Our 2006 2.7 RRS looks like it’s going to be written off after bin wagon hit it.

At the moment we keep being told it’s a write off..... no it’s being repaired..... to no it’s a write off! We had hoped she would be repaired as we will lose out if write off value as she was Low mileage for year and in excellent condition as we had anything that needed fixing sorted. She also had all the black plastic painted to body colour, upgraded alloys and tow bar fitted. All this extra spent we will not get back.

If she was written off and we bought her back to strip down for parts is there a market out there? Even to get wheels off they are worth £800 or more and the tow bar would a 2006 fitted tow bar fit onto a 2011 RRS? (We replaced RRS with a new one that my husband collected today a 2011 SDV6).

Just trying to work out some options as to whether to buy her back as a write off to sell for parts or repair (air suspension and rear quarter body panel, window and door damage) or just accept the money and let them take her to salvage?

If you break it for parts, you’ll find yourself busy listing, packing, posting, paying PayPal and eBay fees (if you go that way) and all the other crap that goes with it. It will all depend on how much they will sell it back to you. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
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I think it would depend on what the buy back price was, there are lot of parts that will fit facelift, wheels, tow bar and some body trims etc. but a lot of parts are different as well.


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Col

A friend of mine has just gone through this with a lowly Nissan Micra that was stolen and then recovered after it had been torched. She was offered a less than generous settlement and after threatening a legal fight her settlement was quadrupled - it wasn’t a big sum in the first place being a 10year old cheapo car but was less than the scrap value of just the metal work, but she considered the settlement was derisory. So evaluate the settlement with care and don’t accept their first offer. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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buy back do the minimum to put back on the road and run it as it is

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They still haven’t come back with anything. The insurance still said being repaired but garage sent a further quote with more detailed work so now waiting again for engineer to look over further report and make a decision!

It all will depend on how much and to be honest I’m not up to taking parts off the motor to sell on just wanted wheels and tow bar off her! I’m not mechanically minded to be taking bits off!

Would places like motor hog take her if we had taken wheels off and tow bar? That’s an option.

I think it’s going to be an expensive repair as rear door, wing, window and air suspension on that corner all need replacing.

I’ve uploaded photos to the gallery. I thought they were added to my post above but they are added here now

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If its the removable swan neck towbar, then its yours, contact the garage and say you have remembered some of your personal effects that are still in the car (rear boot side panels or under the spare wheel) things like tow ropes, waterproofs and the like and you want to come and collect them.
Take the key and remove the towbar as well, different matter if its a fixed type but the removable is yours (or one you borrowed even )

as regards the car/repairs if the door shuts, locks and can be made safe (no sharp edges) and the glass can be put in
that leaves the suspension to sort and run it like that

to use round figures a 2006 car worth $5000 has a salvage of about $1250 (25% ish) hay its just an option

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I wish it was the removable swan neck tow bar but sadly it’s fixed and we only had it fitted 12 months ago and used 3 times! We could do with it back to attach to the new RRS!

The door does lock but takes a bit of a tug to open. The suspension defo gone as sat on tyres. She did drive onto tow truck though so they weren’t stopping the wheels turning.