broken car

[danmay]

skott101 i understand your point but with out us regular poster you will have to rely on other people that maybe dont know alot on the subject i was only giving my opinion and i felt you came across as being RASH IS WRONG I AM RIGHT! and i admit i dont like being told im wrong but im not a keyboard warrior just when i have a spare few mins at work or while at home il log on and try and offer my advise and for me being a regular scn'er a repost is very annoying as there is a search BUTTON AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF REPLIES to there question there a;ready why wait for a reply ! other wise whats the point in having the search button there! im always the first person to give newbies a welcome and a and try to make them happy and give then them same introduction i had and i find the people that come on with attiude are the people that are talked off using the site! anyways anyway ive given my opinion too now.

I agree with you rash, you know a hell of a lot more about the Ibiza than i ever will!

and looks a bit of a bummer that kerb crack! How fast do you reckon you were going?

 

[steveb8189]

update:

got the car towed to the dealers on Monday so they could take a look at it. I've been told I need...

2 new shocks
new rear beam
new wheel

£560+ vat for parts and £440+ vat for labour

I was also warned that until they started the work they wouldn't know the extent of the damage- maybe bent chassis.

Anyhow, decided to go down the insurance route- only £200 excess and protected NCB so the premium shouldn't go up too much next year (about
£100)

I think I must be quite lucky but the insurance company seems happy for the dealers to do the work so I'll be able to avoid some of the horror stories you guys have mentioned about accident repair centres.

Thanks again for your comments- and yes, I do appreciate the advice on this forum. Although I don't post too much, I do read all the threads (something I agree more people should do before posting questions)

 

[steveb8189]

and looks a bit of a bummer that kerb crack! How fast do you reckon you were going?

sorry, just read this. Was is a 30 limit so guess I was doing about 30

 

[m0rk]

if it's not a firm quote, because of chassis damage - call your insurance.

what you'll potentially pay out vs what a claim on your insurance will cost is not even in the same ball park.

 

[muddyboots]

what you'll potentially pay out vs what a claim on your insurance will cost is not even in the same ball park.

Indeed - when I had to have a car repaired several years ago after being nerfed into the armco, the first question the repair place asked was "Who is paying - you or your insurers?" and the guy was quite open about the fact the quote would be significantly higher if it was the latter....



Rash - it sound like the place you work for is quite reputable, but when I had my Clio (as above) repaired a few years back, by the local "dealer approved" bodyshop, the quality of the work was appalling. Half the screws/fixings holding the bumpers & trim were missing, things didn't line up, and the passenger seat was filthy because they'd piled all the removed parts on it. When I went to pick the car up I refused to accept it and had a pretty firm discussion with the manager.

I guess bodyshops are likes garages, you'll find service levels at both ends of the spectrum. However with garages at least people tend to use them more frequently and you get to hear good/bad reports - it's not often that people need bodyshops so feedback isn't generally known.

 

[muddyboots]

update:

got the car towed to the dealers on Monday so they could take a look at it. I've been told I need...

2 new shocks
new rear beam
new wheel

£560+ vat for parts and £440+ vat for labour

I was also warned that until they started the work they wouldn't know the extent of the damage- maybe bent chassis.

Anyhow, decided to go down the insurance route- only £200 excess and protected NCB so the premium shouldn't go up too much next year (about
£100)

I think I must be quite lucky but the insurance company seems happy for the dealers to do the work so I'll be able to avoid some of the horror stories you guys have mentioned about accident repair centres.

Thanks again for your comments- and yes, I do appreciate the advice on this forum. Although I don't post too much, I do read all the threads (something I agree more people should do before posting questions)

If your insurers are paying, you might want to see how "obliging" the bodyshop is. Some could argue that if the stub axle has been bent, you'd be best off fitting new brake disks & pads too
I presume your quote includes a new stub axle, and new tyre too ?

 

[rashcupra]

update:

£560+ vat for parts and £440+ vat for labour

^^ looks like some garages follow your way nath ^^

Thanks again for your comments- and yes, I do appreciate the advice on this forum. Although I don't post too much, I do read all the threads (something I agree more people should do before posting questions)

glad we were of some help

 

[Poverty]

update:

got the car towed to the dealers on Monday so they could take a look at it. I've been told I need...

2 new shocks
new rear beam
new wheel

£560+ vat for parts and £440+ vat for labour

I was also warned that until they started the work they wouldn't know the extent of the damage- maybe bent chassis.

Anyhow, decided to go down the insurance route- only £200 excess and protected NCB so the premium shouldn't go up too much next year (about
£100)

I think I must be quite lucky but the insurance company seems happy for the dealers to do the work so I'll be able to avoid some of the horror stories you guys have mentioned about accident repair centres.

Thanks again for your comments- and yes, I do appreciate the advice on this forum. Although I don't post too much, I do read all the threads (something I agree more people should do before posting questions)

That seems rather expensive TBH. I only paid like £300 in labout and im sure my accident took quite a bit longer to sort out, and thats a London price aswell.

Parts wise it sounds about right though as the majority of that will be the rear beam and alloy wheel.


Anyway keep us updated mate about how it all turned out!