# Tesla Cybertruck

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 23, 2019, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866 "2019-11-23T10:32:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866/1901 "2026-11-10T00:42:54Z")

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> [@ParallelLines](#):
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> If your vehicle was not a total loss…
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> …Find someone who will kludge the damage as much as possible and keep any extra cash? Quite common.

I once did that when my car was totaled. My insurer gave me a check for the value of the car, and i hired a local shop to make it drivable. We were issued a “this car was totaled” title, but we kept that car for another few years and then sold it to a friend who drove it another year.

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