Swervin_Mervin
10-05-2006, 13:30
I've just had a quote in the post for the repairs to the car.
If I source the tailgate and light (£40) it will still cost £1300. If not it's nearer £1800. That's well in to write off potential territory.
The police still haven't been for the CCTV tape and I still haven't been able to get hold of the copper dealing with it. Do I:
1: Put the claim in, get the engineer out and hope for the best. Will leave a claim against my name if they don't find out the 3rd party and will also potentially write the car off.
2: Wait for the police to get the tape which could be weeks yet. Then take it from there. Even if they find the 3rd party there could still be a write off issue, plus the fact I wasn't in a marked bay might affect matters.
3: Leave it. Get myself a used tailgate and light for £40 off Mat Brown. Maybe have a go at straightening the 1/4 panel out roughly and spraying it with a can. Then, in a couple of months when I've got some cash, find a cheap but decent valver shell that I can transfer all the good/new bits over to and get some of the other jobs sorted whilst everything's out.
I'm leaning towards 3 because I can't be arsed with it all, and it's not affecting the driveability of the car.
If I source the tailgate and light (£40) it will still cost £1300. If not it's nearer £1800. That's well in to write off potential territory.
The police still haven't been for the CCTV tape and I still haven't been able to get hold of the copper dealing with it. Do I:
1: Put the claim in, get the engineer out and hope for the best. Will leave a claim against my name if they don't find out the 3rd party and will also potentially write the car off.
2: Wait for the police to get the tape which could be weeks yet. Then take it from there. Even if they find the 3rd party there could still be a write off issue, plus the fact I wasn't in a marked bay might affect matters.
3: Leave it. Get myself a used tailgate and light for £40 off Mat Brown. Maybe have a go at straightening the 1/4 panel out roughly and spraying it with a can. Then, in a couple of months when I've got some cash, find a cheap but decent valver shell that I can transfer all the good/new bits over to and get some of the other jobs sorted whilst everything's out.
I'm leaning towards 3 because I can't be arsed with it all, and it's not affecting the driveability of the car.