hey everyone,
two sundays ago here in ny we had a violent hailstorm. i was not able to get to my aveo to get it into the garage. my cousin runs a bodyshop where i bring all of my work when needed. according to the owner of the bodyshop my hail damage is so extensive that it managed to damage every panel on the car. sure i look around my car and see some dings, and they bother me. however not enough to part with the car. the owner of the shop feels that my insurance company more than likely will total the car. here are my options of which i need everyones opinion please: (noted that i have 1 more yr of payments at $178.00 per month.
1)let them total the car and buy a used newer hatchback(when i bought the sedan in 04 i really wanted a hatchback but the dearlership did not have any so i took what they had)
2)let them total the car and buy it back from them for whatever they charge me and pay off gmac hoping they give me enough money to do both or i'm screwed
3)cancel the damage claim all together and just live with the dings(you can see the dings if you spend the time to look)
so thats it all. please help me with this.
thanks,
fred