Agreed, and to take it further, in my case, on other vehicles I've owned (non-tesla), I've had 3 totaled cars in the last 18 years (Not my fault), in each case, I was able to buy them back, and the titles were never branded. They just said keep it, and took the buy back cost out of the cost of my settlement/payout. At least here in Wisconsin, I've never seen a branded title unless the vehicle left the owners possession. Such as when the insurance company takes ownership and brings it to auction. Once you hand the title over, thats what happens here.