The older the vehicle, the less the damage. The insurance company makes a judgment in each case as to whether it is cheaper to repair the vehicle or to 'write it off' its books and scrap it.
i answered one similar to this a day or so ago.....your vehicle is a total loss, when the cost of repair is greater than the actual cash value of the vehicle minus it's salvage value, and/or if the state you are in has a percent law, mine MO says if the cost of repair is 75% or greater of the actual cash value (with airbags and sales tax removed) the vehicle is a total, and also if due to the scope of damage the vehicle is non-repairable, (meaning heavy heavy structure damage, flood into dash, total fire burn etc.) some companys also have other rules, ie 8 years or older and 50% of the sheet metal needs replaced etc.....
When renting a car it has basic insurance , whereby you pay an excess depending on the company depends on how much your excess will be. You do not pay for the total damage to vehicle. You have the option to take out CDW (Collision Damage Waver) where you pay a little extra again price depends on company. If there is then even a broken mirror , you pay Nothing
Turtles are made for taking damage. If you are worried that your turtle can't take the damage you are wrong. It can, and more. It can take more damage than you can, because you aren't a turtle. Loser.
Once they take the vehicle, the responsibility is on them. If they damage the vehicle or total it the tow guy has to pay. If your car is taken, cancel the insurance since you are not responsible after the car is picked up and leaves your possession.
it depends on what vehicle you are driving. Driving ranges differ from vehicle to vehicle.
THer is no fine per say for damage to someone elses vehicle unless you were doing something illegal at the time the damage occurred. You are howver, legally responsible for all cost of repair to the vehicle you damaged. If you are insured then you should submit the repair bill to your insurance company and they will take care of it for you.
Depends on the vehicle.
It may only take an external force for me to damage my throat.
It varies depending on how much other electronics you are using on the vehicle at the time. Could take hours. I do not recommend you charge any dead battery with the alternator if you can avoid it. it puts too much of a strain on the alternator and may damage it. Charge a dead battery with a battery charger.
How much was the car worth before it was damaged? These are not reasonable questions. How much the car is worth totalled depends on what kind of vehicle it is, how old the vehicle is, how much damage is done, what parts are salvageable, is the engine still good, how many miles are on it, and lots of other factors might come into figuring the value of the damaged vehicle. There is no single number that allows you to say a totalled vehicle is worth $100 or $1000 or $10,000. I hope you understand my meaning and also take it that I'm not being condescending in telling you this.
An unexpired lease can be reaffirmed or the vehicle can be surrendered. The leasing company will take the car back if you are surrendering it. Keep it insured or you will have to pay for any damage sustained by the vehicle or caused by the vehicle until the leasing company actually takes possession of it.
i will assume you are the claimant and the draft is made payable to you not you and shop or lien holder...in that case you can do whatever you want, fix it don't fix it, have your buddy fix it, ...but understand should you have another loss, or total, and this damage is unrepaired or the vehicle is repo'd the amount of this unrepaired damage will be deducted, from the new repair (if in the same area) or from the value of the vehicle in a total...or in the repo example they will add this to what you owe....