crapcarcollector Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 TBH I thought £3500 was a pretty fair offer. obviously you can ask for more, but at least the assessor is playing ball and not saying stuff like"It's an old car, not a classic car, and it's on a standard policy yada yada ball-ache" I'd be pretty happy with that. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 That's not a bad offer but it still has to be accepted by the other parties insurance.....don't go spending it just yet.Hopefully they will agree and cough upFocus on finding out how much to buy yours back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Personally I would snap their hand off, seems more than fair especially if you can get the car back and be left with 3k or so, should be enough to repair it and then some? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhrallye Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Well I still have to wait for the other parties insurer to agree that this is ok - probably why zenith, my insurer uses an independent engineer to get valuations - leaves no leeway for the other company to argue!Like you've said £3500 is not too bad - obviously it doesn't get my car back but I could still negotiate it's return (and possible breakage) to get some more out of it plus if/when I get some compensation for other items (doctor/dentist) plus loss of use then this should help - which brings me to the scirocco, today I was offered it as part of a "package deal" with this:- a very late mk2 GTI with a mere 36000 on the clock!Needless to say the car is mint and is therefore worth a few quid - I wont tell you the price I've been told but its a fair amount - the scirroco would come as part of this which I would probably sell to recoup some cash on the golf - always wanted one since having a few before - too good to pass up? HillmanImp, Lacquer Peel, Dirk Diggler and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Get that golf bought immediately, sell the scirocco as they are shit to drive but both are appreciating rapidly in value andy18s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Get that golf bought immediately, sell the scirocco as they are shit to drive but both are appreciating rapidly in value Is a Sirocco not just a Golf in drag? How can it be any worse to drive than the car it is based on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Scirocco came 1st.......😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Jesus, i would say you've come out smelling of roses after this accident so far (although sorry about the Jetta still). I've never seen a Mk2 on a K before, that will be worth a fortune! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Is a Sirocco not just a Golf in drag? How can it be any worse to drive than the car it is based on? Scirocco was mk1 golf based and a fair bit heavier on the platform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Ah right fair enough. I am not exactly a hardcore dubber lol. The one VW I have driven/owned is a Corrado VR6 and that seems to drive well for being a mishmash of Golf & Passat running gear so I just assumed the Sirocco would be a similar situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Much want on that mk2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Ah right fair enough. I am not exactly a hardcore dubber lol. The one VW I have driven/owned is a Corrado VR6 and that seems to drive well for being a mishmash of Golf & Passat running gear so I just assumed the Sirocco would be a similar situation. I managed to test drive a VR6 Corrado once, engine blew . Would love a 16v one sometime but, as with golfs, they are climbing fast in value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhrallye Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Another update - my insurance co has just been on the phone with the a value of £3700! basically all I have to do is agree via return e-mail then the amount will be bacs into my account directly - I forgot to ask about buying the jetta back though - I will later on when I reply.The scirocco I don't really want as such - at least not as much as I would like the golf but like you say anything 80's is rocketing in value lately - I'm sure I could find it a good home - even if it is a 1.6 auto it goes ok - needs a bit of fettling and a service but could make someone a nice daily driver or show car - something a bit different than the rows of mk1 golfs that you usually see at shows. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Mk2 Gulfs are nice things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Nice to see your getting things sorted out. Hope you get the Jetta back on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 The worry I have here is that yes, you may get a nice payout, but without a confirmed liability, this could still be counting against you. S'pose it doesn't really matter, as the worst this is going to be is a knock-for-knock, just bear in mind the impact it might have come renewal time. I do agree that it sounds an excellent valuation though. Nice to know they don't always take the piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhrallye Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Yes It could count against me but I think regardless of what happens in an accident even if it is not your fault they still consider you "higher risk" - this happened to my other half - hers went up even though her accident was a simple low speed shunt - anyway it looks like I would be daft not to so will be giving my yay or nay tomorrow morning - to be honest I think it will be yay....anybody want to buy a low mileage scirocco?