The 101

[thrill]

It's totaled, but they are cutting me a check for $6500 more than I paid for it. This is the benefit of buying a car under blue book.

[G. Keenan]

It's totaled, but they are cutting me a check for $6500 more than I paid for it. This is the benefit of buying a car under blue book.

Nice. Did you buy it new? How did you get it for so much under blue book?

[thrill]

It's totaled, but they are cutting me a check for $6500 more than I paid for it. This is the benefit of buying a car under blue book.

Nice. Did you buy it new? How did you get it for so much under blue book?

It was used (2006, 33k miles) and purchased at auction (14,100 price, 20,118 blue book). The extra $500 comes from the settlement for my bruised shin. I didn't even go to the doctor, it's just your run of the mill shin bruise, but insurance guy said standard operating procedure was to just settle out at $500 for deep tissue injuries.

[jim]

Horrible. Sounds like you did ok physically and financially though.

[cardinalkarp]

That little wreck totaled it, yikes. I would've guessed in the 8k range for damage but never that much.