Ebay Puma Hail Damage

[MacFamily]

LANDROVER DEFENDER - EXTREME 2009 - TURBO DIESEL - HAIL - eBay, Passenger Vehicles, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 18-Jul-10 19:17:18 AEST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LANDROVER-DEFENDER-EXTREME-2009-TURBO-DIESEL-HAIL-/250664563356?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU_Cars&hash=item3a5cc5b29c)

I dont know exactly how insurance companies work but how can you write off a near brand new car then get a quote of $3800 to fix it :( Or is it at a car yard and they wrote it off.

Anyway panel damage adds character to a defender :D.

It looks similar to one that was posted on here that was on a auction site, but then when you get it fixed whats it cost to get it back on the road once its been writen off not including the $3800 quote?Cause your looking at $43300.00 incluing repair before rego and any other hidden cost.

May as well buy a new one at least it will not be filled full of bog :D

[mike_ie]

I saw this Defender on eBay a week or so ago and thought exactly the same thing. It needs a new roof, and a new bonnet -how could it possibly be declared a write-off????And how exactly does one write off a car, then flog it on eBay next day to the highest bidder?? I would have thought that if it were written off, then it would be struck off the database of roadworthy vehicles somewhere.I'm pretty sure at home that when a car is written off then it can be used for parts only, and should you choose to restore it, then there's a fairly long and drawn out process where it needs a going over by an engineer or three, a bunch of paperwork to submit, etc, before you can take it on the road again.

[d@rk51d3]

Saw that one too, and thought the same. They seem to have several hail damaged vehicles "written off". Seems to be priced a little too high for a write off.


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[rijidij]

I'm pretty sure at home that when a car is written off then it can be used for parts only, and should you choose to restore it, then there's a fairly long and drawn out process where it needs a going over by an engineer or three, a bunch of paperwork to submit, etc, before you can take it on the road again.

There are two levels of 'write off'.

A 'repairable write off', as it suggests, can be repaired and re-registered, but has to go through an inspection process and be certified as being repaired to a certain standard before being allowed back on the road.

A 'statutory write off' is applied to a vehicle which is damaged to a point that it can not be safely repaired and will be permanently struck off, never to be re-registered.


We bought car which was a repairable write off. It had 8000 kms on the clock. We had a professional independant inspection done pre-purchase and paid approximately $14,000 under the new price. It looks and drives as good as new, and hasn't missed a beat for 10,000 kms.

Murray

[frantic]

One quick point. The "repaiable write off" tag STAYS on your rego papers to let any future purchaser(and a car dealer must disclose before it's purchased) know that the car they are looking at was deemed borderline by an insurance company. This will devalue the future value of your vehicle unless you are planing to keep it as a lifer.