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Backed out of my folks drive the other day after loading the car. Backed out past their neighbours car as I have done a million times (maybe a thousand, at least lots) However, my rear passenger side door that I slammed shut must have not caught on the lock and swung open, catching the neighbours Renault hatchback denting his rear (bit that runs down the passenger side of the rear screen –technical huh?) and in the millisecond it took me to think ‘what’s that noise? it must be that branch dragging on my snorkel. Oh no its not, sh1t!’ and slam on the anchors, scraped along the rear side for a couple of inches and just managed to smash the rear little window on the passenger side.
B*gger and *rse!
Told the guy to get quotes and that it is probably better for me not to go through insurance as I have 4 years no claims and my excess is about £700 from what I remember – must check tonight (Yes, seems high but theres no point having it much lower as its not worth claiming for anything costing less than that as I would end up paying more over a year or two in higher premiums)
So, I was thinking £400 or something in that ball park. He’s just sent me a quote of £1005 for crying out loud!
His car isn’t new and must be more than 5 years old. So many miles done in the years I’ve been driving and end up with that much to fork out for not slamming a door hard enough! Aaargh!!
I’ve never had a car in for damage being worked on before. Does that sound ridiculously steep or not? It was a decent size dent and on a section of the car that’s probably not easy to panel beat as its curved. Neither the dent nor the scrape went down to the metal.
I know the guy vaguely and I don’t think he’s trying to pull a fast one at all, but has maybe been quoted over the odds.
So I either:
Force him to get more quotes
Put it through insurance (which if my excess is £700 is fairly pointless)
Run away to Acapulco
Sell a kidney (don’t think they are so valuable in their current state)
Suggest he gets the window fixed leaves the rest and takes £500 from me
Take it on the chin as its my fault and fork out the readies (anyone lend me a grand?)
The Surfs door got wrenched round and bent near the hinge but shuts ok (if you slam it) maybe I should say I dented it offroading!
Dammit!!! Not a good month to have to pay out anything and screws my ideas I had been toying with of saving up for a set of 33’s!
Backed out of my folks drive the other day after loading the car. Backed out past their neighbours car as I have done a million times (maybe a thousand, at least lots) However, my rear passenger side door that I slammed shut must have not caught on the lock and swung open, catching the neighbours Renault hatchback denting his rear (bit that runs down the passenger side of the rear screen –technical huh?) and in the millisecond it took me to think ‘what’s that noise? it must be that branch dragging on my snorkel. Oh no its not, sh1t!’ and slam on the anchors, scraped along the rear side for a couple of inches and just managed to smash the rear little window on the passenger side.
B*gger and *rse!
Told the guy to get quotes and that it is probably better for me not to go through insurance as I have 4 years no claims and my excess is about £700 from what I remember – must check tonight (Yes, seems high but theres no point having it much lower as its not worth claiming for anything costing less than that as I would end up paying more over a year or two in higher premiums)
So, I was thinking £400 or something in that ball park. He’s just sent me a quote of £1005 for crying out loud!
His car isn’t new and must be more than 5 years old. So many miles done in the years I’ve been driving and end up with that much to fork out for not slamming a door hard enough! Aaargh!!I’ve never had a car in for damage being worked on before. Does that sound ridiculously steep or not? It was a decent size dent and on a section of the car that’s probably not easy to panel beat as its curved. Neither the dent nor the scrape went down to the metal.
I know the guy vaguely and I don’t think he’s trying to pull a fast one at all, but has maybe been quoted over the odds.
So I either:
Force him to get more quotes
Put it through insurance (which if my excess is £700 is fairly pointless)
Run away to Acapulco
Sell a kidney (don’t think they are so valuable in their current state)
Suggest he gets the window fixed leaves the rest and takes £500 from me
Take it on the chin as its my fault and fork out the readies (anyone lend me a grand?)
The Surfs door got wrenched round and bent near the hinge but shuts ok (if you slam it) maybe I should say I dented it offroading!
Dammit!!! Not a good month to have to pay out anything and screws my ideas I had been toying with of saving up for a set of 33’s!
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