Hi, I've recently been involved in an accident where the other person went through a red light on me. The front end was smashed in on the side which got hit, bumper (with winter pack), wing, bonnet and headlight. The salvage firm or whoever opened the bonnet have done yet more damage to the vehicle by opening the bonnet and have bent the radiator and air con rad too.

Basically, it's been written off as a Cat C, but we haven't talked money yet as I wanted a second estimate as £4k seemed far too high when the chassis is fine. The car only has 60k on the clock and is absolutely immaculate both inside and out. I'm thinking of buying it back and getting it fixed myself, but my concern is that when I went to see it the other day, the yard where it's been kept are using a forklift to lift it and transport it around, even though it's perfectly driveable. I was wondering if this might cause any damage underneath the car which would cause me problems in the long run. Half of me thinks just say bye bye to the car, but I know for the money they'll probably give me, I won't be able to find one as good as this. The engine has plenty of life left in it too.

Any advice appreciated.

Cheers