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Old 7th May 2019, 02:17 PM
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RIP 27/02/2021 :-(
 
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That's terrible. I feel really gutted for you Sergey. I'd be devastated

I wouldn't write it off until you've spoken to a body shop. I think it's possible that a panel beater skilled in Aluminium might be able to repair that for not too much money, and hopefully the insurance company will fork out enough to cover it. I had an old guy in a Ford Focus plough into the back of one of my previous 8s some years ago while I was sat at a set of temporary traffic lights. He admitted he wasn't watching the road (never broke, hit me doing 30+ mph). The insurance company wanted to write my car off but reluctantly agreed to make a payout for the loss instead. I also got a whiplash claim (genuinely had whiplash which still affects me a little now) so the total payout was more than it cost to get it repaired.

EDIT: Also, I suspect the damage is purely cosmetic and not structural at all. These cars are VERY strong. When my car was hit (@30+ mph) there was no structural damage whatsoever.
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