[HotRoddin]

Originally posted by kvanderstel
Well, it finally happened my 18 year old wrecked my 86 5.0 convertible.

Make him deal with it as much as you possibly can, it's a big hassle all the phone calls and paperwork and making decisions about what to do ... make him deal with the BS, other wise he will quickly get over feeling bad, and go out and let it happen again. I see that happen all the time. He has to feel the pain!
As for keeping the salvage, if you have a place to keep it, (not out front cause they will tow it away!) it would probably be a good idea for you to keep it. The salvage you'll have to pay on an 86 Mustang should be very small.
Unless you had all the Hi Po parts listed on your policy then you aren't going to get anywhere near the value you should in the settlement. Tell the adjuster you have some aftermarket parts on the car that you know you won't be compensated for, and you'd like to retain the salvage so you can try and part the car out. Unless he/she is an ***** they should work with you a little (be polite!). You should be able to get more for your Hi Po parts alone than you'll likely have to pay for salvage on that car.