WTB: [NSW] Help - got rearended in my BA hardtop

smithy · 09-05-2008, 06:21 PM

Faaaark! Last week I got rearended pretty heavily and got pushed into the car in front.Insurance rang me today and they are going to write it off and give me $6500 as market value.Am I pissed off.The quote to repair the damage was $6000.So I spoke to the panel shop and they will repair it as a cash job for $4800 or even less if I can buy a front and rear bar and bonnet fairly cheaply.So would anyone have these parts for a hardtop available?Cheers Rod 0419632239

DavoAust · 09-05-2008, 08:37 PM

i have a front bar in decent nick. postage to NSW would be a pain though. find a wrecker and see if they have bits before anything.

did they have insurance? if so dont they have to pay?

Rupewrecht · 09-05-2008, 08:55 PM

Doh! Sorry to hear! All i've got is a pair of taillights.

Shouldn't the driver of the car behind yours insurance be paying for your repairs?

smithy · 09-05-2008, 09:48 PM

Yeah the insurance of the guy who hit me is paying for the repairs.But because they are going to write it off due to the cost of repair,they get a quote from a wrecker and deduct that price from the money they give me if I want to keep the car.So depending on how much a wrecker is prepared to pay for it I may have to try to repair it as cheaply as I can.The panel shop said they will do it for $4800 but if I can source parts cheaper then it will obviously be less.I was shocked at the repair bill becoz the damage doesnt look bad at all.Worst part is the boot will not close as the rear panel is pushed in but it still drove fine.

RedLineResident · 10-05-2008, 10:14 AM

If its really badly damaged i would suggest you move on

investing the money in a car thats badly damaged will never make it what it once was and it will annoy the hell out of you.

Keep the cash, keep the car and buy another one

Than you'll have a ton of spares and a new car (BA hardtop ofcorse)

Daspiffy84 · 11-05-2008, 11:29 PM

yeah thats good advice from redline.... take the cash and car and buy another, you'll come out better off

OZY-323 · 12-05-2008, 04:48 PM

may as well get a new one!

smithy · 12-05-2008, 10:03 PM

Yeah I think your right.Think I'll buy another car and transfer my new suspension,cruise control,wheels and exhaust over and then sell off the car.Only has 130,000kms and perfect interior if anyone is interested?All doors in vgc too

sandman_kar · 12-05-2008, 10:21 PM

ohhh this sounds like dejavu. Sorry for ur loss man. Yeah sucks having spent so much money on the car and not gonna get crap all back. Market value is like 6100 but u cant find a decent astina for less than 7500. Its lame as especially wen we r not at fault. Yeah as much as i miss my baby i wouldnt want her back cos she'd prob cause problems down the track. I should get the valuation for my car tmrw. Good luck with everything

RedLineResident · 13-05-2008, 12:09 PM

there is a V6 hardtop for sale in SA for $5,500.

i wish i was in a position to get it.

Its idantical to mine, but stock with a recond engine and lower k's.

OZY-323 · 13-05-2008, 12:28 PM

smithy is yours a v6 or 4 cyl?

smithy · 13-05-2008, 03:02 PM

Mine is a V6 with 130,000 kms.

OZY-323 · 13-05-2008, 03:23 PM

oh snap! not many with such low k's, hehe engine swap...if you love it that much hehe.

smithy · 14-05-2008, 04:48 PM

Well all may not be lost yet.I wasn't happy with the original quote so I got another couple done.They were both nearly $2000 cheaper so the assessor is going to inspect the car again and the car will probably be repaired after all.The damage is only cosmetic and no real rail damage so it should end up as good as new.It will get a new bonnet,new rear bumper and beaver panel and left headlight.

sandman_kar · 14-05-2008, 05:08 PM

wooo congrats thats awesum for u! i wish that were the case for me. Oh well at least one of our cars gets to survive. Hardtops are already an endangered species

smithy · 16-05-2008, 01:31 PM

Insurance decided to fix my car after all.I got a quote that was just under $4,000.00 using all new parts so the assessor agreed to fix it.I'm paying a little extra "cash" and they will respray the whole car.Im pretty happy with the outcome

RedLineResident · 16-05-2008, 02:19 PM

good to hear

a hardtop survives.

post pics of before and after when its done.

09-05-2008, 06:21 PM	#1
smithy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth,WA Car: 1995 astina h/top v6 Posts: 63	WTB: [NSW] Help - got rearended in my BA hardtop Faaaark! Last week I got rearended pretty heavily and got pushed into the car in front.Insurance rang me today and they are going to write it off and give me $6500 as market value.Am I pissed off.The quote to repair the damage was $6000.So I spoke to the panel shop and they will repair it as a cash job for $4800 or even less if I can buy a front and rear bar and bonnet fairly cheaply.So would anyone have these parts for a hardtop available?Cheers Rod 0419632239

09-05-2008, 08:37 PM	#2
DavoAust Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane Car: Red '93 3000GT / Black '08 Ninja 250R Posts: 2,930 View Photos By: DavoAust	i have a front bar in decent nick. postage to NSW would be a pain though. find a wrecker and see if they have bits before anything. did they have insurance? if so dont they have to pay? __________________ Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car and oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you take the wall with you. '97 1.8L Hardtop '93 3.0L TT 3000GT

