[Biturbos4] A milestone

Thu Feb 9 03:39:39 PST 2012

The insurers are currently claiming it's worth GBP 2000. :(

They are going for about GBP 4000 on Autotrader, so I'm in the process 
of trying to negotiate the insurers up to that sort of region. Certainly 
nothing approaching $10000, even for a low milage example (which, as 
previously noted, this certainly isn't).

I still haven't decided whether to keep the car and get it straightened 
out - the body shop it's ended up at are keen to help, with parts from 
breakers where necessary - or take the cash and get something else. Part 
of me wants to keep the car - I know it well, it's well maintained, and 
I don't want the hassle of having to find something new - and part of me 
suspects that the turbos are on borrowed time anyway and I'll still be 
driving something which, sadly, isn't worth much.

On 08/02/2012 17:06, Brandon Rogers wrote:
> Good to hear that - seems the ones I see sell (admittedly I don't watch
> sales closely - at all) seem to go soo cheap...
>
> Brandon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com
> [mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com] On Behalf Of Rhett Ennis
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 9:47 AM
> To: biturbos4 at ec2.audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] A milestone
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> Good west coast cars are still fetching over $10k.  Especially Avants.  I
> see low-mile examples with modifications sell between $12k-$14k out here.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com
> [mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com] On Behalf Of Brandon Rogers
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:40 AM
> To: 'Richard van der Hoff'; biturbos4 at ec2.audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] A milestone
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> Yeah that seems like a lot of work for a car that isn't worth much
> (unfortunately) - these cars are the deal of the century - in that they sell
> for sooooo cheap and are soooo much car.  What are they worth these days
> $6000???  I would spend the time working over the insurance company to get a
> good settlement...
>
> Brandon
> '01 S4
> '84 urQuattro 20Vt FOR SALE
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com
> [mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com] On Behalf Of Richard van der
> Hoff
> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 6:05 AM
> To: biturbos4 at www.audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] A milestone
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> On 08/02/2012 12:36, alan cordeiro wrote:
>> Richard,
>>
>> My sympathies on your loss, especially since it was running so nicely.
>>
>> If the vehicle does get totaled, would the insurance company allow you
>> to buy it back for salvage value? If so, you might be ale to get parts
>> from "recyclers" and build it back to how it was before.
>
> Yeah, they'll allow that. It's an option I'm considering. But it seems
> like a long and complex process: apart from sourcing parts, getting them
> painted, and fitting them, I'd then have to flat-bed it to somewhere
> which can do an alignment check, and then to a government inspection
> centre. The nearest place which will hire me a flat-bed is an hour's
> drive away, which make it hard to get to on a weekday.
>
> There's quite a lot of damage: it needs a new bonnet, front wing,
> bumper, headlight, lock carrier... I just don't think I have the time or
> enthusiasm to attack the job.  I suppose I could do a timing belt job
> while the front's off, though ;)
>
> If anyone does have any DIY experience on replacing a front wing,
> though, I'd be interested to hear how easy it is...
>
> Cheers
>
> Richard
>
>
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>>
>> Alan
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard van der Hoff"
>> <richard at sw1v.org>
>> To:<biturbos4 at www.audifans.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2012 7:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] A milestone
>>
>>
>>> On 06/02/2012 23:08, Richard van der Hoff wrote:
>>>> On 03/02/12 23:24, Steve Munk wrote:
>>>>> Nice! How's it drive? Mine still feels pretty much new after 112K
>>>>> miles (previous owner put in new struts at 70K, I did new control
>>>>> arms at 100K).
>>>>
>>>> It's good, though I don't have a lot to compare it with, to be
>>>> honest. I'm sure I wouldn't get anything else nearly as much fun for
>>>> the price.
>>>>
>>>> I did the control arms about 25K ago.
>>>
>>> Well, that jinxed it.
>>>
>>> The next day, I went out in the snow, and, long story short, made a
>>> spectacular mess of the front end.
>>>
>>> Negotiations with the insurance company are ongoing, but it doesn't
>>> look like a happy ending :'(
>>>
>>> Pissed-off doesn't really cover it right now.
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