Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: 05omegav6 on 16 January 2014, 10:55:11
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... a car be written off?
Car got sprayed with gravel pouring from an unsecured tipper back in October... broken screen, chipped paint on O/S wing, bumper, both A pillars, roof and obviously bonnet. Had an estimate at the time couple of days to respray the bonnet/wing and to touch the rest in :-\ A pillars and roof have one chip each.
Rang insurers yesterday, is I'd had the screen done and basically forgotten about it :-[, as had they >:(
Anyhoo, third party have accepted full liability, so take the car to XYZ for an estimate. When I asked how long it would be needed for, I was quite taken aback when the bloke said "At least a week" :o
Front end to be stripped in order to paint wing, bumper and bonnet. Windscreen out and interior out to remove roof rails/aerials in order to repaint the whole roof :o Apparently it also needs laquering...
Waiting to see what the response to the estimate is :-\
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IMO, if its third party at fault it should be repaired. Regardless.
If only ::)
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Quite :-\
I thought the first estimate was ok for an insurance quote, but even at £450 ish that would be touch and go for writing off a 261k mile ten year old car... Let alone a weeks labour :-\
This could turn into an argument :-X
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IMO, if its third party at fault it should be repaired. Regardless.
If only ::)
I agree entirely, but insurance companies deal in figures, not sentiment :(