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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Keeper of Secrets" data-source="post: 1978105" data-attributes="member: 13836">I'm a lawyer (but my area is copyright and trademark).  Here's some generic advice:  depending on your state (I assume you are in Maryland), you will have a number of options available to you.  As I understand your situation, the car dealership led you to believe that your trashed car was worth some kind of trade in value.  As it turned out it either is not or they changed their minds.  Chances are you won't be in a position to litigate with them (without spending a ton of money that they know you don't have).  Honestly, unless the contract states something that really jumps out at you, your best bet would be to play the game their way and return the car.  However, if you are a gutsy sort (which *I* am not), keep the car and make them pay you.  Or start paying them and on the check write 'under protest' or some other similar statement and try to sue them later, pointing to the 'under protest' comment that you paid in order to prevent being in default of the law but that it represented your intent to sue.If you really want to piss them off, write the first check which says 'by endorsing this check you are releasing the payor from all future obligation and this represents payment in full.'But as I said, playing it their way is the safest bet.</blockquote>