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Advice
Hi, looking for a bit of advice, a car hit my discovery 3 by coming out a junction and hitting my passenger rear door leaving a dent, the body shop said it's uneconomical to fix it and insurance is offering to claim £6000, the advice I'm looking for is can I accept the offer and Keep the car as it's still roadworthy?
24th Sep 2020 4:57 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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IMHO £6k for a 2007 base car is a bite hand off up to the shoulder offer, but I may be wrong. It has been known.
24th Sep 2020 5:09 pm
LT
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You can see if you are able buy it back from the insurance company.
On the following link, scroll down to “If my car is a write-off, can I buy it back?“
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Have you got any pictures of the side of your car? If it’s superficial it’s probably cheaper to replace the doors especially now that there are so many being broken... is there any damage behind the doors..I.e the b and c pillars...
Putting it in for repairs in a commercial shop can quickly add up but if it’s superficial and you have the ability to swop the doors over then go for it...
Query what category the insurers are going to place on it...that may have a difference on value especially if you wanted to sell it subsequently... a trader would never touch it ...but if you are going to run it into the ground then it could be a good deal...
24th Sep 2020 5:53 pm
martyn600
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Thanks for the advice guys, I'll ask for a settlement figure and try to keep the D3, runs great just now with a dent
24th Sep 2020 5:58 pm
martyn600
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Farmer chalk there's no damages to the posts or inside the door, locks are fine, window works, just a dent and minor scratches, hopefully will get a settlement figure and keep the car and run it for a few more years, or to the ground whichever comes 1st, my local garage said it get stamped as cat c,?
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24th Sep 2020 6:05 pm
Farmer Chalk
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Mega result then....
Put the money in the bank for the subsequent servicing costs! Free motoring for a couple of years!
24th Sep 2020 6:14 pm
martyn600
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24th Sep 2020 6:16 pm
SpiderBaby D3 Decade
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If it's only the outer skin damaged (i.e. no damage that would compromise structural integrity) then getting a secondhand hand door and changing them over is a simple job.
I did mine in a few hours at a slow pace on the drive stopping for tea & pee breaks.
I cannabalised as much as I could from the original door (retaining strap, hinges etc) to keep as "just in case" spares.
When I approached bodyshops to quote - even cash in hand - the prices were frankly taking the urine.I see no ships........
24th Sep 2020 6:19 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Or just ride around with it like that, might put peeps off parking to close in the supermarket car park.
24th Sep 2020 7:37 pm
waterbuoy
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tbh mine has looked worse than that for the past 3 years after I swerved to avoid a duck ( ) and managed to connect with a mounting step built into a Cumbrian wall - both wheel arches and drivers door Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
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) and managed to connect with a mounting step built into a Cumbrian wall - both wheel arches and drivers door 
