After you've crashed an Alpine…

[s111dpc]

Still waiting on the assessor to quote to repair mine. Apparently they need to take some of the body panels off to see if the chassis / monocoque has been damaged. Hopefully will have some news by the end of the week.

[biggles330d]

Venisonpie said:

https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/44895072/clean-title-...

My old car if anyone fancies a project.

Mine is also Abyss Blue, so it's quite depressing to see one bashed.
Could you clarify - was it written off because the chassis was proven to be bent, or just it was too expensive to even find out and risk that it was?
It seems incredible that such modest damage can render it a total loss.

[Venisonpie]

biggles330d said:

Venisonpie said:

https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/44895072/clean-title-...

My old car if anyone fancies a project.

Mine is also Abyss Blue, so it's quite depressing to see one bashed.
Could you clarify - was it written off because the chassis was proven to be bent, or just it was too expensive to even find out and risk that it was?
It seems incredible that such modest damage can render it a total loss.

The chassis was fine, it was the rear sub-frame damage that rendered it a Cat S - total cost to repair was £25k which is 50% of the car's value. The rest of the damage was body/bumper/lights/exhaust/ rear under tray etc and a new boot lid.

Your point is right though, at first glance it doesn't appear that bad. I was browsing other cars on Copart and it appears a lot of what look like lightly damaged stuff has been declared a total loss probably due to similar reasons.

If you could buy this for £10k then you'd have a 6,000 mile Alpine on a 70 plate for £35k which although cat s hasn't suffered a massive shunt.

For me it would never feel the same so not interested in doing it myself.

Edited to add - actually I'm wrong, there was some chassis damage. The rear cross member had sheared as they're designed to do but it's a bolt on part. The legs were straight from what I could see and the repairer advised.

Edited by Venisonpie on Wednesday 22 June 08:35

[Iceblue]

Could affect Alpine Insurance premiums cars deemed un-repairable and written off for fairly modest damage.

[bcr5784]

Iceblue said:

Could affect Alpine Insurance premiums cars deemed un-repairable and written off for fairly modest damage.

True - what did it go for in the end as that may affect things one way or the other?

[Venisonpie]

bcr5784 said:

True - what did it go for in the end as that may affect things one way or the other?

I think it made just over 18k which seemed toppy to me. I agree that premiums could be affected however looking at the copart inventory the Alpine is not alone being written off with what appears to be minor damage.

[bcr5784]

Venisonpie said:

I think it made just over 18k which seemed toppy to me. I agree that premiums could be affected however looking at the copart inventory the Alpine is not alone being written off with what appears to be minor damage.

As you say 18k +25k repair costs makes 43k - and I can't see it being worth that once repaired. It might be worth £18k as spares, but I'd not be convinced.

[bcr5784]

bcr5784 said:

As you say 18k +25k repair costs makes 43k - and I can't see it being worth that once repaired. It might be worth £18k as spares, but I'd not be convinced. However such a high figure makes a negative impact on insurance premiums less likely.

[Where2Guv]

Renault not thinking through their supply chain... what a shocker!

[stephendell]

See here for further explanation regarding the supply chain problems.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/801407303683897/pe...

[Venisonpie]

stephendell said:

See here for further explanation regarding the supply chain problems.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/801407303683897/pe...

Blimey, the advert for the car on Ebay is inaccurate and generally disingenuous. By putting trade plates on the seller is suggesting you could drive it on the road as is which you absolutely can't. And fails to mention the extent of repairs required. Also spec is wrong, it doesn't have the big brakes or buckets, list price was 54k not 50k etc

Caveat Emptor.

[s111dpc]

Update on my car is that it is repairable as thankfully it’s just cosmetic damage but the repairers are awaiting details from Alpine as to how to fix the rear quarter panel to the chassis. Apparently it a combination of welding and rivets so looks like it’s going to off the road for a while yet. Bl**dy frustrating when it’s not your fault