The insurance company should have to cover the cost of the rental, there just trying to screw you if they can. And they should be counting the rental car fee into the damage. They know it's going to take 2-3 weeks for a severely damaged car (that probably needs the frame straightened). And they know how much the car rental is going to run, but they'll actually make money off of your wreck, so to speak, if they can con you into the rental car fee. I would raise bloodly Hellllll about the rental fee and they may even go ahead and total the car out.
If they don't total the car out you really need to sell it fast. I'm sure the frame is damaged if it has $7000 in damage. And when they say it's been fixed, they mean it's as close as they can get it. And it's going to start wearing tires out almost immediately, and that's one of the things a Dealer will look at. If the tires are worn funny they'll look at the frame. And if they see that the frame has been worked on they won't pay full value on a trade-in.
If they don't total the car out you really need to sell it fast. I'm sure the frame is damaged if it has $7000 in damage. And when they say it's been fixed, they mean it's as close as they can get it. And it's going to start wearing tires out almost immediately, and that's one of the things a Dealer will look at. If the tires are worn funny they'll look at the frame. And if they see that the frame has been worked on they won't pay full value on a trade-in.