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Spoke to HPI guys on chat, they said the first part is correct and apparently the second part is what is supplied by Renault but its not always correct and just the closest description.
Just done an HPI check in prep for a viewing tonight and the engine size is stated as two different sizes.
Vehicle description:
Make RENAULT
Model CLIO SPORT 16V
Engine size cc 1998
Engine number NOT KNOWN
Fuel Petrol
Body plan 3 Door Hatchback
Colour SILVER
Gearbox
Number of colour...
Cut a long story short, agreed on £2890 which I'm still a bit annoyed with but i just cba to drag it on and its still £400 more than their original valuation.
Well the cheapest red one below 70k is £3300 and its 139 miles away from me so I will give them that price and also add that for me to travel 139 miles each way would cost another £100 at least.
Well I told the engineer I got prices of 3k+ on AT and he said he will have a look tonight. I'm assuming like for like doesn't extend to colour as well? As the cheapest in red is 4k.
It's through the other parties insurance but it's my insurance who have valued the car so I'm not really sure how that works. The car is at the repairers garage as far as I know. They collected it last Tuesday and only today is the first I've heard anything. The engineer is getting back to me...
He offered me £2500. Taking off about £500 for a few car park dings. Lowest on AT within 70 miles of me below 70k miles is £3000 and I think giving a 70mile radius is being generous tbh.
Thought that would be the case. I'm going off prices from auto trader for similar mileage and condition. The valuation given to me would leave me a grand out of pocket to replace like for like and considering the collision was not my fault its a bit hard to swallow...
Yep it was written off. Not happy with their offered price though so they are going to come back to me with a new price. How does it go if i keep rejecting their valuations?
Yeah it seems my lower back took most of the damage. Also helped he was going fairly slow and had an empty trailer. Boot floor is slighty bent and the boot won't open either. Turning right also sounds horrific.
Got rear ended by an arctic lorry last week and tomorrow the garage will be picking it up to have a look. its an '05 on 68k. Not a great photo I know but it shows most of the damage. If it does get written off I think I may come back to a clio, hence being on here. a LY 182 would be preference I...