Seeking motoring minded advice in Canberra?

If it’s smashed front and damage to the engine thru an accident the car is junk. really what would be left to sell as parts a rear bumper and tail lights. The car is a write off.

If your friend is not mechanically minded, it looks like $6k panels, $5k motor = might as well buy another car and let this one go to scrap/spare parts. Unfortunately, the best spare parts have been trashed so it really isn’t worth much at all.
+1 on the no insurance thing, I hope it wasn’t financed, that would suck – paying for something you don’t have.

Mattenagger said :

Quote for other front end damage is approx $6K.

Tell the panelbetaer it’s a cash job, not insurance? Coz that usually halves the price.

And no mention of whether the fog lights still work – these seem to be the most critical piece of kit to the average Subi driver :-\

Update:

I have now have pics of the vehicle. Have been told the engine failed a compression test but for someone to fix it themselves, parts would cost approx $1500. It is not on the WOVR.
Quote for other front end damage is approx $6K.

Damien I’ll email you the pics now.

If anyone else is interested let me know.

A 7 year old car with damage like this is worth hundreds of dollars, not thousands of dollars.

Why would someone drive uninsured????

Can you please find out if it is on the WOVR (Wrtten off Vehicle Register) or not, if uninsured I would probably say its not.

Can you please send more info and pictures to damien@racingready.com.au .. I may know some ppl who could be interested

Yep, sorry to say its worth squat. Even selling it for parts isn’t going to net you much. Anyone interested in doing that is going to have to take the time to disassemble, store and sell the parts which means it takes them a long time to recoup their costs in purchasing it from you. This is why parts cars are worth bugger all. The new write off laws in NSW have ensured that wreckers aren’t exactly struggling for suitable stock either. For an example of what a non perfect car is worth at the moment, I was asked to come and take away (at no cost) a 100,000km old sports sedan with a gearbox electrical gremlin. Car was over $60k new and still drives, but the owners were quoted an exorbitant amount to replace the gearbox and instead just wanted their garage space back.

Financially, your friend is probably best off buying a rear damaged vehicle with a good motor and raiding it for parts. Rebuilding motors is a waste of money. Costs can shoot up quickly as you find more things wrong and if you skimp then it won’t last. A good secondhand motor costs a lot less and requires a fraction of the labour costs of a rebuild. Obviously, outlay of cash is his problem but there really is no way to get a decent amount back with the car in the condition it’s in.

poetix said :

Masquara said :

wildturkeycanoe said :

Engine rebuild looks to be around $5000 plus and that model goes from $9500 to $14000 on the web, so if they could sell it as is for $4500 it’d be an easier way out. If it also has panel damage, then it sounds like scrapping it for parts is the only option that’s worthwhile. Mind you, that’d be a long process and mnay trips to the post office.
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My 2005 subaru in perfect cond with 80,000km on the clock was only offered $8000 tradein this year at a dealer … so I think $4500 for scrap would be unlikely.

Strange. If, on the basis of the (probably totally inaccurate) view I have formed of you from your comments on RA, someone had asked me what car Masquara drives, I would have said Subaru. I associate them with people driving quite fast to the snow. (Not meant as a nasty; one of my best friends does that all the time. In winter, that is.)

Did you buy a new Subaru? Please say yes.

Yes, and the one before … : )

Masquara said :

wildturkeycanoe said :

Engine rebuild looks to be around $5000 plus and that model goes from $9500 to $14000 on the web, so if they could sell it as is for $4500 it’d be an easier way out. If it also has panel damage, then it sounds like scrapping it for parts is the only option that’s worthwhile. Mind you, that’d be a long process and mnay trips to the post office.
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My 2005 subaru in perfect cond with 80,000km on the clock was only offered $8000 tradein this year at a dealer … so I think $4500 for scrap would be unlikely.

Strange. If, on the basis of the (probably totally inaccurate) view I have formed of you from your comments on RA, someone had asked me what car Masquara drives, I would have said Subaru. I associate them with people driving quite fast to the snow. (Not meant as a nasty; one of my best friends does that all the time. In winter, that is.)

Did you buy a new Subaru? Please say yes.

wildturkeycanoe said :

Engine rebuild looks to be around $5000 plus and that model goes from $9500 to $14000 on the web, so if they could sell it as is for $4500 it’d be an easier way out. If it also has panel damage, then it sounds like scrapping it for parts is the only option that’s worthwhile. Mind you, that’d be a long process and mnay trips to the post office.
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My 2005 subaru in perfect cond with 80,000km on the clock was only offered $8000 tradein this year at a dealer … so I think $4500 for scrap would be unlikely.