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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #15 on: February 04, 2014, 10:29:56 pm »
That's what I wanted it for, the goodies lol I can put a nice interior in my jetta then haha

If it needs paint on both sides, you are still talking £800-1000 in paint to have it done properly.

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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #16 on: February 04, 2014, 11:06:16 pm »
Somebody has hit the side of mine too.....insurance estimates are around £2000 t. Repair it.I then went to my local painter who I have used in the passed And he's said a max of £500.... Just go's to show you the difference in costs for insurance.

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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2014, 01:27:03 am »
I'm sure insurance companies just make up there own estimates. :stupid:
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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2014, 11:49:23 am »
Now then, A little update.
Just got a email from the company who is dealing with the repairs and what not. They are writing the car off as a Cat D
I am not very happy about this and the fact that my insurance used a third party company to deal with repairs. Which will have bumped
the price of repair up quite a bit, But what is done ,is done.
They have sent a valuation of my car for £6760 which imho is quite good and nearly the amount i paid for it 3month ago.
I have told them i want my car back and i will repair it myself. So they said i can have it back and check for £5070
What you think?

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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2014, 01:40:44 pm »
I wouldn't bother tbh taking it back. Its going to cost you a huge amount to sort out. You may as well buy another which isn't cat registered. It will be easier to move on.

At the end of the day its only a car and there are 100's of them out there. Plus you got a good first offer. What year is it?
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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #20 on: February 07, 2014, 02:16:43 pm »
Its a 55 Plate
And i've just been for a couple of quotes for repair where i live one was around £1700 and thats with new door skin and new side panel. Huge difference to their final estimation of £6.2k
So i get my car back plus £5k, pay max £2k to get it repaired, then i have my car back like new and £3k in my pocket

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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #21 on: February 07, 2014, 05:37:28 pm »
That is a lot of car for £1700! If you kept it then decided it wasn't worth repairing you would easily make more as parts, then scrap it - or sell as track car as others have said
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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #22 on: February 07, 2014, 08:38:52 pm »
I'd buy that for £1700.  :driver:

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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #23 on: February 07, 2014, 08:43:06 pm »
Yes mate absolutely take the £5k cheque and the car.
You can then either strip it yourself and make a lot of extra money or sell the car for another £2500 or £3k or so - It could be repaired to be honest.

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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #24 on: February 07, 2014, 09:31:45 pm »
Yea, that's easy worth it, get it repaired for 1k, 4k in the pocket.

Or I'll buy it for 2k, then use the 5k to get a minty Gti.

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Re: Do you think my car wil be a write off?? (picture heavy)
« Reply #25 on: February 08, 2014, 10:13:03 am »
Defo have it back and 5k!!!!

And it's not difficult at all to sell on a cat d registered car, you just have to amend the price accordingly and any pics and documentation of the damage and the fix will set future buyers minds at rest.....