Owner for 5 days. Passenger side totalled!

It's strange that they chose to repair yours yet write mine off. Especially when mines an M and was probably worth more before the crash. Saying that I'm glad they did otherwise I wouldn't have had the opportunity to join the M community :) still unsure on how the power will feel coming from a supercharged jag :s
 
I have a Mini Countryman S courtesy car at the moment. Have to say, I love how it drives. Very perky.

Could see myself having a Mini Cooper S R56 as a toy in the future.
 
Nuts said:
Really there should be some compensation for that.
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Possibly, but how much is the correct amount, as until you come to sell you haven't actually made any loss to be compensated for.

e.g. if you sell it immediately and have to take £2k less due to the accident history, then I'd say you'd want £2k compensation. However if you keep it for 10 years so that it's only worth £2k, then there may be only £50 difference between your's and an undamaged one and so only £50 difference.

The other issue around this sort of compensation (which rarely pays out on run-of-the-mill cars, and more on agreed value policies) is how do you prove you tried to sell it properly and didn't just take the first crap price you were offered, with the thought that you'd be able to reclaim the difference in compensation.

It's not nice, but I'm sure the majority of cars (in general, not just Z4s) will have had bumps & such, and some will never have gone through the insurance. So a buyer could buy a bent car without any inclination that it's been bent.

Look at the amount of wheel kerbing there is - that's not just affecting the wheel, but also possibly suspension arms, bushes, bearings, etc. - but once the wheel has been refurbed, you'd be none the wiser and wouldn't even think of mentioning it to a potential buyer.
 
Well she's back but not quite back together again due to the the fact that they've forgotten to put the 3.0si badge back on and neglected to change some damaged trim on the inside. Will reserve judgement on the paint job once it's dried up.
 
srhutch said:
Have you actually got it back, or are you waiting till it's 100%
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Ah, i accepted it on the basis the work would be sorted next week. Since then I've noticed there's a new creak in the cabin when in motion. Seems to be coming from the plastics at the base of the hood. All BMW repair work is guaranteed for years.

In other news, my other issue that the car hasn't had the required Insp2 service before i bought it has been confirmed by their service department but now I have to wait for their Sales Manager to agree that they will pay for the service. -I may have to threaten small claims court.
 
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