Is my car a write off?

Is my car a write off?

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Kobie17

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8 posts

20 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Guys my wife has just reversed into a bloody tree and wrecked the rear end of my car. Could really do with your guys input to see if you think it's a write off.

Kobie17

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Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Kobie17

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kiethton

14,068 posts

187 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Is that a genuine Mitsubishi Evo (7?), if so unlikely...if it's a replica there is a fair chance that it would be written off.

How fast was she going!?!

Dave.

7,514 posts

260 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Ex-wife? hehe

samoht

6,279 posts

153 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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I'm going to guess in the region of £5k to repair, so as long as the car's worth more than about £10k then it shouldn't be written off.

Was that a 'reverse into a tree' in the reverse gear sense, or the scandi-flick-gone-wrong sense?


P. ONeill

1,455 posts

59 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Will most likely be written off, but you will get a chance to buy it back quite cheaply.

Word of warning do not allow your car to go to Copart, even for assessment.

Kobie17

Original Poster:

8 posts

20 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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kiethton said:
Is that a genuine Mitsubishi Evo (7?), if so unlikely...if it's a replica there is a fair chance that it would be written off.

How fast was she going!?!
It's a genuine evo 7. She said her foot slipped off the clutch and she thought she hit the break but obviously it was the accelerator lol. I'm devasted mate. The back door is also binding on the back quarter

Kobie17

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Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Dave. said:
Ex-wife? hehe
Quite possible haha

C5_Steve

4,819 posts

110 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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That tree jumped out at some speed!

If you go through insurance I'd suggest getting a lot of examples of values for similar Evos because that looks like a fair amount of damage.

Aside from the obvious panels you need replacing it depends on what the chassis looks like underneath. Evo panels are pretty thin though so perhaps it looks worse on top than underneath.

Either way I'd say if it's a clean example which it looks to be it's worth saving. They're getting increasingly rare in decent shape.

Evil.soup

3,695 posts

212 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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I would imagine you would be able to get a pay out for repair, but as said above, I guess it depends if it has bent the chassis. Personally, I would say it is worth buying back if it is a write off and having it repaired privately.

As a side note, it looks like your arch was rotting anyway so may have needed doing soon. Off side may be going as well, but the near side tends to rot quicker due to more water and gutter crap on that side.

Only really one way to find out really and get the ball rolling...

Shedding

638 posts

257 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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I think she's done you a favour, get rid of that rear quarter full of filler for a nice new panel? smile

Gary C

13,161 posts

186 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Shedding said:
I think she's done you a favour, get rid of that rear quarter full of filler for a nice new panel? smile
Thats what I was thinking. Some serious rust developing there.

Matt_E_Mulsion

1,713 posts

72 months

Thursday 2nd March 2023
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If it's pushed the rear quarter into touching the rear door then that is quite a shunt.

robdcfc

523 posts

165 months

Friday 3rd March 2023
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samoht said:
I'm going to guess in the region of £5k to repair, so as long as the car's worth more than about £10k then it shouldn't be written off.

Was that a 'reverse into a tree' in the reverse gear sense, or the scandi-flick-gone-wrong sense?
You can double your ideas of price to repair that Im afraid, thats if you can get a quarter for it

Kobie17

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8 posts

20 months

Friday 3rd March 2023
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robdcfc said:
You can double your ideas of price to repair that Im afraid, thats if you can get a quarter for it
Do you think they will write it off?

SteBrown91

2,569 posts

136 months

Friday 3rd March 2023
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Gary C said:
Thats what I was thinking. Some serious rust developing there.
Is it rust or is it bark transfer from the tree?

Kobie17

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8 posts

20 months

Friday 3rd March 2023
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A little bit of both tbh

Driver101

14,376 posts

128 months

Friday 3rd March 2023
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SteBrown91 said:
Gary C said:
Thats what I was thinking. Some serious rust developing there.
Is it rust or is it bark transfer from the tree?
The contact area is bark. Around the wheel arch is rust.

Kobie17

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20 months

Friday 3rd March 2023
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Kobie17 said:
A little bit of both tbh
It's only the arch that is rusting not near the light