My 97 855R was recently destroyed. Long story short, a 40 ton tanker rear ended it and pushed it into a Toyota. It really ruined my day, that car having been in my family since 1998. At only about 175,000 miles, it was well maintained and should've lasted me a really long time...
My insurance company proceeded to settle with me to the tune of about $3000, minus a $500 deductible that may be refunded when all is said and done, and $450 for the salvage. There was simply too much left on the bones to let it go to the salvage yard....
After searching low and high, I posted here and forum member ZZZZZZZ remembered seeing an 850R for sale locally to him that was an exact duplicate of my old car. After a brief exchange with the owner of that car, I sent a cashiers check and a transport company to Germantown, MD.
And yesterday, the car was delivered to me. Total time between the accident and the replacement car arriving was 5 weeks, 6 days.
I'll chronicle its journey here, as it goes from a cast off to a daily driver.
My insurance company proceeded to settle with me to the tune of about $3000, minus a $500 deductible that may be refunded when all is said and done, and $450 for the salvage. There was simply too much left on the bones to let it go to the salvage yard....
After searching low and high, I posted here and forum member ZZZZZZZ remembered seeing an 850R for sale locally to him that was an exact duplicate of my old car. After a brief exchange with the owner of that car, I sent a cashiers check and a transport company to Germantown, MD.
And yesterday, the car was delivered to me. Total time between the accident and the replacement car arriving was 5 weeks, 6 days.
I'll chronicle its journey here, as it goes from a cast off to a daily driver.