The point is they have 15 seconds to plug in their equipment and disable the alarm - if you move the port so they can't find it without removing panels, they will scarper before the alarm goes off.
A few questions... my A4 Black Edition was stolen last night
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The point is they have 15 seconds to plug in their equipment and disable the alarm - if you move the port so they can't find it without removing panels, they will scarper before the alarm goes off.
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Hi, tahnks for the reply.
Can you do me a favour and ask your missus what kind of effect this will have on my renewal? My insurance company refused to give me an idea... i'm really worried about this, i hardly slept last night thinking about it. Cheers!
They wont give you a ballpark figure until they know the total claim payout figure (Cat C total loss i reckon)
They will have to replace the whole car loom, theres no garantee the current loom is still intact now, so a full replacment is the only way a hypothectical repair can be garanteed. However, the cost & time implecations of a full car loom refit are mega!
New set of keys and probably ECU aswell as somewhere out there, theres a thief with a set of keys thatll start your car.
Once you put a claim in the policy gets cancelled if (when!) its a payout for a total loss, so you just go elsewhere an insure. Depending on your age & amount of points on license, area etc expect premium to go up anything from £400 to £4k (4k if your like 20 years old!)
Mine jumped about 600 when i was 20, when i was 24 and another car was stolen i took the loss on the chin & didnt even bother claiming as I had too many points and an existing claim already.
They will have to replace the whole car loom, theres no garantee the current loom is still intact now, so a full replacment is the only way a hypothectical repair can be garanteed. However, the cost & time implecations of a full car loom refit are mega!
New set of keys and probably ECU aswell as somewhere out there, theres a thief with a set of keys thatll start your car.
Once you put a claim in the policy gets cancelled if (when!) its a payout for a total loss, so you just go elsewhere an insure. Depending on your age & amount of points on license, area etc expect premium to go up anything from £400 to £4k (4k if your like 20 years old!)
Mine jumped about 600 when i was 20, when i was 24 and another car was stolen i took the loss on the chin & didnt even bother claiming as I had too many points and an existing claim already.
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Cheers Mike.
Well, my insurance for this year with 2 years no claims was £1,600 on the audi. I'm 27 when its up for renewal...
I've had different people say different things. Most have said not a right off though...
If a new key is programmed the old ones are disabled aint they? hense why mine didn't work after it was nicked.
Well, my insurance for this year with 2 years no claims was £1,600 on the audi. I'm 27 when its up for renewal...
I've had different people say different things. Most have said not a right off though...
If a new key is programmed the old ones are disabled aint they? hense why mine didn't work after it was nicked.
Go on Copart.co.uk
Search for salvage Audi A4's. Plenty newer models have been declared total loss for a lot less damage... to put it into perspective theres an 11 reg Audi A4 Avant with 35k miles on a Cat D with nothing but a damaged bonnet and scratches on bumper and on 2 of the doors.
A DIY repair.
Edit: theres also a pair of RS4 on there too lol one with 2700 miles, Cat D loss.
Search for salvage Audi A4's. Plenty newer models have been declared total loss for a lot less damage... to put it into perspective theres an 11 reg Audi A4 Avant with 35k miles on a Cat D with nothing but a damaged bonnet and scratches on bumper and on 2 of the doors.
A DIY repair.
Edit: theres also a pair of RS4 on there too lol one with 2700 miles, Cat D loss.
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Yes, but there very hard to resell as most punters assume Cat D or C is major accident damage, which is on the whole ********.
You can try and argue, but unless its a rare or exotic car theyll say no. Dont just accept the first payout figure they offer you if they declare it a loss. Your well within your rights to have it revaluated if you think similiar age/spec/milage cars are worth more. However, higher claim value, higher next years premium goes!
Been there, done this. But with a hot hatchback back in the day.
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Thanks a lot for this Mike.
If you get the CATD removed though, surely when you sell it it wont matter anymore? do people have to be told it was a CATD Then re-tested?
No, i really don't want it wrote off so i'll be arguing the toss.
If you get the CATD removed though, surely when you sell it it wont matter anymore? do people have to be told it was a CATD Then re-tested?
No, i really don't want it wrote off so i'll be arguing the toss.
