Oranoco

Rachel's car has been written off as most of you will know.

The cheeky fookers have offered us just £900 for the car and are saying they want to take the wreck away. We told them we wanted it and were told they aren't legally allowed to let us keep it.

We were expecting a piss poor offer and were intending on making up for this by breaking the car. What do I do now and what arguement do I use?

Physio

You dont have to accept their first offer do you? Anyone?????

Oranoco

We've allready told em to piss off. Rachel has pointed out the car is modified and they have details of the mods so they raised their offer to £1100

Salvage company is on th ephone wanting to know when they can pick it up and have been told to fook off. Rachel is really quite upset over the whole matter

Andy_R

iTrader: (3)

The car is yours untill such times you agree on a setelment.

If you allow them to take the car away you have nothing to negotiate over, condition of vehicle, fair market value etc cant be argued. Best of luck.

Physio

How much was you hoping to make from breaking it mate?

Oranoco

Worked out we can break it for about £1500 with the bits that are on it.

Demondave

Just brake it now and let them take the shell

Physio

Cant you remove some of the bits before you give it to em & accept the £1100 offered? Not obvious bits, but bits that you wouldnt notice unless you knew what you was looking for

CraigN

they are correct

you are now not allowed to keep a written off car they can give you the auction details or the breakers details tho of who it will go to and u can negotiate with them about buying it back

they offered me £2400 for my cossie

i canceled the claim learnt a lesson and reshelled

CraigN

this is fraud

if you get caught doing this well

you know insurance companies ask u if uve ever been refused insurance ??

if u get caught doing this no one will insure u again

Physio

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh but its only fraud if you get caught

CraigN

i was quized over were my cone filter had gone etc when it was inspected

risk never being able to drive legally again

not really worth it is it ?

its cost me about £3k i reckon to reshell my car ive lost so much money crashing it

live and learn

but the accident was totally my fault so

if it wasnt your fault i would cancel the claim with you insrance company and take the other parties insurance company to a accident damadge or loss company/solicitor and do it that way

edd

my escort was a total loss and they were happy to let me buy it back.

tell em to eat ass and sort out a price to buy back. (normally 8%)

Summer

That sucks ass Steve! Hope ya cant beat em!

Dannfire

tossers

Demondave

Exactly, stirpo and say iit must have happend over nite

rog

iTrader: (2)

Until you accept or cash a check your car is still your property. I'd say you either have two options, as stated above, re-shell, or haggle and hope for the best.
Good luck mate hope you get it sorted.

SteveB

iTrader: (3)

All the insurance company is doing is looking at prices for a H plate XR2i...... and £900 would be a very good offer if it were a std car..... hold out for a good price and don't let the fookers shaft you...

Oranoco

Cheers everybody

I've allready whipped the sounds out of it and sold the harnesses. I want to get the Recaro's out as they are rare. Will be on the hunt for a pair of stock 2i seats on Sunday and will be bringing Alfie up to carry bits home in.

No way are they getting the Momo stuff from it Robbing bastards

McPikie

Tell them to fook right off.

You are legally allowed to keep the said vehicle until an amicable settlement has been made. If you are unhappy then get cutting bits out of fastford showing its worth £1500. Thats all I did and they shit a brick.

They will always give you what "Parkers guide" says until you prove them differently.


You got a solicitor on the personal injury side mate?? I'd be more than happy to take rachels case on and get her more than her car is worth

Let me know matey

Oranoco

Cheers McPikie

Always appreciate offers but it's all in hand at the mo. She's not too bad with the whiplash although still in dicomfort. She's more upset by the whole ordeal than injured.

McPikie

Completely understandable mate but my "independant" doctor would give his honest opinion that her back will not regain composure for appx 18 months Cash money, lol

Oranoco

I'll bare it in mind mate.

Fudgey

iTrader: (4)

my old 309 sri was wrote off i was offered £400 and took it, i payed £450 for it.

and they said i could keep the car, pretty much dismantled it when i get a phone call saying the recovery truck is on the way...


i let them take but the guy was like WTF theres nuthin left lol....

i said i was told i caould keep it ect...

made a few quid like

McPikie

You can always take an offer of their less the "salvage" value which equates to appx £60.

Hmmmmmmmmmm, reckon if you strip it you will make a tad more over that mate.

Ginge !

oranoco i dont mind swopping heads matey, ill even help ya too. mines holding back badly