Probably hard to find any recycled parts because there are so few of them on the road, and buying a new part is probably expensive and timely. I'm sure Telsa isn't allowing any LKQ production either. And even if you get a part, you have to go to a shop that can work on the car, which will be expensive because who's going to want to work on a vehicle that rusts when you look at it? Even if it seems fine, once someone is in an accident, every single thing that happens next will be the accident. Rear ended six months ago? Yup, that's why your tire blew, not the nail in it. So that person will keep coming back. The new piece is rusted, the new piece isn't as straight, the new piece buckled. An insurance company will absolutely total a car not just because the repairs are over the costs, but if it seems like it's always going to have issues, they'll make a decision to total it as the cheaper option. They do that with rodent issues all the time. And during all this, depending on his coverage, he's racking up rental. And rental always runs out.

He's complaining about standard insurance practices. They don't owe you the overpriced amount the dealership talked you into, they owe ACV/Actual Cash Value. The moment you leave the lot, it's losing money. It doesn't matter how great you took care of it, or if it's like new. You don't get the brand new, off the lot price, for a vehicle that's no longer brand new, off the lot.