Gunter on the grass...

[Golf Loon]

The Cabrio is surely fixable, just lots of work.
Make sure you buy it back if it ends up as an insurance job.

Let us know about the Gunter ressurection too.

[gtimk5]

Thanks loon, will be in touch mate, and hope 2007 is good for you mate

[blackgti1.8]

Ugh - thanks Andrew.
Sounds ugly

I agree with Matt that scapping it is a shame, but fixing it does sound a challenge - welding a new new front end on not an option?

Glad for the sake of your daughter that the Golf did make the (likely) ultimate sacrifice though.

Hope that 2007 is kinder to the Robinson household

[gtimk5]

I really think that the insurance company will write it off. My intention is to buy it back and repair it. I have a complet front end sitting in the shed, from the seats forward but I would prefer to straight it. It does have a bit of rust in the rhf which will get repaired in time. Cheers, Andrew

[Golf Loon]

I`d pin the insurance company down to a salvage value and get them to sell it straight back to you

[gtimk5]

Yes Loon, on our contract I have 1st option. Its insured for a lot more than I paid for it too. Should be fine there Cheers

[Golf Loon]

Yes Loon, on our contract I have 1st option. Its insured for a lot more than I paid for it too. Should be fine there Cheers

Nice. Thats the way to do it

[gtimk5]

Bought the cab for $1100 with a crook head gasket and radiator. It also had numerous electrical faults so I replaced the fuse box and wiring harness. Also fitted Konis. The thing went so well with all the GTI running gear (std). I replaced the hub and guard at home and drove it into work. Didnt feel any different to before the accident but its running a fair bit of neg camber on the rhf. And with the front skew whiff, its very hard to close the bonnet. BOOO....
It wouldnt take too much to pull it. As I say, she was lucky she didn't cop it in the door. The lower sill panel thickness is about 5 times thicker on the cab compared to the normal golf but she was hit higher than that. As it was, she wacked her head on the window pretty hard.
Cheers, Andrew

[DubSteve]

Ouch thats nasty hopefully shes OK. Damn people will they ever learn.

Andrew was the car fully insured or third party? Because when I had my accident my vr6 was only 3rd party and it was a ride off t-boned right into my door. I got the car back free, and I got paid out for it by the other company.

[gtimk5]

Hi Steve, yes, it is fully insured so we should be ok there. I should be able to get the quotes organised tomorrow and we can find out what the next move is then.
It was actually her fault. She only had her licence for 5 weeks and she locked up the brakes at an intersection in a very heavy downpour. I had taught her to go non and off the brake pedal in that situation , which she did but each time it locked up. We hadnt had rain for over a month and that particular intersection is notorious for oils ect. No excuses though, she meast up and has learnt a lesson. I also thinkl that 13 inch wheeels are more prone to aquaplanning as welland I nearly got caught out in the cabrio in 2005 driving it in the winter while waiting for the Mk5 to arrive. I fitted new tyres to it before my daughter got her licence.
Anyway, its workout day for Gunter tomorrow too!!!!