I liked my appraiser. My insurance company (the agent was a very knowledgeable old car guy) hooked me up with him through Silver Wheels. Silver Wheels then switched to Haggerty, and they still go by the original appraisal. Nothing has changed with the car since the original appraisal.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Canadian pontiacs are tricky as the resource tools normally dont include them and they are not driven by the USA markets.
Agreed. I'm going to do as much homework as I can before I call the appraiser. I learned a few years back when we had our house appraised, hire a good appraiser and give him as much help/info as you can. Our first house appraiser was "less than stellar/knowledgable" and we were unhappy with his #. Hired a second one with an excellent reputation, gave him as much info as we could and our home jumped from $262,000 to $346,000 all in the span of a couple of weeks!
Back to the Pontiac, how would you like to come to Manitoba and appraise a car???!!! $150 fee, I pay another $150 towards your travel, free accommodations and you get a low priced trip to visit us for a CP coffee break! Not sure where you live but if you are close to Hamilton last time I checked a round trip ticket for me to fly there was $135 including all fees and taxes...
I am not far from Hamilton. It would be fun but the time away could be my issue and I could not gaurentee my work in Manitoba to be able to be accepted by insurance there or substantiate a potential claim. I would be more than happy to help you in any way I can. Please feel free to pm me.