Well, it was a good run but i think it's time to turn in the chips while the getting is good. We had a hailstorm and the insurance company totaled my cobalt ss/sc. It has 121k miles on it and they are offering $6,247 after deductible. I should take the money and run right? I do have some aftermarket but nothing crazy and we just moved so I would need to buy replacements to remove the aftermarket stuff which really hurts the profit margin on selling parts off. For example, YYZ springs and HE5 shocks i think cost me around 600 bucks but its going to cost almost 300 to replace with crappy a**ozone stuff so it seems like I might break even if lucky. Then add time and labor. Meh..

Has anyone dealt with this? I read that If I keep it they will only take what the junkyard "would" have payed them and still pay me the rest? Id probly be sitting at $4500 or so after all was said and done because I also had car replacement assistance, which I dont think they would still pay...

Anyways... Anyone have any reason I shouldn't let her go? Just running this through other minds to make sure I'm still in mine...

 

They're giving you 6k for an LSJ with 127k?

Take that **** and run dude. That's a solid 2500 to 3000 car running private party

 

how much is the buy back and how bad it the hail damage? You'll never see 6k from the car even parting it out

 

This. Take the 6k and buy an lnf (take the yyzs off the lsj first then put on lnf)

 

Depending on damage and what the salvage yard would sell the car back to you for it could be worth taking the money and either not fixing the car or buying it back from salvage yard. If hail damage is only cosmetic and repurchase price is low it would make a good beater or daily.

 

Check the buy back, if its like 1000 or less then grab it back, buy a lnf, swap over the whole strut, and either daily the sc or turn it into a track car.