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[nick v6]

hope your ok after that crash mate looks nasty from the pics

[TheBoy]

1 final thing - is it definately a write off and not bonnet, wing, bumper from a breakers?

Thats a 20 - 25mph crunch as a guess, that will need a lot more than chemical metal and panel beating...

Whatever happens, thats well and truely written off.

[Martin_1962]

1 final thing - is it definately a write off and not bonnet, wing, bumper from a breakers?

Thats a 20 - 25mph crunch as a guess, that will need a lot more than chemical metal and panel beating...

Whatever happens, thats well and truely written off.

Mine didn't look much better but was easily repaired Fartis wanted to write it off

[Mr Hagon]

Time for a 3.2 Elite, find an advert and INSIST.

BTW quite a few spares on yours - try to break it

Claim for inconveniance ect.

Lad at work managed to trade his N reg 1.6 Megane Coupe to a P reg 2.0 when a dippy cow crashed into it outside his house.

1 final thing - is it definately a write off and not bonnet, wing, bumper from a breakers?

I will see what I can do about getting the car as salvage and breaking it, but I wouldn't have anywhere to store it.

Again it would be good for plenty of spares: tyres, wheels, interior etc.

Indeed a write off, when you look at the total cost of parts and labour.  The guy at the coachworks didn't even try and open the bonnet; he just totted up the bonnet, bumper, wing etc. and knew that it would be a write off.

[Mr Hagon]

hope your ok after that crash mate looks nasty from the pics

No injuries, just p*ssed off that my pride and joy is bent out of shape!

Mark

[Mr Hagon]

1 final thing - is it definately a write off and not bonnet, wing, bumper from a breakers?

Thats a 20 - 25mph crunch as a guess, that will need a lot more than chemical metal and panel beating...

Whatever happens, thats well and truely written off.

Yep it was about that speed, can't really see what damage the engine has received.

Mark

[Martin_1962]

1 final thing - is it definately a write off and not bonnet, wing, bumper from a breakers?

Thats a 20 - 25mph crunch as a guess, that will need a lot more than chemical metal and panel beating...

Whatever happens, thats well and truely written off.

Yep it was about that speed, can't really see what damage the engine has received.

Mark

Oh mine was a gate post at about 10 mph

[TheBoy]

1 final thing - is it definately a write off and not bonnet, wing, bumper from a breakers?

Thats a 20 - 25mph crunch as a guess, that will need a lot more than chemical metal and panel beating...

Whatever happens, thats well and truely written off.

Yep it was about that speed, can't really see what damage the engine has received.

Mark

Oh mine was a gate post at about 10 mph

A minor tap in comparison...

[Kevin Wood]

I will start another topic once I receive the first settlement offer, although the next time I speak to the insurers I may well ask if the car can be repaired if I'm not found at fault, i.e. the third party insurer is accepting liability.

Mark

Regardless of who pays, the insurers will choose the cheapest way out, and that's going to be a write off. No question about that.  

If you want to break the car you could approach them after you've agreed a settlement and see what they will sell the remains for.

Kevin

[sidewaysmv6]

i reckon thats fixable,looks fairly cosmetic to me,and parts arent exactly expensive,eg irmscher grill on ebay now for 19.99...get the payout and try and buy it back from the insurance company i say!!

[Lazydocker]

i reckon thats fixable,looks fairly cosmetic to me,and parts arent exactly expensive,eg irmscher grill on ebay now for 19.99...get the payout and try and buy it back from the insurance company i say!!

Anything is repairable! Not worth the effort or cost though... That's serious damage and will need to be put on a jig to confirm everything's straight before it went on the road

Glad you're OK

RIP Miggy  

[sidewaysmv6]

just depends how much work you can do yourself...easy for me to say.....im a panel beater!

[webby23]

As mentioned before, regardless of who was at fault, a written off car is a written off car, also regardless of its perceived value to the owner......RIP Mig

[albitz]

I would be amazed if any insurance company agreed to repair that.
Apart from the obvious panel damage,there are probably quite a few damaged components between the bumper and the front of the engine block,not to mention front chassis legs/inner wings etc;
If they let you keep it you could make a few quid by breaking it though.
having recently sold a Mundaneo I would never advise anyone to buy one.Depends on your budget though.If I wanted reliability above character I would buy Japanese.If you enjoy a bit of tinkering under the bonnet,than you could do worse than another Omega,someone on here got a nice one with LPG a few days ago for under a grand.

[sidewaysmv6]

make a fun track day car...if you wanted to do a rough fix and get a lsd in there!!