harsh Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I am doing some research on behalf of my brother. He was out driving his 1999 BH5 (RHD) today and he got hit by a car which was turning left (he was not at fault) and the car is effectively a write off. The blueblook value for the LHD USDM variant is a lot less than what he paid for his JDM import and its a lot less than it would cost to replace it with another JDM RHD variant. Since my brother is not at fault, is there any way to get a respectable amount back? Is there anything additional we can sue for? Neither of us have ever been in an accident before so we are unsure of what todo. We are situated in Canada btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWebb Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 This comes down to how he had the car insured. Was it a regular BH5 or a import/ custom/ etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harsh Posted September 23, 2021 Author Share Posted September 23, 2021 This comes down to how he had the car insured. Was it a regular BH5 or a import/ custom/ etc? It was definitely insured as an RHD import (insurance was aware that it was RHD and it had a non standard VIN). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitexc Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Insured for full replacement value? Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norutah Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Where is the owner at? Is this a no fault state? I'm not sure why he would not just find a replacement and tell the insurance company to buy it or give him the cash value. Sent from my HD1925 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harsh Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Where is the owner at? Is this a no fault state? I'm not sure why he would not just find a replacement and tell the insurance company to buy it or give him the cash value. Sent from my HD1925 using Tapatalk were in ontario canada, looking into the replacement thing aswell as the possibility of having insurance repair it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harsh Posted September 25, 2021 Author Share Posted September 25, 2021 Insured for full replacement value? Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk brother didnt get an appraisal so from what i heard they will go by the "book value" but since there is no direct equivalent (no USDM GT-B, and no USDM wagons with the same engine) i am not sure how they would determine the value. he was not at fault so its kind of a buzz kill that he might be losing out a bit on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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