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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think once the check is cut the car is never fixed. Instead you find an unscrupulous body shop willing to fabricate an invoice for the insurance company for a share of the payout.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 23 hours ago

I guess you'd still have a scratched car at that point, though. Maybe you need to combine it with a dishonest repair shop massively inflating the bill, along with an insurance company that doesn't pay enough attention.