crashed my beloved sport

Sat Feb 19, 2005 8:53 pm

Hi everyone,

Crashed my sport last week and im gutted. It was a real minter, i have posed pics on here before under senna65.

I will post more soon.

It needs a frony wing and a bonnet only happened at 10 mph. Im just worried their market value will be very inaccurate.

Can anyone help me prove the car is worth at least 4k and so 800 repair should be reasonable.

Thanks

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Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:20 pm

Ah mate, sorry to hear that, you're ok though, that's the main thing.

I sold mine recently as you know, but didn't actually advertise it officialy though, there's a couple of sports for sale on the BMWCC site, and there's 2 in total BMW this month, both well over 5k.

Best of luck in getting it sorted.

Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:47 pm

WLN are selling a few, one at 7.5k

Sat Feb 19, 2005 11:18 pm

Sorry to hear it mate

What colour was it?

I have a wing an bonnet it you need em

Q

Sun Feb 20, 2005 7:59 am

Sorry to here that mate - car is very nice indeed...

Should have no probs with an Ãƒ”šÃ‚£800 repair I would think mate - who are you insured with ?

Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:23 am

sorry to here that buddy yet another dead sport noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

if u need any help m8 im a vv gd blagger !!

Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:07 am

Cheers lads,

Ive added pics now, the guy who hopefully is repairing it once the insurance give the nod is a friend of the family who at the moment has Bonos Maserati in his garage!

He is the bees knees at repairs so hopefully it will back to its best soon. Will buy total BM though in case the insurance gets arsey.

Ill keep you posted.

Sun Feb 20, 2005 11:57 am

it dont look t bad, were u quoted 800 notes for repair??

look around for another quote mate, and dont go through insurance if you can obviously.

Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:05 pm

Insurance said the car is worth 1400 WTF???

Need help showing them its true value, any appreciated

Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:34 pm

If that is all the insurance are prepared to value the car, then you will have to get all your bills, pictures (inc. meets you have been to), mot's and collect any information from the net of similar cars to justify a different value.

If you can get it past the 55-60% margin for the repair costs, then I dont see how they can argue!

I have often thought to get my car covered with a 'valuation agreed' policy, but never got around to doing it! I think I might enquire at renewal

Good Luck

Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:12 pm

my sport was killed as well. it was written off. top book was Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2000. ended up getting 2500. and bought the salvo back for 500.
had it jigged and new A frame door and stuff another 500
re spray 250
now doing the front struts. and engine rebuild.
along with putting the insides back in.
800 seems a bit steep just for the front wing.

Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:18 pm

japcarkiller wrote:my sport was killed as well. it was written off. top book was Ãƒ”šÃ‚£2000. ended up getting 2500. and bought the salvo back for 500.
had it jigged and new A frame door and stuff another 500
re spray 250
now doing the front struts. and engine rebuild.
along with putting the insides back in.
800 seems a bit steep just for the front wing.

You paid Ãƒ”šÃ‚£250 for a respray? Was that a total respray on the entire car?

Wed Feb 23, 2005 9:12 pm

Time of year i think, as long as ur ok,
to many e30s to be repaired,

Thu Feb 24, 2005 12:27 pm

250 for 3/4 of the car to be resprayed.would be 400 for total respray. she looks really sweet now she's all one colour again.in stead of red gold silver and burgendy

Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:18 pm

Got the nod from the insurance today, repairs are going ahead.

Guy at the garage said he had people in asking if it was for sale!

He said as it was minor bump it will be as good if not beetter than before.
I will posty pics when i get it back in a weeks time.

Drivin about in new 1.25 fiesta how the fcuk can people hand over 8k for one of these?

Although the fuel gague dosnt move like the beemers!!

Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:27 pm

Great news mate - long live the Red Sports...

Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:58 pm

Great news Dave! Be sure to post some pics up!!

Off topic...Mark, that link in your sig...you need to use this link...

http://img183.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=b ... jpg&cols=4

The link you've got in your sig takes you to the section for you only, I could adjust your pics if I wanted. Great pics!!

Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:28 pm

Thanks Si... hmmm better sort that out now then lol

You could have uploaded some of yours for a laugh lol

Cheers fella

Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:40 pm

Splondike wrote:Thanks Si... hmmm better sort that out now then lol

You could have uploaded some of yours for a laugh lol

Cheers fella

I was going too put some naked amateur pics on there, but I thought I'd better not, people think you'd uploaded pics of the missus by accident! :lol:

Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:44 pm

sooooooooo glad its saved

Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:32 pm

Sorry to hear about your accident mate. I would advise any one with an M3 or Sport to get a pre agreed valuation. I have learnt the hard way. I only got paid out 5.5k for my H reg m3 when you could only buy a early D/e plater for that money in the same condition. I supplied the extensive serivce history including engine rebuild and timing chain (apparantly this did not add any value to the car) and plenty of ads showing simliar cars around the 7k mark. They would not budge and have told me to go the the ombudsman to take it further. I am insured with Elephant.

Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:21 pm

M3Imy wrote:Sorry to hear about your accident mate. I would advise any one with an M3 or Sport to get a pre agreed valuation. I have learnt the hard way. I only got paid out 5.5k for my H reg m3 when you could only buy a early D/e plater for that money in the same condition. I supplied the extensive serivce history including engine rebuild and timing chain (apparantly this did not add any value to the car) and plenty of ads showing simliar cars around the 7k mark. They would not budge and have told me to go the the ombudsman to take it further. I am insured with Elephant.

I think I will do this on renewal - I am with Elephant too. What has been your overall experience with them in dealing with a claim!!

Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:16 pm

"I think I will do this on renewal - I am with Elephant too. What has been your overall experience with them in dealing with a claim!!"

They were very effecient in dealing with the claim and would reply to emails quickly during office hours. I asked them for copies of the engineers report etc and they were very helpful. Just wouldn't give me what my car was worth ie they go on book value rather than true "market value". They paid out quick too.

make sure you do get an agreed value. I have heard elephant do not do this. I think its better getting it insured under a classic policy. [/quote]