Crashed my XJR
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Don B (06-09-2017)
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... so the repair costs were estimated at NZD$16,000 ( new panels - bonnet, bumper, grill, one mudguard). The car is insured for 12,000
The car has been written off and I will get a cheque for $11,250
This is minus my $250 excess, and $500 to buy the 'wreck' back. Suits me ... the stereo is worth about $3000.
Two auto dismantlers estimated the wreck value of my manual XJR at $500 !
I have asked the panelbeater to give me a price to repair it with secondhand panels and a full respray - if less that $11,000 then that will be the plan.
This Jag is not going to the wreckers yet!
The car has been written off and I will get a cheque for $11,250
This is minus my $250 excess, and $500 to buy the 'wreck' back. Suits me ... the stereo is worth about $3000.
Two auto dismantlers estimated the wreck value of my manual XJR at $500 !
I have asked the panelbeater to give me a price to repair it with secondhand panels and a full respray - if less that $11,000 then that will be the plan.
This Jag is not going to the wreckers yet!
Last edited by AL NZ; 06-16-2017 at 06:08 PM.
#24
There are only 103 manual XJR6 made in RHD, and who knows how many are still running. Wonder how much an original one is worth in 2020, when celebrating the model's 25th anniversary.
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I finally got my car back yesterday, 3.5 months after my crash.
I have left the leaper off the bonnet/hood, and with the bumper repairs I asked the panelbeater to leave off the headlight washers which I didn't like and which didn't work.
The front looks much cleaner as a result.
It drives well, and I am getting used to it again after 3 months in the Daimler 6 . Quite different cars...
I'll take some photos when the rain stops.
I have left the leaper off the bonnet/hood, and with the bumper repairs I asked the panelbeater to leave off the headlight washers which I didn't like and which didn't work.
The front looks much cleaner as a result.
It drives well, and I am getting used to it again after 3 months in the Daimler 6 . Quite different cars...
I'll take some photos when the rain stops.
Last edited by AL NZ; 09-01-2017 at 01:33 AM.
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