Curious if anyone has ever traded in a vehicle with substantial hail damage. I have a 2021 Denali 2500, just got the estimate back at over $25k. Has 82000 miles on it. Just debating if I should take the cash and trade in on a new one. I know I'm going to take a major hit on trade-in value, but just curious if others have done the same.
6:52p, 4/8/24
You'll get crap for it. Dealers don't want that on their lots so they'll get quotes from car auctions and then give you less than that
7:17p, 4/8/24
Yes i have done it on a 6 month old vehicle that had 13k plus damage and they wanted to cut the roof off. Shop it around and see who gives you the best trade. Also what the dealer pays to repair it will be a lot less than what you as retail are paying for repairs.
8:03a, 4/10/24
Get a purchase offer from the dealership, carmax, etc and then offer it here for a few thousand more. As of right now there are 11 members that have no issues driving a pockmarked truck around. Guess it could make someone a good work truck.
8:12a, 4/10/24
I took the cash on my 2021 Ram 3500 and plan to drive it for several more years. It's a truck, it gets scratched by branches, the dog, stuff loaded into the back.
8:17a, 4/10/24
Get a half assed PDR job which will make it 90% better and then decide if you still want to sell it. If you do, the cost of the PDR should more than offset the lowball offers due to hail damage.
9:06a, 4/10/24
Got any pictures? Curious what $25k in hail damage looks like. Assume busted out windshield too? Cracks in other windows or is it all sheet metal damage?
2:06p, 4/10/24
I'll post pics later. Its not just a few dents here and there. There are over 400 hits on the hood alone. It's not a simple PDR repair, every skin on the truck is being replaced, every light, windshield, camera hits, even the plastic cowling between the hood and windshield took direct hits and has a hole through it. We had baseball size hail here a few weeks ago and I got stuck out in it with no where for cover.
2:22p, 4/10/24
What did the insurance offer you? I presume they're wanting to total it?
At what point do you take the insurance check then sit down on a saturday and start bondo'ing the heck out of it then drive it over to Maaco?
At what point do you take the insurance check then sit down on a saturday and start bondo'ing the heck out of it then drive it over to Maaco?
2:24p, 4/10/24
In reply to Kenneth_2003
I'm still waiting on insurance to finalize it. Not sure if they will total or not yet, doubting it.Kenneth_2003 said:
What did the insurance offer you? I presume they're wanting to total it?
At what point do you take the insurance check then sit down on a saturday and start bondo'ing the heck out of it then drive it over to Maaco?
2:29p, 4/10/24
In reply to mts6175
at least that's my guess
It's totaled...Quote:
every skin on the truck is being replaced, every light, windshield, camera hits, even the plastic cowling between the hood and windshield took direct hits and has a hole through it
at least that's my guess
3:27p, 4/10/24
In reply to mts6175
That's at least a $50k vehicle after repairs. I doubt they will total it.
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5:01p, 4/10/24
Any dealer is going to deduct more than the actual damage on the vehicle when you trade it in. If you aren't going to want it then get it fixed before going shopping for a new vehicle.
1:51a, 4/11/24
In reply to ghollow
I agree, I don't think they will.
ghollow said:
That's at least a $50k vehicle after repairs. I doubt they will total it.
I agree, I don't think they will.