30-12-15, 05:16 PM
Some plonker managed to stop on the M3 the other night by using the rear of my car as some additional braking mechanism. The car is now in the body shop whilst I drive round in a very nice hire car (glad the plonker admitted liability).
Trying to work out if my car might be written off or not so trying to guess how much the repairs will be. The car is a Hyundai Santa Fe. The damage from what I can see is:
Tailgate
Rear bumper and all the mountings etc
both rear wheel arch liners
possible twist to chassis (car hit us in the rear quarter at an angle)
rear quarter panel has some waves in it (ie not straight)
Roof where tailgate mounts to appears to have been pulled down a little
With a 4 1/2 year old car worth around £13-14K I am guessing it will be a borderline write off.
What's your thoughts?
Trying to work out if my car might be written off or not so trying to guess how much the repairs will be. The car is a Hyundai Santa Fe. The damage from what I can see is:
Tailgate
Rear bumper and all the mountings etc
both rear wheel arch liners
possible twist to chassis (car hit us in the rear quarter at an angle)
rear quarter panel has some waves in it (ie not straight)
Roof where tailgate mounts to appears to have been pulled down a little
With a 4 1/2 year old car worth around £13-14K I am guessing it will be a borderline write off.
What's your thoughts?
Another ex-Fazer rider that is a foccer again