I'm only wanting the car for parts otherwise, I wouldn't keep it cause I seen what happens to cars that get repairs and get smash agains.
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I'm only wanting the car for parts otherwise, I wouldn't keep it cause I seen what happens to cars that get repairs and get smash agains.
aw, mingzai beat me to the rear bumper :(
anyways, dibs on center compartment (below the stereo unit) =D
Ohs, I'll check with them,
d_evilz, I'll see how it goes and I'll let you know about it
They're effectively buying your wrecked car from you at agreed/market price.
- HZ
I could be wrong but in NSW I believe there are no more repairable write offs so if an insurance company declares it a write off then it cannot be re-registered and would only be good for parts. If it were to declared a write off and then end up in the hands of the insurance company (ie. you don't purchase it off them) it would be sold at auctions to a wrecker. At least that's my understanding of the current system.
Ohs, if thats the case, I guess bad luck for me for the parts. :(
I could be wrong but that was my understanding of the current process in NSW. Of course you could offer to buy the wreck off the insurance company. In this scenario they're basically selling you the wreck instead of taking it to the auctions and selling it there. In that case they'll take that amount out of your payout from the insurance claim. Unfortunately I haven't had any experience in this so can't really help you there :(
Correct, but you can still negotiate to buy the wreck back for parts, or apply for an authorisation to repair under exemption "Same registered operator for at least 28 days", although no guarantees of approval, especially if the car has structural damage. It's not worth the effort for this car.
Otherwise the VIN chassis/engine nums go onto the written off car register, and can't be reused to register a car.
- HZ
I just asked a friend of mine, recently her car been a total lost and her instance offered her if she wanted to keep the car, so I was just wondering if they would let me. That's why
The thing is, if you want to purchase it to repair (which Simon clearly doesn't) then it's a no go. But if you want to purchase it to part out, then there's nothing wrong with it. Again, from my past experience, the insurer will want 70% of the payout for you to keep the car (in my car, it was hail damage so nothing wrong with the drive-train).
Sighs, the insurance isn't going to write off my car for me, they're willing to fix it. :( I told them I don't trust damaged parts, they went on saying they would use genuine parts. Now I need a expensive and good repairer in Sydney. Any recommendation?