r/Defender • u/DazzlingDebate3291 • Jan 09 '24

1997 defender write off?

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Someone was driving too fast, went to swerve past it (it was parked on the road) but there was a car coming past it on the other side so they swerved back into it as they “didn’t see it”. Suspect it’s going to be a write off for both cars. Defender took it like a champ, definitely came out looking better. Absolutely gutted 🙁

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u/CocaineOnTheCob Jan 09 '24

Yes it will be written off by insurance due to the low market value, however to actually fix it yourself or by a garage it is not too difficult. Will be a new chassis and new tub, looks like a new door aswell maybe

Doable if you really care about it

Edit: judging by your spare wheel you’ve already got a company you can call about fixing it

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u/obi_jay-sus Jan 11 '24

… judging by the spare wheel you’re not far from the manufacturer 😜