So I wrote off my car

[epah]

1. That's 170 000
2. It's miles

well ad says 17000km, so if its 170000 he can get an even better deal on it.

 

[epah]

Uber until you get a permanent job ?

That way you only pay for the vehicle when you need it.

even Uber has standards, they wont approve a 14 year old car.

 

[Craig_]

My fil got a high mileage nissan tiida for around that price towards the end of last year. Batshit ugly, otherwise not too bad. Check on auto trader for one of those maybe.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

eish @Mekon feel for you,


times are tough these days, if you have to drive a lot, would maybe think about leasing a car?
might work out cheaper than buying some old jalopy, that you dont know whats wrong with it.

were all going through tough times, its hard out there for everybody I know,
some still are owed money from when this whole Covid nonsense came around.

hand in there, things always get better.

 

[Arthur]

Are you sueing the driver who caused the accident and thus your loss? Presumably you have statements from witnesses?

 

[pinball wizard]

hand in there, things always get better.

How do you know he's a cadre?

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

How do you know he's a cadre?

typo meant Hang, but who knows, maybe his boss Zuma brought (British imperialist) Tea this month, so cant pay the bribes.

 

[Mekon]

Are you sueing the driver who caused the accident and thus your loss? Presumably you have statements from witnesses?

Haha. Car that cut off carried on driving like a typical coward. Was 8:30 at night so not much traffic and no witnesses. As it happened at Giloolys on the slip road that goes from the N3 to the R24 I thought there might be camera coverage but my insurance co says there are 3 cameras covering that whole interchange, just not where I had the accident.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

Haha. Car that cut off carried on driving like a typical coward. Was 8:30 at night so not much traffic and no witnesses. As it happened at Giloolys on the slip road that goes from the N3 to the R24 I thought there might be camera coverage but my insurance co says there are 3 cameras covering that whole interchange, just not where I had the accident.

how convenient, dashcam maybe a worthwhile investment?

 

[Napalm2880]

Are you sueing the driver who caused the accident and thus your loss? Presumably you have statements from witnesses?

I had someone drive into me recently. I had written acknowledgement from the driver of the other vehicle that the accident was completely her fault (she drove straight in a right hand turning lane) and my insurance still wanted me to lose 50% the excess.

That's Outsurance for you.

 

[supersunbird]

even Uber has standards, they wont approve a 14 year old car.

Mr D guys rock up in all kinds of old cars or on motorbikes, so that's a option.

 

[supersunbird]

Well, at least you had insurance and we didn't have to read one of those threads again.

 

[epah]

Mr D guys rock up in all kinds of old cars or on motorbikes, so that's a option.

yes that could work.

 

[TheChamp]

I'd have this over that Peugeot.

That Peugeot is a Toyota so it will be fine.

 

[Arthur]

I had someone drive into me recently. I had written acknowledgement from the driver of the other vehicle that the accident was completely her fault (she drove straight in a right hand turning lane) and my insurance still wanted me to lose 50% the excess.

That's Outsurance for you.

That's fully recoverable from the party that caused your loss. Your insurance company should get it back and credit your account.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Best to avoid 2nd hand French cars.

ftfy

 

[Craig_]

That Peugeot is a Toyota so it will be fine.

It's still a pos with a misaligned bonnet that looks like it fell off a truck.

 

[TheMightyQuinn]

What are your driving requirements/habits?

I wouldn't spend R40k on a 2nd hand car...you're throwing money away.

Rather Uber...

 

[Napalm2880]

That's fully recoverable from the party that caused your loss. Your insurance company should get it back and credit your account.

After writing them some strongly worded e-mails they agreed that they would cover the excess but that it was a show of kindness or some such bollocks.

They deemed that as my vehicle was in motion and the other vehicle did not hit directly into the back of me, I was somehow partly to blame for the incident. They even allocated a percentage of the blame - can't remember exactly what it was.

 

[epah]

What are your driving requirements/habits?

I wouldn't spend R40k on a 2nd hand car...you're throwing money away.

Rather Uber...

Hmmm. So I just did a few calculations, it would cost me R266 per trip to work, so R532 per day to go and come from work, I work 22 days a month. In total it would cost me R140 448 a year to Uber. I would rather but a car for that amount.

However we don’t know how much OP travels.