Shada

Looking on eBay the headlight and drl are going to be a scary price! Ive kinda guessed around 3k for repair. Though looking at the pictures again I suspect the steering on the front right may have suffered more than origeonaly thought.

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insurance cats have changed in the last year its now cat n or cat s. cat n non structural or cat s structural. although how they grade them is a joke. a car well hit can still be cat n and a car with a scrape on the front and rear bumper can be cat s as they class it hit front and rear. any car with a door boot or bonnet that wont open is automaticly cat s even if its just a stuck latch! the lexus we bought is cat s as the bonnet is stuck. most cars ive scourced for family have been damaged repaired, the retail value takes such a drop and they are often honest cars so theres a bargain to be had provided they are properly repaired. ive never known any issue insuring a cat car and the premium isnt affected. however if they ever get hit again the payout is less just like the retail value. im not bothered about this as if i have this car finnished for 6 or 7k less than retail and it does get hit again the payout will still cover more than what the car cost us and would allow me to go for yet another salvage.

IT may well be written off due to the price of replacing that rear panel. Lexus will want to replace the full panel. However it's a straight forward repair if you were to buy it salvage from the insurers.

Agreed. It should be law that if drl's are fitted they must activate front and rear!

Thanks to all. Really can't wait for the car to arrive. Regretting telling the transport company that I was in no rush.

The auto is the only thing putting her off the car, she has only driven one auto before when I needed picked up and an auto merc was the only car with keys at home, she didn't like it as she was braking with her left foot and confused herself! il do my best to upload picks from the iPad when it arrives. being in the trade I've seen how cars fold! If i was to be in a head on id prefer to be in the volvo. she is still in her 20's so fair enough style over comfort and safety it is (just like her shoes) tbh I'm just glad we are not spending stupid money on an over priced over rated un relayable fashion statement of an audi wich every corner you turn another one passes driven by a chav in dept to their eyeballs paying for the thing and thinking they are gods gift!

Thankyou both for the warm welcome and swift replies. Firstly I'm not very tech savvy and don't know how to post photos. the car was purchased through a friends copart account so not seen it in the flesh yet myself. im a mechanic by trade so repairs to it will be through my contacts within the trade and will be to my standard therefore won't be concerned about bodge repairs on the cheap! the car was bought to replace my wife's 12 year old vectra diesel, a car we owned for 5 years and had great service from. if it were mine it would have been on the buisness insurance and I wouldn't have asked about the change. i personally am a Volvo fan through and through, my wife wanted an Audi (over my dead body) and I fancied an s60 r design, (she said she wasn't old enough to drive a Volvo yet) She mentioned she seen a Lexus pass a few times on her commute to work and really liked how it looked and being in the trade I really didn't feel a modern diesel would be a good idea for our use, compermise and here we are😀 (My friend had an is200 and I loved it) i still have an early s60 and a 2011 v70 Volvo as my own daily driver but they get beat stupid with work towing and taking dogs out, the Lexus il only drive maby once a month but my wife will use it every day.

Hello new to the forum and just bought our first hybrid. its a 2015 65 plate with 29k and just won the auction from a salvage company. it has been damaged at the front but that's not a concern as I think at the price it will cost a lot less repaired than buying a retail one. having never driven one before I can't wait for it to arrive, hopefully will be here in a week or two and can start repairs over the Christmas holidays. few questions may follow however my first question is how did your insurance premiums fair from moving from a diesel to hybrid for anyone who has done so?