Legally you have to tell them. HPI will also reveal any cliam made on that VRM.
Dont *** get thinking buying an selling salavage cars is a money spinner!!! Its hard work & you need to know exactly what you doing with monocoque chassis & geometry etc!
Buy a light front ender, repair, run into ground over 10 years & scrap, yes. Buying to repair and sell, be prepared for a shock, not one single garage will take a VIC car in part ex as there notoriously hard to resell & worth **** all.
Also, you can actually but your own car back of insurance for "scrap value" if they write it off.
I bought mine back for £40 10 years ago, they just deduct the scrap value from the payout cheque.
I ended up with £1800 and my, albeit fcuked, car back.
I bought mine back for £40 10 years ago, they just deduct the scrap value from the payout cheque.
I ended up with £1800 and my, albeit fcuked, car back.
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Just wondering, has anyone moved the OBD port yet, and if so, you got any pics?
I should find out tomorrow if car is coming back or not, if it is, it's getting moved before anything else.
Also, audi are contacting me in regards to this, al let everyone know what gets said, if you haven't already, like my post on their facebook wall to raise awareness.
I should find out tomorrow if car is coming back or not, if it is, it's getting moved before anything else.
Also, audi are contacting me in regards to this, al let everyone know what gets said, if you haven't already, like my post on their facebook wall to raise awareness.
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Don't you think that's a lot of money?
Here comes everyone saying "is it cheaper than having your car nicked"... but it is expensive for something so simple.
I think al be buying it though. Anyone had any experience fitting one?
Here comes everyone saying "is it cheaper than having your car nicked"... but it is expensive for something so simple.
I think al be buying it though. Anyone had any experience fitting one?
I thought it was very expensive. Might be easier installing a dummy OBD port or a switch for the power to the OBD. Just locate the switch where only you know where it is.
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Of course there is another alternative. Dont make a claim, get your car back, get someone with VCDS to sort out your keys, get the window repaired, drive it about waiting for a dash to come available from a breakers, then do a DIY swap one sunny day.
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Yeah, dummy port idea I liked, but I can't find one on ebay. If you know where I can get one point me in that direction, cheers
I scare easily when discussing car getting taken away, so I'd say that buying a used prewired OBD socket is the best buy, also I'd initially say that buying a £169 OBD socket lock is a bit expensive - but after giving that idea a few minutes to whizz around inside my head, I'd buy one of them! My problem is, I would probably never replace my B8 S4 6MT when it runs out of life, with a similar car, ie I will have been there done that and moved on. I'd go as far as to say I maybe stupidly limit my use of that car just in case it gets grabbed - a bit stupid really but each to their own, car is coming up for 5 years old and is still just under 20K miles - I tend to use other cars for short journeys.
Edit:- at a guess, the "faulty" OBD socket would just annoy a thief and they might just walk away, if they find a strange different socket, they might trash the car for spite?
Edit:- at a guess, the "faulty" OBD socket would just annoy a thief and they might just walk away, if they find a strange different socket, they might trash the car for spite?
Sorry to hear about your car.
Haven't got personal experience of total loss following theft but the SO did have a car written off last summer following an accident. We insisted the car went to a bodyshop approved by manufacturer not our insurer's recommended bodyshop (which meant we had to project manage the repair). The bodyshop quote for repair was close to the insurance company's threshold for write-off. It's between 50% and 60% of replacement value. Both the bodyshop and the independent engineer were concerned about other issues related to the accident arising after repair which the insurer would refuse to pay out on. Being risk averse reluctantly we agreed to write the car off. According to the DVLA online checker the car is now back on the road.
If we had been confident there wouldn't be issues down the line we would have had the car repaired despite the damage because we trusted the bodyshop to do a good job and get the car back to as new. We have had cars repaired after no fault accidents to a high standard - but have always insisted on a manufacturer approved bodyshop.
Our insurance policies have guaranteed no claims protection. The increase in premium was minimal for the replacement car and the excess went down (a more popular brand with cheaper parts I think).
