Estimated repair cost?...
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:19 am
Hi everyone,
Recently messed up and got myself in the unfortunate position of an at fault accident. Unfortunately, the insurer's approve garage consider this to be a write off, but I'm headed out to get some quotes from a couple of local body shops soon, where the cost of a courtesy car won't need to be factored in as it won't be needed. As far as I can tell, only bodywork and my pride have been hurt in this incident, with the car still driveable and no mechanical issues as far as I can see. Obviously, it will be taken to a garage to make sure there's nothing else that needs putting right that I can't see.
I'd quite like to keep this car, as other than this, it was in pretty much mint condition with only just ticking over 30000 miles on an 07 reg, so plenty of life left in it. One option I'm considering as well as getting an insurance quote is getting a quote for having it done privately if it's still considered a write off and buying it back from the insurance. If anyone here could give me a guess as to how much this repair could likely cost me/insurance, it would be much appreciated.
The parts that I can clearly see will need replacing are:
Bumper with appropriate grilles.
Driver side fender
Headlight
Foglight (maybe? - no cracks in it and it still works fine, but knocked out of position).
Bumper reinforcement bar
Alloys were already scraped by the previous owner and I'm happy to keep them as is. All the impact was contained to the drivers side front corner.
Photos are here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hYCQLTXdfqrTYAqt7
I know this is a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' question, but any estimates and help would be very much appreciated so I know what to expect. Cheers
Recently messed up and got myself in the unfortunate position of an at fault accident. Unfortunately, the insurer's approve garage consider this to be a write off, but I'm headed out to get some quotes from a couple of local body shops soon, where the cost of a courtesy car won't need to be factored in as it won't be needed. As far as I can tell, only bodywork and my pride have been hurt in this incident, with the car still driveable and no mechanical issues as far as I can see. Obviously, it will be taken to a garage to make sure there's nothing else that needs putting right that I can't see.
I'd quite like to keep this car, as other than this, it was in pretty much mint condition with only just ticking over 30000 miles on an 07 reg, so plenty of life left in it. One option I'm considering as well as getting an insurance quote is getting a quote for having it done privately if it's still considered a write off and buying it back from the insurance. If anyone here could give me a guess as to how much this repair could likely cost me/insurance, it would be much appreciated.
The parts that I can clearly see will need replacing are:
Bumper with appropriate grilles.
Driver side fender
Headlight
Foglight (maybe? - no cracks in it and it still works fine, but knocked out of position).
Bumper reinforcement bar
Alloys were already scraped by the previous owner and I'm happy to keep them as is. All the impact was contained to the drivers side front corner.
Photos are here: https://photos.app.goo.gl/hYCQLTXdfqrTYAqt7
I know this is a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' question, but any estimates and help would be very much appreciated so I know what to expect. Cheers