No fault accident - Can I insist on repair not write off?
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Thanks for the replies.
The car is a 2008 Ford Mondeo Titanium X 2.3 petrol automatic. I'm struggling to find an equivalent car for less than £6000, and even then, there are only one or two in the country at that price. I want a fully specced car, hence the car is a Titanium X, and I cannot stand and will never own a diesel car, so petrol it has to be. The car is primarily the other half's, so has to be an automatic. This is the reason I do not want the car to be a write off, the spec of car I want can be quite hard to find.
Cheers,
Steve
The car is a 2008 Ford Mondeo Titanium X 2.3 petrol automatic. I'm struggling to find an equivalent car for less than £6000, and even then, there are only one or two in the country at that price. I want a fully specced car, hence the car is a Titanium X, and I cannot stand and will never own a diesel car, so petrol it has to be. The car is primarily the other half's, so has to be an automatic. This is the reason I do not want the car to be a write off, the spec of car I want can be quite hard to find.
Cheers,
Steve
Thanks for all the replies.
The cost of the car is based on looking at the price of equivalent cars on AT and adjusting for age. There aren't that many petrol models around so its quite hard to be totally accurate, and that is my point, the car will be hard to replace without travelling some distance at my expense.
I imagine the "Glasses guide" price (or whatever is used these days) will be a lot lower than the £6k, but it's the cost of the replacement vehicle that should be the important figure, surely, not some arbitrary guide figure that is unrealistic.
If I looked at lower specced diesel Mondeo's I'd expect the figure to be a lot lower than £6k, but I don't want a diesel.
TooMany2cvs, it would seem you have issues with Mondeo's, judging by your comments. I'll resist any obvious temptation to retort regarding 2CV's. Yes, Mondeo's are a bit dull and have something of a rep-mobile about them, but they do actually drive quite well for a big old hector, and the Titanium X versions are specced very well, and it's this that I imagine pushes the price up a bit. They are also supposed to be cheap to repair, though £4700 for a bonnet and rear bumper somewhat distort that perception.
The cost of the car is based on looking at the price of equivalent cars on AT and adjusting for age. There aren't that many petrol models around so its quite hard to be totally accurate, and that is my point, the car will be hard to replace without travelling some distance at my expense.
I imagine the "Glasses guide" price (or whatever is used these days) will be a lot lower than the £6k, but it's the cost of the replacement vehicle that should be the important figure, surely, not some arbitrary guide figure that is unrealistic.
If I looked at lower specced diesel Mondeo's I'd expect the figure to be a lot lower than £6k, but I don't want a diesel.
TooMany2cvs, it would seem you have issues with Mondeo's, judging by your comments. I'll resist any obvious temptation to retort regarding 2CV's. Yes, Mondeo's are a bit dull and have something of a rep-mobile about them, but they do actually drive quite well for a big old hector, and the Titanium X versions are specced very well, and it's this that I imagine pushes the price up a bit. They are also supposed to be cheap to repair, though £4700 for a bonnet and rear bumper somewhat distort that perception.
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