It's obvious to anyone who has BTDT what is going on. The insurance company is inclined to low ball the value on the truck, and high ball the cost of repair so they can total the vehicle with a minimum cost to themselves. That is exactly what they have done. Where is the mystery?

Foolish me, thought it would be productive to query the community for ads that may support my (admittedly optimistic, yet not unrealistic) valuation. For the most part, that is something I can do for myself. JUST THOUGHT MAYBE... MAYBE there would be something, someone out there in the void.

Not sure why you infer that I want the truck totalled. It was just in my previous post that I declared my preferred course of action which explictly rejects totalling.

Not sure why the Internet sucks so much. I'm sure I am not alone in this assessment. Perhaps I'll give it up altogether.

Doug