S-Class burned out in Lucan

mvpr

Saw the fire brigade putting out a fire in a car in Lucan this evening. Later saw the car being towed - 02 S-Class.

My sympathies to the owner, but cant help asking - recession hitting hard?

Max_Damage

Insurance job.

Holsten

Where abouts?

Any remains of the colour?

Darragh29

There was a 5 Series BM burnt out up in the Dublin Mountains a few weeks ago, sign of the times...

Max_Damage

Max_Damage wrote: »

Insurance job.

Ive heard from people in the insurance industry about this.
They are taking a different tack now.
Apparently one guys X5 was "stolen and burned out".

He was expecting payment in the post instead he got a knock on the door and was handed the keys to an newer and lower mileage X5.

So he now has to keep paying for it along with possibly higher insurance premiums.

bazz26

It could also have been an electrical fault. They don't build Mercs like they used to.

Gumbo

ronoc wrote: »

Ive heard from people in the insurance industry about this.
They are taking a different tack now.
Apparently one guys X5 was "stolen and burned out".

He was expecting payment in the post instead he got a knock on the door and was handed the keys to an newer and lower mileage X5.

So he now has to keep paying for it along with possibly higher insurance premiums.

is that true???
never heard of that before.

mvpr

Seemed to be interior damage only, though Im sure itll be written off. Car was 02 KE reg, silver. Looked totally charred on the inside, though could see that the driver's side window was smashed. Dunno if that was the fire brigade or someone who might have lit the match. Happened during evening mass - car park was packed.

Darragh29

bazz26 wrote: »

It could also have been an electrical fault. They don't build Mercs like they used to.

Looks like a torch job, I don't know of an electrical issue that can break a window!

Heroditas

Was it up in Esker parish car park or St. Marys?

Rowley Birkin QC

I presume the burden of proof is on the insurance company rather than the claimant, is it?

Heard of a 330i "going missing" around home a while back, after a long period on sale and shortly before the owner was emigrating.

mvpr

The carpark opposite the church just before you begin the descent into Lucan - sorry, dunno names

kwalshe

mvpr wrote: »

The carpark opposite the church just before you begin the descent into Lucan - sorry, dunno names

St Marys

johnnyrotten

Darragh29 wrote: »

Looks like a torch job, I don't know of an electrical issue that can break a window!

Heat from fire would break the window

jor el

Darragh29 wrote: »

There was a 5 Series BM burnt out up in the Dublin Mountains a few weeks ago, sign of the times...

Were there the charred remains of a stock market analyst inside it?

maidhc

I saw an E-Class (1998 model) burnt out outside Ennis last weekend as well.

ResDub

Not only insurance jobs but plenty of them still being swiped. Hope they re-open Spike Island for these toe-rags


http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0109/dublin.html

Max_Damage

I reckon any expensive car that is 'stolen' and burnt out is an insurance job.

Any expensive car that's stolen and later recovered is usually done by professional criminal gangs looking to probably strip the car and export parts and what not.

Rowley Birkin QC

maidhc wrote: »

I saw an E-Class (1998 model) burnt out outside Ennis last weekend as well.

It was still there Thursday with a council notice slapped on it.

L-M

maidhc wrote: »

I saw an E-Class (1998 model) burnt out outside Ennis last weekend as well.

I think the wheels off that went missing as well:rolleyes:

Healyc

maidhc wrote: »

I saw an E-Class (1998 model) burnt out outside Ennis last weekend as well.

TBH they had a habit of doing this by themselves (elec issues) but wouldnt doubt it was an insurance job

Voodoomelon

I doubt a burnt out 2002 S-class is an insurance job, anyone that owns a luxuury marque that old certainly wouldn't have any trouble running it, and to be honest the insurance company would give you sfa for it...

well there's alot of people with cars like this who can't afford to run it anymore.. thus the auction houses wit repossesed cars and desperate owners of cars lookin for insurance instead of sellin

LoveDucati2

02 S class, imagine the depreciation on that.

They were about 90k new,


value now about 10 if you could sell it.

painfull

TheNog

Burnt out cars are happening more often nowadays and insurance jobs cannot be ruled out. I have heard the insurance companies are handing the owners the same make and model.

Last week I came across a Merc with the interior on fire on a very bad series of bends at night. Had been just set on fire. Had to close the road till it was put out and removed. I couldnt believe the place they left it in. No phone call to a garda station or to the fire brigade. Totally reckless.

Run_to_da_hills

TheNog wrote: »

Burnt out cars are happening more often nowadays and insurance jobs cannot be ruled out. I have heard the insurance companies are handing the owners the same make and model.

Last week I came across a Merc with the interior on fire on a very bad series of bends at night. Had been just set on fire. Had to close the road till it was put out and removed. I couldn't believe the place they left it in. No phone call to a garda station or to the fire brigade. Totally reckless.

The Insurance companies are probably the best customers at Merlin car auctions. Apparently Merlin are auctioning off fields of reprossessed luxury cars from finance companies at knock down prices.

