Birty

Well thats very decent of them :D

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May i ask where they are based I live right on the east Coast of Suffolk

RESCUEMYCAR.COM Give the above a try - Rescue My Car . Com About £44 for Roadside / Home & Recovery I dont think you can beat it? We have 3 cars in our household & all oare covered by them - we have only needed to call them out once when my Daughters KA broke down. They came out within 40mins & decided they could not fix it due to the power steering pump exploding & a recovery truck turned up 1hr later & bourght the KA + my daughter & her 3 friends home. The cover is for the car only (i think only the AA & RAC cover the member) but every other provider covers the car. You are also limited to 3 call outs per 12months (i think you have got to be bloody unlucky to break down 4 times a year!!!!) Hope that helps

Hi Guys. Had it fitted this morning. I received a phone call from the branch manager yesterday who asked me a few more indepth questions than the national call centre did - which i was quite pleased about as he sounded as though he knew his stuff. I.E - did i want a Asahi or Pilkinton (it made no odds to him as he was billing my insurance company,) was the mirror fitted to the galss or head lining, has it got a heated element at the bottom, & was it a is200SE or Sport (apparently the tint is different in the SE & Sport.) Anyway - dropped the car off this morning & out came this lad who looked at my cracked screen to check the one they had ordered in was correct!!!! - which it was thank goodness, as the crack was now 14inchs long I was then asked to see the manager who told me that it would take 3 hours to fit (NOT 2 AS NORMAL) as they would be putting in more sealer than normal & removing the inner window post covers (this sounded good news to me) So there we go - one new asahi sreen fitted complete with new outer seel, no damage to paintwork or interior & as long as it does not leak - i am very pleased In summery Autoglass Ipswich seem ok to me & well worth a trip for anyone who takes care of their pride & joy & does not some spotty YTS boy with a set of screwdrivers anywhere within a hundred yards of their LEX

Hi Guys. Had a huge stone hit the corner of my is200 windscreen this morning - within 3 miles i had a 10 inch crack across the passengers side. Phoned my insurance company up when i got home this evening & they put me through to AutoGlass The lady at the call centre said they did not have any in stock but if it was a roadside emergency they could get one in 4hrs!!!!! As i could still use the car, she said it would better all round to have it fitted at the local depot rather than roadside anyway. She took my registration & then said she had booked the fitting at my local branch this satarday at 8am. What i want to know is there anything i need to look out for or be carefull off!!!!! I.E - will it be a genuine Lex screen or aftermarket!!, is my screen heated!!, is it tinted!! etc etc I just don't want to be fobbed off by some bloke telling me they are all exactly the same & it makes no difference, especially as i have to pay £60 excess. 52 Plate is200 SE Thanks Guys

Yes. Sorry prince you are 100% correct. CAT D = light damage

First of all - if you have any personal items, get down to the garage in question with proof of ownership & ask to get them out of the car - the following will explain why :- The garage will need to see how much the repair cost will add up to, which normally takes 48hrs to sort out - for instance if your car is worth 5K & the repairs come to 2K then they should repair it. But if the repairs come to over 2.5K then there is every chance they are going to write it off. If this happens your insurance company will write the car off & make you a market value offer. But before you even aggree to this offer ''DEMAND'' to see the engineers report of your car - because if there is no chassis damage it might be worth you buying the car back from you insurance company & accepting a smaller cash payment. This is where it turns into a bit of a mine field & if you need further details please IM me or if i get the time one day i will write it all down & prehaps someone might get the post pinned so others can see it. But in breif - if the car is written off, then it will no longer belong to you & the insurance company will take over the ownership (& THATS WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO GET ANY PERSONAL ITEMS OUT OF THE CAR STRAIGHT AWAY) If the car is written off, your insurance company will make you a cash offer for the car. NEVER ACCEPT THE FIRST OFFER because they will then make a better offer AND IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO WAIT EVEN LONGER turn the 2nd offer down as well. Your insurance company will then make a 3rd & final offer WHICH SOMETIMES CAN BE UP TO £500 MORE THAN THEIR 1ST OFFER However there is another option if the car is written off - & you really want to keep the car & have seen the engeineers report - you might want to consider getting it repaired yourself. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ITS GOING TO COST YOU FIRST. Because if you can get all the parts off ebay etc for say £500 & a local bodyshop tells you they can fit & paint them all for £500 you could be onto a winner. If this is the case, ask your insurace company how much it will cost to buy the car off them - if they say £1000 & they will also give you £3000 cash back towards the repairs etc, you could end up with your car back & a grand in your back pocket even after it has been repaired - but be aware that if you do this your car will have a cat C insurance repair written on the cars logbook Cat C = light damage / no chassis damage - so if you keep all the reecipts & ask the garage to take photos when they repair the car, you would have no problems selling the car ata later date. From the damage you have mentioned i am sure its a simple repair, but i just thought i would add the above in case the worst happens (BIRTY)

Yes you have a choice. Your insurer will have at least 3 different firms in your area & normally sends you to the one nearest to your address (but it is becomming more common to send you to the one that has the least work load at the moment) so you can ask for another company to do the work. Many Insurance companys have golden handshake deals with garages (i.e. the garage gets a set amount from the insurer, which in laymans terms means if you have a scratch on your bumper the garage gets paid £500 or if you have multiple pannel damage the garage still only gets £500 + parts of course AND THE LATEST TREND (''GOD HELP US'') is the insurance company owns the bodyshop - different names but still owned by the insurance company. For instance - Nationwide Body repair centers are owned by a huge major insurance company Last but not least - you can insist on having the work carried out at a garage of your own choice - but you will have to get the quote yourself which must be no more expensive than the recomended repairer quoted + send this quote off yourself, wait for your insurance company to contact your own garage in writing with confirmation that the invoice will be paid & last but not least, you might loose the free loan car option & the repair work will only be guarenteed for 12 months instead of the normal 3 years.

