No More Town Car

Sucks man... given that it is an 03. It is probably totalled. I think the recent article stated that after 5 years the Town Car retains 18% of it's MSRP which means .18x50k= 9k. There is easily 6-7 damage there.

I hope it's totaled.
The fender gap on the passenger side is gone.

What do you think about the 2004 CTS-V?
 
CTS-V is a good car. I don't really like the way it looks, but it has the C5 Z06 engine ;).

Just watch the rear diff. I hear it is the weakest point in the car.
 
CTS-V is a good car. I don't really like the way it looks, but it has the C5 Z06 engine ;).

Just watch the rear diff. I hear it is the weakest point in the car.

My friend said there is alot of wheels hop for the CTS-V.

More Pictures.....Enjoy!
 

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Wow that estimate is "cheap" compared to what it would be here. Our body labor is $170 an hour... $13120 just for that wow...
 
Wow that estimate is "cheap" compared to what it would be here. Our body labor is $170 an hour... $13120 just for that wow...

The ins. wants to give me $9,473 for the Town Car and I told the guy I ll pass.
I have put to much money in this car just to lose money.
The ins money would just be enought to pay the loan off.
 
Tell the ins co. that you'll take another Lincoln in "like" condition. And only you knows what condition that is......
 
I am surprised the transmission went at 99k. My crown vic has nearly 220k on original engine/trans now.
 
Being a claims adjuster in the insurance world...I had a feeling they would offer you something in the $9k range, and was interested in how that would flesh out.

Unfortuneatly, collision coverage insures you for the 'fair market' value of your vehicle...and we all know how well TC's hold their value!

You're lucky that it would pay off the loan. I've seen many situations where the fair market value is significantly less than the balance on the loan (thousands of dollars), and the vehicle owners simply have no choice. They are left with the balance on the loan and a totalled car. (I saw this with an '03 Malibu, and an '02 Grand Prix - did somebody say GM?)

It sucks to start car shopping when you already have a another couple years of payments....

Unfortuneatly, it is not the insurance companies fault if you (just speaking generally here) got a terrible loan with high interest, of if you bought a vehicle that just tanked in value after you bought it....
 
Unfortuneatly, it is not the insurance companies fault if you (just speaking generally here) got a terrible loan with high interest, of if you bought a vehicle that just tanked in value after you bought it....

I think what killed me was add the TTL on the load.
Right now the Mark VIII is going to be my DD and I am going to save up $4,000 before I get another car.
I cant wait.

More Picture of my car.
My back hurt just looking at the pictures.
The last picture is inside the trunk where it got crushed.
 

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Being a claims adjuster in the insurance world...I had a feeling they would offer you something in the $9k range, and was interested in how that would flesh out.

Unfortuneatly, collision coverage insures you for the 'fair market' value of your vehicle...and we all know how well TC's hold their value!

You're lucky that it would pay off the loan. I've seen many situations where the fair market value is significantly less than the balance on the loan (thousands of dollars), and the vehicle owners simply have no choice. They are left with the balance on the loan and a totalled car. (I saw this with an '03 Malibu, and an '02 Grand Prix - did somebody say GM?)

It sucks to start car shopping when you already have a another couple years of payments....

Unfortuneatly, it is not the insurance companies fault if you (just speaking generally here) got a terrible loan with high interest, of if you bought a vehicle that just tanked in value after you bought it....

I'm about $4k-$5k upside down on my Navigator, so I added loan/lease payoff coverage. Cost me an extra $70 / 6 months, I think it was.
 
New Price $11,309.31 - $500 (deductible) = $10,809.31 - $9,438.35 (bank)= $1,370.96 that what I get.
I am happy with it.
 
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