#91: Re: ushers project Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 8:11 am ---- Writing off a car is often down to financial reasons rather than the condition of the parts on the car.
#92: Re: ushers project Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 10:16 am ---- the condition of parts was my reason to split as it Will cost as much as a new 2nd hand car would
#93: Re: ushers project Author: spike_202, Location: West midsPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 12:11 pm ---- Will they let you buy it back if it's wrote off?
#94: Re: ushers project Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Mon Dec 17, 2012 1:54 pm ---- assume so its not finished with liability yet but betting it Will be
this unfortunately Will be the end of my car as the costs ain't worth it when i can get a newer bigger car massive shame as i wanted to tb it
can't afford to track it which has crossed my mind
Will have to buy it back as its my only car so it Will be around but no more money in to it moding unless i come in to some money
Correct me if I'm wrong mate but if it's 'wrote off' don't it have to be crushed? As no parts are safe for resale?
it Will be un economical repair i think
#96: Re: ushers project Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:06 pm ----
spike_202 wrote:
Correct me if I'm wrong mate but if it's 'wrote off' don't it have to be crushed? As no parts are safe for resale?
You have a few different catergories
CAT A - Crush only no parts can be salvaged (most commonly when a fatality has occurred in the car) absolutely nothing can be sold on from the car, not even a bolt
CAT B- Salvage only - The car itself can never return to the road but any salvageable parts can be sold on
CAT C - Uneconomical repair - Cant remember the exact figure think it's 50% but if the parts & labour for the repair exceed that percentage of the car's value then it is deemed uneconomical.
CAT D - similar to cat c, but more of a get out clause for the insurance company. Say now someone hits your wing, and you go through insurance to repair, they may choose to cat d write off the car as they do not want to authorize the work and then get the car into a body shop where they remove the wing and find more structural damage underneath which could push the cost into a cat c.
#97: Re: ushers project Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:12 pm ---- bit of an update
the insurance have said it looks like it will go in my favour and the third part has changed their story twice so should work out well
also 3 months ago i started a new job working as a courier so full time and more pay so the car will be staying and if all works out well a track car which will get used regular hopefully , i just need to work out what can tow it on a trailer as its so confusing about what you can tow etc any tips would be appreciated
think the next mod will be some new wheels as the ones i have now are past their best by a long shot and smaller wheels will work much better on the track, then maybe a new exhaust
just an idea but has anyone made their own a rolll cage??
#98: Re: ushers now track project, and new daily Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:26 am ---- insurance has still not come to a good end my insurance had told the third party to settle 50/50 for the 3rd time without my consent so its having to drag on more, went and got a renault megane the 1.5 dci (pic once cleaned) which will save me on 1k a year in running costs so more to spend on the 206
plans for the 206 are to wait for insurance to come through then buy it back get a new colour coded door and pop the dent out then i need wheels, discs pads, and exhaust then it will be ready for track use, also a little diet for the car so all interior will be up for grabs,
#99: Re: ushers now track project, and new daily Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:27 am ---- insurance threw it out so once i have finished building the new podeum for the car as i have a van to take home and cant fit it on the drive as well, interior wil start coming out and battery in the boot, and other quick and easy mods for now
#100: Re: ushers now track project Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:02 am ----
the new work area is not finished
view from my kitchen window (ideal for cups of coffee to be passed through :))
its not too bad for costing me the breeze blocks and slabs at the end, yes i ran out of block paving lol
things have been moving slow atm with needing to finish the kitchen decoration off and work but on the plus side ill be set 5 days a week working now with my own van from next week, i have sold a few bits from the interior and got the cable for the battery re-location with new clamps etc
im also weighing things i remove to see how much can be removed just out of curiosity, im hoping to have the interior stripped in a week or so and battery in the boot
#101: Re: ushers now track project Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Wed May 01, 2013 4:12 pm ---- bit of an update, the interior should be gone tomorow so cracked on and removed more stuff heres what it looks like at the moment still loads to do
i decided to be a little OCD and weigh what i removed and weigh what im putting back in, the interior (seats and door cards) weigh about 65kg
head unit heater fan car mats weighing 5kg
with bolts and other bits of trim still to go not to mention all the amp wires and board of mdf i put in the boot to keep the exhaust managable
dredding the sound proofing removal
#102: Re: ushers now track project Author: usher, Location: northallertonPosted: Mon May 06, 2013 4:27 pm ---- Another small update
Managed to get seat belts out fully removed boot mdf and majority of the sound proofing which came up surprisingly easy just had to pull
Total weight remove is 93kg without speaker cables yet
Bucket seats purchased harnesses to go then battery on the boot matrix out and other things then seats in
#103: Re: ushers now track project Author: jonsully, Location: irelandPosted: Tue May 07, 2013 2:43 am ---- goin well usher,if I remember correctly I think I knocked 150kgs off the weight of my car,I was the same weighed everything a nice weight reduction improvement is a fibreglass bonnet,I think mine weighed about 9kgs less than the original bonnet.aircon is also quite heavy was about 10kg in total I think.also got smaller lighter wheels (every 1kg reduction in unsprung weight is equivalant to 10kg sprung weight) which made a really nice difference.also the sound deadning the stuff is on like tar under the front seats,you need a heat gun to get it up,weighs 5-6kg
#104: Re: ushers now track project Author: Lex206, Location: HollandPosted: Tue May 07, 2013 8:02 am ---- my fiberglass bonnet weighs 2,5 kgs,original weighs like 15 kgs i reckon?
#105: Re: ushers now track project Author: jonsully, Location: irelandPosted: Tue May 07, 2013 8:20 am ----
Lex206 wrote:
my fiberglass bonnet weighs 2,5 kgs,original weighs like 15 kgs i reckon?
ya thats probably right i couldnt remember the exact weight difference
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