On the 10th day after the day I trashed my car, the garage finally deigned to look at it. They have valued repairs at £2,800. I now have to wait for the man from the insurance company to come and look at it and decide if it is economical to repair it.
There is 1 (and only one) Saab 95 estate on Autotrader of comparable age, model and mileage for £2750, so I suspect I may need a new car. Of course, if I wanted to buy the damn thing it would cost me far more, what with having to travel 185 miles each way without a car, so I suspect I shall either have to pay more money that I don't really have, or buy something cheaper. :-(
There is 1 (and only one) Saab 95 estate on Autotrader of comparable age, model and mileage for £2750, so I suspect I may need a new car. Of course, if I wanted to buy the damn thing it would cost me far more, what with having to travel 185 miles each way without a car, so I suspect I shall either have to pay more money that I don't really have, or buy something cheaper. :-(
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Good luck though, I hope you get yours fixed!
Incidentally, cash in lieu of repairs would be the value of the car, minus the policy excess and scrap value.
I used to work for a legal expenses insurer, so I might be able to give you a bit more inside info of you need it, in terms of valuation etc.
Still, I'll see what the insurance company come back with. Thanks for the offer of inside info, will post more if I need advice!
Problem with car shopping down here is that the Westcountry is where old cars come to die, so they tend to hold their value better down here: I had to go to Bristol to buy this one.