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[David.R]

Looks like it could be repaired.

Quote to repair was £3850, insurance company wouldnt pay so wrote it off !

So buy it back from the insurance company for £100 and have it fixed for £500 using non-brand-new-and-cost-a-bloody-fortune panels.  Anyone breaking a same-colour car should be able to provide all the bits you need.

Will be a Cat C write-off and need a VIC check, but if you like the car, then it's worth it.

[scimmy_man]

assuming its a manual, buy it back and I will buy it from you.

[Del Boy]

assuming its a manual, buy it back and I will buy it from you.

They don't do a 3.2 manual, unless it's an ex-police model 

[Martin_1962]

That car was nice - I would have wanted a few thousand

[puffa]

That car was nice - I would have wanted a few thousand

I did well more than I expected in the end !!,, now looking for a 3.2 replacement that is not ex plod !

[Road Hog Mad]

What makes it nearly £4K to repair?

£500 in second hand bits would do it.

[Derek_in_Penzance]

What makes it nearly £4K to repair?

£500 in second hand bits would do it.

Insurance companies are not interested in whether a car can actually be repaired, only in the cheapest way for them to discharge their obligation to the customer. Lots of perfectly repairable cars get written off simply because the repairs cost more than the book value of the car, so they choose the cheapest option. Especially in the case of older semi-classic cars owned by enthusiasts, it is criminal. I've known really good cars get written off and scrapped just because of a bent wing.

Anyway, look at the cost of all the new parts needed at Vx prices, add insurance-job-specialist body shop labour costs, maybe straightening bent chassis legs on a jig, paints, and VAT and I'd say £3,800 or whatever it was is to be expected. 

[Road Hog Mad]

I wonder what the payout for that is going to be? £2K?

Probably find another nice Omega.