New car or repair this

26th April 2012, 20:28

basically this cost me £1100 ten days ago i managed to crash it so its a definate write off if i go to my insurance company and as im 17 i really don't want to do that my excess is £500 anyway.plus i will pay alot more for next year if i claim.So my question is should i repair this, been quoted 500 on labour + i get the parts and any resprays or should i just sell it to the scrappy and get a new car, life savings gone because of one rainy day and taking a corner to fast -.-

26th April 2012, 20:37

First of all, insurance should always be a last resort... out of the question theres only you involved and no third party damage.

If you have the knowledge and tools, you could have that up and running in a weekend with 200 quid.

26th April 2012, 20:40

Tbh, if nothing underneath is bent, Which it doesn't really look either.

you could repair that quite cheaply.

Bumper, Headlight, Bonnet, wing if damaged and a radiator fan.

26th April 2012, 20:41

what about damage to the railing? if thats damaged, insurance would have to get involved

26th April 2012, 20:42

That's the thing though i have no idea what im doing with it, I've been asking around my mates to see what they know etc to see if we could do it without a garage but i bent quite alot of metal inside just infront of the engine and im not sure how to get that out/ put a new one in

26th April 2012, 20:43

Damage to the railing was minimal literally it was bent the tiniest bit back

26th April 2012, 20:43

Anymore pictures of the damage, under the bonnet? Thats the decider really.
If its just the parts I listed above, you can do it for well under £100 and in a day.

26th April 2012, 20:43

wot needs replaceing like as you could get it cheap out a scrappy and save money by doing most ur self

26th April 2012, 20:45

As said get some picture's of under the bonnet so we can see what damage has been done.

26th April 2012, 20:47

Get the car home remove the bumper,take some pics & post them up someone on here will be able to tell you what needs doing mate.Hang fire on the insurance for the while.

26th April 2012, 20:49

just went out to take some pictures of damage but they didnt come out well, Ive got a slightly bent subframe too, radiator is also broken and the resvoir for it

26th April 2012, 20:50

I will take some better pictures tomorrow in the light with the bumper off and post them asap

26th April 2012, 20:50

What speed did you crash?

26th April 2012, 20:50

if the chassis is damaged its probably easyest to get another car

26th April 2012, 20:52

Radiators are 10 a penny.

When you say subframe, what do you mean exactly? Theres a metal piece that sits between the headlights and goes infront of the Radiator,that usually gets bent.
Cheap and easy to replace though.

If its the metal at the bottom, or lower down where the radiator sits..depending how severe it is, you can pull it out with minimal effort. Or cut and replace it.

26th April 2012, 20:52

around 25-30mph

26th April 2012, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed-bradley

Radiators are 10 a penny.

When you say subframe, what do you mean exactly? Theres a metal piece that sits between the headlights and goes infront of the Radiator,that usually gets bent.
Cheap and easy to replace though.

If its the metal at the bottom, or lower down where the radiator sits..depending how severe it is, you can pull it out with minimal effort. Or cut and replace it.

It's down where the radiator sits and its not badly bent but it is definatley out of shape as i said pictures will be up tomorrow with full view of it till then i will hold fire on the insurance/fixing of the car

26th April 2012, 21:00

I'm going to the scrappy tomorrow to find parts could anyone just give me a rough idea of what it will costs for these parts,
2 new headlights mk2
bonnet
bumper
radiator with fan and resevoir

26th April 2012, 21:04

how did you actually manage to end up all that way over there? as said get some pics, you can source all your bits as long as nothing major is bent for next to nothing these days, might take a while like

26th April 2012, 21:05

Look in the for sale section. you might need a front pannel too looking at the bonnet how far it gone back

manic

26th April 2012, 21:06

2 new headlights mk2 - £30 - 40
bonnet - depending on condition around 50 for a good one.
bumper - 15 - 25
radiator with fan and res 15-25

All prices from scrapyards vary mate just shop around or buy premium on here you will get the parts a lot cheaper in the for sale section.

26th April 2012, 21:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baz

how did you actually manage to end up all that way over there? as said get some pics, you can source all your bits as long as nothing major is bent for next to nothing these days, might take a while like

Sped up to get through the light before it changed then when i turned the wheel the car just started to skid and i couldnt stop it

26th April 2012, 21:09

from eBay
bonnet: £70
lights: £40
bumper: £25
radiator: £7
fan and housing: £20
slam panel: £25

those are inc delivery or free for collection, just to give you a rough idea mate. Also all in Black

26th April 2012, 21:15

Where abouts in the UK are you?

I may have a couple of bits for you.
But the prices stated earlier are pretty much the going rates.

26th April 2012, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baz

from eBay
bonnet: £70
lights: £40
bumper: £25
radiator: £7
fan and housing: £20
slam panel: £25

those are inc delivery or free for collection, just to give you a rough idea mate. Also all in Black

cheers for that, thats alot better than i thought!

26th April 2012, 21:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by ed-bradley

Where abouts in the UK are you?

