its happined

[wolf666]

the insurance company have scraped me car so check out the sales part as ill be brakein it

[evil knievel]

 

sorry to hear that.

[lotusless]

sad news m8

[FredTransit]

Have they got the car? Exactly how bad is it? Is it worth your getting a pay out less the salvage value and just putting it back on the road?

[john_3.0s]

what cat have the declared it as? be careful as you may not have to cut it up, cat c or d can be repaired and put back on the road

[Messenjah]

whose fault was the accident ???

 

if it was thier fault you have the right to and can insist upon your car being returned to its pre accident condition !

[Retromotorsport]

a few years back a body shop that was near my old workshop had a mini in.. write of, had been hit in the rear 1/4 and flipped, couple of rolls later and it didnt have a straight panel on it..

 

2months later.. shiny new (heritage) shell , new wheels and tyres, engine rebuilt as precaution as it was rattling (upside down and running is no good for oil pick up ) basicly a new car.. loads of new parts used on it..

 

And thats not the only one i know off.. i've done some fabrication work for a body shop that had a car in.. they said it should be a write off but the insurance where paying out for it to go back to its original standard before accident. again a rear 1/4 smash..needed a tub turret and arch fitting to the new rear 1/4, insurance paid for axle, wheel, the other panels including the rear panel, boot floor, boot lid coile-over 4 link arms etc

[FredTransit]

Owners just taking the first offer has a lot to do with it. We had a wiring fire in one of the lutons (it gutted the cab), it had just been re sprayed too and we were days from fitting a good stereo (could have lied about that, but we didn't)

 

The loss adjuster even said he couldn't find anything to compare it with to give a pay out figure. He offered to have it 'stored' for us, but it was taxed and we left it on the street, no bother. They offered £1000 which we rejected, and eventually accepted £2000 less the salvage (£300) and re built it from a £200 scrapper. With a fresh MOT it was back on the road. We replaced the interior, front wiring loom and windscreen (cos we were told it would have been affected by the heat) from it. Still have it today.

 

You don't have to just accept the first offer, and it might not mean the end of your car.