Fair-Market Prices For Your Totaled Cars
Does frame damage mean it’s time to say goodbye to your vehicle, or is there a chance you can save it? WeBuyTotaledCars can help you find out.
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The short answer is maybe. It all really depends on the type of frame damage that you have. Some frame damage can be easily fixed and will not cost you an arm and a leg. Some frame damage will cost more than what the car is actually worth, so we recommend that you should scrap that car and purchase a brand new vehicle.
We also recommend that you do check for frame damage as often as possible. The earlier you can find any bent car frame symptoms, the cheaper it will be for you to repair the damage. So what should you look for? Here are four common symptoms that you should look for when inspecting a car frame that’s bent.
This is the easiest way to find frame damage on your car. All you have to do is lay on your back, crawl under your car and look up. Make sure you bring a flashlight with you though, as it will be dark under there. With your trusty flashlight in hand, you can look around to see if there are any cracks or bends in any of the metal. If you find any weak-looking spots, it is time to take your vehicle to the mechanic so they can hopefully weld it back together.
“Just” welding it back together means the mechanic will need to get a second person to help them hold and bend the piece together so they can hopefully not have to take too much apart. If they need to take it apart, you can guarantee that this repair will be costly.
Are you having an issue with closing your door? Have you already replaced the insulation that sits between the door and the locking mechanism? It sounds like your vehicle is starting to bend out of shape.
Even if your locking mechanism is working properly, it will not latch on when you have frame damage; the car will keep beeping its open door light even if it looks like the latch is holding on.
Over time, the exterior of your car will start shifting from how often it is being used. The most common places that you will find shifting is around the doors and on your bumper. All of the pressure that these panels receive is bound to affect the car.
If you catch this issue early enough, a mechanic can bend the panels back into place so you can go back to driving your car without the insistent “door open” beep.
This leaning will put pressure on your shock and suspension systems. If you keep driving like this, it will cause long term damage that will become too expensive to fix. This is why you take your car in for an inspection every year; make sure you get everything checked so you can continue getting the most out of your vehicle.
Have you ever noticed that your vehicle will start veering off in one direction? No matter how firm you hold that steering wheel, it keeps moving to the left or right; and it will keep moving in that same direction. That is because you have frame damage. All of your vehicle’s weight is leaning in that direction, which means it will keep crawling in the direction that it is leaning.
These are all not easy signs to spot. No matter when you have spotted the damage, you should take it to your mechanic as soon as possible. So with this in mind, I believe the next question is…
Unlike our competition, we make sure that you get fair market value for your car, no matter what condition it is in. A junkyard will only pay “by the pound,” a chop shop will cut the price down significantly so they can pay for their work, and breaking the car down on your own will require you to spend a lot of time figuring out how to do it AND will require you to deal with hagglers.
Considering that you will need to purchase a new car, you should aim to get fair market value for your damaged car.
If you accept the offer, you can schedule a pickup time that is convenient for you. Our towing partner will grab your car and you will get paid on the spot.
Even if your car requires $10k worth of frame damage repair, the price our experts send to you is still guaranteed for a week. Doesn’t this sound so easy? Selling your damaged car should never be difficult.