Grovey in the wars almost lost her

Cable Tie · 14th October 2018, 17:50

Not many know but 4 weeks ago grovey was hit whilst in a car park by a drunken female who drove off without stopping,we were in the carvery just about to leave when this lovely couple came and asked if anyone owned a nice shine orange,that was enough for me yes I said,they explained what they saw and off we trotted to survey the damage,well I was empty inside,n/s wing bumper and bonnet damaged,along with headlight scratched,I rang the police to which they deployed the troops to catch her as they did,after she’d hit four more vehicles on route to her abode,from being arrested at 11,20pm fri night she was breathalyser sat at 1pm to be found over the dad limit still,so she did admit liability as I had witnesses etc,so on Sunday I was given a brand new 92 mile old bmw 318i tourer 1.5 turbo petrol in white,very nice but not my grovey,Tuesday morning came and so did repair company who was very surprised on condition and colour of her,after a few good stern words from me she was loaded and on her way,with a signed bit of paper saying she will not be released unless it’s to me under no uncertain terms was I going to lose her,three days later their loss adjuster told me she was beyond economical repair,my heart sank,I just had to sit and wait,all weekend like a cat on a hot tin roof,Monday came then so did the insurers engineers,well after I told him she wasn’t being written off we came to an agreement of cash to fix her and her back at no charge,well I could’ve hugged him if he was in the room and he told me he wasn’t looking forward to settling as he thaught I was gonna be harder work than what I was,so she goes in on this fri 20th for 5-7 days then home cleaned as much as I can for the nec which hopefully she will make,so the moral to my story is stand by your decision and stand up for what you want,I hope it hasn’t bored you but I’m so happy to be part of this forum and share a positive insurance story cheers

Rick-sta · 14th October 2018, 17:56

Fantastic news mate glad it's getting sorted

Know what it's like waiting for that call from the insurance engineer to see what they're going to decide on. Sounds like the insurer you were dealing with was more willing to help you out, had to have a right go at the insurer of the guy who hit my Typhoon in Jan this year before they agreed to send me a payment of how much I wanted for the repairs.

At least on the bright side Orange Grove is much cheaper per litre than Typhoon !

Where is the work being done? at a garage of your choice or one the insurer uses?

marinabrian · 14th October 2018, 18:05

So the third bonnet and bumper for Grovey awaits

It'll be like a new car soon

keithst24 · 14th October 2018, 18:13

Good to here that news mate, stunning motor ..... I may pop to NEC to have a butchers

Cable Tie · 14th October 2018, 18:14

My choice rick I’ve provided the parts they’re doing the rest it’s having both wings done as there’s a nasty stonechip on the drivers wing top so hopefully it’ll be as good as she was or better.

Rick-sta · 14th October 2018, 18:18

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Originally Posted by Cable Tie

My choice rick I’ve provided the parts they’re doing the rest it’s having both wings done as there’s a nasty stonechip on the drivers wing top so hopefully it’ll be as good as she was or better.

Good stuff mate well done on the outcome

seems bad at first but all works out in the end

phatfiesta75 · 14th October 2018, 18:20

Good for you matey, glad there's an happy ending for you and your stunner of a car! Hmm.....is the orange colour custom? Cause I think it looks so nice and unique 😍
Cheers ste

macafee2 · 14th October 2018, 18:26

good news. When you want the car always good to have it repaired

macafee2

Rick-sta · 14th October 2018, 18:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by phatfiesta75

Good for you matey, glad there's an happy ending for you and your stunner of a car! Hmm.....is the orange colour custom? Cause I think it looks so nice and unique 😍
Cheers ste

Its a monogram colour and from memory i think the ztt is 1 of very few orange grove tourers

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suzublu · 14th October 2018, 18:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by phatfiesta75

Good for you matey, glad there's an happy ending for you and your stunner of a car! Hmm.....is the orange colour custom? Cause I think it looks so nice and unique 😍
Cheers ste

