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Old 03-14-2002, 05:28 AM
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As an expectant owner (car due April) I was wondering what peoples feelings were on Gap insurance.

The sales manager at the dealer I am buying from explained this to me.
The basis seems to be that if I pay a
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Hmmm, I don't think he's explained that very well!

Gap insurance is used to cover the difference between an insurance payout (in the event of a total loss) and the total amount repayable under a finance plan.

e.g. Six months after receiving your new beauty (cost
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Cheers - I thought it sounded a bit bizarre - guess I should have asked the dealer for more details but you know how it is when they are bombarding you with info. and all you really want to do is get out of there, limiting the wallet damage as much as you can.

What if you write off your car and 'suffer death' at the same time????????????????? - reading some of the threads on this board has given me a bit of a cause for concern in this area.
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If you write it off and die - who cares?

Apologies in advance for any offence caused......!
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