TransUnion Auto Dealers Guide

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Evening y'all...

I have a feeling I'm about to start fighting with my insurance company over the value of my vehicle.
Does anyone have access to the latest Trans Union Auto Dealers guide, that could possibly help me out for a minute or two with the retail value...

For the background and to make a short story long and vice versa... I was in a little mishap about 2 weeks ago and T-boned a dude and caused some significant damage to my vehicle to the point that it is "uneconomical to repair", but now that I'm dealing with insurance, the retail value on my vehicle is magically 10% lower than it was on my latest policy schedule from 2 months ago.

Actually this brings up an interesting question for me. I had the accident in June and the premium they deducted from my account was the same as it was the last few months with the previous vehicle value. Surely the date of loss is the important date, not some random date in the future when their assessor or claims administrator decides that the vehicle is uneconomical to repair?
 
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Can't find a Drifter B2500td
Lots of 2500td but none from 2001, all starting 2003

Go check your vehicle again. :p


DRIFTER 2500TD SLE P/U D/C 2003 2007
DRIFTER 2500TD SLE 4X4 P/U D/C 2003 2007
DRIFTER 2500TD SLX LWB P/U S/C 2003 2007
DRIFTER 2500TD SLX LWB 4X4 P/U S/C 2003 2007
DRIFTER 2600 SLE P/U D/C 2003 2007
DRIFTER 2600 SLE 4X4 P/U D/C 2003 2007
DRIFTER 2600 SLX LWB P/U S/C 2003 2007
DRIFTER 2600 SLX LWB 4X4 P/U S/C 2003 2007
 
Thats awesome... not so much...

Direct extract from the policy : MAZDA B2500TD 4X4 Drifter SLX P/U D/C 2001

But it is a 2001 Mazda Drifter 2.5TD (B2500) D/C 4x4, that much I do know, even the logbook says so.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Thats awesome... not so much...

Direct extract from the policy : MAZDA B2500TD 4X4 Drifter SLX P/U D/C 2001

But it is a 2001 Mazda Drifter 2.5TD (B2500) D/C 4x4, that much I do know, even the logbook says so.
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Very odd.

I looked through all the Mazda's in the "book" can't find that one. I don't use this on a daily basis, just have access to it.
 
Found it under:
B2500TD Drifter SLX P/U D/C__

new: 203,590
trade: 44,000
retail: 52.400

Is that the correct one?
 
Mista_Mobsta said:
Ah man I am very sorry! Love those bakkies and follow the 4x4 community chat religiously...here's hoping you come right with all the data.
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The discrepancy is around R5k... and whilst its not a ton of cash, its more the principle of the fact that I'm insuring it for X value (which the insurance company gave me in March), but now that I'm claiming it just magically drops R5k.
 
satanboy said:
Sorry, I tried.
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Appreciate it dude....

I managed to find one of those random website (valueyourcar.co.za) which claims to use the same "book" ... and it agrees with whats in my policy, but we'll see.
 
ToxicBunny said:
Evening y'all...

I have a feeling I'm about to start fighting with my insurance company over the value of my vehicle.
Does anyone have access to the latest Trans Union Auto Dealers guide, that could possibly help me out for a minute or two with the retail value...

For the background and to make a short story long and vice versa... I was in a little mishap about 2 weeks ago and T-boned a dude and caused some significant damage to my vehicle to the point that it is "uneconomical to repair", but now that I'm dealing with insurance, the retail value on my vehicle is magically 10% lower than it was on my latest policy schedule from 2 months ago.

Actually this brings up an interesting question for me. I had the accident in June and the premium they deducted from my account was the same as it was the last few months with the previous vehicle value. Surely the date of loss is the important date, not some random date in the future when their assessor or claims administrator decides that the vehicle is uneconomical to repair?
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FirstCheck is TransUnions online guide, you have to pay R19 for valuation.
 
satanboy said:
Sounds like a good deal.
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It is, just done it... I knew they had something, thought it was way more than R19.

Ok it agrees with the value on my Insurance policy...

Massive argument incoming with Insurance company I reckon, will let my broker do their due diligence before I put the report in front of them and the insurance company
 
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