09-05-2008, 08:55 PM	#3
Rupewrecht Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: melb.vic.au Car: AZ-1, Astina Hardtop Turbo, BJ Protege, Beetle Posts: 16,525 View Photos By: Rupewrecht	Doh! Sorry to hear! All i've got is a pair of taillights. Shouldn't the driver of the car behind yours insurance be paying for your repairs? __________________ jdmparts.rupewrecht.com Sourcing your not-quite-overnight parts from Japan WRECHT--\|--SLOWTEGE--\|--BEETLE--\|--SUBSTITUTE--\|--AZ-1

10-05-2008, 10:14 AM	#5
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	If its really badly damaged i would suggest you move on investing the money in a car thats badly damaged will never make it what it once was and it will annoy the hell out of you. Keep the cash, keep the car and buy another one Than you'll have a ton of spares and a new car (BA hardtop ofcorse) __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

11-05-2008, 11:29 PM	#6
Daspiffy84 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bribie Island Car: 1996 BA V6 Astina Hatch Noble Green Posts: 28	yeah thats good advice from redline.... take the cash and car and buy another, you'll come out better off __________________ "Oh, It's a deep burn..."

09-05-2008, 09:48 PM	#4
smithy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth,WA Car: 1995 astina h/top v6 Posts: 63	Yeah the insurance of the guy who hit me is paying for the repairs.But because they are going to write it off due to the cost of repair,they get a quote from a wrecker and deduct that price from the money they give me if I want to keep the car.So depending on how much a wrecker is prepared to pay for it I may have to try to repair it as cheaply as I can.The panel shop said they will do it for $4800 but if I can source parts cheaper then it will obviously be less.I was shocked at the repair bill becoz the damage doesnt look bad at all.Worst part is the boot will not close as the rear panel is pushed in but it still drove fine.

12-05-2008, 04:48 PM	#7
OZY-323 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Car: mazda Astina 323 '95' Posts: 264 View Photos By: OZY-323	may as well get a new one! __________________

12-05-2008, 10:03 PM	#8
smithy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth,WA Car: 1995 astina h/top v6 Posts: 63	Yeah I think your right.Think I'll buy another car and transfer my new suspension,cruise control,wheels and exhaust over and then sell off the car.Only has 130,000kms and perfect interior if anyone is interested?All doors in vgc too

12-05-2008, 10:21 PM	#9
sandman_kar AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: melbourne Car: 2003 Mazda 6 Luxury Sport Hatch Posts: 403 View Photos By: sandman_kar	ohhh this sounds like dejavu. Sorry for ur loss man. Yeah sucks having spent so much money on the car and not gonna get crap all back. Market value is like 6100 but u cant find a decent astina for less than 7500. Its lame as especially wen we r not at fault. Yeah as much as i miss my baby i wouldnt want her back cos she'd prob cause problems down the track. I should get the valuation for my car tmrw. Good luck with everything

13-05-2008, 12:09 PM	#10
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	there is a V6 hardtop for sale in SA for $5,500. i wish i was in a position to get it. Its idantical to mine, but stock with a recond engine and lower k's. __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."

13-05-2008, 12:28 PM	#11
OZY-323 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Car: mazda Astina 323 '95' Posts: 264 View Photos By: OZY-323	smithy is yours a v6 or 4 cyl? __________________

13-05-2008, 03:02 PM	#12
smithy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth,WA Car: 1995 astina h/top v6 Posts: 63	Mine is a V6 with 130,000 kms.

13-05-2008, 03:23 PM	#13
OZY-323 AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sydney Car: mazda Astina 323 '95' Posts: 264 View Photos By: OZY-323	oh snap! not many with such low k's, hehe engine swap...if you love it that much hehe. __________________

14-05-2008, 04:48 PM	#14
smithy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth,WA Car: 1995 astina h/top v6 Posts: 63	Well all may not be lost yet.I wasn't happy with the original quote so I got another couple done.They were both nearly $2000 cheaper so the assessor is going to inspect the car again and the car will probably be repaired after all.The damage is only cosmetic and no real rail damage so it should end up as good as new.It will get a new bonnet,new rear bumper and beaver panel and left headlight.

14-05-2008, 05:08 PM	#15
sandman_kar AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: melbourne Car: 2003 Mazda 6 Luxury Sport Hatch Posts: 403 View Photos By: sandman_kar	wooo congrats thats awesum for u! i wish that were the case for me. Oh well at least one of our cars gets to survive. Hardtops are already an endangered species

16-05-2008, 01:31 PM	#16
smithy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Perth,WA Car: 1995 astina h/top v6 Posts: 63	Insurance decided to fix my car after all.I got a quote that was just under $4,000.00 using all new parts so the assessor agreed to fix it.I'm paying a little extra "cash" and they will respray the whole car.Im pretty happy with the outcome

16-05-2008, 02:19 PM	#17
RedLineResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Car: BA V6 Hardtop 5 Speed & 97 Prelude VTIR Posts: 1,518 View Photos By: RedLineResident	good to hear a hardtop survives. post pics of before and after when its done. __________________ "Amateurs practice until they get it right." "Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong."