Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.special From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: NO CHEAP SEATS Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 07:57:14 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: NO CHEAP SEATS Publication Date: Sunday November 15, 1992 BYLINE: I am one of three people I know who have had their Honda Preludes stolen twice ("Prelude to a Claim," by Tim Bedore, Palm Latitudes, Oct. 11). I, too, have been told that the main object of the thefts is the seats. My insurance company offered to repair my car instead of totaling it if I'd accept used seats as replacements. The adjuster said it was possible that the replacements might be stolen seats, and that I might be buying back my old seats. The price the company was willing to pay for replacements: $2,200 per seat. Maybe the insurance firms are to blame for maintaining such a lucrative market for these items and ensuring that the Prelude remains the most frequently stolen car in Southern California. KATE STEWART Los Angeles This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM