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Its all a bit painful really.

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:evil: Now that all Octopus', return pipes, welded inner wheel arches, all tyres and litre upon litre upon Litre of LHM plus MOT {over £700 been spent in the last 8 weeks, because we like the car} have been replaced /renewed; our red TGD Auto BX was ready and fit for duty.
A loud crunch followed by the screeching noise of ripping metal in turn followed by silence and the laboured opening of a guilty parties car door, more silence then the doorbell. Noooooo. Yep :roll:
Chose the BX instead of the oncoming bus no doubt charging up the residential street at 30+, problem is the 4x4 was a full blown LR Defender.
I just know any Insurer looking at my BX will write it off once they see the smashed lights, twisted wing and bumper and offer me £scrap.
My question is, has anyone recently ( 6 months) bought a Diesel Auto with fresh MOT with power steering, elect win/sunroof etc. I know Im gonna be fighting for a replacement value so need some figures to bash them with. Help.
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How bad is the damage, do you have pictures? you can guarantee they WILL write the car off but as bx parts are so cheap it may be viable to buy the salvage and fix it yourself.

Sorry to hear of your bad luck.
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Post by Way2go »

There is never a good time for that to happen but that is really bad luck to happen just after costly renovation. :(

Depending how bad it is, Roverman's advice above is worth following if BX is not twisted structurally.
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There's often some ludicrously overpriced BXs for sale on autotrader, which are always good for arguing the value of your car to be £1000, and not £10.

A few photos of the car would soon give some idea as to whether it's worth reparing it yourself.

Just remember, as the claim is against a third party, their insurer has no claim to the car, and so you do not have to "buy it back" from them... it's yours to do with as you wish. They may say "oh, no, as we've paid out, it's ours", but this is a lie. If you were claiming on your OWN insurance, then yes, but as you have no contract with the Land-Rover's insurers, they have no claim to your car.
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That's a considerable bummer. Any receipts for those recent parts or work might help, though I don't know a lot about the workings of the insurance world.
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That's really bad luck and isn't that just sod's law! David Rutherford speaks good advice as the insurance company will no doubt make a decision based in their favour. Don't be put off by what looks horrible, ask questions on here for advice and parts and hopefully you'll come out of this ok. Don't loose your mojo!
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I might be able to help you out with the parts.

Depends what happens with my other BX ...

Bear in mind my car is completely the wrong colour!
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As ever, valuable advice and really helpful comments.
thanks.
just been quoted £270 plus parts: headlamp and indicator, but suspect this will go through his insurers. I will continue to seek advice along the way.
cheers guys
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Post by Way2go »

On the face of it, it doesn't look serious at all. :?

I've previously bought a sidelight from GSF for £8.50 and even the bodywork needs only a light tap out before you fit it. Re-attach bumper fixings and Bob's your mother's brother! :D
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Not half as bad as I imagined, hope you get it sorted.
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Is that it??? I had visions of bits hanging off, you can buy an indicator from ebay for next to nowt, that bumper will clip back on again and a bit of fettling will sort the wonky wing. Failing that someone on heres bound to have a drivers wing in red.

Looks like the headlamps either come unclipped or the fixngs are snapper, again they are plentiful.
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Is that it!? I've had worse damage taking a dump!

seriously, though like Tim says, it's not half bad - why not try to negotiate with the insurance that it's not expensive to buy the bits and have it fixed. My GSA was written off for a rear end shunt but the insurance inspection engineer proclaimed it as safe to repair so a Cat C write off. They offered £800 for it and I accepted after getting to buy it back for £100. I then returned it to the road after some self repairs. Total cost: another £100 say, oddly, I profited from an insurance claim..
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If the landrover is bugger all why not speak to the people who hit you and see if you can settle without going through the insurance? I bet that damage wouldnt cost much to put right even at a bodyshop, repaint the bumper and the wing (if your bothered)

If there excess is £200 ask them to pay you that and you repair it yourself and yo could make yourself a few quid whilst your at it, just an idea.
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Post by MULLEY »

I say fuck em & claim off their insurance. Its not your fault & the car is worth more than the repair costs, or they give you the cash instead, either way its sorted.

I had visions of serious damage, i'm sure some of the club members have purchased more beat up cars which are still going strong :lol:
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Aerodynamica wrote:Is that it!? I've had worse damage taking a dump!
..that_ You made my day Graeme with that remark!

I can only agree however, it still looks tidier that what I'm driving around in! I'd just hit them for a couple of hundred if poss, and replace the indicator and bit of trim. When I got round to it...
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