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Old 07-05-2017, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by lsmalley View Post
I have uninsured motorist, but as stated before, it doesn't matter. To most of us on the forum, we know the value of our older MB, but to an insurance company a car that is 15 or even 20 years old is only worth pocket change. So unless I can keep the cost of repairs down to a few hundred dollars, the car will be totaled as the actual cash value to an insurance company is next to nothing.
You are right on target, it doesn't take much to total our 190's. The trade in value of my one owner low mileage '93 is $654. And my '01 SLK230 isn't much better. At least I can get classic car insurance for my '71 Corvette for $40K agreed value coverage.

Good luck fixing your car.
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1993 190E 2.3
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1971 LS5 (454) Corvette Convertible
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