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Parking car ripped my baby's headlight & front grill apart - gd garages Oxford?
teige:
I'm on euro car parts getting the parts sorted and looks like the minimum repair job would be £510 of parts.
Any mechanics want to say what a fair amount of labour is for swapping out the slam, headlight, bumper and grill?
At-fault driver's insurer warned their calculator has my car's market value low so expect a write-off.
160k miles, 2005 GT TDI 140bhp. Winter pack, heated leather, new tyres.
I see similar cars advertised between £2k-3k on Autotrader, but I reckon insurer will low-ball my car to £1k.
Anyone fought with an assessor before over repair to value ratio?
Vecridorm:
--- Quote from: teige on December 14, 2022, 02:42:15 pm ---I'm on euro car parts getting the parts sorted and looks like the minimum repair job would be £510 of parts.
Any mechanics want to say what a fair amount of labour is for swapping out the slam, headlight, bumper and grill?
At-fault driver's insurer warned their calculator has my car's market value low so expect a write-off.
160k miles, 2005 GT TDI 140bhp. Winter pack, heated leather, new tyres.
I see similar cars advertised between £2k-3k on Autotrader, but I reckon insurer will low-ball my car to £1k.
Anyone fought with an assessor before over repair to value ratio?
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I had a gt sport 170 08 plate 80k miles not a single scratch and I received 3.5k for mine showed proof of them being worth more and they said well the website they use say otherwise (wasn’t any on the site they use)
bobby_fodge:
--- Quote from: teige on December 14, 2022, 02:42:15 pm ---I'm on euro car parts getting the parts sorted and looks like the minimum repair job would be £510 of parts.
Any mechanics want to say what a fair amount of labour is for swapping out the slam, headlight, bumper and grill?
At-fault driver's insurer warned their calculator has my car's market value low so expect a write-off.
160k miles, 2005 GT TDI 140bhp. Winter pack, heated leather, new tyres.
I see similar cars advertised between £2k-3k on Autotrader, but I reckon insurer will low-ball my car to £1k.
Anyone fought with an assessor before over repair to value ratio?
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I've done the above work on my GTI a couple of years ago. Someone reversed into my car and after checking reviews for the bodyshop her insurer used, I opted to take some cash, bought the parts and fitted them myself.
It's pretty straight forward, Pelican parts website has a good series of guides you can consult.
This one is for removing the radiator but it shows how to take the bumper off.
pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Volkswagen_Golf_GTI_Mk_V/26-WATER-Replacing_the_Radiator/26-WATER-Replacing_the_Radiator.htm
A second pair of hands to hold the radiator and intercooler would have made it easier.
teige:
--- Quote ---I've done the above work on my GTI a couple of years ago. Someone reversed into my car and after checking reviews for the bodyshop her insurer used, I opted to take some cash, bought the parts and fitted them myself.
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Did you take some cash from the insurer or drop the claim for some cash from the person?
If the insurer will pay me to repair it without writing the car off, then happy days but at the mo I'm concerned about it getting written off and having a cat S or N slapped on it.
LC5F:
Valuations can be tricky to deal with - as a rule you reject what they first offer - and back it up with sale prices of similar spec cars.
But sometimes luck swings the other way - I managed to upgraded from my written off Mk4 Gti with a surprisingly generous quick pay out, my insurer paid out - literally 3 hours after the accident that was not my fault - the Golf was a tatty 2002 1.8t with 125k miles, I too was also expecting £1k....but they offered £3.5k, who was I to argue!
Good luck
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