Jynxed car

TitanTim said:
If it was mine I would hope it would be written off, never the same once repaired.

Tim.
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That's a sweeping statement ,with the equipment accident repair garages have today ,the vehicle should be as good if not better than pre accident .
We have had two accidents repaired in the last six years,both not our fault.The damage on one was similar to the bmw.After the repair you could not tell any repair had been carried out.
 
Vonlipvig said:
jamie_z4 said:
blessing in disguise as its an N46 :? :lol:
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Oh don't get me started on the engine. Fine when it's happy, but new injector caps and coils at the start of the year, won't see that back :cry:

Did see a replacement rear door on gumtree for £50, but with the engine as well post crash, not sure the wife can be done with the hassel. Told her if we get £4.5k she can get an E85, two two seaters for the house is fine, isn't it?
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Yes its fine, along as you dont have kids!
 
maxman said:
TitanTim said:
If it was mine I would hope it would be written off, never the same once repaired.

Tim.
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That's a sweeping statement ,with the equipment accident repair garages have today ,the vehicle should be as good if not better than pre accident .
We have had two accidents repaired in the last six years,both not our fault.The damage on one was similar to the bmw.After the repair you could not tell any repair had been carried out.
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Your right, but I think its just the mindset that sets in for some folks after an accident. Despite the fact that a lot of secondhand cars and even some new ones, will have had a post factory bodywork repair. Can work in your favour sometimes as well, especially were the other party admits fault. If a car you wanted rid of anyway gets written off you can usually get more from the insurance than a p/x at a dealer.
 
maxman said:
TitanTim said:
If it was mine I would hope it would be written off, never the same once repaired.

Tim.
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That's a sweeping statement ,with the equipment accident repair garages have today ,the vehicle should be as good if not better than pre accident .
We have had two accidents repaired in the last six years,both not our fault.The damage on one was similar to the bmw.After the repair you could not tell any repair had been carried out.
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It's down to the repairer at the end of the day but I've never seen an accident repaired car as good as factory finish, it's virtually impossible, my ocd would kick in. Just depends how fussy you are.

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
It's down to the repairer at the end of the day but I've never seen an accident repaired car as good as factory finish, it's virtually impossible, my ocd would kick in. Just depends how fussy you are.

Tim.
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Car has been repaired on the exact same three panels 12 months ago, you couldn't tell the difference, I was really impressed. This is quite a bit worse this time and is to a different body shop so we shall see. Wife isn't too bothered, quit a few chips on the other side, wish they hit that so then both sides would have been recently done lol
 
Vonlipvig said:
jamie_z4 said:
blessing in disguise as its an N46 :? :lol:
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Oh don't get me started on the engine. Fine when it's happy, but new injector caps and coils at the start of the year, won't see that back :cry:

Did see a replacement rear door on gumtree for £50, but with the engine as well post crash, not sure the wife can be done with the hassel. Told her if we get £4.5k she can get an E85, two two seaters for the house is fine, isn't it?
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We tried that for a while, occasionally it became pretty frustrating :cry:
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Rob
 
If it a write off it's a definitely worth buying back and fixing. Infuuiates me how we throw cars away now, that's still a lovely car and deserves to stay on the road!!
 
paddy wright said:
If it a write off it's a definitely worth buying back and fixing. Infuuiates me how we throw cars away now, that's still a lovely car and deserves to stay on the road!!
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Cheers Paddy. Still waiting to hear from the insurers so popped down the local garage, they are going to get a quote for us Monday we have a good idea how much it will be if we buy it back and repair. They seem to think they can get it done pretty cheap and they would be surprised if it's written off. Some good news at least
 
Personally, I'd be surprised if it wasn't written off. Insurers almost seem to be incentivised to write off now - buy back in a heartbeat, document the damage and repair using second hand parts.
 
Just had the call from the insurers.... Repair authorised! Just waiting for a booking in date then jobs a gooden. Surprised to be honest, but with the other party accepting 100% fault and going through a non fault with ours must have gone in our favour. Will post some pictures up when it's done
 
Picked the car up yesterday and I have to say, cracking job! Work was done by Fix Auto in Plymouth in case anyone was wondering
 

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