Could this be the end of the 347 AU Fairlane

[stavros68]

Just got rear ended tonight, might be the end

[POELWYK]

oh mate feeling for ya it might be the end just depends id say to the inturance componey that the car means alot to u and see if thay will fix it

[galaxy xr8]

Not good at all mate, I know how you feel, being rear ended is not a nice feeling.

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Not good at all mate, I know how you feel, being rear ended is not a nice feeling.

The above sentence does not sound nice at all

Hate to say it she's a goner I'm afraid for sure,damn shame especially that she had a nice donk in her.

[azza11]

If you part it out due to write off, keep us posted on engine. I am sorry for your situation. My car has been marked 3 times now by idiot drivers, have about 900 bucks damage and not worth claiming.

AZZA

[stavros68]

Yeah got pushed into another car, radiator support panel and NEW Alloy radiator gone

[galaxy xr8]

I would say more than likely it will be a write off, just prepare yourself for the bad new's.

[urbancowboy]

You will have to buy the wreck of them and sell that motor or transplant it into another tough Au. Better off you getting the big money for the engine than some wreckers!

[mik]

thats bad luck mate, it looks fixable but.....lots of hours and $$$ involved, i`d go with the concensus ....she`s kaput ,look on the bright side any crash you can walk away from is a good one, you can always replace cars.

[Professor Farnsworth]

looks like a 20-25km/h hit, not fun.

i agree 100% - write off for sure.

[stavros68]

Thing is I was just starting to get on top of the little gremlins, feeling a bit sore

[Cookie-XR8]

that sucks man, :(

[greenguzzler]

Nooooooooo not another Fairlane! What a bugger. I hope you get well soon mate. Blackers fairlane, now yours, who's next? I hope it wont be mine.(touch wood).

[Dauphin]

That's a sad sight to see, but glad you're alright. Shame to see another nice AU LWB in that state. It doesn't look good. Get well soon.

[Bushbasher]

A very sad day indeed, I feel for you mate. It's a sad fact but all the money seems to be in the front end on a Fairlane and with the radiator support panel killed there's half the repair costs right there if it's anything like my old NF was. I was told by the panel beater that (for my NF), it was near on 5K just to replace the radiator support panel before you even look at anything else that's bolted onto and around it.


Bushbasher

[stavros68]

Just got back from the beaters, looks like about over $10G in damages

[stavros68]

Yep confirmed $16,200 damage rear rails are stuffed, waiting for the assessor to come

[urbancowboy]

Not good! Shame to hear it! why is the front radiator support so dear i work for ford spare parts and ive seen some excessive part prices but that's a whole new level of ridiculous!

Make sure you buy the wreck and save that engine, if not for yourself then do it for the cash someone will pay you for it!

[KR1STO]

not good mate... good to hear you're ok...
do you have salvage rights through your insurance...?

[mickyyyy]

If the rear has bucket the sides that travel to the roof then it will be definatly a write off but from looking from the pictures it is fixable and all depending on how much its insuranced for???

[stavros68]

Insured for the same amount of damage and with shannons

[Sorted]

Originally Posted by stavros68

Insured for the same amount of damage and with shannons

Repairers will always over quote when it comes to repairs paid by insurers as always the assessor will refine the quote mostly reduce the repair cost.

Now if your dead set on keeping it talk to the assessor and the repairer and they may be able to fix it at a cost effective price.

The repairer would love to do the job as that's a fair bit of income for them.

But note that whenever a car has been repaired its never as good as it was before it was in the accident

You have one thing going for you, you were hit in the rear so the repair costs will be recovarble from the person/vehicle that hit you.

[Kryton]

Its a write off -100% guarantee.
No ifs, No buts.

hopefully you can work a deal to buy the wreck back.
Good luck with it.

[LUXO_8]

would be interested to hear how you get on with this...it is something that concerns me, with an engine worth more than my car, if i were to be in this position.

if you dont mind me asking, how much is your premium with shannons? im thinking long and hard about going with them

[stavros68]

About $900, don't like the idea of it being repaired with so much damage

[LUXO_8]

thats not too bad
do you have the option of getting the wreck back or dont you know yet?.....would be better if you can to get another fairlane and put your stuff in it, im sure you would agree

[stavros68]

That's what I was thinking, don't know yet

[Cam]

Would be a massive shame if you dont buy this back, otherwise there's gonna be a very happy camper that buys this beast!

But... were the mods covered?

[stavros68]

Yeah all the mods were covered

[mickyyyy]

Definatly buy it back if u have spent alot of money on it