Thread: Australian insurance write offs

I did this a few years back with a 2011 Hilux that was written off because of a right front impact. All suspension on that corner had to be replaced and chassis had to be put on a chassis bed and straightened, certifier then decided it had to have a brand new radiator support panel put in as old one was repaired fine (very minimal damage) but that's what he decided. Was a bit of a run around and I was fortunate to have a mate that worked at a certified repairer with a chassis bed etc who did it all as mates rates after work and in the evenings. All up the truck cost me 11k and then 7k worth of repairs and certification etc. The repairs would have been around the 13k mark if I paid full retail which would start pushing it up around the 24k mark for the truck which was getting close to what they were worth anyhow.