Guest Feeble Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 My car was rear ended on December 14th. Was stationary after stopping in traffic and the arsehole behind completely missed the fact and ran into me at about 30mph... The car still drove spot on though, good old cabbys! Anyway, it is still a write off... I am paying the £100 salvage value and am keeping the car with the intention of doing the work myself and getting it back on the road for the Summer... Here's some pics of the car... And some pics of the car I bought with the £900 left over from the payout! Fine for a Winter runabout eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineIguana Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Should polish out right And nice GTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Feeble Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I wish it would polish out! I might actually clean it for once if that was the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 bad times mate, was the roads snowy? good lock in sorting it, it dont take much for insurance to write off a old escort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Feeble Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Nope, no snow, just an idiot behind me... He is a bus driver as well... But was in his own car. Feel sorry for his passengers if that's how he drives!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lee81 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Looks like the chassis needs a pull before a new rear panel is fitted. Not too much work involved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Feeble Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 How do I get the chassis pulled..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 You will need to take that to a garage mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Feeble Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Just to get the chassis pulled..? I take it I can do the lighter repairs myself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbh325i Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Just to get the chassis pulled..? I take it I can do the lighter repairs myself? you would need it put on a jig to pull the chassi straight the lighter repairs would be easily done yourself. have you had a lookj under the rear end to see how badly the chassi legs are bent? if your really good with a welder you could cut a section of chassi out of a breaker and weld it in but you would need to make sure its spot on and welded right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dave29 Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 nice gti. just like my old one minus 2 rear doors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lee81 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Take the bumper off and surrounding trim. You need to look at the boot floor and chassis legs. It might not need a pull but from the photos and details of how quick the car that hit you was going I would think it would. I had a similar thing done on a escort si few years ago and and they charged £120. I have no idea if that was a good price. Before this the bumper mountings and catch plate were out of place so boot wouldn't shut. After this all was fine and i just welded part of the lower section in place and bit of shaping to the wheel well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jbh325i Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 price wise it realy depends on the garage. I know of mobs that will charge you £80 just to sit the car on the jig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Feeble Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Would be interested in selling the cabby complete as a project for someone to play with. Would prefer that to breaking it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 ive seen you have posted it in the cars for sale section mate, you gotta pay for the ad, or no one will see it except admin etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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