E83_X3
Well-Known Member
Re: Advice on buying the 320i Airshow
I will challenge the term "for any accident car". Really, for any accident?
What will be PML's threshold limit to decide to writeoff a car and replace it with a new complete one, versus repairing what could be deemed as a 'minor' repair case and passing it off as a register-able 'Air Show' car thereafter?
Examples:
- Dented fender, or door, requiring just the fender or door to be repaired (if minor) or replaced (if not so minor)
- Cracked bumper, or headlights, requiring just these parts to be replaced
Sometime back, I had a colleague who sent in his 1-day old Camry to the Borneo Motors workshop for repair. At the workshop, the mechanic reversed the car with the door open and hit a hoist ramp, disengaging the door completely off its hinge.
The workshop called up my colleague to request for 1 more day to fix back a new door. My colleague refused (on grounds on unacceptability, since it was a 1-day old car and it was due to BM's negligence) and had to bang tables just to get BM to give him a brand new car.
Moral of the story is that car dealers will always find the cheaper way out (repair, or complete part replacement) vs having to writeoff the total car outright, just to give you a brand new replacement one. Its just basic business sense ..... say what they want (PML included).
I will challenge the term "for any accident car". Really, for any accident?
What will be PML's threshold limit to decide to writeoff a car and replace it with a new complete one, versus repairing what could be deemed as a 'minor' repair case and passing it off as a register-able 'Air Show' car thereafter?
Examples:
- Dented fender, or door, requiring just the fender or door to be repaired (if minor) or replaced (if not so minor)
- Cracked bumper, or headlights, requiring just these parts to be replaced
Sometime back, I had a colleague who sent in his 1-day old Camry to the Borneo Motors workshop for repair. At the workshop, the mechanic reversed the car with the door open and hit a hoist ramp, disengaging the door completely off its hinge.
The workshop called up my colleague to request for 1 more day to fix back a new door. My colleague refused (on grounds on unacceptability, since it was a 1-day old car and it was due to BM's negligence) and had to bang tables just to get BM to give him a brand new car.
Moral of the story is that car dealers will always find the cheaper way out (repair, or complete part replacement) vs having to writeoff the total car outright, just to give you a brand new replacement one. Its just basic business sense ..... say what they want (PML included).