S.I.R

i still wouldnt buy from merlin motors...


too many Noobs with gaint boobs.

green-blood

surely that comment can't be allowed to stand on a public forum....

on topic - poor soul.Beauty of a car to loose. I want a job in insurance sourcing cars to hand to clinets who have lost theirs... of course that job doesnt exist.

S.I.R

green-blood wrote: »

surely that comment can't be allowed to stand on a public forum....

on topic - poor soul.Beauty of a car to loose. I want a job in insurance sourcing cars to hand to clinets who have lost theirs... of course that job doesnt exist.

well, see how you feel when you have someone come to you explaining they there having ignition problems, onyl to find the whole systhem has beem smashed with a hammer and re-welded poorly.

when this happens several times... your convidance sinks faster then the titanic with gareth gates career attached.

ill edit the post to be safe :rolleyes:

useless

green-blood wrote: »

I want a job in insurance sourcing cars to hand to clinets who have lost theirs... of course that job doesnt exist.

Actually, it kinda does, in the UK...
http://www.etwb.co.uk/our-business-people.html# "Vehicle Research Team".

And they dont even have to wear suits to work:D

delly

On a slightly similar financial note, seemingly the amount of cars AIB finance has repossed lately has gotton so out of hand, that there Milltown dumping ground is full. So now there sticking them in Bank Centre Ballsbridge, and offering them to staff for half price. I'm sure the insurance companies would jump at the chance to use them as replacement writeoffs.

green-blood

S.I.R wrote: »

well, see how you feel when you have someone come to you explaining they there having ignition problems, onyl to find the whole systhem has beem smashed with a hammer and re-welded poorly.

when this happens several times... your convidance sinks faster then the titanic with gareth gates career attached.

ill edit the post to be safe :rolleyes:

re-welded ignition - nasty, hope that never happens to me:eek:

leon8v

TheNog wrote: »

Burnt out cars are happening more often nowadays and insurance jobs cannot be ruled out. I have heard the insurance companies are handing the owners the same make and model.

Can they legally do that, for example, say if its a genuine case of a car being set on fire by vandals or whatever, but its genuine anyway. You go to claim and along come the insurance company with another, same year and same model. Are you obliged to take it, you dont know the history of the car, it might not be the exact same spec, say you had sat nav, or a list of other optional extras ( I know you wont get the value in the payout) but surely you are entitled to go pick out your own car rather than being told by a company you are paying for a service with that this is now your new car??

leon8v

delly wrote: »

On a slightly similar financial note, seemingly the amount of cars AIB finance has repossed lately has gotton so out of hand, that there Milltown dumping ground is full. So now there sticking them in Bank Centre Ballsbridge, and offering them to staff for half price. I'm sure the insurance companies would jump at the chance to use them as replacement writeoffs.

Was talking to a friend recently, he was telling me about another guy he knows who went into his bank branch to sort out a car loan, Bank manager asked him what he was buying, to which he replied, a 2004 Audi A4, the bank manager, says, we have a 2006 Audi A4 here we will sell to you for the same price, it was a repo job. He bought the 2006 one!!!

ordinary_story

leon8v wrote: »

Was talking to a friend recently, he was telling me about another guy he knows who went into his bank branch to sort out a car loan, Bank manager asked him what he was buying, to which he replied, a 2004 Audi A4, the bank manager, says, we have a 2006 Audi A4 here we will sell to you for the same price, it was a repo job. He bought the 2006 one!!!

Damn I wish I had cash now for a car.

BeardyGit

S.I.R wrote: »

well, see how you feel when you have someone come to you explaining they there having ignition problems, onyl to find the whole systhem has beem smashed with a hammer and re-welded poorly.

when this happens several times... your convidance sinks faster then the titanic with gareth gates career attached.

ill edit the post to be safe :rolleyes:

Walter....Fuppin....Mitty. Makin' it up as you go along, eh?

Did you get yourself a noddy car to go along with those clown shoes?

Is it possible to ban someone just because they exhibit extreme symptoms of chronic bollockology? I hope so. Please.

BTW Sewer, careful with the matches now. You might set Big Ears on fire.

On topic - Gosh, that's terrible. I'd take much better care of an S Class....if anyone want's to pass theirs on to me for peanuts :-)

peasant

Gil_Dub wrote: »

Is it possible to ban someone just because they exhibit extreme symptoms of chronic bollockology?

Not really, there'd be too many victims

Personal insults however ...that's a definite (and a warning!)

S.I.R

Gil_Dub wrote: »

Walter....Fuppin....Mitty. Makin' it up as you go along, eh?

Did you get yourself a noddy car to go along with those clown shoes?

Is it possible to ban someone just because they exhibit extreme symptoms of chronic bollockology? I hope so. Please.

BTW Sewer, careful with the matches now. You might set Big Ears on fire.

On topic - Gosh, that's terrible. I'd take much better care of an S Class....if anyone want's to pass theirs on to me for peanuts :-)

noddy car ??

nah, bettles aren't my cup of tea


also, nice makey-upy term their Einstein, great to see theirs plenty more Tommy Teirnans on their way up, tell me, you've Never seen this before... or are you the " play by what your told, not what you Actually experienced " kinda person,

Great portrayal of your real self

*applauds*

peasant

Shush now, S.I.R. or I WILL have to ban you