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[cem_devecioglu]

A really damaged Honda S2000 ..For sale 14000 £.. Please check this ..

http://www.sahibinden.com/www_egepertci_com_dan_satilik_honda_s2000WQQaXQQ5435213WQQpXQQdisplayitem

They will repair and sell..

[Revokev]

My GF was a passenger in a car involved in a RTA
Went to quack with a sore neck and ended up in a neckbrace for a few days
Wasn,t bothered about compensation but decided to go for it to cover 3 days of work
It took a while but she got just over £6,000
But more importantly you need to get yourself checked out as you cannot be sure something
more serious hasn't happened.

[Taxi_Driver]

Last I heard whiplash is worth 3 - 4 k minimum......

Almost the cost of a decent replacement 'Meega!!

(Glad you are OK though....    )

Sorry to hear  

But as H21 says get the claim in for whiplash/back injury  

I managed to get 2.4K last time i got rear ended a couple of years ago  

[TheBoy]

Your one presumably, not Mrs Omegatoy's?

I'm afraid they will write it off. And you probably want them to  

If the door gaps have closed up, it will need a chat with a jig, and they won't rejig one that age, when (in their eyes) its worth a few hundred quid.  My own experience of rejigged cars, they never are quite straight afterwards. Even if they do get it close, they seem to fall out of true within a few months. One of Mrs TB's company car Rovers they rejigged 4 times over the 3 years we had it.


I know you could really do without this right now with everything else going on over next few weeks, but at least you have the LDV .  Seriously, if you need a car, you are welcome to borrow tractor and learn how to use a proper gearbox.

[TheBoy]

BTW, I bagsie the engine, gearbox etc etc tec

[Omegatoy]

Your one presumably, not Mrs Omegatoy's?

I'm afraid they will write it off. And you probably want them to  

If the door gaps have closed up, it will need a chat with a jig, and they won't rejig one that age, when (in their eyes) its worth a few hundred quid.  My own experience of rejigged cars, they never are quite straight afterwards. Even if they do get it close, they seem to fall out of true within a few months. One of Mrs TB's company car Rovers they rejigged 4 times over the 3 years we had it.


I know you could really do without this right now with everything else going on over next few weeks, but at least you have the LDV .  Seriously, if you need a car, you are welcome to borrow tractor and learn how to use a proper gearbox.

Thanks dude, but the good news is chassis not damaged as far as i can see from under the car, flor not damaged from under the car, havent found the strength to empty the boot yet to check the floor inside no roof ripples or quarter panel damage
bad bits
rear bumper srengthening bar is molded nicely to the shape of the rear and is no longer connected to the outer bumper shell  and cracked rear light lens, rear valance under the bumper is slightly dented, plastic clips that hold bumper together are history so not to bad so far when i mt the boot and make a proper check wil let you know

had the insurance company on phone today ,
Hello sir the driver is on his way in your free hire car to collect your car,so we can assess the damage and let you know if its economically viable to repair it

me, you better ring him then and tel him not to bother!!
, I will at my own convenience drive the car to the asessors garage where they can inspect it
in the meantime i have carried out my own checks and the car is perfectly safe to drive ,

This is not how we do it sir for your own safety we take the car away on a low loader and return it after repairs fully valeted and not costing you anything as it is being paid for by the other drivers insurance company so you have no need to do anything else.

me
And if its classed as beyond economic repair?

oh thats all right sir we dispose of it for you and send you the cheque!!

me
The cr is worth a minimum of £1500 to me so send the driver with a cheque and you can then drive it away,

Oh no sir the claims asessor/valuer decides on the amount to be paid,

me
As i was not in anyway shape or form to blame for this accident and have been highly inconvenienced
by it i am fully entitled to have my car returned to its former condition paid for by the other drivers insurance is this right?

I am not sure sir can i get back to you?

Me
certainly but you better tell your driver to turn around before he gets to far!!
look forward to hearig from you good bye

ten mins later phone goes again
hello sir what time would you like to bring the car around so we can have a look at it?

me
see you sat morning

so thats the score so far, no way are they going
to have my car except to fit a new rear bumper!!!
Omegatoy

[Omegatoy]

BTW, I bagsie the engine, gearbox etc etc tec

you wouldnt believe how many people have asked me about that there are a load of vultures around me!!!!

[TheBoy]

BTW, I bagsie the engine, gearbox etc etc tec

you wouldnt believe how many people have asked me about that there are a load of vultures around me!!!!

Ah, but I'll help you take it out of the car with your hoist

[TheBoy]

If the door gaps have changed, there has to be chassis damage!

[Omegatoy]

If the door gaps have changed, there has to be chassis damage!

just maybe they haver always been like that but i never noticed!!!! difference isnt huge just one is twice the other and there aint no chassis damage that i can see!!! dont forget the towbar is a proper one rated to 3000lbs it bolts to the chassis members and goes to the front of the diff,goes through the floor with another huge plate the other side of it as well its humongously strong!!!

[Omegatoy]

BTW, I bagsie the engine, gearbox etc etc tec

you wouldnt believe how many people have asked me about that there are a load of vultures around me!!!!

Ah, but I'll help you take it out of the car with your hoist

 

[Markjay]

If the door gaps have altered, it doesn't look good but on a positive note at least you are OK

Agree with both....

[Markjay]

If the door gaps have changed, there has to be chassis damage!

just maybe they haver always been like that but i never noticed!!!! difference isnt huge just one is twice the other and there aint no chassis damage that i can see!!! dont forget the towbar is a proper one rated to 3000lbs it bolts to the chassis members and goes to the front of the diff,goes through the floor with another huge plate the other side of it as well its humongously strong!!!

Yep, they can pull it straight and check with the Laser thingy etc, but the car will suffer from uneven tyre wear for the rest of its natural life... sorry but it will never be better than OKeesh. I suggest to take the money and look for a another one.

[cem_devecioglu]

it can be repaired ..if the repair is done sensitive and measured in every distance and be the same no unusual tire wears will happen I think..

[Markjay]

it can be repaired ..if the repair is done sensitive and measured in every distance and be the same no unusual tire wears will happen I think..

remember that you are pulling on a steel frame, not working with clay, there is a limit to the fine tuning you can do... the most common problem is that while you end-up having the same distance between the front and rear wheels on both sides of the car, and all four wheels have the correct toe-in/out, there is a slight offset between the front and rear axles.... like so:



It is practically impossible to have all measurements back to original, and leaving this offset is the least noticeable way to fix the car... it will want to crawl sideways and will end up with odd tyre wear.