totaled vehicle
Beyond repair automobile
A totaled vehicle is one that an insurance company has declared a total loss—meaning repair costs would exceed the vehicle's value.
The car may be wrecked beyond recognition or surprisingly intact; what matters is the math.
The adjuster came out and said it was a totaled vehicle.
Once totaled, the insurer typically takes possession and pays out the car's pre-accident value.
- wreckedUtterly destroyed
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- car accidentCollision involving automobiles
- head-on collisionDirect front-to-front impact
- smashedBroken or intoxicated
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