Extensive hail damage

[elisiX]

I dont mind the silver on the GTI (with 18' wheels).

Saw a stunning red GTI the other day in the bright sunlight and its blinding - in a good way

Congrats on the write off nicandlance.

[nicandlance]

Yes I like the red on the GTI - it's a bright snappy red, but not too keen on the tsi red... it's a bit browny looking. Not sure if I like it at all.

[Corey_R]

Tornado red looks better in real life than in photos. It always turns orange in photos.

I don't mind the TSI red, cause it's not meant to be the Tornado red

[JAYDEE]

I dont mind the silver on the GTI (with 18' wheels).

Saw a stunning red GTI the other day in the bright sunlight and its blinding - in a good way

Couldn't agree more.

[Spook]

Just don't grab a hammer and start creating your own dents. The assessors can tell the difference. I recall reading this story about a person who got caught out after one of the Sydney hail storms. He had dents on the sides of his car as well as the bonnet and roof. Which would have been just fine, as long as hail travel sideways.

On a different note, if I am looking to buy a new car in Melbourne right now, I would be nervous as to whether the car I am getting is brand spanking new or repaired by the dealer. The below article from the NSW Dept of Fair Trading may give some comfort, though I'm not sure if Victoria has the same protection.

Fair Trading victory in hail damage case
31 January 2007

Fair Trading Minister, Diane Beamer, said today consumers were the winners in the final chapter of a long and protracted investigation by Fair Trading into the conduct of Purnell Motors Pty Ltd.

The Supreme Court handed down its decision confirming the disciplinary action taken by the Commissioner for Fair Trading against Purnell’s for not advising customers who had purchased new cars that the cars had been damaged by hail and repaired.

“I am thrilled that finally the 19 purchasers of the damaged vehicles will be compensated with amounts varying from $5,327 to $7,311 each, a total of $114,695,” Ms Beamer said.

In December 2004, a hailstorm struck the Arncliffe area and caused hail damage to a number of new and demonstrator Volvo and Land Rover motor vehicles at the Purnell Motors car dealership in Arncliffe.

“Purnell’s repaired the damaged vehicles and then sold a number of them but failed to tell the customers of the damage,” Ms Beamer said.

“This is in breach of the Motor Dealers Act which obliges a dealer when advertising a new motor vehicle to declare certain types of damage and to advise customers of the damage before purchase.

Investigators from Fair Trading also found the dealer had not complied with other provisions of the Motor Dealers Act and the Fair Trading Act in a number of areas.

“Purnell’s advertised a number of vehicles that had already been sold and some vehicles were advertised at a price lower than the price the consumer paid,” Ms Beamer said.

Fair Trading also found that two customers were offered an inducement of a higher trade-in price for their own vehicles if they had their cars’ log books stamped, which meant that they were being asked to provide a false vehicle history.
Fair Trading sought compensation for the consumers based on the insurance claim lodged by Purnell’s and imposed a number of conditions on the company’s future conduct.

The dealer appealed the Commissioner’s Determination to the Supreme Court but yesterday the Court handed down its decision dismissing Purnell’s application.

“This result was a win for the customers of Purnell Motors and also sends a clear warning to other dealers to comply with the legislation and not to mislead customers.”

[nicandlance]

Im acually hoping they give me one thats on the way here. Then I wont have to worry about that

[nicandlance]

Just found out my Golf will be sold at Pickles Auctions (apparently all AAMI vehicles go there). They start auctioning off the cars from the 31st of March (my car is not listed there yet).
Wonder what it will go for?

[Dubya]

Thanks Dubya, Going down to AAMI today with all the paperwork for the car. Hoping to get the ball rolling as soon as possible because of the long wait I expect to be in for.
As far as I know, keeping the car was not an option. Perhaps there's just too many cars to deal with, so they're keen to get rid of them asap.

Not sure about silver.... I don't mind it but it's not a preferred colour. I did really like the white - but not sure if I will go for it again. Really wish Golfs came in a better range of colours!

I've had mostly white cars in the past myself.

Two years ago I had a white GT TDI on order which I canceled (it fell into the hands of a grateful member of this forum who was after what was a rare manual with 'roof and in white) before Mrs Dubya steered us into Der Silber Schnellzug (which in bright sunlight can sometimes be mistaken for white).

To her credit, apart from being a great drive (I did not expect her to allow me to purchase let alone insist I do so!), if we neglect the chamois, silver embarrasses us a lot less than any other colour of which I can think.

But white is nice, naturally . . . especially when it is gleaming . . .

Cheers

[SpeedBird]

Just found out my Golf will be sold at Pickles Auctions (apparently all AAMI vehicles go there). They start auctioning off the cars from the 31st of March (my car is not listed there yet).
Wonder what it will go for?

Follow it thru, everyone here is keen to know, then you know how much your written off car sold for, knowing that, you can work out the rough repair bill for it. That way the damage ' might ' exceeded the value of the 1 month old car.

[nicandlance]

Follow it thru, everyone here is keen to know, then you know how much your written off car sold for, knowing that, you can work out the rough repair bill for it. That way the damage ' might ' exceeded the value of the 1 month old car.

Just curious more than anything. Now it's been written off, it doesn't affect me either way.
New one on the way - they are supposed to call me next week sometime to discuss all the details. (Hopefully I might score one with something extra that I didn't have before!)