Doh! (had accident). - is this fixable ?

[Medic-one]

Car in front of me stopped and remained stationary at this confusing roundabout, thinking he had to wait for the traffic lights, which are actually for the traffic that's on the roundabout, so he could have moved. Anyway i pull around him and must have missed the big vauxhall number behind me which came alongside me and damaged my door.

The guy was an off duty police officer, and a minute later an actual police car drove past as well and stopped. Fortunately i knew both the guy that hit me as the other two coppers as i work alongside them a lot in my job, but am still very annoyed as my car looks poorly.

Managed to drive it home ok and it's in my garage now. There's no damange to the front, and no problems with steering or anything, but would this likely be a write off, or could it just be a new door and rear panel ?

There's no damage to the A pillar, and when i push the door in the gaps at the top of the door with the roof seem to line up :

Barely any damage to his Antara :

Also, i've put the car in my garage now, but as my door doesn't shut properly the interior light stays on, if i press the button it activates that little round light next to it, but is there no way of switching that light off as it will drain the battery won't it ?

 

[George182]

It looks to me like a write off.

 

[Addicted]

Its 100000000% a write off.

 

[McGherkin]

It looks to me like a write off.

This.

 

[JamesBryan]

Looks pretty bad, the sill is bent too so I reckon it's a gonna.

 

[Amos91]

It looks to me like a write off.

+1 unfortunately.

 

[DrR]

You parked badly, in a disabled space at a church? You're going to hell.

 

[Greeny.]

Shame, looks a nice car

 

[Dannyeff]

thats 100% written off

 

[Knuckles]

I can't believe nobody has suggested tcut.

Shame on the lot of you.

 

[Medic-one]

Damn it! Not even had the car a year :-/

Would it be worth thinking of buying it back and having it repeared privately ? Looking at a door, rear panel, sill, would that be do-able you reckon ?

 

[adamlstr]

Looks like it's had paint/filler on the arch before?

As it's probably still straight underneath, could be turned into a track weapon on the cheap - obviously after many hours of tcut. @Knuckles

 

[joebloggz]

That will be a write off the fact the quarter is damaged,that with the labour then paint then the door and sill cheaper to write off .

 

[Stryker]

Would be cheaper and less hassle to take the money for it and buy another RB mate

 

[Crumpy172]

I've had less and still been a write off i would say this is un-Tcutable lol

 

[Addicted]

Damn it! Not even had the car a year :-/

Would it be worth thinking of buying it back and having it repeared privately ? Looking at a door, rear panel, sill, would that be do-able you reckon ?

Looks like it will be bent underneath imo.

 

[sbridgey]

Sad to see a nice RB in a sorry state

 

[Bluebeard]

100% write off.

Fixable though so if you love the car, buy it back and fix it. You'll probably make a few quid too.

 

[Medic-one]

Cheers for the replies folks.

Any tips on how to switch off the interior light so it won't drain the battery.

 

[Fletcher]

Yep that's fucked

 

[realnumber 1]

Cheers for the replies folks.

Any tips on how to switch off the interior light so it won't drain the battery.

Remove the bulb maybe?

 

[H182]

Cheers for the replies folks.

Any tips on how to switch off the interior light so it won't drain the battery.

The switch next to the light should do I I think. Flat is on with the doors open, one way is permanently on, the other is permanently off.

Edit. Actually it might not be on clio's, can't remember. Fuse maybe?, or tape the switch on the door pillar in.

 

[Goodj]

Given market values, a scuff to the bumper is almost enough to be a write off. SO, sorry, yep, my money is on that getting cubed/ asset-stripped

 

[dangerous dave]

You can buy it back and fix it, but if you ever sell you have to write cat D/C in the advert and that's where I stop reading and go look for one that hasn't been folded in half..

Scrap it, get another

 

[Gus]

swap thetrendline seats out before the insurance company take it off you.

 

[iimushroomzii]

The answer is yes it is fixable. Will it be fixed through the insurance.. I doubt it. My old clio van (worth about 2.5k then) had a new rear quarter through the insurance..

 

[ilovewilly]

Disconnect the battery?

 

[Medic-one]

Yea was thinking of removing those chairs and getting some cheap standard ones of ebay. How much would these ones be worth roughly ?

Also, how hard/easy would it be to remove these (for a car noob with 2 left hands) and refit standard ones (they go in the same track?) or woulld it be better to pay someone to do it ?

 

[Budgie]

£750 for the Recaros.

Ten mins work to swap if you know what you're doing.

 

[dangerous dave]

People sell them for the £750-1000 range.. Get them out or you'll loose them.

 

[levaz]

recaros out before you lose them.

interior light turns itself off after 15 mins (mine does anyway), unless it's switched on by the button

 

[Daz.]

I'll come and turn your bulb off in exchange for the recaros.

 

[Addicted]

Here come the vultures xD

 

[cat171]

Sorry to see this dude, it's a damn shame as it was always nice when Deb & Col owned it.

 

[Goodj]

@cat171 You wanna make an offer for the seats for the Vee?

You know it makes sense

 

[cat171]

@cat171 You wanna make an offer for the seats for the Vee?
:wink:
You know it makes sense

Haha, no mate - I have a spazzy coloured dash etc, so they won't look right.

 

[Goodj]

Oh yeah, forgot yours is a downs-Vee
(Still entirely jelly)

 

[GrahamS]

write off, cat C absolutely no question, I wouldn't even bother doing an estimate.

Let me know if you buy it back and fancy selling it :smile: minus the seats obvious!

 

[GrahamS]

btw to turn the interior light off just unplug the switch or unplug the interior light.

 

[rotarysam]

Sorry for sounding like a nob, and I'm sorry for your loss.. But If the insurance guys take it off you please please please can I have a wheel cap