[hobo mofo]

Driving home yesterday when a guy pulled out of a side road without paying attention and hit my offside rear. I was slowing down due to traffic lights so must of been doing 20mph and the third party must of been 10-15mph.

The guy admitted he was at fault and also got a witness so hopefully it all goes well.

Quite a bit of damage for a quite slow impact, Dented door, quarter panel, side skirts, alloy, plus the stuff you can't see.

Attached a few pictures of the damage, do you think this will be repaired?

[Brian mc21]

Due to the age of the car I would say they will write it off.

[AYEDEE]

Hey you hobomofo!
That's unfortunate to hear man. Could have been worse at least your both alright. I think that'll be repaired and not written off if that's what you're asking?
Worse thing us it's on the quarter panel. Any other door or fender can be changed but not the quarter panels! Hope you find someone reputable and luckily with a witness you definitely don't need to worry. It's just the time that you'll lose in repairs.

[Brian mc21]

I thought it may not be until I looked at the shape of the wheel.

[hobo mofo]

I personally thought it would be a write off due to the rear quarter panel and wheel damage etc.
Looking at the quarter panel I don't see how they could repair.
At least nobody was hurt as AYEDEE said above.

[AYEDEE]

Originally Posted by hobo mofo

I personally thought it would be a write off due to the rear quarter panel and wheel damage etc.
Looking at the quarter panel I don't see how they could repair.
At least nobody was hurt as AYEDEE said above.

With the quarter panel. What they'll do if they're legit is they'd order one from a wrecker cut the section of and Lego it together and paint that whole corner to blend in the paint.
If they're a dodge repairer would hammer it out and use body filler and Bog to fill up the dent and respray over it while he is cheaper but not essentially pretty.
Over here in Australia these cars are more expensive so that wouldn't be a write off here in Australia maybe UK is diferent

[IanS100]

Negative camber looks a bit extreme on that rear wheel, is it wheel or suspension damage causing that?

[Digitalize]

An official quote to fix that will be well over 4k I reckon, you'll need new suspension parts, fair few new bits of bodywork, and labour. My hats assuming the floor isn't bent and the impact hasn't creased anywhere else on the car.

Write off I'd imagine.

[hobo mofo]

Originally Posted by AYEDEE

With the quarter panel. What they'll do if they're legit is they'd order one from a wrecker cut the section of and Lego it together and paint that whole corner to blend in the paint.
If they're a dodge repairer would hammer it out and use body filler and Bog to fill up the dent and respray over it while he is cheaper but not essentially pretty.
Over here in Australia these cars are more expensive so that wouldn't be a write off here in Australia maybe UK is diferent

Well if they do decide its worth fixing I hope they do a good job as I'm pretty fussy when it comes to this sort of thing.

Either way I ain't gonna be happy if they write it off or repair.

[hobo mofo]

Originally Posted by IanS100

Negative camber looks a bit extreme on that rear wheel, is it wheel or suspension damage causing that?

Looking at the wheel it seems to have taken the impact well and all the damage seems to have gone to the suspension parts.

[Socket]

Id write it off buy it back and get it fixed urself

[Soul_Glo]

Sucks a nut mate

[Stefe92]

Get onto accident exchange, they'll sort you with a courtesy car, probably be a brand new 3 series

[bytejunkie]

Originally Posted by Stefe92

Get onto accident exchange, they'll sort you with a courtesy car, probably be a brand new 3 series

if thats one of these third party claim management companies, I'd not be doing that.

the more of us use these companies, the more our insurance is going to go up. and up. and up. they just pass their excessive costs onto the insurance companies and we all end up paying a bit more.

[jimpom23]

I'm not an expert so couldn't say either way whether they will write off or not

As others have said, at least you weren't hurt - cars can be replaced

[RajB]

Always sorry to hear. Glad no one was hurt as that's the main thing.

It truthfully makes no difference if you use a management company or not. Being involved in an accident (whether your fault or another party) will effect your premium at the next renewal.

As for will it be written off or not, it all depends whether it goes with or against you. If it goes against the other party then as long as the repairs are less than the value of the car then you can have it fully repaired at their expense.

Looking at the pics the cost is going to run to about 3.5 - 4k I recon as the rear quarter will need to be cut and a new panel welded and then painted. Along with rear door and some extensive suspension/hub work from the look of the wheel too.

[hobo mofo]

Thanks for all the replies guys. The cars getting picked up on Wednesday so i'll keep you posted.

[hobo mofo]

Update:

Car was taken by the garage on Wednesday and have been told the repair is in excess of 5k.

The guy said it will be repaired and not written off. Won't be fixed until end of September.

[drobbie]

That's great news!

Glad they are fixing it!

[Somerset Jim]

Originally Posted by hobo mofo

Update:

Car was taken by the garage on Wednesday and have been told the repair is in excess of 5k.

The guy said it will be repaired and not written off. Won't be fixed until end of September.

Did they say who will be doing the repair and what they're going to be doing?

[hobo mofo]

Originally Posted by Somerset Jim

Did they say who will be doing the repair and what they're going to be doing?

A reputable company will be doing the work, can't remember the exact name.

The guy said door, side skirt, rear quarter, alloy, suspension parts etc.

[bishbosh]

Over 5k? I expect a lot of that is labour?