Damaged M roadster 8k!!!!! JOKER!!!

[Bing]

That's about as repairable as the titanic. Though the engine would be worth a few bob. Where's Jonny ?

 

[jakblade]

They'd have to give me £8,000 to take that on.!!!!!

Not too sure I'd want to drive it after any repairs.....how far is that strut brace bent?????

Surely a lot more lurking underneath all that visible damage....

100% that flitch and turret are totally knackered. They are only flimpsy. Hills would of pulled the leg out to look a little normal. All the expensive parts are beyond repair. Same damage cost me 18k to put right. Re shelling that car will still leave you with a huge bill and task to find the M parts. I paid £1100 for a second hand bonnet alone.

Tempted to make a very naughty offer of £1000... :ebay:

 

[Ewazix]

How is that only a CAT D...???! Looks a substantial hit and surely a cat C...

The classification scheme is a joke TBH, although it looks fine......... from the back

Classification works in respect to the value of the car not damage. If the value of the damage does not exceed value of the cat it becomes a D. If the value of damage does then it's a C.

True to a degree, but the categorisation is almost entirely subjective and carried out by an assessor (usually an agent) working on behalf of the insurance company, they have a very strong incentive to see it in a lower Cat' as the salvage will be worth more. This was reflected by the fact that until Oct 2016 Cat D cars required a VOSA Vehicle Identity Check which included an inspection of the safety of repairs, but Cat C did not. VIC checks have just been dropped as a cost cutting exercise by VOSA / DVLA leaving the categorisation and suitability of a damaged car for safe repair completely in the hands of the insurance companies. So there is theoretically nothing stopping insurance companies passing-off severely damaged salvage like this banana as Cat' C, hence my 'joke' comment.

 

[cj10jeeper]

How is that only a CAT D...???! Looks a substantial hit and surely a cat C...

The classification scheme is a joke TBH, although it looks fine......... from the back

Classification works in respect to the value of the car not damage. If the value of the damage does not exceed value of the cat it becomes a D. If the value of damage does then it's a C.

Party true that C & D as these differentiate on repairs vs vale of car, but such cars should really be classed as A or B that should be crushed entirely Inc parts or just parted out and shell crushed, but never back on the road.

I'm sure economic pressure causes insurers to sell as cat D when in fact something like this should perhaps not go back on the road. Speculation in this case though as we don't have an engineers report.

 

[paddy wright]

I'm no engineer but surely a chassis leg could be welded in? I would agree it is not worth 8k but at 4k it would be worth a punt.

 

[GuidoK]

I'm no engineer but surely a chassis leg could be welded in?

Sure and that extensively happens on cars costing 40kplus.
On a 13k car.....not so much.
Remember you also need a bonnet (1100), front bumper plus trays (700), headlight (600), sidepanel (300), door (750), front mounting frame (700), the wheel housing itself (500) inner panel, and maybe a new wheel, steering rack plus linkeage, strut, suspension arm, radiator, condensor, oil cooler and on and on and on......and then a spray job.
I wouldnt be surprised that the parts bill alone will cost over 7k and then the work+respray.....
And then you have a z4m that has been in a heavy crash...
Imho this car is only interesting for its parts.

 

[Leadfoot Z]

Calm down everyone, its nothing a good PDR Professional can't sort out!! 6hrs work! :evil: :evil:

 

[hopz121]

This has JE written all over it if the price is right!