That sux mate, hopefully get tiny fixed, and he'll be looking brand new.
Will that fellas insurance pay as he was drink driving?
You should get his hilux and sell it then keep the money.

insurence is void if u were breaking the law and im hoping he will pay cause if he doesnt.... there will be hell to pay.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

Not normally , they wipe you if you were found to be dui or doing anything really illegal . Basically Joes insurer will pay Joe and then sue the other driver themselves for the money .

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mum thinks to get tiny back if they write him off and keep the parts i want and sell the rest with the shell. i really dont wanna do it though

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

But Joe still has the right to make up his loss by suing the other driver regardless of his own insurance payout.

All depends on how much it costs to buy him back if he is written off , might be better economics to just let him go and put all the money into his relpacment .

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mum wants me to get the disk brakes and the seats out of him atleast.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

Good thinking.
Don't let the insurance company take the car with anything valuable.

bugger... what a ning nong, he must've been on his P's for losing his license previously

My Cooper had an accident in the 70's, I knew there was damage when I bought it, and I last year I re-repaired the botched repair job - it would've been a very similar accident to what Tiny had, the windscreen pillar & door jamb had moved, and the door was pushed backwards into the door catch area - same as it looks like on Tiny - very tough to repair, and unfortunately not in the league of today's panel replacers - at least not the ones who will work for the kind of crap money insurance companies pay.

If they do write it off, have a good long think about the real value of the parts in the car, the engine (rebuilt X years ago, arm, but with doubtful lifespan based on what we've heard recently), interior, add-ons etc. etc - if it's really worth what they ask, then buy it, otherwise let it go, and maybe even follow it to auction and buy it there, but don't count on it.

When I crashed my blue cooper, the insurance company were very reluctant to let me buy it back, and my RACV (owned by NRMA) assessor really went in to bat for me and spent his personal time trying to get me as much money as he could, and helped me get it back - PM me for more detail

lastly, getting angry won't get you anywhere - if the assessor thinks you're a dickhead, then he'll treat you like one, if he thinks you're a genuine, sensible but unlucky kid who could be his son, then he'll treat you like one - who do you think he'll help the most?

best of luck

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

It is a shame at least your ok to me it looks fixable door,inner,outer apanel and guard door opening tweak providing floor and bulkhead not bent

the seats are worth $500, the brakes are worth around the $1000. and i might take the motor depending.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

Suing people costs money, so do principles....

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

thats right even if i was to get say 10k off him for damages. half of that would go to fees.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower

be careful what you tell the assessor about the value of the parts on it - they may decide to give you the 5K value, but ask for 2K for the wreck

however, if the parts on it aren't worth much, but you've poured hours of blood, sweat and tears into it, and the thought of having it taken away completely tears your heart out, then all the better

in my case, the assessor walked around it, said "yep, it's stuffed", and started writing details for the auction on the window - my heart was completely torn out and I knew he could see it in my face

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

i wont tell them the value to the bits. im losing $$$ of the car as it is now i bought tiny 1 yr and half ago for 6grand now all im gonna get back if im lucky is 4500.

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oil leak?..what oil leak..that puddle under the car is just sweat from all that horsepower