M350ZB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 All depends show much he loves his zed, you right in one way but how much would it cost him to get another zed and have it looking like that, another point to consider ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1SM0350z Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thats a shitter dude When someone rearended my dads first one it was going to be £17000 worth of repairs so they wrote that off too. Hope it pans out alrite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Mate I have all the suspension stuff in stock and all as 'complete corners' from a very low mieage car as I told you before. Will PM you some info etc through. If it was me I would take the £7,750 as long as they agree not to cat c or d the car! Let me know dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Mate I have all the suspension stuff in stock and all as 'complete corners' from a very low mieage car as I told you before. Will PM you some info etc through. If it was me I would take the £7,750 as long as they agree not to cat c or d the car! Let me know dude. +1, prob your bext option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavey Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 very bad news mark gutted for you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich5259 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Very pleasing to see the traders rallying around to help out in these situation. A great credit to you +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin W Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Sorry to hear this mate. As Andy said sounds to be more damage than body panels.Possibly bent the chassis. There is no chassis Damage. All the damage is to suspension parts. .... I had my drivers side suspension front and rear replaced after hitting a brick on the middle lane ofthe M4 Total bill £8700 less non suspension parts - say £4500 re suspension at nissan prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuck Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Really sorry to hear this, when I read the figures at the beginning I was like keeping my fingers crossed that you are able to sort it out, as people have said there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xStric9x Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Gutted bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Gutted to hear it's uneconomical. Hopefully you can sort it all out with the help of the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Hope you can get everything sorted. Can't imagine what it must feel like to have them say your Zed is no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Gutted to hear it's uneconomical. Hopefully you can sort it all out with the help of the forum. +1, any help you need or anything you think i could help with bud, drop me a ring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmarky Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Heres a quick update. Spent quite a long time on the phone with the engineer (was a really top guy who offered me loads of advice) and the bodyshop. I have the quote that the bodyshop sent the engineer. The quote has been based on a worse case scenario and so some parts wont be required but the unfortunate bit is i wont know what is and what is not needed. Ive managed to get the engineer to up what he valued my car on based on the sales of similiar ones in the past. We also went through the list of parts the bodyshop quoted and managed to rule out £3K worth of parts which he agreed were "excessive". Unfortunately it still didnt come close to a figure at which he would deem econimical for repair. Based on the new figures im looking at the following 4 options: A) take £14k now and say goodbye to the car. This isnt really a viable option for me as i would loose 20K straight off and wouldnt get a car anywhere near as desirable as the car. Take the car back and get a cheque for £7280 but the car would always be classes as a Cat C write off. The only implication with this is it would dramatically reduce the value of the car and my insurance company would need a engineers report before they would insure the car again. C) i could take the £7280 and then sell the car as is. I could probably get more than 14K total this way but would be in same situation as option a. D) Enter into a contract with the isurance company for contract repair. Means the insurance would pay upto 9K for the repair on my car. Option D seems to be my best options for now as from conversations with traders and friends in the know i should be able to get it sorted for 9K, and perhaps to a better standard than the original. However im not rushing into anything and need to fully understand what the terms of a contract repair are. I would also like to mention that the traders on here have been really great, CS, Chilli and Lee have all been fantastic with their offers, as said before they are a real credit to these forums and striaght up nice geniune people. