after waiting bloody ages to sort out my insurance claim on the cossie it seems im not gonna get a good pay out as i was 1st hoping from day one was always certain that i wouldnt repair my car as didnt fancy throwing money at it when it was gonna be on a cat d for life but now i may seriously considing repairing the sappy!

The damage isnt really that heavy and can cerainly be repaired but i aint sure what to do really,car was in excellent condition before,all original panels etc.Part of me just cant be bothered to break my car try and sell everything etc etc

what would you do guys? should i repair the cossie? been flicking through the pics of my car and im missing it you know.

if i do fix it i will need front bumper,grill,bumper strip,crossmember anyone got these bits for sale at all?

heres pics of car as it stands

 

depends if the 2 chassis legs have been pulled in as the crossmember went back. if they haven't or if they do spring back then the parts arn't to expensive to sort that out really.

steve

 

I say repair it mate, was a great lookin Saph and like you say won't be too hard to fix again. All the best with it

 

thats an easy repair mate iv got a cross member on a car i can cut off you can have for free if you pay for postage

 

repair it mate!!

 

Reshell if it not an eassy repair, or RWD an Escort, lots of saffy shells around amd a few Escorts at the moment.

 

easy repair.. wouldnt of dreampt of going through insurance for that!

 

thats nothing to repair by looks of it, sierras have a bonus of engine crossmember making inner wing/chassis legs rigid and they crease right next to the engine crossmember if they are hard hit, chop the front bodywork crossmember/frontpannel off and you will probebly find its fine when you offer new one up, iff not i`d just portapower the legs out and keep measuring untill perfect, sounds rough maby but i`m used to building bumped rallycars in a hurry for the next stage LOL

Seriously, seems easy repair tho.

 

o/side leg gone in slightly but reckon will straighten out when on jig

 

not meaning to be funny but why would you scrap it for light front end?

It's a piss easy repair?

It's a cos and surely worth doing?

I'm about to start work on a frst that i'll be welding from literally arsehole to breakfast time, cos the missus want's to keep it right. Ie not a re-shel, i'd love to do something easy like yours mate lmfao

 

see what your saying but 1st would need to find a good saff to source 1st to put all my running gear in have even found a 2wd black sapp i could put my gear in but needs alot of bodywork and gotta ask myself can i really be bothered! may as well fix mine

 

i hear what your saying but with it now on the list i was put off with going down that route but i may change my mind and repair it

 

dropped you a pm mate

 

I would fix it mate, it's a really nice motor, gotta be worth saving!!

 

starting to think that now too! oh the dilema

 

Go on! do it! you know you want to!

 

could turn it into a fast road/track car as has most of the goodies already even got some tarox 6 pots that were waiting to go on!

 

why are you fussed about it being on the list? in the grand scheme of things f plate cossies are worth fuckall,anyone looking to buy a cos should be more interested if the running gear and body are solid rather than if its on the list because of a minor damage claim.

 

it'll be a cat d but only when you sell, make a tool out of it
Have fun and enjoy it

 

coz im fussy lol

 

im starting to think that way now

 

Gaz,

the way i look at your motor is it dont matter if its on a cat d or not; there are so many cossies out there that are in alot worse state than yours not on a cat D

people buy on condition (well i do anyway) i'd much rather buy a cat d with light front end than a clear car with a rotten body

dont be a goon, fix the fucker and have some fun it in; dont break it for the sake of a small repair.

matt

 

Get it fixed m8.

 

Deffo repair it fella

Crossmembers are a piece of piss to replace and even cheap if you buy a new one, i had to replace one on a saph years ago that was rotton due to water lying on the top of it

Sierra frontr ends are soft as shite it will all go back into place i bet

bumper and grill from rs breaker on here probs Ł200 for both unless theres a bedroom trader

 

just fix it mate can you not stop the insurance claim? if your that bothered about it being a cat d

 

well sourced a crossmember/grill/bumper strip(thanks jacko!!) so looks like im going with fixing her now! Just need to get a good front bumper-anyone got one?

 

Break it, Buy another?

 

i fully agree,its sweet that mate,id sort it if it was mine

 

Take pics of the damage and repair, so if/when you come to sell you can show why it was Cat D.

 

Go on, repair it!

 

it doesnt look bad enough to even consider breaking to me.

 

If you don't want to repair it and can't be bothered to break it, claim on the insurance for a writeoff, buy it back off them cheap and then sell it to a breaker for a profit. I guess the only issue is loss of no claims bonus unless you've got it protected.

Or you could not go through the insurance, get it repaired out of your own money and then it won't be on the register. It doesn't look too bad to me.

 

I've seen worse driving down the road round here.
You could do the lot diy, I'd be amazed if it needed jigging, but if it does give me a shout.
You could do this in 3 days to perferction.
tabetha

 

Tough call!I would get all the prices then weigh it all up!take ya time etc!


P.S my cossie is not hpi clear!had slight rear end damage back in 1996!

 

Definately repair it mate!!!!!!

 

looks like i be going down the lines of repairing it now,wasn't originaly gonna go down that route if it was gonna end up on the register but after being dis-heartened with the pay out i got think it may be best but aint too fucking happy about the salavge valve on car they charged me 30%

 

At least you have photos of the damage so if you do come to sell it the person who might buy it can see that there wasnt that much damage.

 

true say! will be taking pictures as it gets repaired

have sourced crossmember/grill/bumper strip/rad & fans

just need front bumper and n/s/f tca now

 

Glad its gettin repaired, its not at all worth breaking for that.

Mine's a cat C on the list, it sprung a fuel leak on the way back from the ring in Belgium about 18 month ago and it squirted on to hot turbo and well......... up she went. It was wrote off and then bought back, had the engine removed and a freshen up rebuild including all new sensors, bay painted, wing replaced and painted and a bonnet sourced the same colour.

This is her a couple of months ago the last time she was clean