Buckley Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Been a rough Christmas working through it and if things couldn’t get worse I woke up to this after my last night shift To me it looks like wing is slightly bent in, bumper crushed, headlight bottle knackered, and light is cracked Not my fault, neighbours 40k Porsche slid down the drive and nailed into my Z, it’s booked in to get repaired when they collect it Tuesday, my concern is will they write it off or even make it a Cat N? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Aftermath when our lass took pictures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 I'm no expert but that doesn't look too bad - new bumper, new headlight and an alignment check maybe will do it ? Good luck anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Only way to stop it being a cat n is don't go through your insurance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Wow really unfortunate, no good at all. I think it should be ok as it's not 8yrs or older, which iirc if the repair is 40% of trade value it becomes uneconomical to repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Has nothing to do with years an accident is an accident will be recorded unless you pay some one to repair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 It’s going through neighbours insurance, they’ve said they’ll ring me if it has to be recorded, just gutted it happened but I bet he is too and he’s been really good about it all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Not good at all buddy. I do know the headlights are £1000 each. As mine got done 2 weeks after I got her back from having her wrapped. Fortunately as it was only the headlight really it wasn’t written off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Even if it's going through your neighbour's insurance when you come to renew your insurance will be ask if you've made a claim within the last 3 - 5 years weather your fault or not . Hope everything turns out well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Buckley said: It’s going through neighbours insurance, they’ve said they’ll ring me if it has to be recorded, just gutted it happened but I bet he is too and he’s been really good about it all Its best that he is being good about it, its his fault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 I think if your zed is going to be cat n, your neighbour should be paying for the repairs out of his own pocket and not putting it through his insurance, take my hat too you being so calm about it becouse i don't i would be, hope things go okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umster Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 45 minutes ago, ShortPaul said: I think if your zed is going to be cat n, your neighbour should be paying for the repairs out of his own pocket and not putting it through his insurance, take my hat too you being so calm about it becouse i don't i would be, hope things go okay lol then what's the point of paying insurance? It's a shame but insurance is to pay out for the unexpected. The damage doesn't look too bad tbh but not sure if it's had any structural damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortPaul Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 45 minutes ago, Umster said: lol then what's the point of paying insurance? It's a shame but insurance is to pay out for the unexpected. The damage doesn't look too bad tbh but not sure if it's had any structural damage. Lol i am aware of what car insurance is for, i dont think its very good if his zed gets cat n, which will also make the car more difficult to sale in the future, due to the neighbour, lets hope its not structural Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanjuke Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 SORRY to hear about your bump but its been bad every where with this bloody ice, we cannot even walk on footpaths its that bad ,I even had ice on top of my engine and underneath the bonnet/starting cars was also a problem as it was about -9.GOOD LUCK with the repairs and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 That is bad luck, but at least the neighbour is doing the right thing. Just one observation - have you checked the offside that looks very close the wall/fence, given the way your car was shunted? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 20 hours ago, Ebized said: That is bad luck, but at least the neighbour is doing the right thing. Just one observation - have you checked the offside that looks very close the wall/fence, given the way your car was shunted? good spot Colin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Sorry for the belated reply Its been back and forth with insurance/repairer so I’m starting to get a bit fed up to be honest, they told me a week ago I’d have it back by yesterday but now it’s another week in this crappy courtesy car Checked the offside and an alloy was curbed hitting the wall but nothing major, they are refurbishing all of my wheels so that’s bonus I suppose, but tyres need to be replaced due to degradation, they won’t foot the Bill for MPSS4s even though I said I’d pay whatever was on top I was adamant I didn’t want runflats so they are putting four fresh Pirelli P-0 on them so I’m quite happy cos they are paying, no idea what they are like though? All parts replaced and my partner says it looks good (she drives past the garage everyday on her way to work so I asked her to just nip in and have a gander) My other thought was will they try and wash/valet it? I just don’t want them doing any paint damage with the crap weather we have had Ill get pictures up when I get the old girl home........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted January 30, 2021 Author Share Posted January 30, 2021 Oh they also mentioned about EMC and resetting bump damage from it -I don’t know what that means but should I be concerned? Apparently it’s stored from the bumper impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckley Posted February 18, 2021 Author Share Posted February 18, 2021 Hi all. Finally got the car back yesterday, it’s had a good job done on it and you cannot tell at all, four alloys refurbished and all fitted with new tyres as well. There is one problem though, the daytime running lights aren’t working. After they plugged their diagnostic laptop into it to read the fault apparently this has been disabled by the ODB Unit (I have no idea what this is at all) and recommended I take it direct to Nissan to see if they can re-enable it and run a diagnostic check, they would then fix it through the insurance claim. Does this sound right and make sense Or am I being fobbed off? Really want them fixing but I don’t want to pay a fortune to Nissan for them to run a check. let me know your thoughts, thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 (edited) Glad you have the car back, we got an insurance payout actually last week after a skip lorry hit our ford focus ...in August 2019. Despite several witnesses and video footage of CCTV they fought it all the way before paying out. Not wanting to tell you how to suck eggs, but did they check all the obvious things like fuses? OBD is where you plug in the reader/dongle so you can collect 'on board diagnostics' so not sure what your garage means? Unless I am reading the above completely wrong? Edited February 18, 2021 by coldel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 If the DRL were working before the incident, tell the garage/insurance to take it to Nissan and hand it back when the job is finished. The lights don't just magically switch themselves off so someone has changed something since you had it, which would be my bigger concern if they don't know how to undo what they must have done... I would suspect that they fiddled with more than resetting the bump damage, whether intentional or otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 18/02/2021 at 09:19, Buckley said: Hi all. Finally got the car back yesterday, it’s had a good job done on it and you cannot tell at all, four alloys refurbished and all fitted with new tyres as well. There is one problem though, the daytime running lights aren’t working. After they plugged their diagnostic laptop into it to read the fault apparently this has been disabled by the ODB Unit (I have no idea what this is at all) and recommended I take it direct to Nissan to see if they can re-enable it and run a diagnostic check, they would then fix it through the insurance claim. Does this sound right and make sense Or am I being fobbed off? Really want them fixing but I don’t want to pay a fortune to Nissan for them to run a check. let me know your thoughts, thanks! I'd take it to Nissan and get them to check it,then claim the money back via the insurance as long as you have it in writing that they will pay you back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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