My wife's car was a 1995 Mazda 323 with 70,000 miles with FSH and in good condition. She loved it, put a personalised number plate on it and had intended to use it until she is too old to drive. Now it seems likely her insurance company will tell her it's a write-off because the cost of repairs (I guess £1500 to £2000) will be more than its value. So she will have to find several thousand pounds to buy a replacement, which she doesn't want, even though the accident was not her fault. Where is the justice in that and can she get the offender's insurance company to do something by way of compensation? If it is written off, what can she buy? She wants all the features of the Mazda, but they don't make 'em like that any more. She wants a good looking 5-door hatchback, auto, A/c, 1,300 cc, 3,000 miles per year, room in the boot for her golf trolley, reliable.