Extensive hail damage

[Tigger]

Hi Guys!
Glad things worked out well!

Now you can enjoy the fun of picking up a new one again! That thrill of buying a new car never wears off.

Hey out of interest, what was your VIN number...so that we can keep an eye out for a "bargain low kms" mk6 for sale on some sort of internet car sale site!! Bet they re-register it too so it doesnt have any link to you.

All the best for the rest of this year...and let us know when the new one is due!

[Swallowtail]

Good stuff Nic, glad to hear it went OK.

[nicandlance]

Which page does it say that on Nic ?

I didn't read that here. I was told by the sales manager at Burwin.
I rang them to see if they had damaged cars (they are not too far from us), and to ask what was happening with those that were. (That and a few other questions regarding repairs).
He said that this incident had put the wait back 25 weeks.
Not sure whether this is correct, but I know I am one of several around here that have had cars badly damaged. I guess it makes sense that there would be extra orders...

[triode12]

Good excuse now to upgrade to the new GTI. Looks like you deserve a treat after all that has happened to you.

[nicandlance]

Hi Rufus, my tsi was written off yesterday...

Took it out to Preston (AAMI) assessment centre, and it was all very quick and painless.
People were lovely - very helpful, very efficient!

We got there half an hour early and pulled up at the door of the warehouse. The guy at the door knew exactly who we were, and guided us into this huge warehouse where dozens of cars were lined up for assessment.

Someone came up and ran us through what was going to happen.
They had paint-less dent removal people shining lights over cars to see if they could be repaired, and initially it appeared as though they were going to work their way up the line to us.
(I have to tell you, I was pretty nervous at this stage)

We'd been there all but 5 minutes, when a guy came up and introduced himself as an assessor. In his next breath he said 'this cars going to heaven'.
I have to tell you, I breathed a BIG sigh of relief. As much as I loved my car, I had grave doubts that it would ever be the same.... it was pretty bad. I think I would have had about 50-70 dents on the roof alone.

He gave us a couple of bags to put any personal items in (I took my floor mats), and they had a taxi for us within ten minutes. Went home and had a wine......

I know I will probably have a big wait now for a replacement... but I think it will be worth it!

Good luck with yours Rufus - let us know how you go!

[roy]

congrats!

hope there'll be your spec around here...order would take a long long time...

[nicandlance]

Good excuse now to upgrade to the new GTI. Looks like you deserve a treat after all that has happened to you.

Would be nice but don't think that will happen
We were stretching it to buy the 118 tsi, but have to say that we were really happy with it. Quiet, zippy and smooth - loved it.

Would be good if AAMI upgraded to the gti because no stock was around to match our criteria, but that's dreaming.
Just pleased I didn't have to stress about a dodgy job being done on the car I had....
A nice fresh tsi (maybe even a different colour), will be great. I'm happy!
It will be worth the long, but frustrating wait!

[MaccaTSI]

Hi Nic,

Just wanted to say good luck with everything, glad you're getting a good result from the insurance company!

[Spook]

Good result Nic. Now you can rest a little easier.

Just make sure that any new car you (or AAMI) source is not repaired out of a dealer's yard, or you could end up with what you wanted to avoid in the first place - a repaired Golf.

[nicandlance]

No chance! I'll be tracking my new one like i did my last!