Thread: The new guy

Originally Posted by Bills1997GTP

Names bill I've floated around this website for a couple months reading posts but never making an account but today I decided to join and had an idea that maybe you guys can help me out with this problem that's lingering in my head

3 months ago i bought my first car, a 2000 grand prix gt for 300, it had 4 flats, a ton of dirt and a killer smell on the inside with 183,000 miles. I loved this car from the first moment the car started up and herd its misfiring engine (Love at first sight i guess). Anyways so far the only work that i had to do to it was replace the coil mod, rack, and power steering pump. She ran like a dream. Last week a trash truck backed into the front of my car and pushed it back a few yards my car might be totaled out this week and ill be given a check for it, before accident the only flaw in the body was the pain peeling in the hood which wasn't bigger than a quarter, I've done lots of work on it and it was my first fully owned vehicle. Long story short I love my gt and can't see my self parting with it easily, will they let me buy it back? And how much do you guy think its worth if they do decide to total it out. Reason I ask is because I had a plan to buy it back with part of the money and also buy this 2000 all black gtp with 106,000 miles for 2,200 that needs and exaust, a paint job, shocks and tire-rods and just fix up my first one. Ill post a picture of the damage to my first one

btw the only reason they might be totaling it is because they fear tranny damage since it was pushed back in park



Pictures by supadupaawill - Photobucket


Pictures by supadupaawill - Photobucket

The one I'm going to buy: Pictures by supadupaawill - Photobucket
not actual picture btw it just was an exact resemblance

From what I heard they give you what you paid for it, but like I said that's what I heard and if your airbags deploy they total it for sure because the cost of replacing the airbags would be to costly.

You might get a couple grand for it, maybe.

No idea.

Every insurance company seems to be differnet. They will factor in age, miles, overall condition, the damage to the car and avg market value.

I talked with mine once before and got a rough guess of around $4,000 for my car if it was to be a total, its a 2000 GTP with 125k through AAA insurance. But again, you'll have to wait and see if the insurance company is going to pay out or the garbage truck company.