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Was fully comp, so expected to get all the money back on it (roughly £5000-£250 excess), but was only offered £2000....was not happy at all Leese said:when your car is a right off, and you sort of want to know roughly what you'll get back on the insurance, someone told me there is a list on the net, and a book anyone know the link or what the book may be called please??
does that make sense?
have a look in WH SMIths in one of them car guides, and it'll tell you what the highest-low price yr cars worth. it prob wont be anything near what yr insurers will pay out tho, but will give u an indication.
Morbyd
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In the US, the "write-off" value is usually based on the blue book value of the car. That's the value assigned in the book that all the auto dealerships use. You can find it here:
Kelly blue book:
http://www.kbb.com/
National Association of Auto Dealers
http://www.nadaguides.com/autohome2.aspx?Lnk=1&wSec=10&wPr=0&wPg=2111
I'm not sure how well that translates to the UK, given that they are different markets, but it might give you a basic idea.
Kelly blue book:
http://www.kbb.com/
National Association of Auto Dealers
http://www.nadaguides.com/autohome2.aspx?Lnk=1&wSec=10&wPr=0&wPg=2111
I'm not sure how well that translates to the UK, given that they are different markets, but it might give you a basic idea.
weloveliam@space
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The insurance companies rarely offer book price, but the book you want is Glasses guide.
If you let me know the car and year I'll give you an idea. (I'm a dealer (of cars))
If you let me know the car and year I'll give you an idea. (I'm a dealer (of cars))
(for Leese)Morbyd said:You sure you got that model number right? In 1999, there is no such modelLeese said:thanks for the info people
liam I'm not sure of the year of it, but it was a Mercedes SL 320, think at a guess maybe 99
dont listen to me, I'm just a girl, I'm not totally sure on the year
Leese said:when your car is a right off, and you sort of want to know roughly what you'll get back on the insurance, someone told me there is a list on the net, and a book anyone know the link or what the book may be called please??
does that make sense?
Oh dear Leese! What you done?
Are you ok tho? Cars can be replaced but not Leese's
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N8
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Must have taken a lot to write off one of those,hope you're ok Leese (or your fella if he was driving!) they're built like tanks...the 90's SL series was the last Merc to be built decently/completely over engineered.
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N8
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Morbyd said:You sure you got that model number right? In 1999, there is no such modelLeese said:thanks for the info people
liam I'm not sure of the year of it, but it was a Mercedes SL 320, think at a guess maybe 99
Leese, you're not going made, there certainly was an SL320 in '99
Morbyd
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Never mind... it's 1997. Last year of that model.Morbyd said:You sure you got that model number right? In 1999, there is no such modelLeese said:thanks for the info people
liam I'm not sure of the year of it, but it was a Mercedes SL 320, think at a guess maybe 99
Do you know how much mileage you had?
If you use 90000 miles, you get an average retail value of $22,900, or a little over 12.5k pounds.
weloveliam@space
Active Member
Leese said:thanks for the info people
liam I'm not sure of the year of it, but it was a Mercedes SL 320, think at a guess maybe 99
If you pm me all the details ie. year and plate (t or v reg), exact model and mileage, I'll let you know top and bottom book. But like i say they rarely offer book. So what you will have to do is find an equivalent car for sale and show them that you can't replace it with the PALTRY offer they are offering.
let me know and good luck.
Ps are you alright ?? (obviously the car isn't)
Morbyd said:You sure you got that model number right? In 1999, there is no such modelLeese said:thanks for the info people
liam I'm not sure of the year of it, but it was a Mercedes SL 320, think at a guess maybe 99
There is according to Glasses.
Tried the site but wouldn't bring a price up. You have to pay for result too.
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N8
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Morbyd...the UK market had different variants...the SL320 went on two/three more years after it ended in the US i think
Leese, UK costs/values for your car assuming it was a 99 on an S are
about £16,000 from a garage
about £15,000 private sale for average miles/good condition
about £12,000 for a shitter
about £14,000 p/x value.
You need to find adverts for loads of identical cars to yours and send them to the indurance co to prove how much it was worth. don't accept their first, or second offers, hold out for a good price.
Leese, UK costs/values for your car assuming it was a 99 on an S are
about £16,000 from a garage
about £15,000 private sale for average miles/good condition
about £12,000 for a shitter
about £14,000 p/x value.
You need to find adverts for loads of identical cars to yours and send them to the indurance co to prove how much it was worth. don't accept their first, or second offers, hold out for a good price.