Sorry to hear this mate, hope it all sorts itself out for you. Must have been a cun7 of a puddle.
Guy came today from insurance company to inspect the car. And wrote it off 
total for new engine + labour and possibility of even more undoscovered damage ie turbo, ecu, feuling system ..... was over £5000 :shock: and not worth doing.
Waiting now to agree a price for the car. Thinks insurance will offer £4000 to begin with. i acnt get a cupra for <£5000 so i'l not be taking that
total for new engine + labour and possibility of even more undoscovered damage ie turbo, ecu, feuling system ..... was over £5000 :shock: and not worth doing.
Waiting now to agree a price for the car. Thinks insurance will offer £4000 to begin with. i acnt get a cupra for <£5000 so i'l not be taking that
Guy came today from insurance company to inspect the car. And wrote it off
total for new engine + labour and possibility of even more undoscovered damage ie turbo, ecu, feuling system ..... was over £5000 :shock: and not worth doing.
Waiting now to agree a price for the car. Thinks insurance will offer £4000 to begin with. i acnt get a cupra for <£5000 so i'l not be taking that
nightmare, absolute nightmare, feel for you mate, seriously, hope they offer you decent enough money for it
cheers mate. The joys of car ownership lol
hopefully i'l be able to persuade them its worth more than that.
Its a hassle mate but look at it this way - Cash to spend on a new motor! At least your not having to pay for the fix yourself! Will your insurance premium be taking a big hit?
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really gutted for u mate. but make sure you argue the point of the price i know a few boys that have benifited from it, i would definatley try and buy you car back, get a second hand engine out of a right off and either keep it or sell it on,
I know how you feel on sunday afternoon the sea was coming over the wall and there must of been a puddle half a foot deep and I noticed last moment. Got through it and the car seems ok but now when I start her up from cold it makes a horrible noise. Might need a new starter motor.
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Couldnt beleive this was your car when i read it! sorry to hear the bad news, gutting! good luck with the new car hunt mate.
Well its all over now for the ibiza well for me any how. Insurance company paid out and after a bit of haggling we settled on a pay out of £5250 
a sweeter end to a really shitty week. i was really surprised by the 1st offer of 4800 and was expecting it to be a lot lower. insurance valuer was very friendly and helpful and seemed genuinely interested in getting me the best price he could. Car has been taken away by salvage company now and was a sad site to se it go.
but its time to move on up. gonne get a bigger car so looking at Leon Cupra R's or audi s3's now.
was a joy to own the ibiza and it was a really good car to me. also sold on my Revo ecu, coilovers, wheels, blue flame exhaust and have cd changer to sell.
so should set me up ok for a new car.
a sweeter end to a really shitty week. i was really surprised by the 1st offer of 4800 and was expecting it to be a lot lower. insurance valuer was very friendly and helpful and seemed genuinely interested in getting me the best price he could. Car has been taken away by salvage company now and was a sad site to se it go.but its time to move on up. gonne get a bigger car so looking at Leon Cupra R's or audi s3's now.
was a joy to own the ibiza and it was a really good car to me. also sold on my Revo ecu, coilovers, wheels, blue flame exhaust and have cd changer to sell.
so should set me up ok for a new car.
Good stuff mate, glad to here things have got a bit sweeter now. A guy I work with has bought a W reg S3 and it's a very nice motor (Pains me to say this as he's a d1ck). Keep us updated with what you get. Will you be sticking to VAG group cars?
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yeh will probably stick to vag group cars. dont really like anything else just now. dont like the running cost of an evo or scooby. BMW i just dont like the image of. so will likely be audi or seat again.
my mate also jsut bought a y plate S3 it gorgeous. really like them and they look so good inside. but then again i like the LCR
also had a look at civic type R's which i also like. but i do like the torque of a turbo car.
i'l keep you's posted
what a bummer! i avoid puddles at all cost i dont even splash the people walking by no more im kidding never do that! im sure even if they write it off that 5/6k can buy u another cupra
im kidding never do that! im sure even if they write it off that 5/6k can buy u another cupra 
U still can get your car fixed mate, my dads mondeo 2001 176k mileage had a shunt up the backside and some company called who was not in any connection to do with his insurance company made the people pay out for his car which they had written it off with over 5.6k worth of damage and the car was only valued at 2.3k. If you want il speak to him tonight and get the name of the company who done it!
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