Thread: Sad Start To A New GP Guy

Originally Posted by Silver GTP

That's exactly how it works. I went through this same thing about a year ago. I got rear ended and they totalled the car. I fought with them over the value of the car and got them to come up about $1500 on their offer. I asked about buying the car back and they told me it was $100. I kept the car and they settled for $100 less. I had to get a salvage title on the car since it had been totalled. I sold it to a guy I work with and he fixed it then sold it for a profit. He had to have the state inspect it after it was repaired to make sure it was road worthy again.

Yep... just like that. I've seen it several times but never acutally went through it. Most recently my buddies cavalier... I forget the year but its like the last year they made them and its a z24 ecotec nice little car with less than 60k on it and it got hit by hail. Book value was supposed to like 6-7k somehow(seems high for any cavy to me) but he talked to them about buying it back and bought it back for like 1200 and cut him a check for almost 5k and the few dents that were actually noticeable he had popped out at like $50 a dent paint less style and the car looks good as ever. And alot of other friends that have had the same thing happen I always make sure to tell them to ask what the buyback is and tell them to let me know if they aren't interested and I may buy it... and have gotten two cars like that one I repaired the other I parted and made at least double my money both times.