I may have a couple of bits for you.
But the prices stated earlier are pretty much the going rates.

Im in Bournemouth mate

26th April 2012, 21:23

i went round a roundabout to fast the other day and skidded a bit, i managed to stop it but was scary experience, you can never judge these things until they happen, as in i don't know how fast to go round a corner in the rain until you've done it, but tbh mate all the parts are cheap and outrageously easy to fix, have a go yourself and save 400 quid

26th April 2012, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cah

i went round a roundabout to fast the other day and skidded a bit, i managed to stop it but was scary experience, you can never judge these things until they happen, as in i don't know how fast to go round a corner in the rain until you've done it, but tbh mate all the parts are cheap and outrageously easy to fix, have a go yourself and save 400 quid

Glad someone understands mate, Ive had people on other thread just having a go at me Ive had the saxo for 10 days had my licence for 7monthes i did know its limits in the rain it was a mistake, might give it a go myself then,ill just get these pictures of under the bonnet up tomorrow and get some adivce before i do

26th April 2012, 21:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhyst

Glad someone understands mate, Ive had people on other thread just having a go at me Ive had the saxo for 10 days had my licence for 7monthes i did know its limits in the rain it was a mistake, might give it a go myself then,ill just get these pictures of under the bonnet up tomorrow and get some adivce before i do

i didnt know the limits in the rain so i sped up to get through the lights hmmmmmm

26th April 2012, 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhyst

Glad someone understands mate, Ive had people on other thread just having a go at me Ive had the saxo for 10 days had my licence for 7monthes i did know its limits in the rain it was a mistake, might give it a go myself then,ill just get these pictures of under the bonnet up tomorrow and get some adivce before i do

ive had my licence for six months, but tbh insurance is a no go mate, my car isnt worth half of what you payed, and if i crashed it (touch wood) i would do it myself or sell it. i have literally reformed my car through guides and help from this forum, so give it a go as i guarentee you it will feel much better knowing you've payed half of what a garage would, when my clutch and driveshaft went i cost me like 400 quid, whereas now i would do it myself, takes time and confidence

26th April 2012, 22:40

Where abouts are you.
I im repairing a saxo i just brought. All most done chassi leg was to bent to repair so having to weld a new one in but its all most done. By the looks of it yours would be half a days work dont get the insurance involved.
All it needed was...
slam panel
wings
bonnet
bumper
lights
wish bones
wheel
1 strut
1 drive shaft
and a good pull on the jig ans some welding, and then the rest of it is just nuts and bolts.
Just spent a long time looking around and now i dont have to do any spraying.
When i first brought the car

Stripped so i could see what i was doing (no oil leak, i just pulled the drive shaft out the box being an idiot)

Re built suspension

http://s1146.photobucket.com/albums/...t%3Dstage3.jpg

Getting the chassi leg

Will be for sell very soon. 2 owners from new 68k vtr other than the repair (flawless) rest of it is in mint condition.

26th April 2012, 22:43

Pictures dint seem to work so
When i first brought the car
http://s1146.photobucket.com/albums/...nt%3Dstage.jpg

Stripped so i could see what i was doing (no oil leak, i just pulled the drive shaft out the box being an idiot)
http://s1146.photobucket.com/albums/...t%3Dstage2.jpg

Re built suspension

http://s1146.photobucket.com/albums/...t%3Dstage3.jpg

Getting the chassi leg
http://s1146.photobucket.com/albums/...t%3Dstage4.jpg

Can get more pictures to follow if any one is actually interested.

26th April 2012, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by rhyst

Glad someone understands mate, Ive had people on other thread just having a go at me Ive had the saxo for 10 days had my licence for 7monthes i did know its limits in the rain it was a mistake, might give it a go myself then,ill just get these pictures of under the bonnet up tomorrow and get some adivce before i do

Its what happens in here buddy.. in general chat you just get the mods and admin + members since the dark ages just giving shit and taking the piss outta everyone else

Don't worry about it, its an accident, end of

Like everyones said, you should be back sorted soon and cheap enough.. don't let garages con you into "oooooow, thats gunna be an expensive grands worth of damage".... thats one good thing about driving a saxo, parts are cheap enough.

Im breaking a black saxo, mk1 though, so if you need any transferable parts give me a shout

26th April 2012, 23:44

You live and learn mate.

You know what you did wrong, you know not to do it again. It's no bother.

Plus side to it all is that you crashed a car that's cheap to replace panels on, as been said, it's easy enough by yourself.

27th April 2012, 00:05

Looks the same as mine did when i got it

Was pulled back into shape replace bonnet slam panel grill and headlights and fan, needs chassis end plates though and lower crossmember

This was it the day i got it done, its not a good job though bonnet looks like its open and bumper hangs down

27th April 2012, 01:17

Smashed mine a few months ago. Much worse. Got all parts on eBay (60 quid) and then 500 for labour and spray bonnet and bumper. Same reason. Rainy, cold December night and took corner tad too fast. :/

27th April 2012, 06:18

I dont know if you know this ,but we drive on the left over here.