Thanks matie - you can't see the pics but she looks bit different to Sunday when you saw her lol.
Ok, little update....
I called the repair centre that currently have the car and I requested a list of he repairs that they've submitted to the insurance company.
I wanted to know what would be replaced/repaired
if I ended up getting the car back for my own piece of mind.
The oil that had leaked out the bottom was a PAS hose - so maybe not as big deal as I thought.
The list is almost 3 pages long which is a little daunting however it looks like they've anticipated a few things that may or may not need to be done.
The price I was quoted a few days ago was before VAT so the final total is actually £5672.83
I'm beginning to come around to the idea of a write-off.
All the hard work that was done is smashed anyway so i'd have to start again either way!
I've started considering worthy replacements just in case.
I want to stick to the same sort of age or newer if possible.
1. Same again (1.4 SE)
2. Seat Ibiza (cheaper, but I don't like the look quite as much) or...
3. Try and stretch further to a GTi (this would mean a loan though)
The insurance on a GTi was surprisingly acceptable - only £50/year more!
One option to do it would be to take out a loan and hope I get some compo at a later date for the whiplash to clear it back off again - however that wouldn't be guaranteed.
Comments and suggestions welcome as always guys!
Charlie