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I was lucky enough to inherit some money and recently paid cash for my new car. Do I need to carry GAP insurance on the vehicle if I do not owe any money on it?

Guaranteed Auto Protection (GAP) insurance coverage typically pays the difference between actual cash value of a vehicle and the current outstanding balance of a loan or lease when the car has been declared a total loss. Since you do not have a loan out on the vehicle because you paid in for full with cash for the car, it would not appear that GAP insurance would be of any help to you if the car was totaled out.

If your car is new though, you will typically want to have physical damage coverages such as collision and comprehensive on it. These coverages will cover your vehicle unlike liability coverages that cover other people's property.

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car insurance commentsWas having a difficult time finding financing in this economy and needed to figure out if I really needed the GAP insurance after paying cash for the car. Since there was no outstanding loan, eliminating the need to pay the difference between value of car and the outstanding balance, I made the decision to cancel the policy.
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This car insurance question was asked on 2/15/2006
This auto insurance answer was last updated on 2/16/2006
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