Moin all, someone told me the following: If I use a car rental during the repair of my (unindebted) accident-damaged vehicle, the opposing insurance will pay me only a significantly smaller vehicle, depending on how old my vehicle is. So: If I have a middle class combi, which is already 12 years old, I have only the right to a compact car. If my car is new, however, I get the same vehicle class (middle class) as L Is that true? If yes, according to what calculation formula is this determined? However, I do not understand that. It would mean that you get a rental car of comparable value instead of comparable CONSUMER VALUE. I just imagine: On the extended weekend my family rides happily with five people in the golf in the short vacation. We are then very happy about the high value of this beautiful new rental vehicle, is really much better than our great Volvo combo, only the suitcases on the lap disturb something …