I offer a different view…
I offer a different view point to consider, I drive truck OTR. We mostly haul recycled metals. Some for the big manufacturers. Last year while waiting to load, I watched 5 brand new Ford F250's brought in and get all fluids removed. Then a crane destroyed them. It left only basketball size pieces. They had hail damage. Ins. Paid and where there making sure all were destroyed completely. This is most likely what would have happened if they gave George a new truck. They couldn't just fix it and resell it.