=SUPRA&max_pr=&miles=1500&agerange=&mileage=&postcode=ss2+4re&variant=uk&bodyid=0&trim=&fuelid=0&colour=&transmissionid=0&keywords=&ukcarsearch_full.x=23&ukcarsearch_full.y=8 there you go,third one down, perfect example apart from yours had much better, more expensive alloys best of luck mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra ST Myster Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 why do insurance companies really take the F in Piss when it comes to payout? I mean, we all have to play ball by there terms and tell them everthing about our cars so that there is not an excuse to not pay us and when we do need a claim they blatently take the piss, why cant they just come up and give the price as it should be without having to put there customers in a stress thinking they are not going to get F All for the car! Plus the fact you have to wait bloody ages to get a payout from them and have to chase them to find out whats going on, they are all crooks in my eyes, screwed from the day we insure out cars! Rant over and have to say that this is probably my first rant on this forum in 3 years but insurance companies just take the piss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 It's typical insurance company behaviour - offer a very low price in the hope that the 2nd low offer will appear more acceptable. In most other industries this would be fraud, but insurance companies always get away with it. Disgusting. Refuse this one, provide some examples of real-world prices UK supra's go for, and accept no less than the market rate. Keep on at them too, they'll try and draw it out for months - again in the hope you just give up and accept their pathetic offers. and no, I do not like insurance companies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Ahhhh im with elephant too, i really hope i dont have a crash now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Ahhhh im with elephant too, i really hope i dont have a crash now!! Shouldn't you really hope that anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Sorry to hear this - as mentioned scour the autotrader and pistonheads. And considering some noob called slow_matt was patronising me about insurance companies being a rip off. Prat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoff Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Send in as many examples as possible and hold out until you get close to the agreed value. It may take time but it will/should improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil tt Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Its a joke as always with insurance companies, just never funny to us:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 what can be done if they won't improve their offer to anything that's reasonable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Tell them to replace your car with another like for like, IF they can get another the same condition as yours etc for that money. Then EVERYONES A WINNER . They like taking the premmium but hang it out,when they have to pay out. They come out with a stupid offer,then you have to go running about to prove the cars worth more. Makes you maaaaaaaddddd. keep fighting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Shouldn't you really hope that anyway? lol yes........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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