I was in the same position where the vehicle had to be totaled.
The accident was the other person's fault and the other person's insurance company (state farm) in Jan 2011 first attempted to fix everything and they did a great job and spent several thousands of dollars on body work. Then they noticed the ABS control module didn't work and the cost of it and some other mechanical problems and decided to total the vehicle because of the amount of money it would cost to have the repairs done by my local a isuzu dealer.

They gave me $10,500 check at that point and closed the case. I formed a bit of a relationship with the State Farm rep who helped me because our case was so complicated due to the unique rareness of my vehicle. To help me get more money because the original amount they were going to give me was about 7k, I forget all of the details by now however She told me that I have the choice of which authorized company will do an estimated value on my truck. She then said may I give you some advice, She said I can give you the number of someone who would contact junk yards that know the junkyard value of this vehicle for parting out and we can use that figure in our estimate that would increase the amount of money you would get for your totaled vx. I was amazed! That is when my check increased!

Sincwe then I have a completely restored everything to like new condition including replacing the motor. And of course releasing the salvage title so that it is once again legal. The last thing that I was going to do was to abandon my VX. Of course I will own and drive many other vehicles in my lifetime however the VX will always be in my family and passed down To the next generation. It is part of who I am now