Daisy is DEAD

Waiting for insurance to come assess damage to Daisy but I suspect she will be a write off.

Oh no! Don’t jut leave the story there! Tell us more....

Yes, tell us more, and pics too so we can share your grief.

PFM wrote:Yes, tell us more, and pics too so we can share your grief.

Or laugh at me you mean

drove 5 miles parked drove down road parked drove off again and completely lost brakes , pumped frantically went into 1st and applied handbrake but went in back of car waiting at T junction . All front is shunted and twisted right through to inside cab.
She is my only vehicle and i camp away in her regularly so will be very sadly missed
Now just to wait and see what insurance will give me for her .

A very much loved camper

well that sucks

can your pod be dismanteld from the pickup?
then you could at least use that again..

Yse shame if you cant keep the demoutable and use it again as Scotia says.

and sell the engine and gearbox and some other stuff.
or keep the parts as spares.

Poppi wrote:

PFM wrote:Yes, tell us more, and pics too so we can share your grief.

Or laugh at me you mean

i dont think there is anybody on here who finds this funny

just out of interest how would this be handeld by insurance in the uk?
over here it would probably be insured for the damage to the other car but not for your own damage.
and seeing it as your "fault" (i know its not, but its classified as that) you wont get any money at all.

you can insure yourself over here all-risk but that would not be financial worth it.
the monthly amount would be to high.
only new cars and expensive ones get all-risk over here.

Scotia I should be covered as fully comprehensive insurance in uk covers both vehicles.

Have never de mounted the back romahome part as it is bolted and sealed to the chassis and pick up bed is not present. Insurance inspection is Wednesday.

Woodie would be best to advise on the demountable being demountable.

Oh Crikey Poppi!! Ottery St. Mary isn't going to be the same without Daisy around the district. All the work you and your son did with the engine change etc.

As Scotia says, you can sell the engine, but I have have only in 15 years sold one gearbox, so that is pretty unlikely to happen. But at least you can take the Romahome pod off of your pickup.
Why or who it was that takes the flatbed off and builds an angle iron frame I can't see the logic. The Romahome floor is pretty flimsy so needs plywood inserted between the frame so the weight saving must be about as much as a bag of sugar. Ridiculous in my book.

I have had two such conversions, and it takes a bit of work to get the Pod off but at least you can and you can find another Pickup to put it on too which is the good news - unlike the conversion that Joel has bought. The Matchsticks and Tin-foil Bambi bodies were coach built - - from the chassis upwards so how they have managed to swap that over I would be very interested to know - or perhaps I wouldn't thinking about it.

Still Poppi the one positive thing to come out of this is that you CAN transfer it to another Hi-Jet, and preferably a 1300 one at that.

Insurance has written her off £2200 and will take her away going to take off split charge , camera , leisure batteries etc and curtains and cushions.

Was their their first offer?

Don't let them take it away. You could probably get it for £200 from them still leaving you with £2000. Even if you have to pay more you can get a really nice 1300 Pickup for £1500.

In my opinion it would be foolish not to fight to get it back from them. It means less for them to pay out for. Unless they have a policy not to allow the customer to buy it back.

Personally I think that £2,200 is a pretty good offer for a 993cc Poppi. If they won't let you buy it back then stick out for more money, but if they are hesitant say that you will accept their original offer provided they let you keep Daisy. It is worth a try Poppi.

If i kept it my son doesn't really have the time to spend on her and I am not able to so she will probably just go to the big scrapyard in the sky.

Oh that is a shame Poppi. How about finding out if or how much you can get it for and if it is a good price put it on the Forum for sale. The Romahome body has got to be worth £500.

You have got Barry 6448 not far from you near Chard. He is always dabbling with Hi-Jet's. He must have had one recently as he did contact me about a part for a Demountable. If you were to go down that route you can send him a PM. Must be others on here who would be interested and prepared to come down to remove the body and put it on their own Pickup.

Then the scrap man can take the damage pickup. It's worth a go don't you think??

To be honest Woodie I don't have the funds to buy it back and need all i can get for her to keep me mobile as she is my only vehicle , Just feeling so sad .

You don't have to have ANY funds Poppi. If you can agree a price for buying it back then they will just take it off the settlement money that they pay you. It will cost them to get it picked up from you so they can save those costs too.

Anyway I will leave the matter now. I do appreciate that being a single lady probably you can't accomplish that which men can do (and I am not in any way being derogatory) - or some can do - some are just hopeless mechanically and that is why I try to help most Forum members out.
I hope that it all goes well for you and you know that I am almost always available to help with advice.

I do have an original hi top romahome awning to sell too if anyone is interested ?

Ok new update : I have negotiated with Insurance to keep her for spares only so is there anyone on here interested before she goes on ebay? she would have to be trailered away or if you only want to buy the pod the removal of it would be buyers responsibility.
She had a new stainless steel exhaust 3 years ago and change of engine (993) last year.

Well done Poppi. That's good news. Hopefully one of the Forum members will up for buying it. Easier than putting it on Ebay.

Woodie wrote:Well done Poppi. That's good news. Hopefully one of the Forum members will up for buying it. Easier than putting it on Ebay.

well hopefully someone will want her for parts which is what insurance have said as she can't go back on road. If someone on here wants her for the pod i will leave the soft furnishings too if wanted as still look tidy.

good work
nice to see things are going your way
i hope you sell it, and will be a happy camper again in time

Thats good news, that makes it a bit better.

well i guess its only better if someone wants her lol