My VZ Calais -written off last week- pics.

[Jambv]

Guys,
My dad wrote off my VZ Calais last week when 2 x Canadians in a rental car driving from the airport didn't realise they were on the wrong side of the road... Before & After Pics included. Dad has a broken hand which we assume is from the air bags deploying as there was no damage to the cabin otherwise. The insurance company has written off the car citing a $21000 repair bill which includes a front right hand chassis rail replacement. Not happy as this car was unflawed with only 48000 kms on it. Cest la vie...

 

[50LTRv8]

Bugger man, that sux :cry:

50LTRv8

 

[VT Berlina 07]

bugger, not good but glad that you dad was in a nice safe car. what was the other car? seems like the commo stood up well!

 

[f1tzy]

looked schmick as. sorry bout ur loss mate

 

[Torquative]

ouchymamma

I feel pain for you man :bang:

 

[andyman]

good to see your old mans allright but can we cry over the internet?:cry:

how fast were they going and how many airbags have gone off, was it a stat or economic writeoff?

i guess that means you get to step up to a ve calais-v

 

[MyPetFly]

Man sorry about your loss. Just out of interest, how does the insurance work on a vehicle with only 48,000kms on the clock. Obviously a VZ Calais is worth more than $21,000. How much do the actually pay you when they write it off.

I have a VZ SV6 in mint condition with 54,000kms and have no idea what they would give me if I wrote it off?

 

[andyman]

Man sorry about your loss. Just out of interest, how does the insurance work on a vehicle with only 48,000kms on the clock. Obviously a VZ Calais is worth more than $21,000. How much do the actually pay you when they write it off.

I have a VZ SV6 in mint condition with 54,000kms and have no idea what they would give me if I wrote it off?

the damage was worth 21,000 so say the car is worth 30k that would deem it an economic writeoff sadly as its over the repair cost threshold

 

[VT Berlina 07]

60% of the vehicles value! which in this case the car is worth about $32-$35000, which would be correct

 

[Jambv]

Man sorry about your loss. Just out of interest, how does the insurance work on a vehicle with only 48,000kms on the clock. Obviously a VZ Calais is worth more than $21,000. How much do the actually pay you when they write it off.

I have a VZ SV6 in mint condition with 54,000kms and have no idea what they would give me if I wrote it off?

The agreed insured value was $27600 with GIO. The assessor told me that once the repair bill is worth 75% of the agreed value they write the car off. Not sure if 75% is standard for all cars or if the percentage is a sliding scale dependent on age/condition etc.