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My beloved E-Fire was destroyed by an inattentive driver back in July. He changed lanes without seeing me, managing to destroy both sides of the car in the process.
After a long and painful process, I have finally accepted (inadequate) compensation from my insurer. The collision was not my fault, but the local rules here set out not only how insurance claims are to be settled, and values determined, but also how disputes are to be handled. All mean that you either have a) agreed value insurance (which most classic car owners have, but which nobody would offer me for my car because it was an EV conversion) or b) if you have a car which is at all unique, you get ripped off.
For ease of searching, my old build thread is here:
https://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95790&highlight=E-Fire
The plan at present is as follows:
1) Start disassembling the dead car- I started that last night. Either way, it has to go. The body bucket is destroyed and the frame is twisted from the collision.
2) Find a willing insurer- no point in re-doing the project if I can't insure it when I'm done.
3) Buy a Spitfire out of the southern US- no more car cancer for me! And no point in converting anything else, as I'll have a whole car's worth of spare parts this way.
4) Start a GoFundMe to try to make up some of the difference between what I lost and what I was compensated for. I think that'd be more fair than suing the poor guy who hit me- he thought he had insurance to cover that. I hope to get enough money at least to have it professionally prepped and painted, since I totally love the topaz colour- high visibility and very distinctive too.
While the differential had been a concern, I don't think it's enough of a concern to merit the enormous amount of work involved in changing to something else. I'll have two spares on hand anyway- that'll probably allow me to out-last my battery pack for sure.
Looking forward to the cleaner, better planned and more orderly build that comes from doing anything a 2nd time! Well, knowing me, it will be less clean and orderly than some folks here manage on their 1st attempt- a perfectionist I am NOT!
As usual, any and all advice and encouragement is welcome!
After a long and painful process, I have finally accepted (inadequate) compensation from my insurer. The collision was not my fault, but the local rules here set out not only how insurance claims are to be settled, and values determined, but also how disputes are to be handled. All mean that you either have a) agreed value insurance (which most classic car owners have, but which nobody would offer me for my car because it was an EV conversion) or b) if you have a car which is at all unique, you get ripped off.
For ease of searching, my old build thread is here:
https://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95790&highlight=E-Fire
The plan at present is as follows:
1) Start disassembling the dead car- I started that last night. Either way, it has to go. The body bucket is destroyed and the frame is twisted from the collision.
2) Find a willing insurer- no point in re-doing the project if I can't insure it when I'm done.
3) Buy a Spitfire out of the southern US- no more car cancer for me! And no point in converting anything else, as I'll have a whole car's worth of spare parts this way.
4) Start a GoFundMe to try to make up some of the difference between what I lost and what I was compensated for. I think that'd be more fair than suing the poor guy who hit me- he thought he had insurance to cover that. I hope to get enough money at least to have it professionally prepped and painted, since I totally love the topaz colour- high visibility and very distinctive too.
While the differential had been a concern, I don't think it's enough of a concern to merit the enormous amount of work involved in changing to something else. I'll have two spares on hand anyway- that'll probably allow me to out-last my battery pack for sure.
Looking forward to the cleaner, better planned and more orderly build that comes from doing anything a 2nd time! Well, knowing me, it will be less clean and orderly than some folks here manage on their 1st attempt- a perfectionist I am NOT!
As usual, any and all advice and encouragement is welcome!