Well, the first quote for getting the car fixed is back. And, not surprisingly, it's a lot. £1,500 or thereabouts, to be precise 
Basically a day's labour to strip the car, a day to prep and paint, and then a day to put it back together. So, I reckon there's at least £700 I could shave off doing stuff myself.
I've the approved repairers booked for this Saturday, so we'll see what they come back with. But I'm guessing they'll probably write the car off, as I suspect. Although Nige has had some encouraging news on the jag, with a £3,100 repair bill approved, and given the go ahead, You never know, I might be lucky too 
