Oops!

[blokart]

Somehow the bloody chrome surround survived! there goes my plan to upgrade to the black pack!

Absolutely gutted.

 

I have a good experience with Plastidip for  the chrome surround and cheaper as a whole chrome frame

See Plastidip at youtube select the Fonzie movies

Edited 22 January, 2014 by blokart

[zacherynuk]

The grills on the mark 2 are pretty cheap - I had a side grill stolen (!) and it was only £3 +pp for a enw one, they are fairly brittle.

 

The bumpers (again I have mk2) are wonderful, I was reversed into by a bloke in a warrior with a tow bar and completly mashed my bumper, licence plate in two halves.   The chap at the repair house said he was full and would I be wanting it insurence or cash - I said cash,  he trollied under the car game it a single whump with his hand and the entire thing sprung out - only the tiniest of marks above the licence plate to show there was even an issue - which has since been repaired the same way you would a stone chip.  Full marks for bumper and paintwork resilience.  Chap said no cash needed, but if I had a real prang to come back to him and if he saw me in a pub would expect a pint.

 

Sorry to hear about your misfortune.  Gluck.

[Lee Thomas]

Thanks for the kind comments all.

 

Took the car for a quick visit to Skoda this morning. From what they could see they estimated between £1-1.5k. That's not taking into consideration anything hidden that's also damaged. So through the insurance it'll go unfortunately.

 

On a side note it's been booked into Fix Auto in Cardiff on Whittal Road who are VW approved; spoken to my dealer who confirmed this would not invalidate any warranties etc. So just have to wait for it to go in and the repairs to be carried out.

[Guest Cossiecol]

That seems really high for a 5 mph shunt, have you bent anything else on the bumper?

 

Maybe worth taking it to a separate dealer/garage/bodywork shop for a second opinion.

[Lee Thomas]

Bumper is gone, lower grill, possible headlight damage (bracketry) possible intercooler damage and anything that could be bent. Add to that skoda labour and paint then I could see where they were coming from. To be honest it's going to easier and faster to just get the insurance to deal with it.

[Guest Cossiecol]

ahh, suddenly seems a bit more reasonable :(

 

Unluckly mate.

[rogerzilla]

I wrote off an MX-5 at a similar speed.  It depends on what you hit and the height of it; this was a 44 tonne lorry and the rubber buffer on the back was just the right height to roll up my bonnet.  Not a scratch on the lorry, obviously!

[Lee Thomas]

Yea to be honest I was expecting the worst so to just be paying the excess (and additions to future premiums) will probably outweigh the initial cost of repair!

Gutted!

[Dalelfc89]

What do you pay premium wise at the minute Lee? I'm 24 and have just insured my VRS TDI for £700 with only 1 year NCD. Was expecting it to be loads more considering my old 1.9CDTI Vectra was £1,100.

[Lee Thomas]

I paid £600 with 3 NCD, it looks like it'll go up to about £900 with this claim come renewal time.

[skovirg]

I paid £600 with 3 NCD, it looks like it'll go up to about £900 with this claim come renewal time.

Ouch! It's a shame SUK didn't give you what they promised in their brochures, front assist! I guess you'll be better off paying rather than claiming? It makes a mockery of the insurance industry. I feel for you amigo.

[Lee Thomas]

Nah its going to be cheaper to claim (400 excess plus potential 300 premium increase versus potentially 1500 for repair! Plus damage to the other guys car!)

Thanks nonetheless!

[Dodgy]

Ouch! It's a shame SUK didn't give you what they promised in their brochures, front assist!.

 

What does the OP say? Would Front Assist have prevented this? I'm not so sure.

[Lee Thomas]

I don't fully understand the system to say if it would or not but AFAIK front assist has never been standard on a VRS!

[Huskoda]

I also wouldn't be surprised if they put in a whiplash claim and get a payout as its not worth their effort to fight it.

[Neily03]

Ouch! It's a shame SUK didn't give you what they promised in their brochures, front assist!

 

Front assist has never been standard on the vRS nor has the brochure said it has.....  :think: 

[Dempsek]

Had FA been added to the car would it have made a difference to the outcome?

 

FA would have either avoided the accident or caused a bigger repair bill.

 

I personally think it would have avoided the incident.

 

Rather than link to Skoda here is a link to Euro Ncap about Skoda FA, http://www.euroncap.com/rewards/skoda_front_assist.aspx

 

But this is all theory, these crumple zones should be renamed cash zones.

[skovirg]

Front assist has never been standard on the vRS nor has the brochure said it has.....  :think:

 

Oh yes it has. 

[andyvee]

Oh yes it has. 

 

It has what - been standard, or been a misprint in the brochure (like cornering fogs, mudflaps and the confusion over do you get a centre armrest or not)?