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Arguing a Cat B write off?
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<blockquote data-quote="Happystamps" data-source="post: 592417" data-attributes="member: 14679"><p>Yup, engineer's report. The reason it's being written off isn't because it can't be cut, welded & painted- it's because there are structural and high strength parts which have been heated to extremes and then cooled in an uncontrolled manner. This usually has an annealing effect on steels- what was once hard and springy (like a torsion beam) is possibly now soft and malleable, even though it looks the same... </p><p></p><p>Sorry, it looks like a lovely bus- but it needs professional appraisal, even if it's just to get a list of parts that may be damaged that need replacing before being returned to the road. In a lot of instances when you add up "parts that MIGHT now be dangerous" and "cost of bodywork repair" you're into financial writeoff territory- though of course nowadays it's becoming less and less common to write off a bay for financial reasons.</p><p></p><p>Hope it all goes well for you and you're happy with whatever result you get.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Happystamps, post: 592417, member: 14679"] Yup, engineer's report. The reason it's being written off isn't because it can't be cut, welded & painted- it's because there are structural and high strength parts which have been heated to extremes and then cooled in an uncontrolled manner. This usually has an annealing effect on steels- what was once hard and springy (like a torsion beam) is possibly now soft and malleable, even though it looks the same... Sorry, it looks like a lovely bus- but it needs professional appraisal, even if it's just to get a list of parts that may be damaged that need replacing before being returned to the road. In a lot of instances when you add up "parts that MIGHT now be dangerous" and "cost of bodywork repair" you're into financial writeoff territory- though of course nowadays it's becoming less and less common to write off a bay for financial reasons. Hope it all goes well for you and you're happy with whatever result you get. [/QUOTE]
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