2025 Nissan Sentra S

2025 Nissan Sentra S with hail damage and a shattered rear window at a salvage auction

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Chicago’s July 27 Hail Storm: What to Do If Your Vehicle Was Totaled

A hailstone impact crater spreading cracks across a vehicle windshield

On the afternoon of July 27, 2026, a line of intense supercell thunderstorms moved across the Chicago metro area. The National Weather Service logged hail up to three inches in diameter, straight-line wind gusts past 80 mph, and multiple tornado reports across Cook, DuPage, and Lake counties. Drivers came back to their vehicles to find […]

Total Loss Condition Adjustment: Where to Push Back

Rows of used vehicles parked on a car dealership lot, the kind of dealer-advertised listings used as comparable vehicles in a total loss valuation report

A total loss condition adjustment is a dollar deduction applied to the comparable vehicles used to value your car, and it is really two separate deductions printed under one idea. The first is applied to every comparable in the report at the same rate, whatever your car was like. The second reflects one person’s rating […]