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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

ahh, suddenly seems a bit more reasonable :(

 

Unluckly mate.

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!

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!

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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: 

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.

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

 

Oh yes it has. 

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)?