what sends the efs els and aus to wreckers when they look like theyre too good to go there

[Sabantien]

Given that it was nearly 2k to fix a slight bingle on the front right fender of my car, i'm not surprised it's not taking much to make them write offs.

I also found when I had an older car that I couldn't comprehensively insure it either. Sure, I probably would have eventually found someone willing, but was it worth the hassle?

I have friends who keep repairing things on their older cars and it gets to the point that they would have saved money if they had scrapped it and bought something else, so while they look okay you just don't know their history.

If the right car at the right price comes along too, why not trade in your older, dying car when the time is right rather than suddenly be scrambling because your car has packed it in?