The reason I posted to this thread...... the car I was driving was an '86 Chevy Caprice (big car) and SF wanted to total it. All it needed was a new fender and front headlight/grill piece. This "totaled" car was driven every day for 3 more years with only a headlight re-aim and was taken off the road ONLY because it wouldn't pass the smog inspection here in Metro Atlanta.

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1991 300SE (my ride, 279,000 miles, looks almost new
1954 Cadillac (21 yo son's car, he bought when age 15)
1972 SeaBird 19 ft runabout (old but solid, slant six, Volvo sterndrive perfect condition, undergoing complete overhaul and refit)
1998 Toyota Rav4 (my sons daily driver when he is in the Continental US, PROUDLY serving in US Navy)