C3 totalled!
- Thread starter Piginvet
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then yea, and then thats only if i get salvage at right price
Piginvet
Regular user
Nah, too much of a clichè! 
Not even sure if replacing with another just yet or ever....spent sooo much time with that one!
12 months at night school learning how to recover the seats, bringing calipers, steering, hoses, etc back from numerous Florida hols in suitcases, then hours and hours underneath replacing, a gearbox rebuild, suspension upgraded, trip to 24hr Le Mans and soooo much more....
She done well and now
Beyond gutted!
Not even sure if replacing with another just yet or ever....spent sooo much time with that one!
12 months at night school learning how to recover the seats, bringing calipers, steering, hoses, etc back from numerous Florida hols in suitcases, then hours and hours underneath replacing, a gearbox rebuild, suspension upgraded, trip to 24hr Le Mans and soooo much more....
She done well and now
Beyond gutted!
Piginvet
Regular user
Contacted Adrian today, pleasant and helpful as always, he has a rolling chassis that will be available soon if i need it.
A complete shell would be better though!
So if anyone knows of....
Lewis Kingston
Well-known user
I spotted this roller on Facebook. Might be worth a gander! Log in to Facebook
(Search for it in the Marketplace if the link doesn't ping you straight to it: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette.)
(Search for it in the Marketplace if the link doesn't ping you straight to it: 1979 Chevrolet Corvette.)
Piginvet
Regular user
Finally got the confirmation from an assessor on Friday that the insurance HAD to send (as i dont think they believed the quotes)
and that it IS beyond economical repair....
Total Loss contacted me this pm (Monday) with offer
Guaranteed £13k as agreed in Jan, but of course they have all jumped up since then so Im well short....
Comparables are £15k upwards (most are £18k +)
The real kicker is.....salvage has been put at £6400!!!
So they made decision for me, the vettes going.....and ill need to draw a line under this and move on....
Moral of this is
1) DO NOT CRASH (obviously) unless its a little one
2) Allow a bigger contingency percentage on your estimated final value, than you think it might be worth!
It appears its only a few £'s extra for each £1000 added.
3) Salvage has also gone up (others I have spoke to, said it used to be around 20%) Mine came in at 50%.....
So DO NOT expect your pride and joy at a price you can make good and run about with again!
Hope this helps someone...
Drive safe and enjoy them for as long as you can guys!
Cheers
and that it IS beyond economical repair....
Total Loss contacted me this pm (Monday) with offer
Guaranteed £13k as agreed in Jan, but of course they have all jumped up since then so Im well short....
Comparables are £15k upwards (most are £18k +)
The real kicker is.....salvage has been put at £6400!!!
So they made decision for me, the vettes going.....and ill need to draw a line under this and move on....
Moral of this is
1) DO NOT CRASH (obviously) unless its a little one
2) Allow a bigger contingency percentage on your estimated final value, than you think it might be worth!
It appears its only a few £'s extra for each £1000 added.
3) Salvage has also gone up (others I have spoke to, said it used to be around 20%) Mine came in at 50%.....
So DO NOT expect your pride and joy at a price you can make good and run about with again!
Hope this helps someone...
Drive safe and enjoy them for as long as you can guys!
Cheers
Roscobbc
Moderator
I'd be very tempted to contest that salvage value......you'd be making things easy for them......rather than the uncertainty of hoping a buyer will pay their salvage valuation.Finally got the confirmation from an assessor on Friday that the insurance HAD to send (as i dont think they believed the quotes)
and that it IS beyond economical repair....
Total Loss contacted me this pm (Monday) with offer
Guaranteed £13k as agreed in Jan, but of course they have all jumped up since then so Im well short....
Comparables are £15k upwards (most are £18k +)
The real kicker is.....salvage has been put at £6400!!!
So they made decision for me, the vettes going.....and ill need to draw a line under this and move on....
Moral of this is
1) DO NOT CRASH (obviously) unless its a little one
2) Allow a bigger contingency percentage on your estimated final value, than you think it might be worth!
It appears its only a few £'s extra for each £1000 added.
3) Salvage has also gone up (others I have spoke to, said it used to be around 20%) Mine came in at 50%.....
So DO NOT expect your pride and joy at a price you can make good and run about with again!
Hope this helps someone...
Drive safe and enjoy them for as long as you can guys!
Cheers
Piginvet
Regular user
Thats how I thought it worked too, but it appears there's a list of BIG breakers that guarantee to pay the cost thats sitting on a transporter that turns up every week! From burnt out shells, to bent up supercars, so haggling seems futile.
Just hope to have made you guys aware.... but please revisit your policies, just in case
Cheers
Just hope to have made you guys aware.... but please revisit your policies, just in case
Cheers
CaptainK
CCCUK Member
I'd contest it too. When I had car damaged (not my fault) many years ago, they revalued it low and gave me pathetic amounts. So I contested and so forth. The thing is, the longer you drag it on, the more they have to pay for storage costs of your car as they can't do anything with it until you agree. So its costing them to store it, so after a while they'll be happy to be rid of it.
I know yours has an agreed value, so different here, but the point is the same - drag it out and then they'll be happier to be more flexible on things as its costing them money.
I know yours has an agreed value, so different here, but the point is the same - drag it out and then they'll be happier to be more flexible on things as its costing them money.