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dead car poll: how much did the repair place pay me for the scrap value of my piece o' shit car?

Posted by moles (aka chris) Feb 15 '11, 10:47

which is (soon to be was) a 1996 Honda Accord

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Now I don't feel *quite* so bad about the $500 trade-in I got for the Cherokee last year :/ - MojaveMeg Feb 15, 10:59 1
- yeah, they said even if i dropped the $2k that it would need just to fix everything, they were also hearing bad unspecific noises in the engine too -- nm - moles Feb 15, 11:01
Including towing? -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 10:54 2
- they didn't charge me for the tow - moles Feb 15, 10:57 1
  - Yeah, I was making sure it was not $200, then they charged you for the tow. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 10:59
answer: $200! - moles Feb 15, 10:51 17
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- Bus rides for a week! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 10:55
- should have donated it to purple heart - tax deduction is up to $500 -- nm - decline Feb 15, 10:55 14
  - We tried to do this; it's a total pain in the ass to qualify. - David Feb 15, 11:10
  - I thought you could only right off what they end up selling it for? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 11:01 4
    - that seems to be the case, though I don't know if the IRS has updated its rules since... -- (link) - znufrii Feb 15, 11:05 2
      - but you only need the written acknowledgement if you're deducting more than $500. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 11:07 1
        
        thanks everyone -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 11:16
    - Not here. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 11:02
  - I'd still take the $200 -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 10:57
  - "hey, here's a car that needs $2k of repairs, at least. have fun!" -- nm - moles Feb 15, 10:56 6
    - Then they turn it in for the 2 hundy. -- nm - Amy Feb 15, 10:58 4
      - Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 11:00 3
        
        well, sorry OAE, i'm just a selfish bastard! -- nm - moles Feb 15, 11:01 2
        
        bery, can we make the Pixie Board the first new one? -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 11:03
        
        ~yeah, I'm a selfish bastard but at least I'm not alone~ -- nm - Epiphany Feb 15, 11:02
    - Purple Heart accepts any car, running or non-running. -- nm - decline Feb 15, 10:57
$75 -- nm - Loyola Feb 15, 10:49
$50 -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 10:48 1
- not quite that pathetic -- nm - moles Feb 15, 10:49
$569 -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 10:48 1
- god, i wish - moles Feb 15, 10:49
$312.50 -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 10:48
$350 -- nm - David Feb 15, 10:48

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