Conversion Appraisals, Insurance, etc...

Conversion Appraisals, Insurance, etc...

02-08-2005, 06:24 PM

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DPinkston

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Conversion Appraisals, Insurance, etc...

Being the doom and gloom kinda guy I am, I have been giving a lot of thought recently to what would happen if my conversion was in an accident, my fault or not. As the VIN number on my truck shows it with a 460 and booking at about $4500 I would be at a real disadvantage trying to get insurance to pay for what it's worth. I talked to my insurance this morning and they said I needed an appraisal or some documentation on what similar trucks are selling for. I know of no business in my area (central KY) that does these conversions or who would have the knowledge to appraise it. I have seen them sell on Ebay in excess of $10,000. The insurance lady said it may help to print out completed Ebay auctions and the info from the FordCummins website. Anyone have any other ideas or leads?
Danny

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