USA insurance write off
25 March 2007, 03:21 PM
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USA insurance write off
So my friend just bought a car in USA that has been written off - the owner of the garage says that the laws there are different to UK and that even the slightest damage will see the car being written off ? ( he claims that only driver's door was hit and that because it had to be replaced and readjusted etc they decided to write it off ? 
) The car in question is mercedes cls55 amg with 20,000 miles on the clock and it cost him $60,000 (around 30,000 pounds)
Do you guys recon its a lemon ?
) The car in question is mercedes cls55 amg with 20,000 miles on the clock and it cost him $60,000 (around 30,000 pounds)Do you guys recon its a lemon ?
25 March 2007, 03:24 PM
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I can't see the Yanks having such a law.
A low value car can be written off with minimal damage, but if a £30,000 Merc had been written off, I'd want to see that repair invoice !
Andy
A low value car can be written off with minimal damage, but if a £30,000 Merc had been written off, I'd want to see that repair invoice !
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25 March 2007, 03:28 PM
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The funny thing is - there was no repair!!
The car was up for sale at the dealer with no door, he told my friend that it had an an accident and was written off and the damage was only done to the door ?
So my friend checked it out, it looked ok - so he just ordered a door for it, fixed it in and paid the man his money.
The car was up for sale at the dealer with no door, he told my friend that it had an an accident and was written off and the damage was only done to the door ?
So my friend checked it out, it looked ok - so he just ordered a door for it, fixed it in and paid the man his money.
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i would stay away from that deal..... we try to repair EVERYTHING, including frame damage!
alot of the times (and with a skilled craftsman) it CAN be done, your situation just sounds fishy. why would they write it off with just door damage?
alot of the times (and with a skilled craftsman) it CAN be done, your situation just sounds fishy. why would they write it off with just door damage?
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