makem_gashy
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Well where do i start?. Me and my girlfriend where on our way to the cinema last nyt when this happend! 
The marks on the bonnet! 
The 'A' pillars i believe
The rear quarter.
The drivers side.
We where travelling down the dual carriage way (approx 50-55 mph) when a silver civic appeared at the slip road, i watched him come off and onto the first lane with his left indicator on, by this time i was roughly besides him and he then decieded to come over onto the second lane and forced me into the central reservation. I took out two road signs and about a million cones  I eventully came to a stop sideways in the middle of the lane, the police rapidly appeared and so did an ambulance for my girlfriend who is 13 weeks pregnant! Everything got sorted pretty quickly with the civic driver ( by the way he was 83 years old  ) accepting all liability.
I was just wondering when the insurance come out will they declare it a writeoff?? Or would they look into getting it repaired?
I managed to salvage some bits i can sell on tho 
Many thanks in advance 
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IvIarkgraham
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write off
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makem_gashy
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I'm not being funny but i hope it is!
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davieslim
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deffo going to be writen off, damage doesnt look to bad either so id aim to buy it back of them and repair it 
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makem_gashy
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The steering rack has bent aswell, but i would sharp buy it back to either strip it or repair.
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johnny86
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If ya buy it back i could be interested in the whole car
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makem_gashy
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PM me mate and i'll take that into consideration when the insurance get back to me.
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Adam-D
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theres a lot of work there.
gonna be close. those mirrors aint cheap.
lots of panel damage.
they may make it cat d
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makem_gashy
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Ive still got the mirrors i managed to find them on the road, Am i right in believeing that the higher the catogeory the cheaper it will be to buy back or would it just be the same whatever?
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Adam-D
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wireing is shot., been ripped out, theyll just replace them
not sure about buy back cost
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LeeM
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what will happen is you'll be offered a valuation, say £3000 and then a portion of that will be the salvage value (they start at 20% usually) so you can either take the full £3000 and leave the car at the garage to be scrapped or £2400 and keep your car.
dont accept the first salvage value that can always be reduced, insurers get preferntial salvage rates so it may be worth more as scrap to them as it would be to you (i know youd be retaining it to strip it but the idea is the salvage value should only represent what you can get for it as scrap)
what engines in it?
[Edited on 08-11-2010 by LeeM]
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Twiggy
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quote:
Originally posted by IvIarkgraham
write off
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makem_gashy
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
what will happen is you'll be offered a valuation, say £3000 and then a portion of that will be the salvage value (they start at 20% usually) so you can either take the full £3000 or £2400 and keep your car.
dont accept the first salvage value that can always be reduced.
what engines in it?
So i should refuse the first valuation that they give me?
Its a 1.8 mate
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3CorsaMeal
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honestly thats someones daughter in your car, and she is pregnant, just slow down a bit and give people room.
i never drive beside anyone unless we are doing crawling speeds in traffic.
just assume everyone is an idiot
i bet her parents aren't happy about this
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3CorsaMeal
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not saying its your fault, but i've gone all my driving life without a crash
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alan-g-w
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tbh by the sounds of things he's had someone driving into him for no reason. I don't know how you manage to be on dual carraigeway/ motorway without driving beside someone, must take some skill. I wouldn't drive along side someone for any length of time, only fannies do that, but if someone's soming on from a slip road I'd give them at least the trust that they're not going to side swipe me.
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LeeM
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quote:
Originally posted by makem_gashy
quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
what will happen is you'll be offered a valuation, say £3000 and then a portion of that will be the salvage value (they start at 20% usually) so you can either take the full £3000 or £2400 and keep your car.
dont accept the first salvage value that can always be reduced.
what engines in it?
So i should refuse the first valuation that they give me?
Its a 1.8 mate
yeah ive edited my post slightly. if the first valuation is reasonable then accept because if you dont you'll have to prove its worth more and they'll pull you out of any courtesy car youre in. but try and knock the salvage value down.
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alan-g-w
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Callum on here's looking for an engine setup btw mate if you're splitting.
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3CorsaMeal
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i don't trust anyone, especially slip roads, i will either put myself behind them or way in front
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makem_gashy
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quote:
Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
honestly thats someones daughter in your car, and she is pregnant, just slow down a bit and give people room.
i never drive beside anyone unless we are doing crawling speeds in traffic.
just assume everyone is an idiot
i bet her parents aren't happy about this
Give people room i was in the outside lane and he came across 3 lanes into me, he had more than enough room!
It was my girlfriend in the car and my unborn child i wasnt driving lyk an idiot at all i dont drive fast espesically with her being in.
The guy admitted it being his fault straight away to the police saying he didnt see me!
I think his age could be a major factor in this incident tbf!
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LeeM
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i could be interested in the engine
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makem_gashy
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quote:
Originally posted by LeeM
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Originally posted by makem_gashy
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Originally posted by LeeM
what will happen is you'll be offered a valuation, say £3000 and then a portion of that will be the salvage value (they start at 20% usually) so you can either take the full £3000 or £2400 and keep your car.
dont accept the first salvage value that can always be reduced.
what engines in it?
So i should refuse the first valuation that they give me?
Its a 1.8 mate
yeah ive edited my post slightly. if the first valuation is reasonable then accept because if you dont you'll have to prove its worth more and they'll pull you out of any courtesy car youre in. but try and knock the salvage value down.
Aww okaay, i'll have a word with the engineer whe he comes out to inspect the car!
If your interested drop me a PM and i'll let you know whats happening when the insurance sort everything out
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makem_gashy
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
tbh by the sounds of things he's had someone driving into him for no reason. I don't know how you manage to be on dual carraigeway/ motorway without driving beside someone, must take some skill. I wouldn't drive along side someone for any length of time, only fannies do that, but if someone's soming on from a slip road I'd give them at least the trust that they're not going to side swipe me.
Thats what i exactley done, i thought no way is he going to go into the side of me the next thing i know i'm sandwitch'd in between his car and the central reservation!
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Pics of gf?
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How much for Irmy grille?
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