E30 Zone

I had a nice iS once upon a time:



It was tidy as you like.



Not a spot of rust on it!



Over first 6 months I spent >£2k making it MINT



A shiny new exhaust



An E46 'rack conversion.



Trick suspension with new bushes all round and H&R anti roll bars



I loved that car.

And all was well in our world....








































.....Until this morning. When this Jag:



Did this



To my poor defenceless car

I was turning right off the major road, into a minor road, whilst I was doing that he pulled out of said minor road turning right and smashed into my drivers side rear quarter panel

He span me 180 degrees and left me facing the way I came.



He was pulling out from where the Fiesta is sat in the photo

He hit me with such force it pushed the back of the car around, leaving these marks on the road



He's admitted fault and I have all his details at least, but now I'm looking for expensive iS's to prove the value of mine I've already spoken with 318iSPMK who's hooking me up with his old ad.

Apart from the panel damage its got some serious camber and toe out - something in the suspension is broken, and the wheel has completely failed too

Let the fight with the insurance company begin!

So links to stunning iS's and cheap iS shells would both be appreciated!

I feel for you buddy.

I fooking hate shit drivers

Contact E30beemerlad ASAP.

He earns his daily crust extracting the maximum possible £££ from cases like this.

At a guess,the rear beam mount on the o/s is displaced/bent,it's possibly repairable if you can find a sypathetic bodyman.

Much sadness at this

gutted man

remember, (dont tell them) you could break it for a fair bit, is the chassis ok could you just put a newa quarter in or had it bent the car ?

Duke137 wrote:I feel for you buddy.

I fooking hate shit drivers

318isPMK wrote:Much sadness at this

Cheers guys

daimlerman wrote:Contact E30beemerlad ASAP.

He earns his daily crust extracting the maximum possible £££ from cases like this.

At a guess,the rear beam mount on the o/s is displaced/bent,it's possibly repairable if you can find a sypathetic bodyman.

I'm hoping the beam mount is ok, that area and the sill look ok... or at least less smashed up than the rest If that's the case then it may be repairable

polsta wrote: gutted man

remember, (dont tell them) you could break it for a fair bit, is the chassis ok could you just put a newa quarter in or had it bent the car ?

I'm not sure tbh, its with the insurance assessors now, so we'll see what they say in the next 24-48 hours.

Whatever the outcome it'll be coming back to me, either repaired (Unlikely) or smashed up to be repaired, re-shelled or broken for spares....

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=219740

heres a cheap 'is' ^^^

also a black one in the cars for sale section.

don't us pmk's or whatever his name is advert his is a fookin nightmare.

Sorry to see that fella. That's a crying shame.

magpie wrote:www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums ... c&t=219740

heres a cheap 'is' ^^^

also a black one in the cars for sale section.

don't us pmk's or whatever his name is advert his is a fookin nightmare.

Cheap? I was thinking sub £1k Then transfer all the good bits onto the new shell....

The point with Pauls ad is it was advertised at top dollar, in great condition, which is exactly what I need to show the insurance companies to get the most back for my car

awww, that is really sad. Hope you're OK and you get satisfaction from the insurance. In your position I'd be gutted but keep up the fight. The insurance companies really do have double standards, one for the sheep who just accept what they are told and another for people who know and stick up for their rights.
Best of luck dude, and do speak to E30beemerlad if you can get him.

mwggriffiths wrote:

magpie wrote:www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Forums ... c&t=219740

what I need to show the insurance companies to get the most back for my car

point of the link fella.you want at least 2k

You can have mine for 3.5k

318isPMK wrote:You can have mine for 3.5k

3.5k what,turkish lira ?

lol I'm going to Turkey on Wednesday so that might work

just dont drive, youl wind up having a holiday in calais

Is this any help!


http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... 0-bmw-e30/

ah wrote:Is this any help!


http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/cla ... 0-bmw-e30/

That's great cheers

That was for sale when I bought mine though!

ouch

get a new inner arch and rear quarter fitted IF the car is as good as it looks

Bad news chap, sorry to see/read it.

Here's another that was sold on here a few weeks back...

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=218103

Hope you get it sorted...

polsta wrote:just dont drive, youl wind up having a holiday in calais

Haha I floated the idea of using it for our honeymoon tour of Italy she just looked at me and said really???!!! I knew exactly what she was getting at! Lol

i just sold my 318 is for £2000. The ad is in the for sale section...hope this helps

Eugh gutting... I think I would of cried or beat the jag owner with a jack. Emotional creature me.

keep up the fight

what a shame. it's good that the Jag driver has admitted fault (initially). are you sure that your right front indicator was working?

bab-91 wrote:Eugh gutting... I think I would of cried or beat the jag owner with a jack. Emotional creature me.

keep up the fight

I went through rage and upset very quickly, within a couple of hours I'd accepted it'll be written off and I'm getting on with looking for replacements

adit wrote:what a shame. it's good that the Jag driver has
admitted fault (initially). are you sure that your right front indicator was working?

It was still on after I'd switched the car off, so it must have been stuck on constantly for that journey But in all seriousness I am quite anal about making sure I'm indicating at the appropriate points, and get very angry with people who don't! (I've been know to indicate right, then cancel and indicate left as I leave mini roundabouts!)

The update from the insurance assessor at the garage is: £2k bill to repair, and he said he was being "optimisitic" in his accounting, only replacing the trailing arm and hub etc rather than all of the suspension. He's noted in his report it was mint, which was nice of him It probably helped that I went to meet him yesterday and talked him through the work that'd gone into the car. He promised to send me a full cost breakdown, but that hasn't materialised yet.

I've not heard what the outcome of the report, the insurers claim not to have seen it. I shall hassle them some more tomorrow.

The good news is my new daily transport is arriving Monday - proper hire car lottery this but I was promised something of "equal prestige and engine capacity" I predict an Astra or similar

If you are going through a third party claims management company then its likely you will get a BMW.

Someone reversed into my E30 and cracked my grills and scratched my bumper, the guy wanted to go through insurance so i used the above and i was lined up to have an E90 320i M sport but the guy changed his mind and we had a cash settlement in the end so i cancelled the car.

Where did this happen?

bss325i wrote:If you are going through a third party claims management company then its likely you will get a BMW.

Someone reversed into my E30 and cracked my grills and scratched my bumper, the guy wanted to go through insurance so i used the above and i was lined up to have an E90 320i M sport but the guy changed his mind and we had a cash settlement in the end so i cancelled the car.

Elephant seem to have passed the claim onto Albany Assistance (Because its a non-fault claim) and they have contacted HelpHire to sort a car.... So who knows. I also need to work out which company has the final say in the repair/cat C/D and valuation debate. I think its Elephant but I'm not certain....

Rav335uk wrote:Where did this happen?

On the way to work at Warwick Uni, just coming out of Balsall Common at about 7.30. By 11 it was at a garage in Accocks Green with the assessors and I was on my way home on the train - properly efficient

Albany assistance; make sure you take out the policies for both any danage to the hire car, and also for indemnity against hire car charges if the Jag driver decides to be an arse. Respond quickly to every letter they send.

My IS is on classic insurance with agreed value. Pm me if you need details which could help your case.

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