Just totalled my glanza and i want to cry!
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gaetano_onsov
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gaetano_onsov
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If you look close you can see the roof crumoled and the door dont shut.
JonoPhilpott
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Dam thats bad luck ... Yeah ive heard about buying cars back too for a margin of the price they payed out too
churcherj
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jesus mate pretty bad damage, you can buy the car back depending on the category of the write off, however if you wana put it back on the road sometimes u may need a VOSA inspection, tbh it can be alot of hassle although you probably have quite alot of value on the parts on there.
gaetano_onsov
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Theres no way its going back on the road with the roof being creased just want the parts back.
Cheers for all your comments.
Cheers for all your comments.
ChrisStarletGT
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i know this mite too opermistic but it could be fixed mate by looks of it its not the roof it the door it could all be straightened on a jig ive seen a toyota celica completely f**k the A piller on driver side so bad it crushed the dash and popped the windscreen and he fixed it got it pulled on a laser alignment jig
every dark cloud has a silver lining mate glad your ok
every dark cloud has a silver lining mate glad your ok
ChrisStarletGT
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dont knowif u wanna spend money but this looks promising http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-TOYOTA-S...1290862?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2eb1c9d7ee
gaetano_onsov
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Thinking EP95 right now, just trying to find out how much work is involed in a convertion.
dont_tell_him_pike
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It'll either be category B or category C. If it is a C you'll be allowed to buy it back and repair it, if it is a B you won't be allowed to do either.
However, my old car was a cat B, and after a lenghy, carefully worded letter, the insurers allowed me to borrow the wreck from them to strip it out, on the understanding that I would return it to them (with the seat belts still fitted) once i was done...
However, my old car was a cat B, and after a lenghy, carefully worded letter, the insurers allowed me to borrow the wreck from them to strip it out, on the understanding that I would return it to them (with the seat belts still fitted) once i was done...
philstarletgt
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there is plenty of clean rolling shells about for u to strip yours and put on them and make another good car...... it wouldnt be to much to buy back from insurance either
gaetano_onsov
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Theres alot of good parts on it. Been looking at s15 spec r's if all goes well might be able to afford one at a push.
gaetano_onsov
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Your not the first person to say that lol. It would'nt be a daily drive and would be locked up over winter and defo would not be out in the snow!
starletgtturbo1
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looks repairable to me too
weeJohn
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It depends on the insurance company if you can buy it back. Some have contracts with underwriters who buy all the write offs from the company, some dont.
If you dont make a claim the car is yours to keep, so you need to weigh up the price differences yourself. Total in the fact your insurance premium will go up after the claim as well, it might be finacially better to buy a good shell and swap over all your parts rather than claim the money for your car, lose all the parts and start to rebuild another. Thats what I did with mine and you can make a bit of money with any left over parts and sell whats left for scrap.
I would see what they are offering for your car, remember its YOUR car to decide to do with as you wish. If they start telling you you cant buy it back and have to scrap the car tell them its your decision wether or not the car is repaired to satisfactory standards to keep it road worthy and they can take their shitty settlement payment and shove it back up their arses where it belongs.
They are in the business of making money for themselves, they dont care about how you feel about your car. They will probably offer about £300 over the book price as it has a few mods on it, and some bastard will make a killing selling off the parts.
If you dont make a claim the car is yours to keep, so you need to weigh up the price differences yourself. Total in the fact your insurance premium will go up after the claim as well, it might be finacially better to buy a good shell and swap over all your parts rather than claim the money for your car, lose all the parts and start to rebuild another. Thats what I did with mine and you can make a bit of money with any left over parts and sell whats left for scrap.
I would see what they are offering for your car, remember its YOUR car to decide to do with as you wish. If they start telling you you cant buy it back and have to scrap the car tell them its your decision wether or not the car is repaired to satisfactory standards to keep it road worthy and they can take their shitty settlement payment and shove it back up their arses where it belongs.
They are in the business of making money for themselves, they dont care about how you feel about your car. They will probably offer about £300 over the book price as it has a few mods on it, and some bastard will make a killing selling off the parts.