4 week old prado.. Backed into :-(

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

So i was sitting at a set of lights today in my 4 week old prado altitude and an AusGrid truck reversed into me because he figured he was to far into the intersection. Lucky only the front bar is damaged.. Side quarter panels and bonnet/grill all ok.

[Smithy - 120 D4D Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Smithy - 120 D4D]

Bugger! Pretty unlucky for that to happen. Hope it gets fixed quickly for you.

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

Yeah, next Wednesday... Funny thing is that the car is booked in for arb bar mid month... So they are going to cut the new bar to pieces anyway.

[Smithy - 120 D4D Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Smithy - 120 D4D]

Maybe you could do a deal with the insurance co and save yourself some dollars at the same time...?

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Yeah Id go along with Smithy's post and ask the question. I reckon a new front bar, plus reo behind it (if its bent), plus R&R and spray cost would be half the cost of a steel bulbar ?? No harm in asking........Cheers Steve

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

Yeah, I probably should have done some wheeling and dealing, but being so new I want to make sure everything is 100% - especially for warranty etc. my insurance company already approved it and I booked it in for Wednesday to get fixed.

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Fair enough.....Bet your extremely happy it was only the plastic bar and not the guards etc, you would have been extremely pissed, well I would have been anyway.....Cheers Steve

[GTX Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close GTX]

Much sadness :-(

[slimf Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close slimf]

Yes.... And if I wasn't sick with manflu I would be finding solace at the bottom of a JD single Barrel bottle.

[M3R Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close M3R]

Maybe not too late to do a deal with the insurance co?

[RanJ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close RanJ]

Don't lay manflu Stop you from the JD barrel... cures what ails ya!

[The Alberto Member Find all posts View Profile Close The Alberto]

Who is doing the repair? If they can source and fit an ARB bar it is easier to "do a deal" with them and leave the insurer out of it. If the Insurance Company is already paying the repairer to fix the damage (say $1500), and the bar is say $2,500 - The repairer lodges the quotes to fix back to standard as per normal to the insurer, who in turn pays the agreed amount and then you pay the difference to the repairer and drive away with a discounted bar. All legit. I did this with my last car, I was thinking of fitting an ARB rear step towbar to my ute. I got rear ended (minor) the repairer quoted to fix back to standard and deducted this amount from the cost of the rear bar. I drove away with a rear bar for $450. Believe me, if you try and involve the insurer it will just get messy.

PS - Insurance Agent by trade..........

[Corigator Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Corigator]

I agree with "the Alberto" I did a deal with my repairer and paid an extra $500 for the bar instead of a bumper - a bargain. I do have a good relationship with him though as he does a lot of work for our company.

[JKAF Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close JKAF]

"The Alberto" is right.
Some dill run into the back of my rig recently (second time in 4 years, different drivers).
Instead of replacing it with the plastic one I worked it our with the repairer and had an MCC wheel carrier purchased instead (no arms).
I payed the difference which was much less than buying it later.

[RanJ Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close RanJ]

"The Alberto" is right.
Some dill run into the back of my rig recently (second time in 4 years, different drivers).
Instead of replacing it with the plastic one I worked it our with the repairer and had an MCC wheel carrier purchased instead (no arms).
I payed the difference which was much less than buying it later.

Did you remember to thank the dill afterwards? lol