If repairs to your vehicle would cost more than 70% of the value of the car – e.g., the car is worth $10,000 and the repairs are $7,001.00 — expect the insurance company to offer you the fair market value of your vehicle, as it will be considered ‘totaled’ or a ‘total loss’.
Fair market value is the Private Party Kelley Blue Book (?KBB?) value of your vehicle. If your vehicle doesn’t appear in KBB, then an estimate of what your vehicle would sell for by a private party will be done. Newspaper ads, Craigslist, Auto Trader, etc. may be used for this.
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