get u another one? Hi, my mom got in a bad car accident recently she wasn't hurt but her car got messed up, and the insurance company came out and took pictures of her car and said it was totaled. So does that mean they're gonna give her the money to buy a new one?
They will give her a check for the "trade-in value" of the car. This value is based upon the value of the car just before the accident. If the car's trade-in value was $3,000, don't expect a check for $12,000 to buy a new car. Ain't gonna happen.
