Got rear ended in wolffdene...

[lewwy]

Originally Posted by Pettos

Yeah, did you get the womens details...

I hate 4WD'ers

Hope its not a write-off

Yeah I got all her details and thats in the motion as we speak... smash repairs should be in touch with me shortly.

[gtarone]

So if its her fault u don't have to pay the excess?

[project.r.racing]

Originally Posted by gtarone

So if its her fault u don't have to pay the excess?

Depends on the insurer. Some charge and some don't when it's not your fault.

[Plutonus]

I thought it was that they'll make you pay excess at first, but they'll pay you back once they get the money off the other person (or their insurance company).

[project.r.racing]

As I said, depends on the insurer...

[lewwy]

tbh I'm a little more worried about my local smash repair (they're in holmview for the record) getting back to me on how much the car is going to cost to repair it...

[sandman_kar]

i didnt havta pay the excess for mine. my insurance company has a policy where if you provide them with the details of the person who hit you, you wont havta pay the excess

[lewwy]

B&M Smash repairs just got back to me...they reckon $8,800 to repair the car. For a car thats worth around the $10,600 mark, does that mean write off?

[sandman_kar]

lol crap! yer i rekon that b a write off! Id b hoping for a write off if i was you cos even if u got it back it wouldnt be as good as new

[Putonyourshoes]

id say so mate. thats not good news
ahh well.. go grab yourself another pretty car

[bozalina]

That sucks! As far as I know with most insurance companies if the damage bill is more than half the value of the car they will write it off. So I'd be surprised if they didnt!

[70NYD]

get a BA u can pick one up for round 5-7K ul b suprised how good they are for a model thats older than the BJ

[andrewck]

Originally Posted by bozalina

That sucks! As far as I know with most insurance companies if the damage bill is more than half the value of the car they will write it off. So I'd be surprised if they didnt!

That used to be the case but you may find it has changed
if the repairs are less than the value of the car you may find they will fix it

[project.r.racing]

it's 75% of the cars value. and it the car is worth only $1800 more than the repair. then i do not see them repairing it.

[Rupewrecht]

If you really want to keep it, ask them if they'll use secondhand parts where possible. That'll bring down the price

[lewwy]

Breakdown is as follows...

One thing I don't get tho, the car is manual and was manufactured in December '00?

B & M SMASH REPAIRS
ABN: 87058058585
12 Quindus Street, BEENLEIGH QLD 4207 FAX: 38073562

Estimate No: 12871 Date: 22/09/2008
Registration: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Owner: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Claim No: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assessor:
Quoted By: BRUCE
Est Start Date: 22/09/2008
Est Finish Date:

Make: MAZDA
Model: 323 SP20
Year: 06/2001
V.I.N: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Engine No:
Colour: Yellow
Body: Hatch5Door
Transmission: Automatic
================================================== ==========

Remove & Replace Items @ $30.00
TURRET MOULD - L/H 0.40
L/H REAR QUARTER RELAYS 0.30
L/H REAR QUARTER VENT 0.20
L/H REAR QUARTER LOWER EXTENSION 4.50
HEADLINING - RELEASE 0.50
R/H REAR QUARTER VENT 0.20
LOWER SPOILER 1.00
L/H REAR DOOR FITTINGS 1.50
L/H SILL COVER 0.30
R/H SILL COVER 0.30
REAR BUMP BAR COVER 1.40
REAR BUMP BAR REINFORCEMENT 0.30
REAR BUMP BAR UPPER STIFFENERS 0.50
REAR BUMP BAR SPOILER 1.00
FUEL TANK D&A, STORE FUEL FOR SAFETY 2.00
BEAVER TAIL PANEL 8.00
TAILGATE HINGE - L/H 0.40
TAILGATE HINGE - R/H 0.40
TAILGATE STRUTS 0.40
TAILGATE & D/A 2.20
TAILGATE GARNISH 0.20
TAILGATE SEAL 0.40
INTERIOR TRIM AS NECESSARY 7.00
L/H TAIL LAMP & D/A 0.30
L/H TAIL LAMP HOUSING PANEL 4.50
L/H REAR QUARTER PANEL 10.00
R/H TAIL LAMP & D/A 0.30
INNER TAIL LAMP PANEL 5.00
R&R Hours = 53.50
Sub Total = 1605.00

Repair Items @ $30.00
JIG SET UP TIME -- 1.00
L/H CHASSIS RAIL 8.00
SQUARE UP REAR 2.00
R/H REAR DOOR - ALIGN 1.00
BOOT FLOOR PANEL 20.00
CLEAN UP CUT 8.00
L/H REAR QUARTER PANEL INNER 6.00
L/H REAR WHEEL ARCH INNER 3.00
R/H TAIL LAMP HOUSING PANEL 2.00
Repair Hours = 51.00
Sub Total = 1530.00

