Hi there fellow Ozbargainers,
I would like to ask for advice from people who have dealt with buying or selling hail damaged cars recently. I have a Renault Kangoo 2004 insured for $9300 in Queensland, which I took in for inspection today and AAMI decided it will be written off. It only has superficial damage all around, nothing dramatic. They gave me two options, one is to leave the car there and put $8700 in my bank account after $600 excess, or I could keep the car and they would deduct a further $1750 which they thought would be the value of the car. It has no other damages or major issues, but they said they would only cover me for third party insurance after the write off and I would need to go to Queensland Transport to get a RWC (which would cost $60). I know I would need new tyres to get it passed but not sure about the rest. That's all they said over there and they gave me 2 days to think about it but then I came home I have read the other thread ( https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/174327 ) to find out a write off inspection which would cost me around $435. AAMI did not mention this to me over there and I am not sure in what situations this inspection would apply. I will call QLD Transport tomorrow but I also wanted to get your ideas as I have never been into a situation like this before. What are the pros and cons would be about buying this vehicle back? What other costs should I expect? What is the likelihood of selling this car in future and do you think if it would be possible at all to get it covered with comprehensive insurance again by any other provider? I appreciate all your input, thanks a lot!
So you will have a workable small van for around $2500? Not too bad