- Messages
- 1,544
- Reaction score
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- Points
- 233
- Location
- Leighton Buzzard
- First Name
- Charles
- Elgrand
- Ex Owner
- Region
- East Anglia
I have no intention of fixing it myself, that's why I have insurance.Oh man, that rrally sucks but glad you're alright. Given prices of spares it would be cheaper to buy new one than get it repaired, unless you do stuff yourself ut that too would still cost quite a lot. Probably >3k.
Driver's airbag is $700,
dash top is $720,
passenger airbag is $1200,
front bumper kit is $700
Front seat belt is $375 x2 (pre-tensioners have fired so belts are locked solid)
Rear seat belt is $200 x4 (although I don't know that the rears have pre-tensioners)
I got bored looking after that.
All those parts are available from Amayama (and presumably a UK dealer with enough mark up). With shipping, duty and VAT just those parts will be well north of £5000 that's before any bodywork, chassis repairs, radiator, lights etc.
So I fully expect it to be written off. Hopefully a specialist breaker will buy it and part it out, I don't have the time or patience for that.
Bar my modified stalk assembly (and I'm not sure I'd want to use a clockspring that has actually triggered an airbag) and my sat nav/entertainment mods (although only useful if I buy another S2 and I'd prefer an S3) there aren't any other parts I'd really want to remove.
The front splitter had already been cracked when I hit a deer last autumn and I doubt it is salvageable.
I could remove the wheelchair (and the driver's side middle seat which although trimmed in HWS half leather has two arm rests as it's a seven seater) but that would assume I buy another S2 Elgrand HWS with a dark interior (again I'd rather a S3). I'd also have to find all the electrics as it has a remote, switch on the b-pillar and an interlock for the power door. Definitely easier to just buy another Elgrand with one fitted.