If the aftermarket parts weren’t disclosed to the insurer and weren’t taken into account when determining the value of the vehicle when first insuring it, then the insurance company shouldn’t have to pay out on them.

Yup. I used to work in the insurance industry myself, and most of this story is standard fare. The back and forth is normal while the adjuster does their...adjusting. It sounds like the owner was hoping for a large payout so they could wash their loan. People placing too much monetary value on their property is…

Auto insurance guy here. Turo should not and would not be involved in the valuation process outside of possibly verifying the value. The adjuster will assess the car “conservatively” and will view the terms of the policy to see if coverage is in place.

Because he doesn’t want to? Because until two weeks ago, he was living in a country that didn’t discriminate based on national origin, so he didn’t have to?

Some may be able, but some have to travel to see their families or work. =\

Sure, because doctors, accountants, engineers, lawyers (some of whom have an art history degree), scientists, financiers, executives, your congressman, senator, etc., etc., definitely haven’t been to college, and no one wants to be those anyway.

My daughter was considering following my footsteps and joining the Marines pre-election.

I’m seriously concerned he is going to treat our armed forces like this is a game of Command & Conquer.

I’d argue it was the feckless dipshits who reamed the hell out of their cars and then ran around telling everyone how clever they were that tipped VW off to it. Some of these chop jobs were bad enough and obvious enough that there’s no way a dealer was going to accept them in good faith.

oh goodie... i guess now ill just wait for the inevitable sob stories of people who preemptively vandalized their 3liters and now get nothing

This policy means I, as a police officer, could kill you, a citizen, drop some weed on you, and call it good.

Hey, look, a “couple” of Putinbots, saying the same thing.

Free trade is good for the goose and the gander. Strong economies help developing countries’ economies while lowering consumer prices. Free trade benefits all. Isolation policies like tariffs can work in the short term for the employing nation, but damage both/all nations’ economies in the long run.

Never let terrorists change who you are.

This is how dictatorships begin and people are disappeared.

Agree. No snappy snarky comeback. But my keyboard broke - the six key decided to output alternate math.

WAGON DIVE-AH!
YOU’VE BEEN DOWN TOO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA

Meanwhile, US car companies are talking about easing regulations so they can scrap some tech and make a cheaper shittier car.

Harley’s factory?