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[Andy B]

The insurance companies must eventually be coming round to Joe PUblic's way of thinking.
Our insurance company have made their first offer tonight. The car was a 52 plate Astra Comfort AUTO for which they've offered £2500 ....... not bad I think for a first attempt. I still consider it to be worth a bit more, from a rarity point of view if nothing else. There's 1 on Autotrader & a couple on  eBay.  :-/

[KillerWatt]

Rarity doesn't mean a lot to insurance until it becomes a recognised classic Andy.

[Andy B]

Rarity doesn't mean a lot to insurance until it becomes a recognised classic Andy.

True! But as was said ... I think it might have even been you  .... supply & demand counts too! 

[pedroMV6]

The insurance companies must eventually be coming round to Joe PUblic's way of thinking.
Our insurance company have made their first offer tonight. The car was a 52 plate Astra Comfort AUTO for which they've offered £2500 ....... not bad I think for a first attempt. I still consider it to be worth a bit more, from a rarity point of view if nothing else. There's 1 on Autotrader & a couple on  eBay.  :-/

To think - I sold mine three weeks ago for £1700!  Maybe should have bashed it..........

[Andy B]

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To think - I sold mine three weeks ago for £1700!  Maybe should have bashed it..........

  What year was yours?

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Thanks for everyone's input which has been MOST useful.


Indeed on the basis of your advice I have pushed up the insurance company's offer now to £1,650, which they have accepted.

Although I have the hassle of now searching for a replacement Omega (oh yes, I am not leaving the fold of big engined Vauxhalls after all these years!!), I feel that after looking at what's available on Auto Trader and elsewhere, £1,650 is a good fair figure.  After all I really only paid £2,000 for her 18 months ago!

Time to move on ( I have got better things to do than have hassle over an old car!), hand back the lovely 'E' Class Merc 320 CDI (if you can ever afford to, I recommend strongly buying one!!  ) and get hopefully a nice Mig, aiming for a 3.2 Elite if possible

[Andy B]

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 hand back the lovely 'E' Class Merc 320 CDI (if you can ever afford to, I recommend strongly buying one!!  )  .......

I do fancy one of them!  It'd be anything but new!   

[Dishevelled Den]

Thanks for everyone's input which has been MOST useful.


Indeed on the basis of your advice I have pushed up the insurance company's offer now to £1,650, which they have accepted.

Although I have the hassle of now searching for a replacement Omega (oh yes, I am not leaving the fold of big engined Vauxhalls after all these years!!), I feel that after looking at what's available on Auto Trader and elsewhere, £1,650 is a good fair figure.  After all I really only paid £2,000 for her 18 months ago!

Time to move on ( I have got better things to do than have hassle over an old car!), hand back the lovely 'E' Class Merc 320 CDI (if you can ever afford to, I recommend strongly buying one!!  ) and get hopefully a nice Mig, aiming for a 3.2 Elite if possible

Great news that things are now settled Ms Zoom, hope you find a replacement without too much difficulty. 8-)

[HolyCount]

Do you keep the old mig -- or is she consigned to the scrap yard ?

[Gaffers]

On the subject of insurance values.  Any car that is written off between now and feb must be considered worth at least 2k with the scrappage deal

hint

[Vamps]

On the subject of insurance values.  Any car that is written off between now and feb must be considered worth at least 2k with the scrappage deal

hint

Interesting point.......

[Marks DTM Calib]

Thanks for everyone's input which has been MOST useful.


Indeed on the basis of your advice I have pushed up the insurance company's offer now to £1,650, which they have accepted.

Although I have the hassle of now searching for a replacement Omega (oh yes, I am not leaving the fold of big engined Vauxhalls after all these years!!), I feel that after looking at what's available on Auto Trader and elsewhere, £1,650 is a good fair figure.  After all I really only paid £2,000 for her 18 months ago!

Time to move on ( I have got better things to do than have hassle over an old car!), hand back the lovely 'E' Class Merc 320 CDI (if you can ever afford to, I recommend strongly buying one!!  ) and get hopefully a nice Mig, aiming for a 3.2 Elite if possible

And budget for a gearbox re-build every 60K miles....plus all the other faults 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Do you keep the old mig -- or is she consigned to the scrap yard ?

Afraid so HC!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Thanks for everyone's input which has been MOST useful.


Indeed on the basis of your advice I have pushed up the insurance company's offer now to £1,650, which they have accepted.

Although I have the hassle of now searching for a replacement Omega (oh yes, I am not leaving the fold of big engined Vauxhalls after all these years!!), I feel that after looking at what's available on Auto Trader and elsewhere, £1,650 is a good fair figure.  After all I really only paid £2,000 for her 18 months ago!

Time to move on ( I have got better things to do than have hassle over an old car!), hand back the lovely 'E' Class Merc 320 CDI (if you can ever afford to, I recommend strongly buying one!!  ) and get hopefully a nice Mig, aiming for a 3.2 Elite if possible

And budget for a gearbox re-build every 60K miles....plus all the other faults 

I am not surprised given the tremendous acceleration from 0-100 that is possible (I achieved that, at most, in under 5 seconds, and trying hard not to spin the rear wheels!!)   And this is a diesel, which you would never suspect once driving!! 8-) 8-) 8-)

Just a beautiful car though; everything seems automatic.  Lights; wipers; central locking 1 minute after moving off; parking sensors rear, front, and sides of wings; main lights on when unlocking car in dark places; folding door mirrors, and goodness knows what else I haven't yet discovered!!   8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Kevin Wood]

Just a beautiful car though; everything seems automatic.  Lights; wipers; central locking 1 minute after moving off; parking sensors rear, front, and sides of wings; main lights on when unlocking car in dark places; folding door mirrors, and goodness knows what else I haven't yet discovered!!

Sounds like it would annoy the t**ts off me. Each to their own though.

Kevin