Cars can be replaced! Glad your here to share your future ride with us.

 

So sorry to hear that. As mentioned above cars can be replaced. I have enjoyed us helping each other out these last few months & our public & private conversations. I look forward to additional conversations going forward with your next vehicle. Once again I'm glad you and the family are fine.

 

thank you, appreciate it and likewise. Yes i took everything off the car yesterday that i had put in myself. Only thing i wasn't able to take off was the wheels and tires i had on for 6 months or so. Those items i just submitted my receipts.

it was sad at first but who know's , things happen for a reason and hopefully i'll be able to find another one soon!!!

 

Try to keep whatever extras you purchased that you can from your previous Highlander. Example the crossbars, any extra goodies accessible from inside (if you upgraded the radio [can't remember], etc.)

 

Since it's a total loss - the insurance company now owns the vehicle and every upgrade. Taking it without notifying the insurance company is theft.

 

if they don't pay for the extra's if your's. plan and simple

 

Sorry for your loss. You did a great job converting her to the 2017-2019 Highlanders.

 

It's a 2016 and a total write-off so it must have been banged up pretty good! and your here able to write about it.
I see a lot of positive in this unfortunate incident,

 

You can submit your receipt for add ons, however, they will be reimbursed at a depreciated rate.

 

So glad you and your family are safe and all is well. That is beyond the most important thing and should never be taken for granted. Bless you all.

 

If you didn't include the upgrades to be covered by insurance and you replace them with the OEM parts, then that is up to you. If you insured it with the extras, the total loss should include the upgrades. Interesting situation as far as coverage goes. When I added my stereo I thought I should get extra coverage in case of theft, and they had something for such a situation, but I ended up not doing it for some reason. Would be interesting to hear from someone with a lot of claims experience.

 

"Would be interesting to hear from someone with a lot of claims experience."

Probably one's experience will depend on the individual insurance company. We had a car that was totaled from tornado damage twenty-two years ago. I casually mentioned to the claims agent our bad luck, that we had just put brand new tires on the car. She told me if I could produce a receipt and if they were less than 30 days old (they were), they would include it in the claim because they had salvage value. We couldn't access the receipt in the glove compartment due to the damage, but our tire dealer had the info. That took out some of the sting. Next, the insurance company wanted to pay us less than the market value of the car. When I questioned that, I was told if I could get three local dealers to give me a price, they would factor that in. I did, and we got a better settlement. Granted, that was twenty-two years ago and a lot has changed since then. We had no customized add-ons or mods to deal with.

 

Happy to report the insurance company sellted an amount we were happy with. All extra's that were added were paid out. AND we purchased a 2018 SE in the same color combo we had and i'm already adding mods to her. Yoda 2.0....Next week the wheels will get powdercoated . Pictures to follow shortly

 

Great to hear that it all worked out in the end. Can't wait to see pics of Yoda 2.0 in the near future.

 

thank you, i just had everything done. Just need to add the running boards and the exterior is done for now

 

Curious how you like the driving dynamic of the 8spd vs your old 6spd?