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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: X4MGS on 07 October 2010, 11:16
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NO I Haven't Smashed My Car Up.... :grin:
But My Lad was hit by a Man In A White Van Last Night.... :angry:
The Van Man Accepted It Was His Fault And Never Saw My Lads Driver And Ploughed Into His Front Wing!! :rolleyes:
He wants to know if anyone knows of a good bodyshop in Lincoln so he can get a quote on getting a new wing fitted & painted!! :smiley:
Cheers Guys!!
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Bloody white vans!!!!!!! :grin:
Its alright they got me aswell!
Only painters I know are in south east sorry!
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Bloody Van Companies Too... :angry:
I've had to put it through my insurance... They were not prepared to cough up the dosh to get it fixed... :angry:
3 hours on the phone sorting out the claim... :sad:
Fortunately my lad got 3 witnesses who said it was the Van drivers fault so no excess to pay and the claim is totally covered.. :smiley:
Just hope they don't try and write it off!! :undecided:
Shouldn't as all it needs is a Wing & front grille.... £300.00 max!! :wink:
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try volkskraft
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Thanks for the tip...
Been passed on to the Insurance so they have the say - so far - as to where it goes at the moment...
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Insurance company have NO SAY! its entirely up to you where it gets repaired!
Thom
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Insurance company have NO SAY! its entirely up to you where it gets repaired!
Thom
I know... But sometimes it's easier to let them deal with it.... I'm also 50 miles away and don't have the time to mess about and sort it...
I will let them deal with it FOR NOW!!
If I'm not happy it will get done in Sheffield by the guys who repainted my car!!
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:wink: Just hoped that you weren't getting bullied by IC... like many do!
Thom
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No Worries & thanks for the advice!!
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My own car had a small bump to the front N/S corner last week. It needs a bumper, wing, grille & lower grille (small bumper model).
The assessor had a look & recons it's written off due to the grille & bumper being obsolete from VW. :cry:
Now awaiting a response from my insurance company......(I'll be trying to buy it back though).
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GTI grille is still in stock...
I bought one only 2 weeks ago from TPS!
Dunno about bumpers but there must be millions of small ones knocking about, with the number of big bumper conversions!! :grin:
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£1000.00 For a wing - Grille & Headlight surround to be fixed.... WTF!!!
Needless to say the insurance company wants to write his car off....
So we have gone for another quote at Volkskraft...
No wonder Insurance is so dear when they want £850.00 for fitting & painting a wing.... RIP OFF!!
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£1000.00 For a wing - Grille & Headlight surround to be fixed.... WTF!!!
Needless to say the insurance company wants to write his car off....
So we have gone for another quote at Volkskraft...
No wonder Insurance is so dear when they want £850.00 for fitting & painting a wing.... RIP OFF!!
Basically it was priced just to get the car off the road.... example, a couple of weeks ago, I fitted a new N/S front wing to a 56 plate Audi A4, with slight bumper damage to be repaired, total with the VAT came to just under £700... funny how an Insurance engineer will chip a job when he want to get the price down to suit him, yet ramps it up to get a car off the road!
Thom
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Mk2 Golf Driver..
On what?
Thom
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Mk2 Golf Driver..
On what?
Thom
Sorry, re read, then re edited my post
Thom
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Yeah does seem stupid...
I think the bodyshop have priced it that way so they don't get the job OR that they know we were going to fight any descision that came to write it off... As it was them who came and priced the job up for the insurance company...
Volkskraft have quoted between £500 & £600 for it which still seem's excessive but they have priced for the drivers door to be blended in as well...
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Just heard from the loss adjusters and they want to pay me £902.00 for the car and we keep it and get it fixed ourselves...
Car is NOT registered as a write off or a Cat C Or Cat D - Result!!
I can get the parts from TPS for about £140.00 or so!!
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That was to be my next suggestion, cash in lieu of repair, that's a great result, :cool: :cool:
Thom
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Yeah it is a proper bonus... Didn't know they could or would offer that as an option...
Volkskraft are doing the full job for £500.00 with Oem Parts etc...
That was to be my next suggestion, cash in lieu of repair, that's a great result, :cool: :cool:
Thom
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Car came back yesterday.... NOT HAPPY....
2nd Hand Grille
Patten Wing... That stands 5mm off the door at the bottom...
Not a happy bunny... Battle will comence tomorrow!!!