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Did he install a hood scoop backwards?

Somewhat similar experience here. I bought a new limited 4runner in 1998 after loving the look of them for the 2 previous years. After 10 years it got totaled in January. I drove a lot of new cars- 4runner, pathfinder, FJ, even the lexus IS and Rx for kicks, but couldn't find anything I liked...

Thanks for the help. I ended up just telling them the offer was too low, then having to wait for about 24h before they called back. They came back with a total offer (ttl included) of 10,144. Holding out required essentially no effort on my part but I made $1,200. I'm sure it's just policy...

Thanks. AllState is using an ADP database to figure out the value. One problem is that they go off of recent sales in my area and not asking prices. Thanks for the link though, I'll certainly use it when they call me back with their 'revised' offer.

My pristine 98 4runner was totaled two weeks ago (other driver's fault), and insurance finally got me an initial offer of ~$8,300 for the car, almost $9,000 when factoring in ttl. Has anyone here purchased a 98 recently or fought insurance on the cash value of one? I was hoping, based on...