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Originally Posted by DJKid
Not with the estimate you gave them, if you get a cheaper estimate that will not total the car they can pay that ammount and you can cover the rest. They can't just give you a lesser ammount and not salvage the vehicle because of paperwork/legal issues.
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This post is pretty much correct. If the car is totaled, the decision to salvage belongs to the insurance company. The only way to avoid salvage is for the estimate to be low enough so that they don't total the car.