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Originally Posted by jspdr
I understand your feeling.. What would be the retail value after engine replaced, over $23k? Are you comfortable with the engine from the junk yard? it is like rolling the dice, and will all this be reported to Carfax or Autocheck? Those issues should be considered, i think.
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The insurance company would only give me 19k which is as much as good trade in, not retail. Why they don't do retail is beyond me. They offered a compensation amount of 3k for a new vehicle. The only problem is that you can't find x5 4.8is SUVs in great condition anywhere with 50k miles. So I would have to settle with something else or pay significantly more on payments and out if pocket costs for a down payment which isn't fair to get back into something comparable.