My daughter her 2002 GMC Envoy recently collapsed Imperial, left door damage, the front left quarter panel, front bumper. I thought the damage would be consistency that can be repaired (which), but the insurance company decided to roll the car rather than repair it. As you can see in the picture, the car does not look totaled. Evaluation for repairs came about around $ 6000. The truck is about $9,500, so why does the insurance company select summarize it instead of repairing the damage? You can answer this question and give you some tips if you find yourself working car claims Department see sum. Why are they total a car if it's cheaper to repair it? Insurance companies always choose the route that will cost the company the amount of money at least. If a car repairs to 65% or more of the total value, often times cheaper in total car rather than repair it. This is because the salvage value of the car. After the insurance company pays you for loss of car, they turn around and sell i...