p38 burnt out

hollly ****, do you know why, or where it started. i have felt like doing that to mine a few times..

j the range said:

hollly ****, do you know why, or where it started. i have felt like doing that to mine a few times..

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parked down lane, not that i'm suspicious

Still at least one p38 disaster less on road

Having owned one, bag of ****

fanatic said:

parked down lane, not that i'm suspicious

Still at least one p38 disaster less on road

Having owned one, bag of ****

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mornin fan, i just about got mine right now, you just know the bastid is going to bite my arse so soon..:doh:

it started in the trans tunnel . first gate way i got to off the road on way home from town . insurance company are arseholes only offering market value when i paid 4500 3 months ago then another grand spent on a transfer box a month ago am going to loose out big time , ****ed right off with it

What year and what is the market value?
Thought insurance should give what it would cost to replace without having to get lucky on a good price for one.
I had a 1998 A4 1.8. Worth around £800 to sell on and be realistic but after a rear end collision, I discovered if I wanted to easily replace it via autotrader or forecourt, it would cost more like £1800.

They gave me £1700, mustn't grumble. RR swallowed all of it by now though.

its a 1998 r with 96000 miles have not had a figure back yet after endless calls

Might be worth trying to buy the wreck back from them and strip out the transfer box etc. That should get you a bit more money back.

Always worth arguing with insurance companies as they always try it on.

Guy

niloc1200 said:

its a 1998 r with 96000 miles have not had a figure back yet after endless calls

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Gutted! [vulture mode]If you do buy it back to break, I`d be interested in the rear bumper, need a front NS leccy window mech too, but I guess thats screwed[/vulture mode]

niloc1200 said:

its a 1998 r with 96000 miles have not had a figure back yet after endless calls

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Unfortunate that you paid as much as you did for it. Way over what its worth although you might be able to push for around 3k

niloc1200 said:

it started in the trans tunnel . first gate way i got to off the road on way home from town . insurance company are arseholes only offering market value when i paid 4500 3 months ago then another grand spent on a transfer box a month ago am going to loose out big time , ****ed right off with it

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Don't settle for their first offer and again you can use the small claims court against them if the offer is plainly ridiculous.

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**** hot please let me know so i can avoid it.............................maybe.

i paid that much for it because i knew the car it was bought from a friend who had spent loads on it keeping it up together and thought it was worth the money

niloc1200 said:

i paid that much for it because i knew the car it was bought from a friend who had spent loads on it keeping it up together and thought it was worth the money

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Start looking around at adverts. You'll find plenty at traders for sale for loads more than that. Use those adverts as evidence in your negotiations with the insurance company.

I really would look at getting the wreck back though. If it's as good as you think then you could make quite a bit out of the mechanicals.

Guy

No onboard extinguisher?

BCF Halon, though not normally allowed, is an excellent supressent

Landie_Man said:

No onboard extinguisher?

BCF Halon, though not normally allowed, is an excellent supressent

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I'd just let mine burn and dance in front of it! Well sometimes, anyway!

More often than not, I'm more than happy with mine and think myself fortunate to be in a position to have one, working and roadworthy.
Rest of the time, burn it hahahaha.

when it was good it was a great drive do miss it not sure if i will buy another though

had the insurance offer me 4 grand today he said he had found the exact match for my one within 40 miles of me i told them was no way i going to accept that when i got home and looked it had no side steps and to top it all was a manual !!

niloc1200 said:

had the insurance offer me 4 grand today he said he had found the exact match for my one within 40 miles of me i told them was no way i going to accept that when i got home and looked it had no side steps and to top it all was a manual !!

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Well at least they're negotiating. TBH, £4k doesn't sound too bad to me, but was that from a dealer?

You should be looking at dealer prices, I would have thought.

Did you tell them it had a new transfer box in it? (can I have it?).

Guy

I reckon £4k a very good price.. theres hundreds out there for far less. Theres a 51 plate near us at a dealers for £5k.