What can I do? I wasn’t offered GAP insurance when I bought a brand new car. I have upside down loan. ?
Friday, January 20th, 2012 at
7:00 pm
I never even heard of GAP insurance before a relative totaled her car. Now I am concerned about owing big $ if my car is totaled. I am in TN.
Filed under: Auto Insurance
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Call your auto insurance agent, and ask if it’s not too late to add the GAP to your auto policy.
You can shop around and see if someone offers GAP, maybe your car dealer. You only need to worry if your car is worth less than what your loan is. Some Banks and finance companies automatically give you gap with your car loan. Ask your bank.
They are not required to offer gap insurance. If your (nearly) new car is totalled and you put little down, the insurance payout will likely be less than your loan balance.
Why are you so concerned about the "gap"?? 60% of pople totalling their cars actually die in the attempt so shouldn’t you be concerned about your own life?
Is the thought of totaling you car through your own fault so real that not even driver’s education can fix it???
And what big $$ are you on? If you have comprehensive they’ll pay for what the car is worth, which cannot be THAT far off from what you owe.
But hey, you are asking what can you do? my advice is to TAKE A BUS or sell it and BUY A $2K car for CASH?? Make sense?