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Ok, here's the deal. My jeep was stolen a while ago and I have it back. My insurance company has put around $8000 into my 10,000 jeep...it looks brand new again. They've repainted the whole thing, replaced the carpets with brand new ones worth about $1200, replaced my dash, replaced my front lights with 130W Stainless Explorer ProComp's, replaced my Wet Oakle seat covers, brand new roll bar padding, brand new sound bar, new driveshaft and yoke and a few other things. They're at the limit now where I have the option to write it off and take $10,000 for it. When it was stolen, they ripped the driveshaft right out of the thing and drove it in 4 wheel drive with no fluid in the transfercase (for how long, I don't know). I'm driving it now and there doesn't seem to be any other motor or driveline damage. My question is this....Should I write it off because of hidden damage in the transmission, transfercase that might come up in the future, should I keep the thing, take the difference of the $8000 that they've put into it verse the value of the vehicle and close the claim for good (which means I would get to keep the jeep and get $2000), or should I keep the jeep and keep the claim open? I'm thinking I should keep the jeep and take the $2000 which I could use for upgrades or any other future breakdowns. My only concern is that if there is tansmission, transfercase damage, and worst case I had to completly rebuild both, it would cost me about $3500-$4000 for both.....remember these are in Canadian dollars which are pretty much worthless.[addsig]
Ok, here's the deal. My jeep was stolen a while ago and I have it back. My insurance company has put around $8000 into my 10,000 jeep...it looks brand new again. They've repainted the whole thing, replaced the carpets with brand new ones worth about $1200, replaced my dash, replaced my front lights with 130W Stainless Explorer ProComp's, replaced my Wet Oakle seat covers, brand new roll bar padding, brand new sound bar, new driveshaft and yoke and a few other things. They're at the limit now where I have the option to write it off and take $10,000 for it. When it was stolen, they ripped the driveshaft right out of the thing and drove it in 4 wheel drive with no fluid in the transfercase (for how long, I don't know). I'm driving it now and there doesn't seem to be any other motor or driveline damage. My question is this....Should I write it off because of hidden damage in the transmission, transfercase that might come up in the future, should I keep the thing, take the difference of the $8000 that they've put into it verse the value of the vehicle and close the claim for good (which means I would get to keep the jeep and get $2000), or should I keep the jeep and keep the claim open? I'm thinking I should keep the jeep and take the $2000 which I could use for upgrades or any other future breakdowns. My only concern is that if there is tansmission, transfercase damage, and worst case I had to completly rebuild both, it would cost me about $3500-$4000 for both.....remember these are in Canadian dollars which are pretty much worthless.[addsig]
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