# is my car a total loss??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-a-total-loss/554905>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 24, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-a-total-loss/554905 "2010-09-24T17:05:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-a-total-loss/554905/21 "2010-09-26T21:18:14Z")

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> [@Capari1](#):
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> i forgot to mention that i have gap coverage,soi should be ok if the car is totalled..

Ah, good to hear. Given that, it does seem like you’ll be better off if they total it.

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**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-car-a-total-loss/554905/22 "2010-09-26T23:29:17Z")

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> [@Capari1](#):
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> i forgot to mention that i have gap coverage,soi should be ok if the car is totalled..

That’s fantastic! Push them to total it. GAP will cover the remainder and you will be able to start over with a new car.

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