Accident Repairs..

Ouch :(

Looks like all new panels down the drivers side. New rear bumper and rear light cluster. Also, the boot could be bent/pushed to one side.

Could be expensive.
 
Looks fixable provided nothing is twisted you would really need a proper inspection cause it could be a total money pit, if your friends with a body repair place that could be a cheap 5 series!
 
He's probably bent the wheels and hubs and all the other related suspension stuff.

If that were repairable surely insurance would have fixed it since it's an expensive car?
 
Is it me or is the rear wheel at a funny angle too? Looks like it's gonna be expensive to fix everything, how much would a clean one of this age fetch?
 
sounds like it was only insured 3rd party which is slightly dodgey in the first place. As mentioned before if its was going to be economical to repair i would imagine the owner would be doing it themselfs, not floggin it on ebay. Unless you own a body shop.

edit - what does "O/S DAMAGE, NO AIR BAG DAMAGE, ENGINE STARTS FINE, O/S/F SUSPENSION, O/S/R SUSPENSION," mean - the suspension is fine / knackered, still there?
 
The rear axle or at least the rear wheel seems to be bent - that'll probably be quite expensive to fix, let alone the panel work.

Certainly for £3000 I wouldn't really want to spend it on that, it'd probably cost another £several k to get road worthy again.
 
I'm far from an expert in such areas, but to my eye it looks fixable but wouldn't work out that much cheaper than getting a non damaged one.

If not though, cheap beamer.


Also is it me or is the drivers side front indicator undamaged? Wonder if it works? :o;):p
 
I'd guess that the suspension, is damaged at least in either the front or rear or at worst both. Alloys are probably damaged too. If it had been any other car it might have been feasible but i reckon the cost of the parts alone would be huge.
 
Looks a bit too gone to me, especially with the bent axle. If you had a donor car with the bits then maybe it'll be financially salvageable but in my humble opinion, not worth the effort. Not for £3K.
 
Damage could have knocked onto the diff etc
You REALLY have to know what you are doing to consider buying that IMO.

Too much money for a 2000 plate with that damage IMO.
 
He could have been FC, got paid out, bought it back for pennies to sell on and make a few more pennies out of it.

Easily repairable though.
 
Phil W said:
He could have been FC, got paid out, bought it back for pennies to sell on and make a few more pennies out of it.

Easily repairable though.
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Lists as not recorder if he informed his insurace it would have got a Cat D or C.

Saying its easy to repair is pushing it, fitting a new bumper is easy, fixing the side of a car and the rear wheel is not so easy.
 
"easily" repairable may be right for an enthusiast or an expert, as in the areas that need fixing are "obvious" however it'll be expensive and not ecconomically viable really. The rear axle is bent, the front axle might have sustained some damage, the diff could be sheered, the suspension, the brakes, the panels, the bodywork/chassis integrity needs to be checked, the doors might not even shut properly anymore and may even need new doors etc...
 
It depends who you know.

If you know someobody who can do body repair, then great. If you are looking at going through the proper channels, you will be looking at a high-ish cost.

The most expensive bit would the the rear quarter, that would probably need replacing, along with the doors, wing and probably bumper aswell. The paintwork would probably have to be blown in aswell.
 
Phil W said:
It depends who you know.

If you know someobody who can do body repair, then great. If you are looking at going through the proper channels, you will be looking at a high-ish cost.

The most expensive bit would the the rear quarter, that would probably need replacing, along with the doors, wing and probably bumper aswell. The paintwork would probably have to be blown in aswell.
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What if the doors don't fit the frame no more cause the shell has been squashed inwards, not and easy fix for anyone infact i don't think you would be allowed to put it back onto the road since thats structual damage.
 
Thats the question when looking at cars like this, i have 2 examples of friends that have purchased cars in this way.

1) VW Bora - Frotn end rite off, damage to chassis. 05 plate with 6k on the clock. Cat D write off. lad bought it for £4k, total cost estimate is £7k on the road again, when 6months to a year ago, the car cost £15k. Bargain.

2) Subaru Impreza, write off because of a small kink in the roof, insurance paid out £18k for it, bought back for just £2k. new shell bought for £1k, refitting by themselves. Total cost so far is £4k, estimated to be around £6k when paint etc is on and the car is all tracked up etc.

You can either profit, or loose from these types of repair.
 
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