Surely not a write-off???

[dougal74]

Long story short but my wife drives over to see me in Spain with the kids in our car.

Some scrote breaks in and takes the ABS, TC unit/controller/pump from under the bonnet (cuts through the brake lines and unscrews the brackets...takes the brackets!).

Insurance company is taking the approach that this is a likely write-off. Views anyone?

Car is a 2001 BMW Alpina D10 Biturbo Touring. I paid £14k this summer.

 

[grober]

Maybe they are factoring in a recovery to the UK in their repair estimate rather than a local repair? At £14K for a rare 2001 plate car I hope you have an agreed value policy? If no other under bonnet units were damaged the cost of repair is not going be anything like £14k since the components are going to be pretty standard bosch/teves units?

 

[whitenemesis]

Perhaps not so cheap or readily available if someone has gone to the extreme of stealing one?

Is this the one you bought in May?

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/mb-defectors-other-marques-forum/88785-alpina-d10-bi-turbo-kombi.html

 

[dougal74]

Perhaps not so cheap or readily available if someone has gone to the extreme of stealing one?

Is this the one you bought in May?

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/mb-defectors-other-marques-forum/88785-alpina-d10-bi-turbo-kombi.html

Yes, needed some issues sorting before making the trip over so stayed in the UK. My wife is back at work in Kent on the 1st and is supposed to be driving to work in it!!!

 

[clk270]

I doubt the Alpina unit is anything more than a stock BMW item - you could pick up a used one for a few hundred quid i'd imagine.

Insurance company obviously need a kicking - they probably valueing the car as a 5 series estate so 4 grand in todays climate !

 

[grober]

My bet is that if Alpina did uprate this unit it will be a "parts bin" type of uprating from another model. Just can't see it being a specially engineered unit, but who knows? might be worth asking here. http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/alpinaboard-com-bmw-alpina-discussion/

 

[stevieb15]

BBA Reman offer what appears a fantastic service on this kind of product, I'm in the process of replacing mine on my 5 series

 

[dougal74]

BBA Reman offer what appears a fantastic service on this kind of product, I'm in the process of replacing mine on my 5 series

May I ask what ballpark price we are looking at fitted as it will be good to talk to the insurers armed with information?

 

[stevieb15]

I'll need to talk with my mechanic who is in tomorrow

 

[fuzzer]

id be surprised if they uprated the cars standard 530d pump.

Hope you get it sorted , lovely car.

 

[grober]

Might be this but may have got the model wrong?? RealOEM.com

No matter use this site to navigate to the part you want. use your vin number.

RealOEM.com Online BMW Parts Catalog