Had an accident... repair bill over 5k!!

[markeg]

Glad you're ok DrNick, cars can be repaired. Good luck with the insurance!

 

[DrNick]

So far the repair bill is over 5k!! No wonder insurance premiums are so high!!

 

[Wildfire]

Glad you're ok. Any idea how the liability will go? Hope the car is back soon.

 

[Taz]

main thing is nobody seriously hurt, keep smiling

 

[DrNick]

No news on liability yet... still not holding out that much hope

 

[shawna]

5K?????

Is it itemised? Id like to know where it went.

 

[ap208_1988]

5K for that damage? That sounds pretty high unless they replaced all the panels at the front

 

[DrNick]

No idea what they are up to, seems a bit high to me, but insurance company seem happy with it so guess thats up to them!

 

[Machine monkey]

Hope you get it fixed and as said your ok thats the main thing

 

[Liam-O]

From the picture it looks like a new bumper is all that is needed, but I know from when I had someone roll into me at 3mph, they will change the slam bar that sits behind the bumper too and probably the headlights too, under body panels etc (robbing cnuts)

 

[DrNick]

Close up shots, there was some movement of the slam bar I think, plus the underbody panel was also missing...

 

[-Tom-]

That's a huge bill! ouch! These are going to be getting written off a lot more frequently soon I'm glad yours is repairable. At least you get those misted fogs repaired! Good luck with it all, these things typically drag on and on.

 

[cj10jeeper]

Bonnet £900
Bumper cover at £600
Grilles, brackets, structural bars, undertray and a few fixings say £400
Headlights or wings as difficult to gauge and there's another £1,000 gone for one or the other.
Call it £3k in parts.
Add £1,000 to respray it and £1000 for the actual build and then you're not far off.

 

[DrNick]

Yes fair point cj10jeeper!

 

[Carol M]

How have I missed this thread?

Belated, 'glad you're ok and ouch for the zed'.

 

[jan_tekin]

Have the repairs not started yet?

Seems a long time to wait, I had my accident after you and got my car back with in 3 weeks using Accident Exchange. My estimate was around 4.5K.