{"id":226,"date":"2019-03-27T18:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-27T18:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/?p=226"},"modified":"2019-03-27T18:00:16","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T18:00:16","slug":"want-to-know-what-you-can-do-with-your-totaled-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/want-to-know-what-you-can-do-with-your-totaled-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to Know What You Can Do With Your Totaled Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-medium-font-size\">If you\u2019ve just totaled your car, hopefully you are well and in\nfull recovery. But now, you have a damaged asset on your hands. What can you do\nwith a totaled vehicle besides hand it over to your insurance carrier? Well,\nthe truth is, there are many alternatives to accepting the insurance payout from\nyour policy. Continue reading to learn what all you can do with a totaled\nvehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Totaled-Cars-for-Cash-Indianapolis-IN-e1553709530262-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"Indianapolis Junk Car Buyers 317-608-2188\" class=\"wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Totaled-Cars-for-Cash-Indianapolis-IN-e1553709530262-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Totaled-Cars-for-Cash-Indianapolis-IN-e1553709530262-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Totaled-Cars-for-Cash-Indianapolis-IN-e1553709530262-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Totaled-Cars-for-Cash-Indianapolis-IN-e1553709530262.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Indianapolis Junk Car Buyers 317-608-2188<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2611 Repair<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many cases in which an insurance company deems a\ncar totaled because it costs more than 51% of the total cash value to repair it\nback to its original condition, yet, it is still repairable as a luxury or\nmodern vehicle. You see, just because it is too much for the insurance company to\npay to repair it, it may not be for you. You might decide that your 2018\nMercedes should be repaired rather than totaled out. The same theory applies to\nother luxury or newer vehicles that can be totaled as a result of something\nsmall, like a catalytic converter or cosmetic damage. Keep in mind, you have to\nget a rebuilt title and prove the car roadworthy. Otherwise, many automotive insurance\ncarriers will not insure a rebuilt vehicle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2611 Donate<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to be philanthropic, it would make sense to\ndonate your totaled vehicle. Not only is this charitable, most automotive\ndonation organizations will tow your vehicle away for free. Best of all, you\nwill get certain tax deductions for the depreciated value of the car you donate.\nKeep in mind, you would have to first buy back the car from your insurance carrier\nbefore giving it away to a charity. In this case, your insurance carrier would\ndeduct the vehicle\u2019s salvage value, which generally hovers around a few hundred\ndollars, plus any policy deductible if the accident was your fault. In the end,\nyou would get a check for the remainder, plus a salvage title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2611 Sell<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular and lucrative option for a totaled car is to keep it, and then sell it to a local salvage yard for cash. As mentioned, if you decide to keep your totaled vehicle, you will have to first have to get a salved titled through your insurance carrier. Once you have the title and your vehicle is no longer insured under the carrier, you can choose a reputable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Indianapolis junk car buyer (opens in a new tab)\">Indianapolis junk car buyer<\/a> to do business with. They will haul your car away for free, plus pay you cash on the spot. Just be sure you have the title, otherwise, it can be difficult finding a cash for cars company to do business with in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indianapolis Junk Car Buyers at Your Service<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/GC\u2019s-Junk-Cars-Indianapolis-Indiana.png\" alt=\"Cash for Junk Cars 317-608-2188\" class=\"wp-image-89\"\/><figcaption>Cash for Junk Cars 317-608-2188<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call GC\u2019s Junk Cars at 317-608-2188<\/strong> to sell your totaled car for cash in Indianapolis. We offer free towing with our in-house tow truck, so all you have to do is call and accept our offer! We will schedule a time to pick up your vehicle and pay you cash. No title? No problem! Give us a call anyway! Call 317-608-2188 to request a free estimate, today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve just totaled your car, hopefully you are well and in full recovery. But now, you have a damaged asset on your hands. What can you do with a totaled vehicle besides hand it over to your insurance carrier? &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/want-to-know-what-you-can-do-with-your-totaled-car\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":227,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[6,108,119,120,121,88,118],"class_list":["post-226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salvaged-cars","tag-cash-for-cars-indianapolis","tag-indianapolis-cash-for-junk-cars","tag-options-for-totaled-cars","tag-sell-totaled-car-indianapolis","tag-total-car-buyers-indianapolis","tag-totaled-car-options","tag-totaled-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229,"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226\/revisions\/229"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.junkcarsindy.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}