Hehe, yea I usually turn away when I see more than 2 Xiati battleships. Destroyers however, I like to kill them a lot, since most of them don't carry point defense, a single toxic injector hit will kill them
But still, I didn't put a whole lot into repairs(not that I didn't put any), in the heat of battle, the repairing rate is just too slow to be counted on.
And I was joking about negotiating if that wasn't clear, it's useless since you get so much money with nothing to spend on, except the use of shield recharges/armor plates, the occassional repairs and upgrades(which won't cost a lot since you can sell your old equip.)...