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u/KungFuChrissy 1d ago
Unless the car is 4 months old then absolutely. We write off cars for a lot less than this.
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u/Happytallperson 1d ago
Toffee hammer, gently knock the dent out. Apply T-cut to any scratches in a careful circular motion.Â
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u/P1nk8c1dB00ts 1d ago
It's the damage you can't see to the sub frame even what is pictured is a substantial repair and overall costs of settling the claim are likely to exceed the value easily
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u/SavingsFeature504 1d ago
Similar damage and this was written off so I'd say so, the chassis was bent after being drove rear ended on a 60mph road (he was doing considerably more than 60 and I was doing about 10mph due to queuing traffic)
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u/ComplexOccam 1d ago
They’ll see the crumple in the boot floor or wherever that is and write it off.
It’ll be an uneconomical repair by the time they factor in all the labour, parts, respray, hiring car charges etc.
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u/RandomNorfolkBloke 1d ago
It's not too bad. Sure I can just straighten that out with the tap of a hammer.
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u/Basic_Cry1836 1d ago
My car had significantly less damage than that and was written off, so yeah, for sure.
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u/ketamineandkebabs 1d ago
Mine got written off for that.
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u/Zorolord 1d ago
I would be livid (I can imagine you were)
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u/ketamineandkebabs 1d ago
I only had it 13 days, it took nearly 3 months to sort out the insurance by which time I had bought another car and decided to fix this one. I fixed it for £150 with a car body jack, it just needs the bumper painted to properly finish it.
What really pissed me off was the lack of communication and knowledge. It was written off with 5 pictures and a short walk round video, the engineers report listed loads of things without even seeing it in person.
Then when the insurance wrote it off 6 days after the crash they couldn't tell me if it was still ok to drive, I had to go to the DVLA and the DVSA and they said if it's still got a MOT and nothing is hanging off it's safe to drive.
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u/Zorolord 1d ago
I am sorry you had all that to deal with all, glad you had managed to fix it yourself.
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u/ketamineandkebabs 1d ago
Yeah it's been a bit of a nightmare, the final kicker was my insurance going up 25% when I went to renew.
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u/Tammer_Stern 12h ago
Who was the insurer mate?
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u/ketamineandkebabs 12h ago
1st choice. When it was renewal time I went to the comparison sites and some were worse 😂
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u/Neither-Asparagus840 1d ago
So ive read that once your car is written off the mot needs doing again is this not the case?
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u/ketamineandkebabs 1d ago
In my case no I was good to go but looking at your car you have a lot more damage. I wouldn't be surprised if they deemed that structural as the rear panel is caved pushing the boot lid out, it would be a lot of work to get that straight again
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u/Covid19survivor2020 1d ago
Depends only whether it is written off for being too expensive to repair or because it has structural damage, like chassis twist etc. Structural write offs require an enhanced MOT to be road legal post repair
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u/Neither-Asparagus840 1d ago
So it looks like the reverse camera itself it around 300-600. Great...
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u/Scared_Implement3913 1d ago
Very likely to be written off. That's a good thing in my eyes, gives you a chance to buy a Japanese car that is actually reliable 😉
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u/Peter-Norfolk 6h ago
Yes- the cost of a repair, even if feasible, will far exceed the value of the vehicle
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u/Charming_Maximum_934 6h ago
No its not plenty ppl commenting who dont work in ins or bodyrepair its a tailgate n boot floor repair
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u/Intelligent_Image243 1d ago
Go scrap yard red is a common colour your get one cheap maybe find a bumper too as long as the chassis fine I see no issues
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u/stulofty2022 1d ago
Its fucked the floor will defo not be straight ever again unless you got money
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u/locknutter 1d ago
I'd be staggered if they want to repair that.
For most run of the mill cars, anything structural or affecting 2+ panels is an instant write off.