Crashed! :( Clio off the road for a while, Repairable? HELP!

[MK1PH3Peter]

Hi,
was on my way back after going to the doctors this morning and got taken out by a Jaguar he dident give way to the right as i went straight over the roundabout and carried on into me!

Is this repairable do you think?
First thoughts:
-New Door
-New Wing
-A post and Pillar straightened
-Rear quarter repaired


Help much appreciated guys!

 

[Feates172]

From looking at the creases in the inner body Apost, behind Wing and door, I'd say it's a wright off.

It's a strengthen part of the body. And I'm pretty sure these parts don't get reworked. As they may become weaker.

Next crash it couldn't just fold there.

Dads old Saab 9-5 had similar damage and was written off, due to the above reason.

 

[JackJack]

Agree with the above.

 

[Christopher]

Not really a project is it?

 

[Chrisgti6]

Definate write off, no chance of them offering to repair that at all.

 

[Revels]

If that car was worth £10k then it could be touch and go if it was repaired.

Yours is probably beyond the logical point of repair once a recovery truck has been called out. Lol.

Chin up. You're alive. Get the payout. Buy something else.

 

[lambpie]

My Fiat Coupe was written off last year because of minor scrapes to the bumper and bonnet, doesn't take a lot for them to write off older cars nowadays.

Did you get the other drivers insurance details?

 

[Don]

Due to the age of the car...it will be deemed beyond economical repair. I think you might need to start looking towards another vehicle I'm afraid. At least you're okay...end of day its just a vehicle, you are flesh and bone.

 

[lambpie]

..also, they normally give you the option of buying the car back for 10% of its book value

 

[DB.]

Not even worth it pal. Scrapyard in the sky for that imo.

 

[MK1PH3Peter]

Damm it. Well I want try and fix it, see what can be done :/ possibly buying it back and swapping my parts over to another car :/
We'll see what the insurance says

Thanks for the help, and yes im fine, at the end of the day it's just metal and can be replaced. I can't

 

[L5NTN]

Insurance will definitley write that off, unless the car has a lot of sentimental value and you wish repair it yourself but the cost of the repair would far outweight the value of the car.

 

[Chesh]

If that car was worth £10k then it could be touch and go if it was repaired.

Yours is probably beyond the logical point of repair once a recovery truck has been called out. Lol.

Chin up. You're alive. Get the payout. Buy something else.

Agree with this. Wouldn't even try and fix something worth 10 times as much with that damage to the a pillar.

 

[Goodj]

buying the car back for 10% of its book value

but it for a tenner, asset strip what you can, sell on.

burn the dead husk

 

[Zmaster2k]

guy on c16v/WC had his williams covered in paint stripper, it was written off.

 

[MK1PH3Peter]

Had an inspector out to see it, Probably going to be Written off as Cat B due to A post and Pillar damage, They'll let me keep it for parts and give me a couple hundred quid. Now i've lost a stupid amount of money on it as i'll never get it back on the road Now what do I do? I'll have hardly any money and a pile of scrap metal! Being 18 and an apprentice I can't just go and by another one or a 172, can't insure anything either! My heart and soul was in that car!

 

[Final Maxim]

just break it, sell all the stuff then weigh it in

cant someone float you £400 quid for a while to get yourself a cheap saxo or something?

 

[JonniP]

If ita worth more to you then pull some ads with similar cars fo sale that show a higher value.
Also if you had any mechanical work done (Service etc) then you send them the reciepts. They will always give you a low ball first offer.

 

[MK1PH3Peter]

Might have to break it and do something like that :/ Yeah will play them for as much as i can

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

looks like it was a tidy car that shame really, but as said it will be written off without second thought, a few stone chips would write one off for what they are worth now :/

 

[MK1PH3Peter]

It was a minter of a mk1 :/ Soild everywhere, handled like a go kart and was my pride and joy It's just pile of scrap metal to everyone else but me

 

[Pulsator]

My 1.2 02 plate clio extreme was written off for less, all i had was a cracked front wing, bent wishbone and a ding in the door near the wing,

Problem is when they look at fixing your car they look at replacing it with all new parts which is a shame really cos might be able to fix it up if you can find the parts cheap enough and buy it back at a reasonable price

but i couldnt be bothered luckily enough i have no excess so got full amount for the cars worth and was able to add a few hundred and get my 172 - worked out better for me really, just the hassle of all the insurance and 3rd party denying it and stuff !!!

 

[MarcB]

Mine was written off with this, I got about £330 for the car and £110 for the items that where damaged in the car.
There is NO way on earth they will put your clio back on the road.

Bearing in mind i had invoices worth £££ and it still ment nothing to the insurance company and DJW Dave & John took my De-Cat pipe off the car the morning it went away.

 

[Cookson]

Shame, as it looked clean. Take the money and buy another Mk1

 

[JonniP]

Its how you present it imo. My first car was a 205. Insurance offered me
300 and by the time i sent them some info they gave 700.

 

[Zmaster2k]

Feckl that looked clean?!

Just a boot and bumper or was floor bent?

Shame poor j plater

 

[MK1PH3Peter]

Had a phone call today, The car is a Cat C, and i'll get £575 I get the choice to keep the car for free or them take it away!
Obviously i'm keeping it, and it will be repaired *PROPERLY* then I can continue with my Plans!!!

 

[Revels]

Mate you obviously love your car but there's not point even trying to fix it.

Salvage what you can and buy another one.

 

[glenn_adam_doble]

salvage all the worthy bits on it and scrap it in for what they cost now its pointless trying to rebuild it when you can make another one just like it and you will be less out of pocket than trying to fix it up