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May 10, 2006 12:41:58 GMT
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... and I really loved that car too  vwsp49.co.uk/build/content/view/46/2/  This is where her insurance company offer me £250 for it isn't it and I end up seriously out of pocket... anyone got tips for not getting ripped off ? Off down casualty now since I'm in a lot of pain |
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May 10, 2006 12:45:54 GMT
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Hope you're alright.  Challenge the insurance pay out and pull it out if poss. Sad to see, sorry dude... |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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May 10, 2006 12:48:32 GMT
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As it wasn't your fault, you can (i think) have it repaired.
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May 10, 2006 12:48:36 GMT
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tell them to just give you another one as good as yours was, instead of the £250.
Fugging scammers.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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May 10, 2006 12:50:12 GMT
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Sh*tty news. Hope you're alright man. That's the 2nd RR Golf rear-end casualty this year What's the boot floor situation? Hopefully the insurance co won't write it off completely and you'll be able to buy it back off them for a nominal fee - got no idea how that works though  |
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May 10, 2006 12:51:30 GMT
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Ouch! As said before you should insist that its repaired. The whiplash claim will cover any other losses  |
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May 10, 2006 12:58:08 GMT
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Ouch! As said before you should insist that its repaired. Good point its irrelavent how much its worth, its damaged! I got seriously messed about when my xr2 was clubbed by a blind 106 driver. Eventually settled for an ok figure plus car, sadly it was rotted too. Golfs are usually ok on that score. |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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May 10, 2006 13:00:24 GMT
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Don't ever accept the first offer from the insurants company, they try it on as a business policy. Find adverts and print them/cut them out showing that 16 valve Golf Mk2s are worth 1000-1500 upwards. Argue with them until they back down - they will do.
I got 1300 quid for my Mk2 Golf Driver btw.
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mason
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May 10, 2006 13:18:44 GMT
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hope your ok fella.
and i agree with matt,they will try to fob you off,don't back down
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May 10, 2006 13:19:14 GMT
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Our initial offer on the Mini was £1500 to write it off. Eventually they agreed to the repairs which were like £2600 worth...
Car was never quite the same after that though.
I've seen a Mercedes S class written off for a dented boot panel recently too.
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May 10, 2006 13:21:05 GMT
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Don't ever accept the first offer from the insurants company, they try it on as a business policy. Find adverts and print them/cut them out showing that 16 valve Golf Mk2s are worth 1000-1500 upwards. Argue with them until they back down - they will do. I got 1300 quid for my Mk2 Golf Driver btw. My old Mk1 golf had best part of £2k worth of repair when it was hit in the rear. even though i was told it was only worth £300. |
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May 10, 2006 13:26:31 GMT
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THEY NORMALLY WRITE-OFF AT 66% OF PAYOUT VALUE, SO i WAS TOLD BY A GUY WHO WORKED IN LOSS ADJUSTMENT.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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May 10, 2006 13:26:49 GMT
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Nuts, I'm not shouting, thats a caps lock issue!
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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May 10, 2006 14:18:07 GMT
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Just taken some better pics, trying to get them off my phone now... I'm absolutely livid... I loved that car |
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Last Edit: May 10, 2006 14:20:42 GMT by prophet
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May 10, 2006 14:27:51 GMT
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Not good Had my Mini driven into by some myopic taxi driver last weekend, first time it`s been out of the garage since last summer and I wasn`t even in the car at the time ! The tw@t said he`d pay cash but then got funny and thought I was trying to rip him off - £250 for new Mini wing, bonnet and grille was quite reasonable I thought ... It`s now in the hands of the insurance company |
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May 10, 2006 14:48:02 GMT
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Grahamini I bet the scum wasn't insured ! Well he clearly was, othere are not! Cheeky, thinks mini will cost a tenner to repair!
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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May 10, 2006 14:50:19 GMT
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I`m covered for uninsured losses with solicitors etc etc so should be ok, just hope they don`t write it off. The bloke said he hadn`t had a crash in 41 years of driving - that made me feel so much better  |
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Last Edit: May 10, 2006 14:51:08 GMT by Grahamini
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Ed
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May 10, 2006 15:03:18 GMT
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gutted for you chris hope you get better qucikly and get a good settlement! |
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May 10, 2006 15:04:19 GMT
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I`m covered for uninsured losses with solicitors etc etc so should be ok, just hope they don`t write it off. The bloke said he hadn`t had a crash in 41 years of driving - that made me feel so much better The dumb bint in the BMW said exactly the same "I've been driving 20 years and I've never had a crash" to which I replied "Well today's not your lucky day is it..." all she kept saying was "I'm so sorry, I thought you'd gone, I'm so sorry" does that count as admission of guilt? |
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May 10, 2006 15:08:18 GMT
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Yes it does (this is why insurers tell drivers never to apologise!), but do you have any witnesses - both to the accident & her admission of fault?
Hope you manage to sort it all out with the minimum of haslle, and also get what the car is actually worth, not what the insurers say it's worth....
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Last Edit: May 10, 2006 15:11:15 GMT by Paul H
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