Haven't got personal experience of total loss following theft but the SO did have a car written off last summer following an accident. We insisted the car went to a bodyshop approved by manufacturer not our insurer's recommended bodyshop (which meant we had to project manage the repair). The bodyshop quote for repair was close to the insurance company's threshold for write-off. It's between 50% and 60% of replacement value. Both the bodyshop and the independent engineer were concerned about other issues related to the accident arising after repair which the insurer would refuse to pay out on. Being risk averse reluctantly we agreed to write the car off. According to the DVLA online checker the car is now back on the road.
If we had been confident there wouldn't be issues down the line we would have had the car repaired despite the damage because we trusted the bodyshop to do a good job and get the car back to as new. We have had cars repaired after no fault accidents to a high standard - but have always insisted on a manufacturer approved bodyshop.
Our insurance policies have guaranteed no claims protection. The increase in premium was minimal for the replacement car and the excess went down (a more popular brand with cheaper parts I think).
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60% of the value? Seriously? That's so wasteful.
Just been down to the garage where it's at to do an inspection with them, they don't think it's a write off...
What's interesting is, for some reason they cut the obd port wire and moved the panel off... Why would they do that?
Just been down to the garage where it's at to do an inspection with them, they don't think it's a write off...
What's interesting is, for some reason they cut the obd port wire and moved the panel off... Why would they do that?
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Maybe they didn't want the stolen car stealing from them in the same way?
or they couldn't get the OBD port off to remove the panel?
60% makes it beyond economical repair. Body shop did say that value of car for parts might be high given it wasn't a common one.
We would have had car repaired but worried about being landed with several thousand pounds of repairs in future that were linked.
Fingers crossed for the best solution for you.
We would have had car repaired but worried about being landed with several thousand pounds of repairs in future that were linked.
Fingers crossed for the best solution for you.
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Does anyone know how you can find out (like the police do) where a car was originally registered?
Reason I wanna know is, if I can find that out I can set a search on eBay for that area for my MacBook Pro that was stolen from the boot.
I'm not really getting anywhere with the police.. While inspecting the car yesterday I found the dummy key and a folder with muddy finger prints on it, I've told the police and they're dismissed it... Bet they wouldn't if it was them who lost 3k worth of gear from the boot.
Reason I wanna know is, if I can find that out I can set a search on eBay for that area for my MacBook Pro that was stolen from the boot.
I'm not really getting anywhere with the police.. While inspecting the car yesterday I found the dummy key and a folder with muddy finger prints on it, I've told the police and they're dismissed it... Bet they wouldn't if it was them who lost 3k worth of gear from the boot.
On your macbook pro, did you not have any of the built in security tracking features enabled?
Im pretty sure they are enabled by default these days. Worth a look.
https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/find-my-iphone-ipad-ipod-mac/
Im pretty sure they are enabled by default these days. Worth a look.
https://www.apple.com/support/icloud/find-my-iphone-ipad-ipod-mac/
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Yeah sorry should have said, I'm an IT business owner, laptops are all encrypted and iCloud locked but it's fairly easy if your a robber you just keep it switched off and disconnected from any wifi. Never gonna see it be turned back on again
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Not enough resources to investigate something that will be covered by insurance. I'm not saying it's right, just saying why they cant be ar5ed to follow up good information.
Tell them you have found a handgun, they will be round pretty damn fast
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NO WRITE OFF!
Wahey.
Phil,
Thanks. Spoke to Paul for quite a while today. Ordering the part tomorrow and going to fit myself, with pictures and a review on here when I get the car back.
Thanks for pointing me in his direction, appreciate it.
Wahey.
Phil,
Thanks. Spoke to Paul for quite a while today. Ordering the part tomorrow and going to fit myself, with pictures and a review on here when I get the car back.
Thanks for pointing me in his direction, appreciate it.
Great news that you've got the outcome you hoped for. I'm sure the the repair will be as good as new. Don't accept it until you're happy.
Have you got an itemised quote on what work they are doing?
Ask them what their policy is for warranty on repairs. I would expect something like a 5 year guarantee on all the work. The issue will be, with stuff like electrics which is hidden, is the extent to which they do not accept it is linked to their repair.
Ask them what their policy is for warranty on repairs. I would expect something like a 5 year guarantee on all the work. The issue will be, with stuff like electrics which is hidden, is the extent to which they do not accept it is linked to their repair.
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