Isurance Company Asking to Total My Car

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Originally Posted by webcontacts00

We checked on used cars and are able to get some good deals.

When our 2000 Sienna was totaled in 2002, we took the insurance settlement and a couple thousand cash and bought another 2000 Sienna. It actually had about 12,000 miles less than the one we were replacing. It was a good car. We liked it. That's why we bought it originally.

You could probably do something similar. Take the $7,500 and get yourself a car like the one that was totaled. It probably will cost you little to nothing out of pocket.