Is my car totaled?

What the numbers show

Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count

• Most of it landed at once — the busiest month was September 2026, with 5 people.

1. 1
   Replacing the vehicle with a clean one

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2. 2
   Accepting an insurance write-off for parts

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3. 3
   mentally preparing for the vehicle to be totaled

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4. 4
   asking insurance

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5. 5
   paying a huge repair bill out of pocket

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6. 6
   doing the repairs yourself

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7. 7
   Buying the vehicle back cheaply after it is declared totaled to attempt repairs

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8. 8
   Checking if the vehicle starts and if the steering wheel turns

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9. 9
   Getting multiple repair quotes

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10. 10
    Waiting for the insurance company's assessment based on repair costs versus vehicle value

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11. 11
    posting pictures to online forums to get opinions from body shop estimators and mechanics

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12. 12
    Remove the bumper or bull bar to visually inspect internal damage.

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13. 13
    Get an alignment check to determine if the chassis is bent out of spec.

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In their words

Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.