Help Needed!

[Jago]

hey guys. Im gonna need allot of help soon as im being SEVERELY ripped off by just cars, so im going to take my car back and repair it myself covering the costs. So, question is, can anyone here help me by giving me some pointers/directions where to get decent priced replacement parts/workshops/panel beaters?

I just need some replacement panels for the GTS-x, standard RB20 intercooler (will probably be going front mount after this), new radiator (same deal, aftermarket), and supposedly a new turbo, which i honestly think wasn't harmed at all, same as the radiator (radiator MAY BE, but i have my doubts). As for the body, i just need replacement LHF 1/4 panels, bonnet, and whole front bar including headlights etc etc.

Any help pleeeassseee.

I dearly love my car, and there is not a chance in bloody hell the insurance company is gonna screw me over for this, and im not letting them auction it off either, not by a long bloody shot.

Basically i need prices for all the panels, someone who wants to give me a REASONABLE quote on labor etc etc so i can shove the figures in the insurance company's face and then repair it myself.

See, the thing that ticked me off here is, they said it'd take $2000 alone just to repair/replace the intercooler, radiator and turbo on my car, and it's a standard ECCS RB20 setup. So, how's all that make sense when i can get a replacement engine fitted for that price? including the standard cooler etc etc?

Anyway, any and all help is appreceated

[rukus]

u had full comp insurance, ay?

how much is ur excess?

so far from ur post it looks like u need new:

LHF panel,

front bar,

engine,

radiator

if all these things are damaged, i bet there's a lot of other things destroyed..

i'd just pay the excess and get them to fix most of it.. it'd be cheaper that way

or are they saying it's a write-off?

[Jago]

they are saying it's a write off, when i know it isn't.

excess is $2100, which i was more than happy to pay.

Engine isn't damaged, i was able to drive it after and park it up the street. Intercooler, most likely, turbo, very very very unlikely, but ok, radiator, yea maybe.

[wilch]

:\ They're really saying it's a write off?

How's the front of the car? Any suspension components bent?

Any pics?

Geez man, I hope you get it sorted.

[rukus]

they are saying it's a write off, when i know it isn't.

excess is $2100, which i was more than happy to pay.

Engine isn't damaged, i was able to drive it after and park it up the street. Intercooler, most likely, turbo, very very very unlikely, but ok, radiator, yea maybe.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

repairing body damage is more costly than u might think

first u gotta get the parts the get them sprayed.. it'll cost u quite a bit...

have u got any pics of the accident? if they reckon it's a writeoff, then there has to be other things damaged besides an intercooler and radiator..

do u have any wheel damage? did the car steer properly?

[Jago]

i can get a full respray done for $1500.

Car steered fine, other than guard rubbing, no suspension damaged or bent.

It's just body damage and indicators /lights etc.

I KNOW it's not a write off.

Please help a fellow SAUer and a skyline fanatic fight back for his pride and joy

[rukus]

post pics so we can get a clear picture of what happened and what else might be damaged

[rukus]

also ask them for a list of all the stuff their mechanics reckon is broken

[Jago]

yea i'll try and get some pictures and i will try and get a full list of what their bullshit artist evaluators think is broken.

[rukus]

oh wait.. it's a 31 ay

how much is it insured for?

i think if the damage is over a certain percentage of the car's worth, they regard it as a write off..

[Jago]

insured for like $9000 i think, well that was the market value anyway.

[GTR R35]

Let them write it off and then buy it back and fix it with change to spare.

I think JC will let you buy the wreck as a repairable write off and then you can do what you want.

I also think the figures you have quoted for resprays and motors is a bit lowball. To buy the motor might be $2k for a second hand unit, but insurance companies must use new or reconditioned parts and reputable repaires. A $1500 respray is a backyarders price with no prep work.

I think most insurance companies work on the 60% insured damage and its a write off.

Speak to JC and see if they will sell the wreck.

[Links]

Pretty sure once it's declared a write off that's it.. not much you can do as the VIN gets listed as a write off..

However - I think you'll be surprised on parts.. make sure the chassis hasn't been bent at all..

I'm surprised from the list of damage that everything is fine.. any chance of more details on the incident and what happened?

[d00dz]

Damm man thats alot of $$... Sux that it was caused by such a mild accident.

Rain = bad for cars!

[wilch]

...also make sure you insure the car for "Agreed Value" next time. They always screw you on "Market Value".

[GTR R35]

There are 2 types of write offs.

Repairable and non repairable.

The non repairable are registered with the RTA and cannot ever be reregistered in Oz, but the repairable ones are written off due to $'s not damage and do not require anything more than a blueslip when they are registered

[lwells]

There are 2 types of write offs.

Repairable and non repairable.

The non repairable are registered with the RTA and cannot ever be reregistered in Oz, but the repairable ones are written off due to $'s not damage and do not require anything more than a blueslip when they are registered

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

^^^ What he said. Its most likely that this car is a financial (or repairable) writeoff, but obviously check first.

[Jago]

it's repairable. All the parts required will cost about $2100....

Supposedly it's going to be a nightmare to ensure this car again, so i don't know what im going to do. I think im going to have to give up the skyline dream once again, THANKS TO f**kING JUST CARS.

I also spoke to the evaluator who said that the intercooler would cost $2000 to replace, the intercooler alone, funny how the exact same cooler was costed up at $195 by just jap today....

Anyway, i think i might have to move onto something different, thanks to a certain insurance company, and certain evaluators

So yea, i got price for parts, respray, and got a rough idea of labour from asking some mechanics at work, and i calculated it using our own labour rate. All up it'll cost around $4500 to repair fully (probably less cos i was REALLY generous with the labour rate)

I'd take them to court if

A) i had the money for the lawyer

and B..) It was insured in my step-dad's name and i wasn't a nomiated driver

[sproosy]

if it helps i got a standard RB20 side mount cooler, all yours for 75$!!!!

I pwm JJ prices!

kthnxbai!

[ECR033]

You need to calm down mate - speak to Just Cars, tell them you want to buy the wreck and then repair it yourself (if it's repairable, then it'll only be a financial write off and you'll be able to get your car re-registered). You probably won't end up loosing too much money that way either - you might even end up recouping some of your excess.

I know insurance companies always try to screw the little guy, but you have to remember that they wouldn't write your car off and pay out your policy if it was cheaper to repair your car. It wouldn't make sense...

Good luck with it mate - hope you get it all sorted.