MercC220D
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- 2013 Mercedes Benz C220 CDI
Hi everyone,
I'm new to this site mainly because of the accident I had with my Mercedes last week,
Car: 2013 Mercedes Benz C220 CDI executive model
So... long story short, My car went into the back of another car last week, Honestly it was no more than 15mph, the other car (vw golf) got a tiny bit of paint damage whereas my Mercedes got a lot more damage then that,
3 Airbags in the front deployed, either the radiator or the water for the windscreen washer got damaged too along with some minor bodywork, Now the radiator or windscreen washer and the minor damage I don't mind as they can be easily repaired, My question is:
Since the airbags went off is it just a case of getting them replaced and getting the computer in the car reset or do i have to replace the computer along with the airbags ?
My insurance company have classed the car as a category D write off (Allowed to be repaired but according to them it'll cost more than the car is worth to repair)
They have told me the car is worth €13,000 pre accident
Current worth of car after accident €4,000
So they have given me two options
1. Take €13,000 for the car (minus my excess and whatever is left on my premium which is around €500 in total) So basically they will give me around €12,500
2. They will give me back the car and they will also give me €8,500 for this accident,
I just really need some advice about this as this is the best and nicest car I have owned, is it feasible to get the car back and use the additional money to fix it? or just take the settlement amount and try get another car?
Also just for reference 2013 model C220 Mercedes are going for around 15K near me....
Thank you for time and any help anyone can give me
I'm new to this site mainly because of the accident I had with my Mercedes last week,
Car: 2013 Mercedes Benz C220 CDI executive model
So... long story short, My car went into the back of another car last week, Honestly it was no more than 15mph, the other car (vw golf) got a tiny bit of paint damage whereas my Mercedes got a lot more damage then that,
3 Airbags in the front deployed, either the radiator or the water for the windscreen washer got damaged too along with some minor bodywork, Now the radiator or windscreen washer and the minor damage I don't mind as they can be easily repaired, My question is:
Since the airbags went off is it just a case of getting them replaced and getting the computer in the car reset or do i have to replace the computer along with the airbags ?
My insurance company have classed the car as a category D write off (Allowed to be repaired but according to them it'll cost more than the car is worth to repair)
They have told me the car is worth €13,000 pre accident
Current worth of car after accident €4,000
So they have given me two options
1. Take €13,000 for the car (minus my excess and whatever is left on my premium which is around €500 in total) So basically they will give me around €12,500
2. They will give me back the car and they will also give me €8,500 for this accident,
I just really need some advice about this as this is the best and nicest car I have owned, is it feasible to get the car back and use the additional money to fix it? or just take the settlement amount and try get another car?
Also just for reference 2013 model C220 Mercedes are going for around 15K near me....
Thank you for time and any help anyone can give me