Sad day for the PH-RSi:(

[Chrisjk]

Well coming home from work, dual carriageway and traffic flowing smooth then all of a sudden it stops. Hit the breaks but went into the back of a ka.
Anyway it now looks like this

Not too bad, looking at new bumper, light, bonnet,grill, slam panel and repaint the wing.So a new front end really:dapprove:

 

[BREMBO]

Could have been worse I guess

 

[Pettsi]

Ahh man! Nightmare! That car was minttt!

 

[Russ_16v]

ah mate not good, at least its still drivable and not structual

 

[Bluebeard]

I have that headlight, and a mint bonnet. Cheap.

pm me if you want them.

 

[Chrisjk]

Its all being sorted through insurance, but cheers Dan. It was drivable but now the bonnet is not held down so its a bit risky.

 

[Leeshez]

Looks like an easy fix.

 

[.GAZ.]

will insurance repair it back to a 172 rep??

 

[Chrisjk]

will insurance repair it back to a 172 rep??

Yeh, thats what it was insured as.

 

[AhmedRSi]

nooo! a fellow rsi wounded! feel for you mate

 

[AhmedRSi]

btw - who you insured with?

 

[Chrisjk]

Elephant, very helpful on the phone so its all down to the repairer now.

 

[DebV6]

Awww no!

 

[Christopher]

Gutted

 

[Becca]

Oh no! Whereabouts did it happen? Sorry to see that!

 

[Chrisjk]

happened on clingo hill...
verdict - write off gutted

 

[jim cook]

Harsh

 

[fil_b]

they wrote it off??

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Write off ?? Say whaaaaaaat ?!

 

[Dm_26]

Buy it back Minter

 

[Darren S]

happened on clingo hill...
verdict - write off gutted

WTF? Surely it's worth an attempted repair?

Any chance of buying it back?

D.

 

[micp]

Write off? f**k off.
^ as Menziesss said, buy it back on the cheap, won't take that much to fix that, sure you could source the parts.

 

[Marky_]

Real shame

 

[Dm_26]

If you don't buy it back, i will be searching all scrappys in your area to get it

 

[Wellas]

nooooooooo it cannot be

 

[Chrisjk]

Had a chat with the insurance guy, claim value was £2.5k worth of damage, so it can't of been purely cosmetic. They are putting a stopper on my policy until i get a new car so they will just change over the policy, which isn't too bad as it won't cost me. I would prefer not to get it back, just don't want another cat d or in this case cat c i think.
Anyway onwards and upwards, i was quick before they took it so have a recaro trendline with clio subframe and 172 ph2 rear bumper for sale soon

 

[Chrisjk]

I shall update when i know what salvage yard gets it, as there is a nearly new ktec stealth on it and nearly new ktec suspension kit.

 

[lemonnobby]

Yea what about buying it back to break? shame to write of a good car, Thats the problem 172 body parts are quite expensive but i dont know where they got that figure from

 

[JCC]

Could easily understand that price tbh, front panel could be mashed, would have to paint the other wing and the drivers door for a blend as well, and insurance will only use genuine parts.

Gutter mate Was a tidy motor

 

[Brett]

Gutted to see mate, was a minter.

Whats the plan then? maybe get a ph1 172?

 

[nick.]

gutting that is m8y hope you get it all fixed soon

 

[Fred@BTM]

£700 IIRC for a front bumper

 

[Chrisjk]

£700 IIRC for a front bumper

jeeze, that plus paint and labour will be £1k alone.
Plan is cloudy atm, dependant on my settlement figure im looking at a genuine ph1 172 or ibiza cupra.

 

[lemonnobby]

They still that much fred christ, thats dear

 

[VeinAST]

jeeze, that plus paint and labour will be £1k alone.
Plan is cloudy atm, dependant on my settlement figure im looking at a genuine ph1 172 or ibiza cupra.

Go for the Leon. Better car all round and same insurance group as 172.

Was going to get my Onvi Yellow one today but few mismatched panel colours put me off it :dapprove:

 

[Chrisjk]

Leon comes in at £150 more than 172

 

[Struggler]

buy it back,

if the bumpers a grand,

then the lights, wing, bonnet slam pannel, from renault would explain the 2.5k damage estimate.

i say buy it back, shouldnt be too hard to fix, and youll get it back cheap as chips,
could even make money if you have a good source of parts

 

[Chrisjk]

but it will always be classed as a cat d/c and i don't want the hassle selling it on tbh, plus i need boost

 

[Dm_26]

buy it back and strip it for parts, make a small fortune, then scrap the shell

 

[W17GLE]

buy it back and strip it for parts, make a small fortune, then scrap the shell

i did that but now i'm stuck with a shell in the backyard with no wheels suspension or subframes and no easy way of getting shut of it. make sure its worth while if you do buy it back