"Charles C." wrote:
>
> johannes wrote:
> >
> > "Charles C." wrote:
> >> johannes wrote:
> >>> "Charles C." wrote:
> >>>> johannes wrote:
> >>>>> I had convinced myself that I had parked in the middle box of
three between
> >>>>> pillars and that it was OK the swing the Saab out. Unfortunately I
was wrong,
> >>>>> doh!. Maybe it was because the pillar had reflective steel wrapped
around it
> >>>>> like a mirror, so you didn't notice it in the side mirror. My mind
must have
> >>>>> been wondering astray. Extensive damage to near side front
passenger door, but
> >>>>> nothing beyond. Side mirror sheared off of course.
> >>>> :-(
> >>>>
> >>>> Similar happened to a friend two days ago (but not on a saab)
> >>>>
> >>>> Find local botch up garage (for respray job);
> >>>> Find used door from another saab ... I was looking yesterday on
ebay
> >>>> quite a few 9000's the age of yours. See if there is one near you
...
> >>>> buy the complete door and replace/respray.
> >>>>
> >>>> I am sorry for your bad news.
> >>>>
> >>>> Charles
> >>> Yes, good idea. My natural instinct was to call up my fully
comprehensive
> >>> insurance, LOL!, but was told that there would be a GBP 575 excess
plus 2
> >>> years loss of NCB!
> >> That is a lot of excess ... I won't ask why but your excess is fixed
the
> >> time you bought your insurance. It does not change through the year.
> >>
> >> I could cope with the loss of CNB, but the excess charge
> >>> is plain silly. Secondly, It would have to go to the insurer's
repair shop,
> >>> which I somehow don't trust very much. It might even be totalled,
considering
> >>> how the insurer would view of the market value of a 15 year old car.
Chances
> >>> are that they would send me a cheque GBP 1000 less 575 less NCB and
then take
> >>> the car off me. Insurance = licence to print money IMO.
> >> I think the mirror alone might have been enough to make your car a
> >> write-off. I would say the car would be worth £500.
Next time I will switch to TPTF insurance; the comprehensive is really
useless at this stage.
> >> Whilst you don't have the passenger side mirror the car is classed as
> >> unroadworthy (it would not have passed an MOT) so look for a 2nd hand
> >> door asap.
> >
> > It might not pass MOT if not in original condition, but is it really
>
> a 2nd hand door is original, it is just 2nd hand.
>
> > unroadworthy? Older cars had only a rear view mirror. Sometimes a
> > "wing mirror", but that was a luxury item. I will of course fix the
> > car when I find the parts.
>
> I "believe" if the manufacturer has fitted a passenger mirror it has to
> be there. (I can be wrong tho). You know you can ask in the uk car
> groups but you may be flamed if you ask an MOT related question.
I guess it would fail MOT, but it just passed a couple of days ago
before the accident. But does a failed MOT necessarily mean that the
car is unroadworthy? I know e.g. that you are allowed to drive a MOT
failure if the car is safe and it is on the way to a repair shop.
Anyway, that is probably OT.
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