How do you fix this? A possible write off
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Saw a nice newish Volvo XC60 driving through Aberdeen today.
The roof of said vehicle looked like a fat bloke had jumped out of a top flat window and landed on it.
Given the amount of snowfall Aberdeen has suffered the last few days I wondered if the Volvo had been parked in the wrong place at the wrong time and suffered a snowslip/avalanche from a tenement roof.
Given the complexity of modern monocoque car construction I wondered to myself "how the hell do they fix that" followed by "even if it's a £30 grand plus car could it be a write off"?
Can someone clever give the answer?
The roof of said vehicle looked like a fat bloke had jumped out of a top flat window and landed on it.
Given the amount of snowfall Aberdeen has suffered the last few days I wondered if the Volvo had been parked in the wrong place at the wrong time and suffered a snowslip/avalanche from a tenement roof.
Given the complexity of modern monocoque car construction I wondered to myself "how the hell do they fix that" followed by "even if it's a £30 grand plus car could it be a write off"?
Can someone clever give the answer?
If it's worth enough it won't be a write off
Then they can cut out the roof panel and reweld a new panel in (would cost £15k but still not be a write off), but for a dent (even if it's caved in) i suspect they would just knock the hell out of it back into shape and then repaint, and replace headliner/glass roof cassette as required.
You'd be surprise the extent of damage for which manufacturers will supply body repair guidelines/procedures.
When a two-storey transporter drops onto a brand new car on the lower deck and creases the roof and cant rail of a £70k car on its way to a dealer, believe me, they'll repair it and sell them as new, it's not getting written off unless it's properly bent.
Then they can cut out the roof panel and reweld a new panel in (would cost £15k but still not be a write off), but for a dent (even if it's caved in) i suspect they would just knock the hell out of it back into shape and then repaint, and replace headliner/glass roof cassette as required.
You'd be surprise the extent of damage for which manufacturers will supply body repair guidelines/procedures.
When a two-storey transporter drops onto a brand new car on the lower deck and creases the roof and cant rail of a £70k car on its way to a dealer, believe me, they'll repair it and sell them as new, it's not getting written off unless it's properly bent.
Back in around 2009 my wife's then 3 year old BMW 1 Series had a tree fall on it while parked. The tree fell having been overloaded by snow!
It fell right across the back of the car and as soon as I saw the roof caved in I said to myself 'well that's dead then....'
Insurers came and took it away and declared it was repairable!
Ended up having a new rear quarter panel, new boot lid and new roof, plus associated painting! MASSIVE job and only just less than the value of the car at the time.
It fell right across the back of the car and as soon as I saw the roof caved in I said to myself 'well that's dead then....'
Insurers came and took it away and declared it was repairable!
Ended up having a new rear quarter panel, new boot lid and new roof, plus associated painting! MASSIVE job and only just less than the value of the car at the time.
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