Thread: Insurance totalling wrecked car

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Well, if taking the money and getting a new car doesn't hurt then by all means do it.
I know laws vary from state to state but I have a good friend in Texas that fixes and sells totals all the time. They will always have a totalled title. He sells them cheap, people know what they are and he has them sign off that the airbags are inop.

Thanks for all the input, its always appreciated! She decided to take the payoff, and she bought a 08 chevy HHR with 12,000 miles for around 15,900. Its super clean and red as can be! I guess if you look at it a certain way, it kinda worked out to be an upgrade for a couple of grand, or she only spent a few grand to drive the other car for three years. Either way i feel it all worked out in the end. Again, thanks for the help guys!

Oh i almost forgot, does anybody have 59 caddie taillight conversion ideas?

Like Itoldyouso said--tell the company to find you a comparable vechicle. My wife had an accident about 6 years ago, her fault. Her Cherokee had minor front end damage, popped the air bags, a fully loaded car with all the features, 4 years old with 28k on the odometer, paid off and well maintained and clean. Insurance company were going to total it and offered about $14k as a payoff on a car that if traded in, pre-accident, would have brought about 16-18k. Anyway long story short we held out after getting 5 bids on repair costs and the company, Progressive , finaaly,upped the payout to $17.5, and then cancelled my wifes policy.