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Another one bites the dust?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 12:58 pm
by dantheram
Just been rear ended, luckliy i was sheilded by another car from the direct impact but it's still made a mess of my bumper and rear offside quarter panel. Looking at the book price of these cars today i can't see how they'll fix her for less
Re: Another one bites the dust?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:24 pm
by Tony Boi 92
Naooooooo
Re: Another one bites the dust?
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2013 11:08 pm
by funlovincriminal
Nightmare! It's gutting isn't it.
Do what i did and just buy back the car and use the money to fix it and make it better than before:-
Re: Another one bites the dust?
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:18 pm
by dantheram
what will happen if it's a write off? VW Notts have quoted 3k to fix it
so i assume the insurance company will offer me the value of the car instead.
can i have my car back too, surely it's mine still
Re: Another one bites the dust?
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:53 pm
by funlovincriminal
You have to buy the car back unfortunately, but it only cost me 10% of what they valued it at. Very cheap for an immaculate gti with a bruised bumper!
Then i had to pay £42 for 'VIC' (vehicle identity check) was pretty simple.
Have your/their insuers sent out someone to do an engineers report yet?
Re: Another one bites the dust?
Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:35 pm
by dantheram
really need your advice here!!
here's the deal -
i have the car back (£72 off the insurance company), its been wrote off but ive fixed her up best i can, so my first question -
will this pass an MOT (only had one a few months back but assume i need another now
)
the obvious problem i can see from the photos is the wheel arch proximity to the wheel, it only scrubs slightly when i turn left at and accelerate around the turn. other than that it's the same car which passed + a nasty dent