Paint Items @ $58.00
L/H CHASSIS RAIL 1.00
L/H REAR QUARTER LOWER EXTENSION 0.50
L/H CANT RAIL 1.00
FLOOR - RESEAL 0.30
L/H REAR DOOR blend 1.90
L/H REAR DOOR APPETURE 1.90
L/H SILL PANEL 1.00
REAR BUMP BAR 2.80
REAR BUMP BAR SPOILER 1.50
BOOT FLOOR PANEL 1.40
TOW HOOK COVER 0.30
BEAVER TAIL PANEL INNER&OUTER 2.50
TAILGATE HINGE - L/H 0.50
TAILGATE HINGE - R/H 0.50
TAILGATE UPPER IN & OUT 3.50
TAILGATE GARNISH 0.80
L/H TAIL LAMP HOUSING PANEL 0.50
L/H REAR QUARTER PANEL 2.40
L/H REAR QUARTER PANEL INNER 1.00
L/H REAR WHEEL ARCH INNER 0.50
L/H REAR WHEEL WELL - PROOFCOTE 0.30
R/H TAIL LAMP HOUSING PANEL 0.50
INNER TAIL LAMP PANEL 0.50
Paint Hours = 27.10
Sub Total = 1571.80

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TOTAL LABOUR 4706.80
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Parts Required Part No. Line
Qty Price Markup Total
L/H TAIL LAMP CLIP
1 2.42 0.00 2.42
L/H REAR QUARTER PANEL TRIM Used
1 40.00 8.00 48.00
BEAVER PANEL TRIM Used
1 35.00 7.00 42.00
REAR BUMPER BAR LOWER SPOILER Report
REAR BUMPER BAR COVER
1 470.25 0.00 470.25
REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT
1 272.26 0.00 272.26
REAR BUMPER BAR RETAINER CLIPS
2 2.30 0.00 2.30
REAR BUMPER BAR RETAINER CLIPS
2 3.24 0.00 3.24
L/H TAIL LAMP
1 125.32 0.00 125.32
L/H REAR QUARTER PANEL/BEAVER CUT Used
1 450.00 90.00 540.00
L/H REAR QUARTER VENT PANEL INC
1 0.00 0.00 0.00
BEAVER TAIL PANEL STRIKER INC
1 0.00 0.00 0.00
L/H TAIL LAMP PANEL INNER INC
1 0.00 0.00 0.00
L/H TAIL LAMP PANEL OUTER INC
1 0.00 0.00 0.00
TAILGATE COMPLETE Used
1 770.00 154.00 924.00
TAILGATE BADGE - EMBLEM
1 11.15 0.00 11.15
TAILGATE BADGE - MAZDA
1 20.83 0.00 20.83
TAILGATE BADGE - 323 ASTINA
1 18.76 0.00 18.76
TAILGATE BADGE - SP20
1 19.16 0.00 19.16
BOOT FLOOR EXTENSION INC
1 0.00 0.00 0.00
INTERIOR TRIM CLIPS
21 27.51 0.00 27.51
BOOT FLOOR MATTING
1 328.70 0.00 328.70
------- ------- -------
2596.90 259.00 Sub Total = 2855.90

Sublet & Miscellaneous Items Item Price
RUST PROOFING 15.00
WELD THROUGH PRIMER 8.00
SEALER 15.00
BAKE ALLOWANCE 45.00
ENVIRONMENT LEVY 3.00
R & R L/H QTR GLASS - SUBLET OBRIENS 114.00
S & F REAR SCREEN - SUBLET OBRIENS 234.00
Sub Total = 434.00

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TOTAL BEFORE GST 7996.70
GST 799.67
GRAND TOTAL 8796.37
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Remarks:
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[70NYD]

OMG
470 for rear bar...
328 new boot mats...
7hours for interior triming, 8 hours for the tailgate??? at 30p/h WTF...
man get another quote that sounds like a ripoff to me u might get screwed n loose ur car cus of some dumb ditzy 4wd n a dodgy quote cus all the remove n replace items would take 20 hours all together MAX not 54, not even for me n i never touched a BJ b4 properly, n they are "experts" with all neccesary tools at their disposal. i dont wanna start ranting but PLEASE get another quote. no matter how good someone might be at something they are not the best for every single job.
for eg a very good pannel beater in Mt Gravatt told me its ILLEGAL to spray my beaver tail a different colour. after i told him that its not reflective, and proved to him he said its RTA rules to have red surrounding a tail light i pointed out a 350Z n a RX7 sitting in the parking lot. at that point i realised he said RTA n asked him y is he talking bout NSW.. he looked at me like a stuned mullet.
omg i am ranting...
hope it works out good man

[bourbon]

B & M are good...there one of our customers...

[70NYD]

all im saying is get another quote, its worth shopping around a little bit...

[lewwy]

Originally Posted by 70NYD

all im saying is get another quote, its worth shopping around a little bit...

Nothing would make me happier than to do just this 70NYD...but I simply can't afford to. I work at southport (live in beenleigh) and I can't get to work. Even as it is (with my coworkers giving me lifts here and there) thats a bit of a stretch because it takes them out of their way, they might call in sick, they work at different sites etc etc...

If I get another quote, thats another week waiting around to see how much the repairbill is, not to mention getting the car to the mechanic in the first place (not exactly drivable at the mo).

What would help this situation is if I could somehow borrow a car off someone (rental cars are about $50/day, and my insurance only covers up to 14 days), but I don't think thats very likely...