living to rust another day........... (update)

[dave318]

only to be taken out by a clio today. how f***** off am i. on route to work this morning siting in trafic at the lights all of a sudden tyre screech from behind and bang bang focus in to a clio, clio in to me and i almost went in to the back of a brand new jag still with trade plates. im totaly gutted to say the least. the guy in the focus has admitted liability and after a chat with his ins company there assesor is coming out tomorrow. having 2 quotes drawn up one is in the ball bark of £2500 and the other recons 1500 without doing the boot floor and straightening it insted so its looking to be a wright off either way so im not gona decide the cars future tonight will wait to see what is said tomorrow and go from there
dammage as follows.
rear valance bent
rear pannel bent
bumper smashed on bottom and does not fit right @ns
boot floor bent up slightly

heres some pics.

before


and after









fingers crossed the assesor notices how clean the rest of it is and autherises the repairs.

if not could be on the look out for another

[n1tr0_9]

Looks like it will pull out with a dozer (bodyshop tool), you can also use a large tree and a strong rope. Take the money, keep the car and repair it your self. Oh and bad luck!!! Hope it works out

[Nay]

Should ask him to buy you a new iS an transfer all your car into that one.

If its a write off, will they give you f'all?

BTW, (not the best timing!) but what wheels are those?? Look pretty damn cool.



Truely gutted mate , looked like a good'un from the photos!

[bodger]

sod the dozer that would knock out with a bit of 3x2 and a lump hammer, get it sorted yourself

[bss325i]

All that needs is a complete rear panel and the edge of the boot floor straightening out. Obviously a new rear bumper to but that will push the cost of the repair up so maybe get a second hand one yourself and speak to the estimator when he prices up the repair.

No boot floor needed there!

[fuzzy]

that doesnt look bad. try to buy it back very cheap if they do write it off and repair it yourself.

[gooner1]

Repairable or not, that,s a crap thing to happen mate. Especially on the way to bloody work.
Hope the Estimator gives you good news Dave.

[dave318]

Should ask him to buy you a new iS an transfer all your car into that one.

If its a write off, will they give you f'all?

BTW, (not the best timing!) but what wheels are those?? Look pretty damn cool.



Truely gutted mate , looked like a good'un from the photos!

is? i have the right amount of cylinders! capacity might not be there tho but there is 6

not sure wot they will offer but well see. deffo was a good 1 an could be again just needs $$$$ spending.

ps wheels are drag dr20's imports from the us although a few people make them now..

Looks like it will pull out with a dozer (bodyshop tool), you can also use a large tree and a strong rope. Take the money, keep the car and repair it your self. Oh and bad luck!!! Hope it works out

thx for the idea but if its not done properly i will just loose interest in the whole thing. im ok with the boot floor being straightend but its got to have a rear pannel/valance.

[dave318]

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No boot floor needed there![/quote]


well i dont know jack about body work just going on what has been said by the body shop assesors. although it was the bmw approved shop that said to straighten the floor and gave the cheaper quote.

[dave318]

that doesnt look bad. try to buy it back very cheap if they do write it off and repair it yourself.

no ins company will be taking possetion of it .
worst case is going to be buy it back buy another 1 and break this one.

[Nay]

is? i have the right amount of cylinders! capacity might not be there tho but there is 6

In my poor judgement from the photos and your Username I think I mistaken you for another zoner. soz!

[dave318]

is? i have the right amount of cylinders! capacity might not be there tho but there is 6

In my poor judgement from the photos and your Username I think I mistaken you for another zoner. soz!

lol you not the first

[Nay]

is? i have the right amount of cylinders! capacity might not be there tho but there is 6

In my poor judgement from the photos and your Username I think I mistaken you for another zoner. soz!

lol you not the first

Phew... At least i'm not the only blind numpty!

[RJB6]

Dave just looked at the pictures,I'll come round tomorrow with my mate,best to look at it for real as by looking at the pictures we can repair that,so don't worry,will help you sort it out m8
I will ring you tomorow when I get home from work
Roy

[bodger]

i hope you gave the focus driver a slap

[spook]

Hope you get it sorted dude

[rhubarb]

That'll pull out

You can keep possession of the car, there's no need for it to be taken by insurance company and put into storage, its your property..

If it gets written off and classed as a Cat C, then you can buy it back, the agreed amount for this will be knocked off of the total that they agree to pay you, minus your excess..

It's normally 20%, so if they agree on a grand payout, then you can buy it back for £200.

Then its just a case of get it repaired and then submit it for a Vic check with did cost £36(think its just gone up)and its nowt to worry about, just a numbers check

[ImysE30]

Such a shame, was a sweet looking car

Hope you get it sorted and it's on the road again soon

[dave318]

Dave just looked at the pictures,I'll come round tomorrow with my mate,best to look at it for real as by looking at the pictures we can repair that,so don't worry,will help you sort it out m8
I will ring you tomorow when I get home from work
Roy

nice 1 roy

i hope you gave the focus driver a slap

a slap. he needed a wheelchair















but that was before the accident.
just didnt seem right to have a go.

[dave318]

well mr insurance assessor came out today and very good news he didnt wright it off and been offered a cash pay out of £1050 so as soon as the cheque arrives my boss will allow me to order the rear pannel from germany. rjb6 is sorting me a rear bumper and posibly a ns door. im going to do a lot of the prep work for other bits that i may as well do while the rest is going to be done so all
fingers crossed it will be back for santa pod and better than before.
also thanks to fastdiablo for the wheels

list to be done

rear panel
rear bumper
straighten boot floor

thats accident dammage extras are

ns door
remove shirts underseal the sills
remove filler from ns arch and wield in a new bit
paint ns door both quarters some sort of protection on the rear arches, boot lid and spoiler and the rear pannel. and any other bits i feel like.

[bss325i]

Excelent news!

[d6dph]

Superb new Dave.

[ImysE30]

Great news

Looks forward to the updates

[Jon_Bmw]

Dave a word of warning, if they have given you a cheque...it normally means it has been written off surely? Only a D or as I suspect a C in this case, but none-the-less it will effect its future value. Whether that bothers you or not is another matter I guess. At least they didn't Cat B the car!

[dave318]

Dave a word of warning, if they have given you a cheque...it normally means it has been written off surely? Only a D or as I suspect a C in this case, but none-the-less it will effect its future value. Whether that bothers you or not is another matter I guess. At least they didn't Cat B the car!

i have double double checked even after the assesor left. it 100 percent not a wright off. i thought it wierd too as the assesor said i had the option if i said for them to repair it they would have written it off. or opt for a cash pay out to cover the cost of repairs and a few quid in me bin.
also checked once repaired it does not need a vic check nor to be re motd.

cheers any ways for the heads up.

[dave318]

Great news

Looks forward to the updates

Excelent news!

Superb new Dave.

yes very good news im still smiling now.

and updates will follow