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One of the reasons large rental companies self insure is so that they can do repairs in house without listing cars as salvaged. They make it back on resale I

• Scoundreller 3y ago
  That's (yet) another reason why I don't buy the insurance that covers incidents of my own fault for my beater. A crushed bumper will deem it salvage and the insurer will take it away but I could still drive it (and from a relative's experience, at much lower cost than the insurer would pay). But on a newer vehicle, it takes a lot of damage to get branded salvage. Also makes sense for Hertz to do it in-house as they'll have a somewhat standardized fleet. Can "borrow" a rear bumper from a vehicle in for more serious heavier-duty front-end repair to get at least 1 back in the fleet.
  • WarOnPrivacy 3y ago
    > That's (yet) another reason why I don't buy the insurance that covers incidents of my own fault for my beater. Insurance companies still make you pay for everyone else's coverage. ref: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/05/auto-insurance-claims-disasters/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/09/05/auto-insu...
    • Scoundreller 3y ago
      Less so when you opt out of portions of it and self-insure. Not recommending anyone opt out of personal liability when that's an option.