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Seems like a reasonable payout. In my claim ( Citroen cx Pallas hit head on in France in 2001 ) the insurance first offered £500. I said it was worth more than that after the accident and countered with a valuation from my garage at £7500 and similar cars for sale from £3000 to £8000.plus the value I gave at the outset of the insurance having paid £4000 for it two years earlier and then spent another £2500 on bodywork, tyres and servicing. I got £4000 in the end plus my excess back and no fault attributed ( bloody Frenchman in a scenic drove on the left round a blind bend!). Still killed the last uk registered ( 1984 on an E reg) Citroen cx series one though. Bitter, me? Hell Yes after 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 3700 for a golf with a boot?kerching! I was genuinely thinking this is going to be a 300 quid payout purplebargeken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovamota Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Where did they get the value from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Don't bank on the 'rocco being worth much if you get forced to take it on, even with a fresh ticket it probably wouldn't fetch much more than a grand IMO, maybe £750 for a quick sale? They're deffo the least loved dubshite, which is odd as I've had one and they're pretty good. Auto not a selling point either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen01 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 The worry I have here is that yes, you may get a nice payout, but without a confirmed liability, this could still be counting against you. S'pose it doesn't really matter, as the worst this is going to be is a knock-for-knock, just bear in mind the impact it might have come renewal time. I do agree that it sounds an excellent valuation though. Nice to know they don't always take the piss. had 3 no fault claims in 6 months years back, my insurance went up regardless, other wise they wouldn't ask, questions like have you had an accident in the last 5 years regardless of fault. gnorwebthgimi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecosse RM Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 a very late mk2 GTI with a mere 36000 - always wanted one since having a few before - too good to pass up?Not something that will keep happening so I'd say yes, too good to pass up ! I'd be wary of such a low mileage not having had much replaced right enough, original is good but very original not so much sometimes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhrallye Posted June 22, 2016 Author Share Posted June 22, 2016 It's been getting work done recently to get it back to life - new brakes and rear calipers plus a load of other work - should have a fresh mot when I get it - it's currently in our stirling branch so if/when I say yes it will be brought down to bathgate for me - this of course needs to happen before Arnold takes over at the end of the month of course....As for the scirocco the plan is to get it mot'ed and ready for the road - does run and everything works - except for the rad fan which looks like a faulty switch - so this will be sold to recoup some money plus much as I would like to keep it like most of us I don't have the room!I do realise it's not the best spec - i.e. a 1.6 auto but it is low mileage as well (44000 I think) and it seems that anything 80's with a vw badge seems to be worth more than the sum of it's parts - look at my jetta, this was a lowly 1.3 base model booted hatch in an odd colour yet still seemingly worth over £3500! I would like it to go to a good home though, anybody that turns up with a pineapple and some nitromors will be discouraged!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 I can tell you for free, it can only be bad. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! I worked for a firm that was taken over. TUPE regulations were supposed to apply for 6 months, but the moment that time was up, our terms started changing, and none of it was good for the blokes on the floor. I firmly believe that takeovers, or indeed any aspect of business, can only work if you're a senior director. Yep, same thing happened to me, the company taking us over weaseled out of everything good we used to get from the original company. For example we used to get private health care for the whole family, they tried changing this to just the person employed, this caused such an uproar they settled on private health care for the whole family but now with a £50 excess. We lost our good pension. We had a bonus scheme were you could get 0-10% every year, but everyone always got 10%, the company that took us over asked us to sign a new contract with a 6.63% pay rise but no bonus, so basically a 3.33% pay cut. When we said we're not going to sign that, they came back with "remember we decide your yearly bonus now". So we had to choose between a 10% or 3.33% pay cut. It backfired on them though as when they bought us they bought us for our technical expertise, however they annoyed us so much that within a year half of the workforce including me had quit. Meanwhile the section head got a promotion within the new company! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhrallye Posted June 29, 2016 Author Share Posted June 29, 2016 Update time - Well I finally heard back from the insurance about how much it would cost to buy back the jetta - £1433! plus they stated to re-insure it would require an engineers report IF i managed to repair it and get it back ready for the road - needless to say i'm out....it's a shame that things had to end this way for it but anybody interested should keep an eye out on the copart website as i'm sure that it will appear on there one day.....still a good car mechanically and with a bit of repairing would be a decent example again.The only good thing to come out of this(if losing a car is a good thing!) is that I am now the proud owner of a nice mk2 golf gti! Finally got the keys and paperwork today - it's like a new car inside and out - going to wait till friday to tax it and bring it to its new home...And a mere 36319miles on the clock - it's a nice place to sit - brings back a lot of memories of my previous mk2's....And of course there is the "bonus" scirocco - now with a years mot!Needs minor fettling to get it to a standard I will be happy with but otherwise it's good to go - shame I can't keep this as well but space (and money) means it will have to go.....pity!In other news the Arnold Clark takeover is in full swing - tomorrow is effectively the last day of my dealership - seem such a shame that it has been built up from scratch by basically two guys to becoming a highly successful operation until the last year or two when the current owner couldn't compete with the larger operators - the way of the world I suppose..... Vince70, Lacquer Peel, andrew e and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bub2006 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I thought Vic tests had done and no more reports needed? Shame to see it go though. Scirocco looks lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 Don't know what you paid but I could see that Golf doing very very well indeed in a classic auction , maybe £6k +, or am I talking shite ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 That's incredibly late, given I had a J plate Mk3..... that's only going to go up in value, looks very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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