Salvage price for 2002 Excursion?
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Salvage price for 2002 Excursion?
My wife just totaled our 2002 7.3l Excursion. How much does the insurance company sell these for? I have a F-350 7.3l 99 early that could use the engine and some of the other parts. The only problem is that I am deployed overseas and it is 250 miles from our home. How much do people charge to tow that far also.
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depends, how many miles are on it? how bad is it wrecked, did the airbags go off? is the frame bent? is it a front rear or side collision? i bought my truck wrecked, insurance company sold it to the salvage yard for 5000. i bought it for 7800, all parts included. 62,000 miles hit in the front air bags went off and frame was bent. miles on the vehicle, and how bad it is wrecked play a big part in the price.
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I have not seen the pictures of the damage yet. But my wife's left front tire blew out and she went into the guard rail. The air bags deployed and it sounds like the whole left side is damaged and left front and wind shield is shatered. I was told it was a pretty bad wreak and luckly my wife and 4 kids didn't get hurt bad at all which is the important thing. The engine had about 140k on it. Don't know if the frame is bent or not. The truck is in east Texas and we live in louisana now. I am trying to find out if the insurance company offers to sell it if it would be worth buying back for engine and trans, since my F350 has 290k on it now. If I was back in the states I would have picked it up but now I will have to pay someone to do it. I wish none of this would have happened since it was a great truck. But its toughness saved my wife and kids lives. We will defenatly be getting another one.
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rbents, please don't get the wrong impression, I'm trying to be diplomatic when saying this.
Also, thank you for your service to this country.
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Most tire failures that happen like this is because of under inflation and driving at highway speeds, IMO.
A little dilegence in keeping up with the tires, fluids, etc just about always keeps this sort of thing from happening.
Think back a short while ago when Firestone had to replace a bunch of tires.
99% of those failures were caused by underinflated tires and driving on the interstate.
Also, thank you for your service to this country.
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Most tire failures that happen like this is because of under inflation and driving at highway speeds, IMO.
A little dilegence in keeping up with the tires, fluids, etc just about always keeps this sort of thing from happening.
Think back a short while ago when Firestone had to replace a bunch of tires.
99% of those failures were caused by underinflated tires and driving on the interstate.
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I have not seen the pictures of the damage yet. But my wife's left front tire blew out and she went into the guard rail. The air bags deployed and it sounds like the whole left side is damaged and left front and wind shield is shatered. I was told it was a pretty bad wreak and luckly my wife and 4 kids didn't get hurt bad at all which is the important thing. The engine had about 140k on it. Don't know if the frame is bent or not. The truck is in east Texas and we live in louisana now. I am trying to find out if the insurance company offers to sell it if it would be worth buying back for engine and trans, since my F350 has 290k on it now. If I was back in the states I would have picked it up but now I will have to pay someone to do it. I wish none of this would have happened since it was a great truck. But its toughness saved my wife and kids lives. We will defenatly be getting another one.
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Usually, a rule-of-thumb is 25 percent of the money they pay out to you for the truck is the salvage amount for which you can buy it back with a "branded" title.
You're truck is in a different state, however, and things may be quite different for there. It may even be negotiable.
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You're truck is in a different state, however, and things may be quite different for there. It may even be negotiable.
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kwikkordead, you know how women are about checking tires, some you just can't teach. Hope to find out in the next week how much the insurance company want for it. Who ever buys it will get a good drivetrain with some good extra on it. Miller-feed, we live over by Slidell on the other side of the state. Just wish I could be back for a day or two to get this squared away. The problem is going to be trying to find another clean 7.3 excursion to replace it. Also my wife will be driving the F-350 until I get back and I am scared she won't let me have it back. For a little girl she sure likes big trucks. It was her idea to get the excursion and F-350.
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kwikkordead, you know how women are about checking tires, some you just can't teach. Hope to find out in the next week how much the insurance company want for it. Who ever buys it will get a good drivetrain with some good extra on it. Miller-feed, we live over by Slidell on the other side of the state. Just wish I could be back for a day or two to get this squared away. The problem is going to be trying to find another clean 7.3 excursion to replace it. Also my wife will be driving the F-350 until I get back and I am scared she won't let me have it back. For a little girl she sure likes big trucks. It was her idea to get the excursion and F-350.
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[quote=rbents;8190020]Also my wife will be driving the F-350 until I get back and I am scared she won't let me have it back.[quote]
You'll get the 350 back... in how many pieces is what I'm wondering. If that bad of a wreck doesn't teach anyone to check tire pressures, etc. .....
I truly hope the Ex isn't too bad, or that you can buy it back super cheap. The 7.3 is just broken in, but hopefully there's still the stigma of "over 100k and it's worthless" when it comes to buy-back price.
You'll get the 350 back... in how many pieces is what I'm wondering. If that bad of a wreck doesn't teach anyone to check tire pressures, etc. .....
I truly hope the Ex isn't too bad, or that you can buy it back super cheap. The 7.3 is just broken in, but hopefully there's still the stigma of "over 100k and it's worthless" when it comes to buy-back price.
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yea im guessing about 3500-4500. here in VA we have to buy through a bid company so u have to bid aganst other ppl that want it like salvage yards. i will give my boss the info tomorrow, i work at a salvage yard so he should have a pretty good idea on how much it should go for, but im sure it will be no more than 5000
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ok ive been doing auto body on and off for about 15+/- years. from what you said it doesnt sound like it will get totaled. ive fixed cars and trucks that have looked like total hell, frames bent in 3 places, entire sides that needed to be replaced and the insurance co. still payed to fix it. And as far as buying the truck back, after you contact them they have to give you the option to buy it back.
plus with the size of this forum im sure you can get one or a couple people that would have a truck and trailer that would be more than willing to help you out for the cost of fuel or maybe a couple bucks more. either way it would be cheaper the a tow truck
plus with the size of this forum im sure you can get one or a couple people that would have a truck and trailer that would be more than willing to help you out for the cost of fuel or maybe a couple bucks more. either way it would be cheaper the a tow truck
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ok ive been doing auto body on and off for about 15+/- years. from what you said it doesnt sound like it will get totaled. ive fixed cars and trucks that have looked like total hell, frames bent in 3 places, entire sides that needed to be replaced and the insurance co. still payed to fix it. And as far as buying the truck back, after you contact them they have to give you the option to buy it back.
plus with the size of this forum im sure you can get one or a couple people that would have a truck and trailer that would be more than willing to help you out for the cost of fuel or maybe a couple bucks more. either way it would be cheaper the a tow truck
plus with the size of this forum im sure you can get one or a couple people that would have a truck and trailer that would be more than willing to help you out for the cost of fuel or maybe a couple bucks more. either way it would be cheaper the a tow truck
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Loaded up some pictures on my profile of the damage. I don't know how to post them in the thread. It looks like the engine and trans should be good. I would sell everything else. I don't think it would be worth making it drivable again, but I could be wrong. Just waiting on the insurance company now. Pretty tough truck for hiting the side wall 7 times. I thank God no one was hurt badly. Thanks for all the info so far.