Jimny write off ?!?!

Hi all, new to the forum. Looking for advise....

My parents own a 2000 "W" green jimny 1.3. 48,000 miles. Just been in a front accident, no one hurt.

This has caused damge to mainly the bumper & crash bar, thats visable.

Car is standard, and insurance will prob issue write off total loss.

Would you take the money, or buy it back, whats it worth??

Any help much appreciated.

Thanks Mike

That would mainly depend on how much they ask for it. Sounds like minor damage and I am sure you could pick up a second hand bumper easy enough. Also depends on the damage behind the bumper, if it's limited to the bar then it would be cheap enough to replace it.

You need to have a good look at it. Headlight brackets, rad? Even then for the mileage its worth buying unless the tin worm has got at it.

Whereabouts is it? Someone on here may want to buy it either

Based in Shropshire, no damage to rad, crash bar almost touching it/. lights look fine also.

Guess the ins report will advise on what needs replacing, prob take days or weeks.

Still driveable. Dont think theres any rust on it. hardly used.

As you say, wait for the insurance report.

The front chassis legs on a jimny are designed to collapse as a crumple zone, these can be replaced easily enough.

Crash bars do tend to bend the chassis though.

If the air bags and pre-tensioners deployed I'd let it go and buy another with the money and a bit extra.

if its offered back to you cheap enough then take it but some company's don't give you the option to buy it back

Thx for the replies, airbags not deployed.

I've asked him, when the ins offer/payout, if he can buy it back.

People interested in buying as a whole, parts or fix and sell on.

I recently tried to buy a car back from the insurance and they wanted £3000, it was a volvo s40 2.4, car was mint pre fire of the dash. Worth about £6000 before the fire and paid out 5k.
£3000 was not worth it for me to break.
I dont think they like the owner to buy their cars back after the pay out.

I myself would always buy a write off jimny if cheap enough.

supergaz wrote: I recently tried to buy a car back from the insurance and they wanted £3000, it was a volvo s40 2.4, car was mint pre fire of the dash. Worth about £6000 before the fire and paid out 5k.
£3000 was not worth it for me to break.
I dont think they like the owner to buy their cars back after the pay out.

I myself would always buy a write off jimny if cheap enough.

They can make a lot from salvage I guess?

GuardianAngel wrote:

supergaz wrote: I recently tried to buy a car back from the insurance and they wanted £3000, it was a volvo s40 2.4, car was mint pre fire of the dash. Worth about £6000 before the fire and paid out 5k.
£3000 was not worth it for me to break.
I dont think they like the owner to buy their cars back after the pay out.

I myself would always buy a write off jimny if cheap enough.

They can make a lot from salvage I guess?

Body and engine would have been good, interior and electrics scrap, a breaker wont pay more than a couple of hundred.

I'd be interested if the price was right.

Mileage only 42,000.

Will keep this thread updated as n when, MOT on her is up in June/July.

Hopefully can clear my drive and have somewhere to store her.