> It means it's not worth the repair costs because it's cheaper to buy a new one. No, it just means insurers are assholes rigging the game. A simple example:

> It means it's not worth the repair costs because it's cheaper to buy a new one. No, it just means insurers are assholes rigging the game. A simple example: my personal MacBook broke. MacBooks are written off in 5 years. My insurer only wants to pay the surplus value (€200). I tell them okay, instead of the €200 find me a replacement MacBook of the same model and year with approximately the same config. “Sorry sir we don’t do that.” Okay, do they think I can find the same MacBook for €200? “Probably not sir..” Fuck insurers.