How much to repair?

Morning all.

I am new to the world of MK1 Golf's, but have just bought one which is unfortunately crash damaged. I bought it as a bit of a project cheap, but was wondering if anyone could advise how hard it would be to repair and the rough costs involved? It doesnt look too bad to me, but i am from the world of Jap cars so i dont know.

I have attached some pictures below for your viewing, and i look forward to spending some time with everyone!









Thanks

David

looks like a new front valence £80 to buy

the rear is a bit more tricky rear valance £100 and a bit of the quater/ arche

what sort of damage has it done to the rear bumper mounts

not sure of the cost for a body shop to do it but to buy the panels your looking at at least £200

hth

call it a RAT and drive it as is  :wink:
Bert

better guessing "a length of rope" best bet would be a bodyshop mate.. sure someone on here could give recomendations depending on your location :wink:

Needs a new front panel skin, bonnet and it will need some slide hammer and heat work to that corner…

with paint etc, looking at about £600-800…

Thanks for the reply guys.

I sent some pictures to a bodyshop local to me, and for everything to be done, not including the panels he said about £750, but if i do the front panel and bonnet (Which i am more then capable of doing) then he said to do the rear quarter (No panels needed) and to spray it plus spray the front panel and bonnet blending into the arches he said he would do for £500.

Sound reasonable?

Its still more than the value of the car. Is it Cat C or D?

paul_c said

Its still more than the value of the car. Is it Cat C or D?

It hasnt been written off at all as it wasnt delared to the insurance company. I figured if he repaired it, plus the cost of the car in total it would cost around £1300 and the car once repaired would be worth more then that? Your looking at £2000 for a MK1 right?

Without knowing more details on the car, I couldn't say if it were worth £2000 once fixed. Also without looking more closely at the underlying accident damage, can't really say if the repair is cost effective. If the damage is restricted only to the panels you see in the pictures, then it probably is okay, but if its creased or bent other areas, its more involved. Bodged crash repairs tend to be easy to spot, if you're looking for it, so it pays to do it right.

dave, i can put you in touch with a guy that'll sort that out, he had a proper jig platform that may beable to pull and stretch that into shape that resembles a  mk1..lol. and he's right next to swale. let me know if you need his number. is that a driver or a gti??

dave, i can put you in touch with a guy that'll sort that out, he had a proper jig platform that may beable to pull and stretch that into shape that resembles a  mk1..lol. and he's right next to swale. let me know if you need his number. is that a driver or a gti??

79-85 said

dave, i can put you in touch with a guy that'll sort that out, he had a proper jig platform that may beable to pull and stretch that into shape that resembles a  mk1..lol. and he's right next to swale. let me know if you need his number. is that a driver or a gti??

Hi mate

I assume you wrote this before i spoke to you? Would your guy be able to do all the bodywork and are his rates good? As i said i have been advised by my mates 'mate' that he can do all the spraying and rear quarter for £500.

Cheers Simon.

not sure what he would charge but he's good at what he does, i'll give you his number and you can pop the pics up to him

79-85 said

not sure what he would charge but he's good at what he does, i'll give you his number and you can pop the pics up to him

Cool, cheers mate