Wife's fine, but the car isn't
Anyway, the wife crashes our Camry the other day. She's fine, just some soreness. The Camry's written off. Here are my questions.
1. The Camry is 1999 with very low mileage - about 135,000 km. The insurance adjuster hasn't told us yet what they'll pay us for it, but I'm guessing it will be low compared to the low mileage. Can a person contact the adjuster to remind him of the low mileage, which should increase the car's value? Might that work? Has anyone tried that?
2. I need to buy a brand new car. I'm thinking maybe a Toyota Corolla, the Lexus equivalent or maybe a Honda or Acura. I'm smart enough to know not to pay the sticker price but I don't know what to pay for a new car, particularly in this day and age with the economy in shambles and cars aren't selling well. If the new car is, for example, $25,000 what should I reasonably pay? This would be a cash purchase.
All advice is appreciated.
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