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Hey people,

Well tonight on the way home from work some lovely people driving other cars decided to run into the rear of my car while i was stopped at a traffic light :(

I want to take the car to some body shops tomorrow to try and get some opinions and possibly a quote on costs to fix, whether its a write-off etc.

anyone know anywhere decent in the browns plains area i could try? the car is drive-able but doesn't look pretty so i dont want to drive too far.

Cheers,

Steve

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Hey people,

Well tonight on the way home from work some lovely people driving other cars decided to run into the rear of my car while i was stopped at a traffic light :laugh:

I want to take the car to some body shops tomorrow to try and get some opinions and possibly a quote on costs to fix, whether its a write-off etc.

anyone know anywhere decent in the browns plains area i could try? the car is drive-able but doesn't look pretty so i dont want to drive too far.

Cheers,

Steve

Go to Camerons body works they not that far from browns plains they in the rocklea area and have never heard anyone say anything bad about them apart from the fact that they sometimes to busy lol

Heres a linki to all their details:

CLICK ME lol

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OH NO!

Firstly, Lime Green is my favorite colour/obsession!

Secondly, how the f@*k did they not see you! You hardly blend into the background! Thats the first thing i would have said! lol lol

Hope you get it reparied soon and they can match that colour well.

stenve Proficient

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yeah who knows. 3rd car hit the car behind me, car behind me hit me. certainly did a good job of it.

colour is hothouse green (new commodore green) with gold pearl. its most likely a full respray anyway so matching shouldnt be a problem.

might even be written off yet as i think the chassis is bent. but i dont know a whole lot about this stuff.

i know it sucks though

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Go to Camerons body works they not that far from browns plains they in the rocklea area and have never heard anyone say anything bad about them apart from the fact that they sometimes to busy lol

Heres a linki to all their details:

CLICK ME lol

yeh they are good..

now with pics guys

What do you think? doesnt look pretty

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were u at archie on wed 2 weeks ago?

.. up the road from there, archerfield smash repairs.. colebard street west..

they are good too

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Not pretty. Assesor will most likely want to write it off. Fight it though. A mate of mine had similar damage to his 33 and he got it fixed. Cost close to 10k to get done too. His was a custom mix yellow, so the whole car had to be resprayed.

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were u at archie on wed 2 weeks ago?

.. up the road from there, archerfield smash repairs.. colebard street west..

they are good too

nah last time i was out there was about a month ago to race go karts haha.

yeah i was guessing it was gonna be at least $8000 to be fixed and considering market value for these are like $12000 max on redbook they are gonna want to write it off.

im just worried about 2 things:

1. insurance wont let me use my own repairer and the work wont be done properly and i get f**ked around.

2. they write it off and i only get a shit payout and am out of pocket 1000's of dollars.

anyone had any experience with this stuff? as far as i see i was stopped at a red light and got run into so i should be able to do it whatever way i want to, to level out my situation and they should provide me with a courtesy car for the time it takes to be fixed.

haha only in a perfect world

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Just an update guys (if anyone cares haha)

took the car to camerons, he didnt quote on it needs a whole rear half cut, respray etc cost in excess of $8000 and would probably write it off. can be fixed but he's too busy.

then went to assessment centre, and the guy just went "oh shit, probably a write off" left my car with them so they can get an independent valuer in because he couldnt do it.

so should have a value by friday hopefully and i get to keep the car because im a 3rd party.

so the green r33 is no more.

check the classifieds though as i'll have it up for wrecking in the next few weeks probably ;)

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If you really want the car repaired and you're insured with someone who calls themselves an "enthusiast" insurer (particularly if you have a highish agreed value) then you could try arguing that you want it repaired because you can't replace the time you've spent and the sentimental value that comes with it. Explain that it was your first decent car or whatever the case may be and if they truly are enthusiasts they'll understand, and if it's an otherwise marginal call it might just convince them to lean your way and repair it rather than call it an economic write-off.

Worth a go?

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Just an update guys (if anyone cares haha)

took the car to camerons, he didnt quote on it needs a whole rear half cut, respray etc cost in excess of $8000 and would probably write it off. can be fixed but he's too busy.

then went to assessment centre, and the guy just went "oh shit, probably a write off" left my car with them so they can get an independent valuer in because he couldnt do it.

so should have a value by friday hopefully and i get to keep the car because im a 3rd party.

so the green r33 is no more.

check the classifieds though as i'll have it up for wrecking in the next few weeks probably ;)

Oh thats crap dude, shouldn't the person who hit you (or their insurance) be paying out the amount the assessor writes the car off for?

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yeah its all covered by the other persons insurance.

so im just waiting to see what value it comes back at. and i will be paid out for that amount. and have been told i will be able to keep the vehicle. should be able to get a fair bit back out of that.

i wasnt too keen on having it repaired as part of the chassis is bent. i know its not a major part but its still part of it.

would it be the same after that? will i have problems later? resale value of car after its been in an accident? how long till its fixed? etc.

i'll miss the car for sure, but hopefully with payout+taxback+savings+selling parts, i'll end up with something as good or better.

we'll see how it goes

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yeah its all covered by the other persons insurance.

so im just waiting to see what value it comes back at. and i will be paid out for that amount. and have been told i will be able to keep the vehicle. should be able to get a fair bit back out of that.

i wasnt too keen on having it repaired as part of the chassis is bent. i know its not a major part but its still part of it.

would it be the same after that? will i have problems later? resale value of car after its been in an accident? how long till its fixed? etc.

i'll miss the car for sure, but hopefully with payout+taxback+savings+selling parts, i'll end up with something as good or better.

we'll see how it goes

Oh thats awesome what you complaining about, take the payout, keep the wheels and other parts you need, strip the rest and you will probably be making money.

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I went to a smash repairer on Moss street, they were NOT good!!! I almost had a coronary dealing with them. It was a horrible experience. Like your wife being in a 3rd world hospital where the care is crap and hygeine worse....but you can't get her out!!!!

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