I think I need to find a car...

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by lindyhop

The settlement on the Corolla was way more than I expected so that was good news. I guess they use the Blue Book value to determine if the repairs are feasible. Then they go to an outside company to determine the street value, what similar cars are actually selling for.

Did you get to see the breakdown? When I got my check for the charred remains of my Hyundai, they gave me a sheet that showed the Blue Book value, the Edmunds value, prices for comparable cars at local dealers vs. individual sellers. Best of all, it had a breakdown of what factors added to and detracted from the final bottom line. They deducted something like $45 for the color. Damn if that wasn't an ugly color.