Thread: Expensive Defender roll over

Originally Posted by alien

Hope every one survived.

It looks like it's been a well thought out setup and as others have said some serious coin to get it nice.
I found this vehicle on Expedition Centre's face book page dated April 12, Expedition Centre - Home | Facebook

That's right. April 12. "The beast is ready for a 3 week desert trip". Poor bugger lost it on the maiden trip after that investment.

First post on facebook said 'where is the tilt tray to bring it back'. Sadly they weren't wrong.

I'd have a crack at straightening it out.
The bits that matter look relatively untouched.

EDIT: Statutory write off. Ugh. There goes all the fun.

What a shame, it was a beast of a Defender.

'The Beast is Ready'

Cheers, Murray

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

First post on facebook said 'where is the tilt tray to bring it back'. Sadly they weren't wrong.

I'd have a crack at straightening it out.
The bits that matter look relatively untouched.

EDIT: Statutory write off. Ugh. There goes all the fun.

Yeah, I think they're a bit quick to issue Stat Write offs sometimes. I was looking at a D90 Puma which was caught in a flood, but only the rear was dipped in the water, no damage or water to the dash, engine etc and no structural damage, not even a scratch on the paint, but because the water level was above the bottom of the doors and did enter the cabin (rear only) it was a stat write off. In reality it was a perfectly good car with less 'damage' than if you drove it through the odd river crossing.

Obviously a roll over is a different thing all together, but , depending on the speed etc that it happened at, it could be quite ok structurally and mechanically.

Cheers, Murray

A car becomes a statutory write off when the cost of the repairs less the value of the damaged vehicle exceed the sum insured.

In at least some states, or maybe it is some insurance companies, water entering the interior is automatically a write off, because of ongoing issues with flood damaged cars a few years ago.

There is nothing about being 'a bit quick' - the process is set down in black and white and is automatic as soon as the numbers are available.

Originally Posted by Toxic_Avenger

First post on facebook said 'where is the tilt tray to bring it back'. Sadly they weren't wrong.

I'd have a crack at straightening it out.
The bits that matter look relatively untouched.

EDIT: Statutory write off. Ugh. There goes all the fun.

Yes, I think it can be a "bit quick" at times - often convenient, and suits everyone from the dealers and insurance assessors down

While there are procedures to get a "statutory write-off" reregistered but I wouldn't suggest it at all, particularly in this case.

While I would like to see you have a crack at it Mitch, be aware that on a 90, 110, or 130, that once the original alignment of the panels and bulkhead is stretched or crimped it is almost impossible to return it to anything like original even with new doors.

I believe that most "write-offs" in good condition are put on the boat for NZ or South Africa where such rules do not apply, hence the surprising prices they often bring, but this example may not even be good enough for that.

If you had say a mechanically stuffed older tdi with a rotten chassis. Could you transfer the VIN and body onto the rolled Puma and then get it engineered/appproved for the 'modifications'?

jeez, that's broken alright ! A real shame...

Originally Posted by goingbush

Interesting that the horrible plastic "bullbar" survived intact .

Hardly. It wasn't a frontal collision - probably never came into contact with anything.