Omega Owners Forum
Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: tunnie on 14 August 2007, 20:17:47
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The body repair shop who is fixing the 55 plate Passat, that i tried to re-shape into an Omega rang me today. I did over £800 worth of damage :o - It needs a new wing & bumper! :o
Good news is, that i spoke to my insurance company, they said:
If i do not claim on my car (ie not claim to have my bumper fixed, i will not have the pay the excess) the excess is only paid on damage to my car!
Bonus!! - I have 65% discount at the moment on my policy, this will drop to 50% next year (July 2008) :(
The guy on the phone was honest, he reckoned my policy would increase by about 10% max :D
Now I did £800 worth of damage to the Passat, new wing, bumper and indicator, what was the damage to mine? This:
(http://www.tunnie.co.uk/omegaforum/crash/DSC07549.JPG)
(http://www.tunnie.co.uk/omegaforum/crash/DSC07548.JPG)
(http://www.tunnie.co.uk/omegaforum/crash/DSC07546.JPG)
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Thats £400 - £600 damage to the Omega Tunnie, esp at a dealer....
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Thats £400 - £600 damage to the Omega Tunnie, esp at a dealer....
I am not claiming for damage to my car.... I will live with the split. Its not worth £200 just to fix that bumper.
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Thats £400 - £600 damage to the Omega Tunnie, esp at a dealer....
I am not claiming for damage to my car.... I will live with the split. Its not worth £200 just to fix that bumper.
No, I was saying that the Omega sustained almost as much damage (financially) as the VW
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When my previous Omega was written off in May the damage was estimated at £5500 rear ended and pushed in to car in front too . Still they actually paid out more than I brought the cart for so not too bad in the long run
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i had a asian bloke rear end me a few weeks back all he did to mine was scratch the o/s bumper an leave a bit of paint on it he needs anew wing headlight an bumper as well as a few other items..funny though he did not want to stop and exchange details???? i informed the insurance and west mids police and not heard a single dicky bird since..dodgy or what? oh an it was a hyundai coupe on a 51 plate wot do they make them outa of cardboard?
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remember once, my brother and i were towing the speedboat to go skiing, and we went straight up the arse of an Orion taxi. Bonnet of our Cav nearly hit the driver :o (bloody taxi was full of filler)
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i rear ended a caravan on the m25 6 or 7 yrs back in a brand new transit van that the courier firm i worked for had just hired i completley trashed the front end of the van i.e. new bonnet new bumper,radiator..all i did to the caravan was break his tailight lens ;D ;D ;D gaffer was not too happy though i blew the replacement vans engine up two days later goin up the m40....1 of those early renault vans rebaged as vauxhall ha ha ha ha
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i had a asian bloke rear end me a few weeks back all he did to mine was scratch the o/s bumper an leave a bit of paint on it he needs anew wing headlight an bumper as well as a few other items..funny though he did not want to stop and exchange details???? i informed the insurance and west mids police and not heard a single dicky bird since..dodgy or what? oh an it was a hyundai coupe on a 51 plate wot do they make them outa of cardboard?
I got hit by an uninsured driver once. Called the Police and they said I needed to report it to them in person. Went to police station and they asked what I wanted them to do about it. >:( Not remotely interested.
Wrote to guy and asked for my excess, which he paid. Then he got stroppy with me when my insurance company started chasing him for the rest. ::) Insurance company gave up chasing him claiming they couldn't trace him (I didn't find it that hard!), I got saddled with the claim >:(. Glad I had protected NCB.
This country is run for the benefit of the dodgy tinkers at the expense of law abiding folk >:(
Kevin
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I once dragged a Nissan Micra round a pub car park with my Senator's front bumper. The car belonged to one of the wedding party of the wedding we were invited to. :-[ When I found the owner of the car he wasn't remotely interested even though I'd caved in his door. I can only assume he wasn't insured and so didn't want any potential hassle if I'd told my insurance. :-?
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Thats £400 - £600 damage to the Omega Tunnie, esp at a dealer....
Maybe at a dealer....
I carnt tell if the bumper is split or just cracked paint :-/
But even if split bumper £200 tops at bodyshop to heat weld it back together and respray
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The bodyshop i use has quoted me £160 to heat weld my front bumber (thats in a worse state than Tunnies pics) straighten out the iron behind it and respray it. (The damage towing balls do >:( )
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This country is run for the benefit of the dodgy tinkers at the expense of law abiding folk >:(
Yes this is quite correct >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Thats £400 - £600 damage to the Omega Tunnie, esp at a dealer....
Maybe at a dealer....
I carnt tell if the bumper is split or just cracked paint :-/
But even if split bumper £200 tops at bodyshop to heat weld it back together and respray
:y
The bodyshop i use has quoted me £160 to heat weld my front bumber (thats in a worse state than Tunnies pics) straighten out the iron behind it and respray it. (The damage towing balls do >:( )
Having seen it, the bumper is creased, so will probably need replacement...
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i had a asian bloke rear end me a few weeks back all he did to mine was scratch the o/s bumper an leave a bit of paint on it he needs anew wing headlight an bumper as well as a few other items..funny though he did not want to stop and exchange details???? i informed the insurance and west mids police and not heard a single dicky bird since..dodgy or what? oh an it was a hyundai coupe on a 51 plate wot do they make them outa of cardboard?
I got hit by an uninsured driver once. Called the Police and they said I needed to report it to them in person. Went to police station and they asked what I wanted them to do about it. >:( Not remotely interested.
Wrote to guy and asked for my excess, which he paid. Then he got stroppy with me when my insurance company started chasing him for the rest. ::) Insurance company gave up chasing him claiming they couldn't trace him (I didn't find it that hard!), I got saddled with the claim >:(. Glad I had protected NCB.
This country is run for the benefit of the dodgy tinkers at the expense of law abiding folk >:(
Kevin
No insurance - so do him over - then steal his car and break it!
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No insurance - so do him over - then steal his car and break it!
..except it was his Wife who was driving it, complete with mother in law and squarking brat - hence zero attention left for making sure she doesn't reverse into my car >:(
Kevin
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should get a rangie with one of those metal bumpers! :)
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Thats £400 - £600 damage to the Omega Tunnie, esp at a dealer....
Maybe at a dealer....
I carnt tell if the bumper is split or just cracked paint :-/
But even if split bumper £200 tops at bodyshop to heat weld it back together and respray
:y
The bodyshop i use has quoted me £160 to heat weld my front bumber (thats in a worse state than Tunnies pics) straighten out the iron behind it and respray it. (The damage towing balls do >:( )
Having seen it, the bumper is creased, so will probably need replacement...
Even if creased wont need replacing......if you goto a decent bodyshop......one of my vx's was reversed into a post at a bit of speed.....so it even dented the tailgate.....now that bumper was creased! it had a V shape at point of impact.....bodyshop didnt replace it.....its amazing what they can do with heat welding :y
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If you keep your finger over the split on the bumper as per the pic tunnie no one will ever know you had a bump and no repair will be needed, just a tip for you ;) ;D :y