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30-08-05, 04:26 PM
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Crash Repair Estimate
I got the estimate for the repairs on my bike in the post this morning. It comes to a grand total of £1504
 For basicaly plastics. Write off or not? Im sure the bike is worth more than that, its a k1, 02reg, imported, 650s. What do you think guys?Thanx Dan |
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30-08-05, 06:39 PM
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quite easy to be a write off, for 2k you can get a k1 bike i think.
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30-08-05, 06:40 PM
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Generally speaking a vehicle will be a total loss, (a write off), when the repair costs exceed 2/3 of the the value.
So, roughly speaking, the repair being £1500, if your bike is valued at £2250 or less it'll be written off.
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30-08-05, 08:38 PM
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ooo - if it's a write off you can buy it cheap for salvage and streetfighter it... and then get another one too...
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