Ripe Banana Man

Been rear ended by some tw't with a bull bar on the front of their 4x4 FFS..!

Badly spilt/cracked bumper, buckled boot lid, panel pushed in behind os light, which is also fooked..! Wing looks ok, with no obvious kinks, so so at least some good news..

It's going to a body shop in the morning that does a lot of scoobs, but is there anything, not too obvious, underneath that may need special attention..?

It should be a straight forward claim on the third parties insurance as I have a witness , so there should be no bother.

I just want to make sure the job is done properly and everything addressed as I want my baby back the way it was..

360ste

iTrader: (1)

Could the boot floor be buckled, if so I think that is a bad sign. But I could be wrong.

scooby546

iTrader: (1)

Not too sure mate, but would definitely check the floor pan / spare tyre area, and also make sure the fuel tank & filler are okay too just in case. I'm sure that the body shop will sort it out for you if they are familiar with scoobs tho - hope you get it sorted and back on the road soon

petedotuk

Panels are easily replaced, even boot floors. As long as the chasis legs are still straight then its not that bad. If the insurance estimator thinks its bad enough they will have the chassis measured on a jig before making estimates.

They do there estimates based on using OEM panels, you can request to use non oem to keep costs down. Sometimes it can make a difference between a fixer or scrapper.

scoobyschef

iTrader: (6)

good advice

jim

petedotuk

I Was a mechanic in Northern Irelands largest accident repair centre for 5 years. I learnt a few things

Ripe Banana Man

Just had the estimated cost for my car ALONE....... nearly £5k ffs

Parts alone £2800..!

That can't be right, surely..? The car's mechanically fine, it's just cosmetic..

What's the likelyhood of them calling it a total loss, as average auto trader prices are only around £8k..

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

As long as undamaged resale price is higher than repair cost, it shouldn't be a total loss.

Even without a witness, if you were rear-ended there's virtually no chance the other guy's insurance will bother contesting the claim, as they're near enough unwinnable cases for the driver coming from behind. Small consolation I know, but it's one type of accident which shouldn't cost you a penny.

carl heath

i work in bodyshop and if its that cost to put right then another bodyshop not as big as one yours is at could most likely cut the price in half,some large bodyshops have big overheads and this is reflected in price.i have worked in large and small and find the smaller independent one offers a better job and fairer cost.
i think you have nothing to worry about tho as you were hit up the harris you can demand they repair as it was not your fault. hth