Another on bites the dust
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Simpo Two said:
Astacus said:
To close the loop on this, the insurance company have now paid out and the car is at Co-Part
https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/70813785/1990-tvr-290...
Its obviously a CAT B
The insurance company were very good as were Co-Part. I had a really nice chat with the valuing engineer, who was delighted to be able to talk about something other than Fiesta STs. He couldn't give me what I wanted, but passed me to Axa who were also very good. I settled on £7800, which was £200 less than I paid for it.
No doubt it will end up with TVR Glenn, unless someone rebuilding an S3 buys it for parts. She has a brand new hood, which will be useless now because it will stink of burned fibreglass. The wheels are nice, the interior is OK ish, but it has had a complete chassis and suspension refresh, I can't remember whether the engine was rebuilt or not now, but it went like stink!
Shame to see so much of a lovely S3 still looking good. I wonder what the repair cost would be. New bonnet, new windscreen, repair dashboard end, some paint... https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/70813785/1990-tvr-290...
Its obviously a CAT B
The insurance company were very good as were Co-Part. I had a really nice chat with the valuing engineer, who was delighted to be able to talk about something other than Fiesta STs. He couldn't give me what I wanted, but passed me to Axa who were also very good. I settled on £7800, which was £200 less than I paid for it.
No doubt it will end up with TVR Glenn, unless someone rebuilding an S3 buys it for parts. She has a brand new hood, which will be useless now because it will stink of burned fibreglass. The wheels are nice, the interior is OK ish, but it has had a complete chassis and suspension refresh, I can't remember whether the engine was rebuilt or not now, but it went like stink!
it will only be sold to a licensed breaker, Joe public wont be able to buy it.
According to the RAC website and others, Cat B also means that the bodyshell and chassis must be crushed / destroyed. Only certain safe & serviceable parts can be salvaged and re-used on road-going cars.
Write-offs can be sold on by the insurance company, either to the original owner or to a third party via a car salvage company, who must follow the above rules.
Write-offs can be sold on by the insurance company, either to the original owner or to a third party via a car salvage company, who must follow the above rules.
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