TravisTheHuman said:sevenracer said:You have to make an appointment with them and bring the vehicle to one of their locations - and have to tow it because it won't be legal to operate on public roads at that point.Even for anything that didn't damage anything functional to begin with? That would be a dealbreaker for me - I'm living the apt. life now and I dont have another car.
That was my understanding. Once the vehicle is declared a total loss it is not legal to drive on public roads until it receives a rebuilt title. Plus, I don't think you'd have insurance on it once the claim is settled. MAy not be super likely to get caught - unless you drive it to meet with a Highway patrol officer 
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The officer that got back to me was very helpful, so might be worth contacting them.
Honestly, if this is your only car, I think it would be a huge pain to deal with, certainly without renting a car for a while. Not sure how much work it would be to move your RV stuff over to a new one, but might be the best option assuming you have access to it.
