Poll: 1 x bent VW Passat, repair costs?

[[TW]Fox]

Ford... This is not a Ford. There is a different level of safety and cost of equipment.

Er no not really there isnt

Did you know that even BMW Bodyshop insurance labour rates are only about £35 an hour?

 

[zain]

Er no not really there isnt

Did you know that even BMW Bodyshop insurance labour rates are only about £35 an hour?

You mean a specialist, well yeah that is not shocking why do you ask?

 

[jamoor]

Er no not really there isnt

Did you know that even BMW Bodyshop insurance labour rates are only about £35 an hour?

Never understood why, they mentioned that they get paid very little, why can't they charge say, £80-100 an hour for a 3rd party claim?

 

[Firestar_3x]

I mentioned Audi as an example, I will assume that the cost for the VW will be at least 2-2.5k, the bare minimum.

*edit* BMW are not the only dealer to charge high prices per hour.

I'm sorry but stop digging a hole, given that audi and VW share largely the same parts bin and the fact it would be fixed by the same people are you trying to tell me than an audi branded airbag is twice the cost, the control modules and wiring will be exactly the same, as will the airbag, all bar the front cover.

 

[zain]

I'm sorry but stop digging a hole, given that audi and BMW share largely the same parts bin and the fact it would be fixed by the same people are you trying to tell me than an audi branded airbag is twice the cost.

Audi and BMW have the same parts?

I am trying to tell you that getting an Airbag replaced after it has been used by an official Audi dealer will cost around that for an A3, as an example.

 

[paradigm]

Audi and BMW have the same parts?

That got edited a good 2 mins before you replied

 

[Toker]

Glass's. His car trade books for circa £13k.

for a 07/56 2.0tdi se on 10k parkers says trade book is £12,495 and glass's says £12450, that difference is so massive that I can hardly believe it.

 

[[TW]Fox]

You mean a specialist, well yeah that is not shocking why do you ask?

No, I mean BMW themselves (Well, the franchised dealers) not a specialist.

Never understood why, they mentioned that they get paid very little, why can't they charge say, £80-100 an hour for a 3rd party claim?

Becuase they wouldnt get insurance approved work, which is where the majority of the money comes from.

 

[zain]

I'm sorry but stop digging a hole, given that audi and VW share largely the same parts bin and the fact it would be fixed by the same people are you trying to tell me than an audi branded airbag is twice the cost, the control modules and wiring will be exactly the same, as will the airbag, all bar the front cover.

Right now I understand.

There are a lot of factors you have to take into consideration when going through insurers.

Did you know for 3/4 curb damage to a wheel some ask for £500, below the excess of some customers and you could get it done way cheaper elsewhere.

I had two alloys/tyres replaced and that came to £1250 including labour and VAT. I could have bought the wheels for about £200 each and tyres for £120 each and got some to fit them for me.

The same can be said about the Airbags, if you knew what to do and who to go to you could get it done way below insurers estimates.

I was just using the Audi as an example. I would be surprised if they don't write this car off as the cost will be near enough the value.

 

[mattpc]

thats right, turn the thread in to another ego charged petty squabble. Fantastic.

 

[zain]

thats right, turn the thread in to another ego charged petty squabble. Fantastic.

Where did ego get in the way?

As far as I could tell there was just a coming together of different facts and opnions, no insults, no showing off, etc

 

[Siliconslave]

You heard it here first, kids - Mercedes CL = not a barge, Impreza Turbo = barge

yup, good example barge with a turbo and 4wd is still a barge

regardless nice work killing it mate, fingers crossed you can get something more interesting next time!

 

[[TW]Fox]

Where did ego get in the way?

Dont worry about it, he just thinks anyone with a car worth more than 500 qiud or newer than 10 years old has an ego problem or something.

 

[Wossi]

For gods sake stay well away from a Toyota Avensis. I have one as a company car and while it does get me from A to B and have lots of toys, it has probably the most boring interior in the world just another year to go and I can get a new car

 

[Third Opinion]

That looks a bit repairable to me. Still damage is often worse than it looks

 

[merlin]

It's obviously repairable.

The question is - will it be economical to repair?

 

[ZG002]

How much will the costs of repair have to be to write it off? Car is worth £15k or there abouts as fox says.

 

[hittman]

How much will the costs of repair have to be to write it off? Car is worth £15k or there abouts as fox says.

Usually if the cost of repair is higher than the market value of the car.

 

[ZG002]

I thought it was less than that? Its not going to cost £15k to fix that.

 

[merlin]

There's 3 factors in the equation -

Pre accident market value
Repair cost
Salvage value

If the salvage value is high, which will be the case here, then that increases the chances of a write-off.