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What would make a Coop totally unrepairable?
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12/04/2018 18:25
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JKD
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Obviously if you woke up one Monday morning and you saw Godzilla stepping on your Coop and flattening it (although I think the bonnet would 'hold up' quite well ), then it's probably time to start looking for a new Coop. But I'm talking about Coops whose conditions are due to not being maintained as well as they perhaps could have been - which can be due to many reasons that are personal and unique to the owner. In most cases it seems to be a matter of the repairs at this late stage just costing way too much. I know for most people, no matter how much they love a car, there is always a point where the cost just can't be justified. But say if money wasn't an issue, what would such a Coop's condition have to be like for the money to be of no use? Are there any things that have ever been beyond the capabilities of Coop specialists/welders/body shops/part shops in such a scenario? Or can any Coop be saved if you keep throwing money at it?
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Re: What would make a Coop totally unrepairable?
[Re: JKD]
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12/04/2018 19:17
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That is a VERY good question, as I am hoping to keep mine going for many many years to come.
My father-in-law restores classic Austin's and MG's and he goes to any length to restore them, in no uncertain terms he ids-assembles them to the chassis and then starts assembling with parts which look as good as new when he has finished with them.
However, recently one of his MG TD's went up in flames in the spray shop when a gas cylinder exploded, that chassis was too far gone even for him, it was a bent mangled mess beyond any efforts to straighten out.
I have not dis-assembled any of may cars past the interior out and engine stripped yet and do not think the shell comes apart very easily at all, that fun is yet to come (probably on my 20v na)
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Re: What would make a Coop totally unrepairable?
[Re: JKD]
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12/04/2018 20:16
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This (does anyone remember that stunt in Amsterdam?)
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Re: What would make a Coop totally unrepairable?
[Re: JKD]
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13/04/2018 07:57
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Rot in complicated shaped structural areas that are difficult to refabricate. E.g B pillar. Still do-able but require skill and time which is expensive.
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Re: What would make a Coop totally unrepairable?
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13/04/2018 09:34
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Obviously if you woke up one Monday morning and you saw Godzilla stepping on your Coop and flattening it (although I think the bonnet would 'hold up' quite well ), then it's probably time to start looking for a new Coop. But I'm talking about Coops whose conditions are due to not being maintained as well as they perhaps could have been - which can be due to many reasons that are personal and unique to the owner. In most cases it seems to be a matter of the repairs at this late stage just costing way too much. I know for most people, no matter how much they love a car, there is always a point where the cost just can't be justified. But say if money wasn't an issue, what would such a Coop's condition have to be like for the money to be of no use? Are there any things that have ever been beyond the capabilities of Coop specialists/welders/body shops/part shops in such a scenario? Or can any Coop be saved if you keep throwing money at it? A burnt out Coupé would be beyond repair.
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Re: What would make a Coop totally unrepairable?
[Re: JKD]
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13/04/2018 09:54
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Re: What would make a Coop totally unrepairable?
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13/04/2018 17:50
13/04/2018 17:50
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Just clocked one of the comments on the you tube video: "When you hit the wall did it click what Fiat -stands for [cloud9].Im.A.[cloud9]......" That was one crash though .. Still back to the op's original question I guess it's how deep your pockets are, availability of specialists and it's a personal matter how much you wish to save the car? The rarer the coops become these will be questions and challenges that will become more common to owners. Although it goes without saying in certain scenarios repairs would not be allowed due the extent of damage etc.
Last edited by G_Man; 13/04/2018 17:58.
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