I'VE TOTALLED FIVE CARS IN FIVE YEARS

to total mainly US (UK to write off ) to damage a vehicle so badly that it cannot be repaired:

           His son totaled the pickup when it was ten months old.

total loss car insurance companies label a vehicle a “total loss” or “write-off” when the cost to repair the vehicle to its pre-damaged state exceeds the cost of the vehicle’s worth, or actual cash value. About one in seven car accident claims results in a "total". Totaled cars are usually scrapped, or recycled for parts.

C1_Photocopies from 21st March
C1_Photocopies from 14th March