cheekymonkey Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Hi Guys Scenario - my car was bought for £11k just a couple of months ago. Last week as some of you know, a car hit me and damanged the rear bumper and wing, car is still perfectly driveable though. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=112197 Got an estimate for repair today and they reckon 2 grand ish which seems silly if you look at the car. They also said insurance company will most likely want to write the car off! Where do I stand here? Is there any way I can force the 3rd party to make a repair? Because if they do write it off they will probably look in some silly book and offer me peanuts for the car, this just isn't fair as it's not my fault. Tempted to tell them all to swivel and repair it out of my own pocket, but at this point I just don't know what to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Can't you go somewhere else for a quote? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 That'll teach me to click a link first, wrong crash Just stand firm, it does seem quite a lot though, get a used bumper from one of the Trial rear zombies and save a fair bit there if necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwayne Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 i am in the same boat, although the insurance inspector hasnt seen it yet but i am worried it will be written off and i'll get next to nothing for it. i know how you feel mate. i feel like i am about to be the victim again although it wasnt my fault. good luck with yours though hope it works out for ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Can do, but I do trust the garage I went to in this instance - they know how insurance companies work. It's not the cost of the repair that bothers me, it's the insurance companies. They've already said once that due to the "age of the car" it may be a write off, but there's no way I will let that happen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 If the damage was caused by a third party and their insurance is paying for the repair, then you can insist that they repair it. Besides, it takes the repair costs to be 60% of the market value of the car before it becomes uneconomical to repair. That would mean your car would have to be worth about £3k which sounds unlikely. Don't get too upset until the insurance company contact you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thanks Mr. Dogg I will try and calm down and forget about it all for a bit, a drive tonight should cheer me up as long as I walk round the other side of the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Soop Dogg is spot on. You can get your own insurance company to fight this on your behalf and insist that the car is fully repaired. I would also suggest you print off a couple of adverts from here or auto trader of similar speced cars and perhaps even ask Jurgen to provide a written quotation of the cost to repalce your car (This will count a LOT in your favour). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 That sounds like too much money to me, i assume that is for brand new parts as well ? toyota Rear bumper £600 (pre painted) Rear quarter panel £365. + labour and fitting ? I had to have my rear quarter replaced after the guy over the road reversed in to me and the toal bill was around £675 ! Including new rear panel. Perhaps shopping around would be a wise thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'll admit I don't know much about how bodywork is put together, but the damaged bit on the rear seems to be one continuous peice of metal from the quarter panel to the roof and everything, I shouldn't think that's easily replacable! But yeah I will fight it whatever happens. Will get in touch with Jurgen if it comes to that - thanks homer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 I'll admit I don't know much about how bodywork is put together, but the damaged bit on the rear seems to be one continuous peice of metal from the quarter panel to the roof and everything, I shouldn't think that's easily replacable! But yeah I will fight it whatever happens. Will get in touch with Jurgen if it comes to that - thanks homer As i said i had mine replaced for that price i mentioned above, it just needs to be blended in to the roof line, not a hard job at all. Edit, see picture of mine: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Oh - I see, so it looks like it's continuous but really it's not! You learn something new every day, haha... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 They won't write it off for that. I've seen much worse damaged supras repaired. LeeTT/FatController's orange one looked like this before it was repaired: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=36103&d=1148245862 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=36102&d=1148245862 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=36098&d=1148245807 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=36097&d=1148245807 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=36095&d=1148245692 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=36092&d=1148245692 Besides, as mentioned above, the other guy's insurance company can't write your car off. You can insist it's repaired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Ouch! I guess I really should count myself lucky then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 This was my old car - ,needed new rear quarter ,new rear bumper,new hks hiper exhaust,new front bumper,2 new wings,new rear wing,1 full set of 19" racing hart cx's,1 new goodyear f1 tyre(rear),oem spats,oem skirts,new bonnet,2 new uk spec glass headlights,1 new door . The insurance assesor said that it was only 500 quid over the limit so he had to write it off as cat 'D'.Im sure yours would cost a lot less to fix,only thing is this was a few years ago when TT6 supras were pulling more money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foodfreak Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 don't believe what the assessor tells you. When mine was hit by the taxi, I fought for & had 3 different assessments by different firms. My repair bill was over 9K. As has been said before, point the assessors to websites like Jugens', GT cars ( for prices )etc. PROVE you cannot get a replacement for 'Book' prices. IF you want to keep you car & have it repaired, you WILL have to fight for it John BTW liverpool victoria & Norwich union won't write off a car until it is over 85% of the value.........I Know from experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 £2K to fix that is VERY expensive. Shop around, it wont be written off for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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