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Mark, was a pleaure to chat and i'm on with your list now mate. Speak tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 out of curosity what year is the zed bud, and would have to agree with you option d prob seems the best option as it stands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srobrien Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Sorry to hear that bud must suck to see all that hard work and time down the pan. Hopefully you will be back on the road soon though. R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 A) take £14k now and say goodbye to the car. This isnt really a viable option for me as i would loose 20K straight off and wouldnt get a car anywhere near as desirable as the car. the car cost 34k ? if you take option D will it be recorded ? i.e. a cat c or d ? this will devalue the car greatly if so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roast350z Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Dam mark thats too bad, i had a feeling it might be a write off due to the rear end suspension damage n that Just hope you can get it sorted bud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmarky Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 A) take £14k now and say goodbye to the car. This isnt really a viable option for me as i would loose 20K straight off and wouldnt get a car anywhere near as desirable as the car. the car cost 34k ? if you take option D will it be recorded ? i.e. a cat c or d ? this will devalue the car greatly if so The total cost of the cars purchase, all the mods ive done and the price to have the kit fitted and sprayed comes to around 36K. Option D will mean the car is no longer classed as a write off and will mean if i can get fixed for the money im allowed to spend via the insurance company it wont owe me a penny more than what ive already payed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmarky Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Dam mark thats too bad, i had a feeling it might be a write off due to the rear end suspension damage n that Just hope you can get it sorted bud!! Yeah ive had a gut feeling all along that would write it off. They cost of parts from Nissan just take the ****. Just peopl be careful with what they do with there cars as it dont take much to write one off, especially at todays value on the cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 The contract repair...can you nominate the garage you want to make the repairs or is that done by the ins company? Just had a thought, but dunno how legal/illegal it is. Am I right in guessing that CS has full garage facilities at hand? If so, couldn't you nominate him as your garage? Couldn't CS then say that the parts are alot cheaper, then source them with the combined effort of CS himself, Chilli, R35LEE and ZMANALEX? Is that allowed or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Having just done a little reading I now understand that the repair under option D means that you will have up to 9k to spend on the repairs after which you pay. Assuming you can choose who does the work and who you buy parts from this would be a good option. Second hand parts should be allowed too and I think they dont carry vat, I could be wrong though. Definately worth considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Assuming you can choose who does the work and who you buy parts from this would be a good option. I think you are right Martin, this is the key thing in my mind, if you can use your own sourced parts, you should be laughing. I am glad to help out myself but not sure anything I specialise in will be of use to you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M350ZB Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Andy does some nice wheels mark, if you find it hard to source the ascari penta's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmarky Posted April 29, 2009 Author Share Posted April 29, 2009 Just for anyone whos interested this is the part list that they say i need. Some things on there are jast laughable but its based on a worse case scenario. Guide No Description Part Number Price (£) 257 Front Number Plater 9 283 Front Bumper F2M22 CD725 337.24 319 L/F bumper Bracket 62235 CD000 33.56 320 R/F bumper Bracket 62234 CD000 33.56 337 L/F Bumper Reinf 62211 CD700 27.24 338 R/F Bumper Reinf 62210 CD700 27.24 340 Bumper Reinforcement 62030 CD705 76.13 431 Badge 62890 CD000 27.1 471 Bonnet F5100 CD0MM 459.64 562 Right Headlamp Assy 26010 CD71B 538.24 741 L/F Wing F3101 CD4MA 202.64 742 R/F Wing F3100 CD4MA 202.64 841 L/Wheelhouse End 63845 CD000 42.49 842 R/Wheelhouse End 63844 CD000 42.49 7049 L/F Upp Control Arm 54525 AL500 211.76 7050 R/F Upp control Arm 54524 AL500 211.76 7053 L/F LWR Control Arm 54501 AM602 195.61 7054 R/F LWR Control Arm 54500 AM602 195.61 7061 L/LWR Axle Steering 54469 CD00C 299.05 7062 R/LWR Axle Steering 54468 CD00C 299.05 7077 L/F Strut E6A10 CD70B 102.96 7078 R/F Strut E6A10 CD70A 102.96 7081 L/F Steering Knuckle 40015 AL55J 418.52 7082 R/F Steering Knuckle 40014 AL55J 418.52 7131 L/F Wheel Hub 40202 AL56C 211.26 7132 R/F Wheel Hub 40202 AL56C 211.26 7201 L/F Wheel 40300 CF025 760.33 7202 R/F Wheel 40300 CF025 760.33 7227 L/F Tyre 302.96 7228 R/F Tyre 302.96 7245 L/F Speed Sensor 47911 AL50A 261.67 7246 R/F Speed Sensor 47910 AL50A 213.4 7261 Front Stabiliser 54610 CD700 315.72 7277 L/Stabiliser Rod 54668 AL502 32.33 7278 R/Stabiliser Rod 54618 AL502 32.33 7300 Power Steering 49001 CD70A 859.06 7461 Power Steering Pump 49110 CD80A 446.26 7494 P/STRG Cooling Tube 49970 CE32A 74.22 9315 L/R Control Arm 55110 AL510 70.08 9316 R/R Control Arm 55110 AL510 70.08 9319 L/R LWR Control Arm 551A0 AL500 63.05 9320 R/R LWR control Arm 551A0 AL500 63.05 9325 L/R Axle Steering 551B0 AL500 300.33 9551 L/R Wheel 40300 CF026 760.33 9552 R/R Wheel 40300 CF026 760.33 9565 L/R Tyre 302.96 9566 R/R Tyre 302.96 Sub Total £ 11992.27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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