Yep, for rare/higher value cars the insurers will pay out for a repair so long as it's under the full value of the car, if you push for it. The risk for the insurer on lower end stuff is that the costs quickly escalate to more than the car's resale value.
Was speaking to my local bodyshop recently when I went in for a quote and he said they rarely see insurance assessors any more - pretty much all done by e-mail and photos, although they want stick on rulers used for EVERY mark so they don't pay for any extra remedial work.....
They also said that every Golf that comes in is pretty much an instant write off due to parts prices and complicated (labour intensive) repair costs - surprised me somewhat
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