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I'm glad about all the input I've been getting on my situation here. I appreciate it. Here's the only dilemma, which is something I failed to mention from the start. I got into an accident back in August with the RSX...it was $8000 in damages, and I wasn't at fault (which is negligible in this situation). However, it wasn't enough to total the car. They fixed it, and I got it back on the road. There was slight damage to the radiator support, which was fixed. They replaced the hood and front bumper and repainted everything to match. I've been to countless dealerships to try to trade it in. I feel like I'm shunned though, because of the accident. I bought it certified used, and apparently, because of the radiator support, every dealer is claiming that it's "frame damage." I know it's a uni-body construction and all, but the radiator support being fixed/replaced seems to be extremely minimal damage to the frame, if any. However, dealership guys don't see it as that, claim they can't certify it, and then low ball the trade in value...so because of the negative equity (the price was $18k when I bought it...it's an 03 and had 19k miles on it). So they're offering me $11k for the car. So til they add in how much I still owe, which is about $16k, I'm adding on $5k to the price of any car that I choose. I even looked at a used RSX-S for like $16k...when financing, I'm financing about $21k for the car. This brings up another problem because I can only get a car loan for the amount the car is worth. So I couldn't get a loan for $21k if the car is only worth about $16. So I'd have to put $5k down in cash, which I don't have. Aside from getting into another accident and having it totalled (cause I have gap insurance on this car), I think I'm screwed. Do you guys/girls agree?
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