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9:58am, 18 Jul 2025
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jda wrote:Oh that's rather tame write off! There was this garage in Boulder some years back where a mechanic took a customer's Harley-Davidson out for an unauthorised joyride, up and down some twisting canyons, where they promptly lost control on a corner and drove straight off the road. How do I know? My wife and I were cycling in the opposite direction round the same bend at the same time. *Exactly* the same time, that is. That made for an interesting encounter with the US legal/insurance/medical system (and, eventually, quite a generous payout). AIUI you can usually buy economic write-offs back and if you're happy to live with the cosmetic damage, it can be a very sensible course of action.


:-O

Yes, repair before recycle and all that, from enviro point of view, so write off is a very outdated concept. Corporates ignoring important enviro impact. I might have a word with my current employer about this!

I think incentivising companies that have a proven better low carbon manufacturing status is a good government policy. Not sure how accurately it's being evaluated by current UK gov policy of course! :-) G
18 Jul
10:16am, 18 Jul 2025
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Yes - the reason why it towed might not be so economic. Randomly starting running 100% fine /or not starting - not even turning over. Possibly immobiliser or electrics issue. Usual garage (not the one that wrote it off), I spoke to them and they said it might actually have saved what could have been very expensive faultfinding.
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I must remember that one. «Honey, I have bad news and good news. Bad news is - I drove the car into a wall. Good news is we won’t get a bill for expensive car diagnostics because we know exactly what the problem is».
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3:01pm, 18 Jul 2025
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Car now starts 100% of the time, diagnostics showing nothing wrong now the garage have said. I really don't know what to say. The pick up driver responsible phoned me to say sorry, he was genuinely gutted, offered to buy me a car for the same value. I said no, but said thanks for calling. Why did he not phone at the time? He was told not to buy the garage because "he's my customer"... Said he forgot to put the handbrake on.
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3:27pm, 18 Jul 2025
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Chrisull wrote:Car now starts 100% of the time, diagnostics showing nothing wrong now the garage have said. I really don't know what to say. The pick up driver responsible phoned me to say sorry, he was genuinely gutted, offered to buy me a car for the same value. I said no, but said thanks for calling. Why did he not phone at the time? He was told not to buy the garage because "he's my customer"... Said he forgot to put the handbrake on.


So will they just give you £1200? Or give you the car back and £1200? Could you get it fixed to your satisfaction for £500 and have a car and a £700 profit?!

Shocking stuff. I mean, mistakes happen etc. but seems rather basic. Hope you get something that works out for you Chris. :-) G
18 Jul
11:08pm, 18 Jul 2025
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Dvorak
[Sounds like an amplified case of giving something a good whack with a hammer to fix a fault :-o .

Years back, my father was driving my mother's car. It had a rear shunt at a roundabout, minor damage and still drove. As it was an old, low value car, the insurance company wrote it off (for a fair settlement) but had no interest in taking it away. A couple of weeks later someone who had noticed it just sitting in the drive asked if it was for sale. When the circumstances were explained they had a look, reckoned it just needed minor welding which their mate could do, and my folks got a few quid for it.]

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Nattering about EVs; are you thinking about owning one? Do you own one? Are you terrified of owning one?

A thread for those with range anxiety, eco friendliness and petrol heads alike!

Some current vehicles that Fetchies have:-
jda Kia Soul 64kWh usable (67.5kWh nominal)
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Bob! Kia E-Niro 4+ 64.0kWh usable (67.5kWh nominal)
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DeeGee MG4 SE SR 50.8kWh usable (51kWh nominal)
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Gobi Tesla Model X 100D 95kWh usable (100kWh nominal) (HAS GULL WING DOORS)
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Dobbers Tesla Model 3 LR (Dec 2020) 72kWh 290mile range
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paul-the-builder Volvo XC40 Recharge Single Motor 66kWh usable (69kWh nominal)
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HappyG Hyundai Kona 64kWh 240-280 miles range
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larkim MG4 SE LR 61.7kWh usable (64kWh advertised)
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ThorntonRunner Pre-facelift MG5 (LR Exclusive). 61kWh, 57kWh usable
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Jenelopy BYD Atto 60.5kWh usable
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Runningbear21 Jaguar i-Pace 84.7kWh
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larkim (Now sold) Peugeot e208 46kWh usable (50kWh advertised) 180-220 miles range
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