the money you put into it to maintain and fix stuff is a loss. what you can do is look for similar condition cars for sale in your area and take that to the insurance and say hey i need this much more.

or what he said h:

 

I looked online a little bit last night at comparable cars. I'll go back and print some off I guess. :hs:

Are you saying to ask for $500 more than the comps to get down to the price I really want? :thinking:

 

yes he is

 

Yes. get an average for the true replacement cost of the vehicle with the comps. Add 500 or roughly 10% (in your case since the vehicle value is under 5k ) for negotiation. Keep in mind that replacement cost has to include registration fees, taxes and any inspection fees if applicable. if they give you 2k and it costs you 2 k to buy the car, you'd be shafted on anything beyond that.

 

Alright sounds good. So how close do the comps have to be? I mean, should I be looking for my exact model? Because I've found quite a few 5th gens but not necessarily '94's with 150k miles.

 

Photoshop where necessary :rick:

 

as close as possible naturally.

 

still looking. most of what I've found is being sold by dealerships...I don't think that's going to work. :hs:

 

it will work. because it that is what is available, then that is what is available. it's not your fault there aren't any or not as many private party sales

 

"Real World Replacement Cost"