14th October 2018, 17:50	#1
Cable Tie Regional Secretary Orange grove ztt cdti Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Torquay Posts: 2,408 Thanks: 2,297 Thanked 1,381 Times in 818 Posts	Grovey in the wars almost lost her Not many know but 4 weeks ago grovey was hit whilst in a car park by a drunken female who drove off without stopping,we were in the carvery just about to leave when this lovely couple came and asked if anyone owned a nice shine orange,that was enough for me yes I said,they explained what they saw and off we trotted to survey the damage,well I was empty inside,n/s wing bumper and bonnet damaged,along with headlight scratched,I rang the police to which they deployed the troops to catch her as they did,after she’d hit four more vehicles on route to her abode,from being arrested at 11,20pm fri night she was breathalyser sat at 1pm to be found over the dad limit still,so she did admit liability as I had witnesses etc,so on Sunday I was given a brand new 92 mile old bmw 318i tourer 1.5 turbo petrol in white,very nice but not my grovey,Tuesday morning came and so did repair company who was very surprised on condition and colour of her,after a few good stern words from me she was loaded and on her way,with a signed bit of paper saying she will not be released unless it’s to me under no uncertain terms was I going to lose her,three days later their loss adjuster told me she was beyond economical repair,my heart sank,I just had to sit and wait,all weekend like a cat on a hot tin roof,Monday came then so did the insurers engineers,well after I told him she wasn’t being written off we came to an agreement of cash to fix her and her back at no charge,well I could’ve hugged him if he was in the room and he told me he wasn’t looking forward to settling as he thaught I was gonna be harder work than what I was,so she goes in on this fri 20th for 5-7 days then home cleaned as much as I can for the nec which hopefully she will make,so the moral to my story is stand by your decision and stand up for what you want,I hope it hasn’t bored you but I’m so happy to be part of this forum and share a positive insurance story cheers __________________ Dreams do come true

14th October 2018, 17:56	#2
Rick-sta This is my second home MG ZT 2.0 CDTI+ in Typhoon, MG TF 135 in Typhoon & Rover 75 Connoisseur CDTI SE in Pearl Black Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Norfolk Posts: 7,532 Thanks: 2,718 Thanked 2,827 Times in 1,462 Posts	Fantastic news mate glad it's getting sorted Know what it's like waiting for that call from the insurance engineer to see what they're going to decide on. Sounds like the insurer you were dealing with was more willing to help you out, had to have a right go at the insurer of the guy who hit my Typhoon in Jan this year before they agreed to send me a payment of how much I wanted for the repairs. At least on the bright side Orange Grove is much cheaper per litre than Typhoon ! Where is the work being done? at a garage of your choice or one the insurer uses? __________________ How to retrofit Cruise Control on a diesel with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to retrofit heated electric memory seats with no OEM wiring in place: Link How to operate FBH and ATC via text Link How to restore cloudy projector headlights Link

14th October 2018, 18:13	#4
keithst24 This is my second home X Power Grey MGZT 180+ Auto... Bumble & 1.8T Odessey Rover 75 Contemporary SE manual Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Reigate Posts: 5,375 Thanks: 2,254 Thanked 1,801 Times in 1,403 Posts	Good to here that news mate, stunning motor ..... I may pop to NEC to have a butchers __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Bumble Membership Number 35478 Born Monday, 16th June 2003 @ 14:30:35 This vehicle was the 9,196th ZT to run off the production line, out of 18,894 This vehicle was the 576th ZT 180 + to be made out of 828 This vehicle was the 871st ZT in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 3,143 XPower Grey ZTs

14th October 2018, 18:14	#5
Cable Tie Regional Secretary Orange grove ztt cdti Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Torquay Posts: 2,408 Thanks: 2,297 Thanked 1,381 Times in 818 Posts	My choice rick I’ve provided the parts they’re doing the rest it’s having both wings done as there’s a nasty stonechip on the drivers wing top so hopefully it’ll be as good as she was or better. __________________ Dreams do come true

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14th October 2018, 18:05	#3
marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	So the third bonnet and bumper for Grovey awaits It'll be like a new car soon

14th October 2018, 18:20	#7
phatfiesta75 Loves to post rover 75 2.0 cdti connoisseur se Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: warrington Posts: 475 Thanks: 223 Thanked 91 Times in 85 Posts	Good for you matey, glad there's an happy ending for you and your stunner of a car! Hmm.....is the orange colour custom? Cause I think it looks so nice and unique 😍 Cheers ste

14th October 2018, 18:26	#8
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,904 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	good news. When you want the car always good to have it repaired macafee2