Courtesy Car Sweepstake

[mel]

One of my neighbours lovingly scraped the front of my car last week, nothing major but it's be new bumper, light and wing so the bodyshop want it for a week. As it's a "no blame" accident (I was sitting on the sofa at the time and it was witnessed by a policeman!) my insurers will give me (or rather charge the 3rd parties insurers an obscene amount of money) a "hire car of similar type, status and standing" so what do we think will appear to replace an Audi 4.2 V8 S4 Avant? I can't see many hire fleets having anything similar to that. These are the choices that we think may appear in the office, as you can tell some people believe it will be something similar, others think not a chance. I have already said to the insurance company though that it does need to be an estate as the dog comes to work with me everyday.

Edited by mel on Monday 9th August 15:45

[iAlex]

I imagine Passat/C Class or something like that.

[ali_kat]

You'll get given a Micra (or smaller).

It just HAS to happen Mel, and when it does - photos please!

[CraigW]

someone hit my 996TT and I had a 997TT courtesy car, be pushy, see what happens.

[iAlex]

Someone hit my 05 Z4 and I ended up with a brand new Boxster. On the flip side, ive had a bright yellow Micra before.

[mat13]

I think enterprise have mercedes cls's on there fleet.

[TonyHetherington]

I'm going for top of the range A4 - maybe not an S4, but a high spec model

[elster]

I think Mondeo at best.

[Shaw Tarse]

[mel]

It arrives Wednesday morning but I should find out what it'll be tomorrow.

[DavesFlaps]

[Jasandjules]

Simply don't accept anything "lower" than your current car.

If push comes to shove, PM Anniesdad !?!?

[Lunja]

I voted Mondeo, but I really think it'll be a '10 plate diesel VW Passat. In black. Seems to be all my local hire companies have to offer these days!

[The Wookie]

I went for Mondeo, but I would also expect an Insignia, Passat, Octavia or poverty spec A4

[gj88]

Jasandjules said:

Simply don't accept anything "lower" than your current car.

If push comes to shove, PM Anniesdad !?!?

Chill out. He'll only be without for a week

I voted for the Mondeo.

[madbadger]

Someone hit the Tamora once and I initially got a 2.5D VW Touran 7 seat bus as it was the closest they had on the grounds of having the biggest engine on their fleet. That was shortly swapped for a MGF when it became available - which at least was in the right category, although with only half an engine.

[sunbeam_alpine]

Sorry if it's going against the flow, but why not just accept the cheapest there is - it's only for a week, and helps to keep the cost down.

Please don't think I'm having a go, but isn't this the sort of thing which helps push up premiums (premia???)?

[Shaw Tarse]

sunbeam_alpine said:

Sorry if it's going against the flow, but why not just accept the cheapest there is - it's only for a week, and helps to keep the cost down.

Please don't think I'm having a go, but isn't this the sort of thing which helps push up premiums (premia???)?

I have mixed feelings on this, as I'm paying out for insurance I can see your point, but if the OP is driving many miles a week, why should he suffer?

[mel]

sunbeam_alpine said:

Sorry if it's going against the flow, but why not just accept the cheapest there is - it's only for a week, and helps to keep the cost down.

Please don't think I'm having a go, but isn't this the sort of thing which helps push up premiums (premia???)?

I kind of see your point, however the flip side is that I pay alot of money for a policy on a Group 20 car, part of that policy says that they will provide similar in the event of etc etc, so in effect I am already paying for it by the simple fact that I pay considerably more for my insurance than a Group 1 Micra driver. I therefore think it is reasonable to expect what I am paying for, even if it is "just for a week"

[mel]

And yes, estimated mileage in the next week will be circa' 1000 miles.