Lennylexus - you got it in one (tighter than a Gladiators Thong thats me) Wozza - Spot on (i want the one with the lid & i want it cheap) As for the dead cheap lex - no i think i paid bang on what it is worth if not a couple of hundred over the top (but it is a gooden)

Just sent you a IM Lazboy (First Dibs on it if its the right price)

Thanks for repling to my IM wildybeast Got the Pics you emailed me & here they are :-

Nope linky still not working (but thanks for trying)

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Linky above not working But it sounds a good idea - look forward to seeing the pics

It's confirmed then - The worlds gone mad :o . £85 for a bit of plastic :tsktsk: & only £20 more for a state of the art sat nav syetem. I mean ''someone is making some good money here'' I appreciate the cost is £85, & even though i can afford it - i just can't force my hand to go to my wallet & get the credit card for that. Prehaps i am getting old (or tighter than a gladiators spandex thong) but that just seems crazy to me. YES I REALLY WANT ONE - but can live without it. Might even have a go at making one myself - (sticky back plastic, couple of fairy liquid bottles, PVA glue, shoe box, & a couple of gate hinges) YES IVE GOT ALL THAT LYING ABOUT, WISH ME LUCK

Anyone got any ideas where i can get a dashboard tray/box for my is200 - (the one with the lid that sits over the top center air vents) I have seen one on ebay for £85 but that seems quite expensive for a bit of plastic + they are saying that its on back order & won't be dispatched till August ! I have seen a couple on my travels (i think one might of been a genuine Lex & the other made by a company called JRM) Any help, part numbers & prices much appreciated - as i need somewhere to store my TomTom

Thats crazy, i reckon it must be down to things like - where you live / where the car is kept during the day & night / mileage & no doubt a whole host of other silly bits & bobs. I know that i change insurers every year - my current company want £400 & the cover is worse - so how do they expect me to stay with them when i can save £220 & have a smaller excess & other benifits.

Easy enough to repair. If you were to buy a 2nd hand door - you have the cost of buying it & then its got to be in mint condition & exactly the same colour as the one you are taking off, otherwise not only will you need it painting - but there is every chance the body shop will insist that they paint the rear door & wing for a 100% colour match. So i would go for the repair - a good bodyshop will remove the door, grind out the damaged area & weld the split. Then fill with fillar, prime & paint. The only trouble i can think of is the paint around the windows is almost mirror finish (i belive it's black no matter what colour is200 you have) - so the garage might need to paint the top of the other door as well to get a good match. I would think your looking at around £250 i know that might seem expensive but there is probally about 5hrs work involved + materials/paint & the dredded VAT So if you can get a mint exact colour door for under that, then go for it. If i can be of any further help, please IM me (ive got almost 10 years pannel beating/spraying exprience) so always happy to offer any help/advice that i can

Thats a weight of my mind - thanks for that info chaps. Like i say - the seller is genuine (Trades on Autotrader) & i even spoke to the lady that traded it in to him whilst i was thinking of buying it - so i know everything is in order. Prehaps i should just be a little more patient in this world of want want want!

Hi Guys Just a quick question? I bought my is200 (twenty four days ago) but still no V5 has arrived in the post. I did contact the seller yesterday (just to check he had sent it off) & he said he did it within 48hrs. I do have the small green part & a full bill of sale for the car & trust the seller 100% - but if it has got lost in the system/post somewhere, does anyone know how easy it will be for me to get another one & how long should i leave it before i contact the DVLA + is there any cost involved even though it's not my fault. I know it's only been 24 days & about 5 of them have been weekends & bank holidays, but in my past experience V5's normally arrive in 2-3 weeks max?????????????????

Yeah no problem - it was the RAC

Thats Great news - thanx Quote came in at £186 fully comp protected for me & the wife to drive with a £150 excess - not bad for a couple of old duffers aged 39

Hi guys It's insurance renewal time - please can someone confirm what type of alarm & imobilizer my year 2002 : 52plate is200se has! Are they standard factory fit! Standard Factory Cat1 or Cat2 fit Or other Any help appreciated as i need these details because it might change the price i have been quoted.

Don't know if this helps but :- 1) Underneath the parcel shelf light is a big hole 2) my new spoiler has LED's in it - all i did was remove the parcel shelf light, took the electrical connector off & simply push the 2 spoiler wires into the connector (HEY PRESTO SPOILER LIGHT WORKED & NO DASH WARNING) 3) I then cut the pacel shelf wires & joined the spoiler wires to them (HEY PRESTO BOTH THE PARCEL SHELF LIGHT & SPOILER LIGHT WORKED & STILL NO DASH WARNING LIGHT) 4) After looking at it & asking a couple of people weather the car looked better with just the spoiler light or both lights - i decided to have them both working as it looked better + with 4 brake lights in the back you do stand more chance of someone behind notice you are slowing down.