JJ
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as above...
Seen a new 52 plate m3 with 10k on the clock... the car was damaged and has been reshelled??? What happens during this process and would ya reckon the car is any good?
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JJ
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bradfincham
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means the car was rolled or very badly written off, and all the useable parts have been transferred to the new shell.
Id be very cautious as car could be a write off on the logbook,
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JJ
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does this mean it has had a new chasis? body panels etc?
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Claire
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Reshelling is just that. They basically strip the car down to nothing and replace the main bodyshel. It is only done when the whole car has been twisted yet is still worth enough to justify such hugh repair bills. To be honest, if the work has been done professionally (ie by BMW) there is no reason for it to be any less safe than it was the day it was made. Certainly more safe than if it had been jigged. The down sides are that im pretty sure it'l be on a Q plate meaning it will be worth significantly less than the next car and also can you garantee the work was carried out to a high stanard?
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JJ
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This car...
Autotrader link
[Edited on 07-02-2005 by Ian]
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Ian
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Its certainly cheaper, this one is older, more miles, got smaller wheels and its 2k more.
Straight one same age, more miles - 29k
So you're saving 7k. Might be a dog though!
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JJ
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the owner says its perfect in every way and its been gettin its service etc... he is sending me pics tomorrow including pics od damage...
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jsc
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i would want to check the receipt of work or get an independent crash investigator or body panel expert to have a look at it and it goes without sayin get an hpi check
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Phil321
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You'll save on purchase but it'll be an arse to sell so any saving at purchase time will be cancelled out.
Also, the insurance company might have an issue with it.
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Phil321
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quote:
Originally posted by jsc
it goes without sayin get an hpi check
 You already know its been truely smashed to pieces at some stage? I would have thought that the HPI will tell you only things you already know.
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JJ
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The seller told me the car was wrote due to roof damage... not from being crashed n rolled but from something falling on the car lol... seems weird enough... ill post pics when i get em...
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1600power
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quote:
Originally posted by Phil321
You'll save on purchase but it'll be an arse to sell so any saving at purchase time will be cancelled out.
Also, the insurance company might have an issue with it.
bullshite lol
for one when you buy a damaged car you get it cheaper to begin with so when you sell it you sell it for less than the true market value so you just end up passing the saving on to the next person, that way everyone gets a good deal and leaves happy. Insurance wont have a problem with the car as I can guarentee that 40% of the cars on the road today have some kind of recorded damage (doesnt matter if this is very heavy or very light it gets recorded as the same thing)
I personally think thats a stonking buy, a reshell means that everything on that car will be perfectly straight, so no damaged panels pulled/hammered/fillered back to how they should be! if your serious about it then I would go and give it a long serious think.
I deal with cars that have been in accidents all day long and I tell you I will never buy a 'normal' car again the savings are just to good!
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JJ
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quote:
Originally posted by 1600power
quote:
Originally posted by Phil321
You'll save on purchase but it'll be an arse to sell so any saving at purchase time will be cancelled out.
Also, the insurance company might have an issue with it.
bullshite lol
for one when you buy a damaged car you get it cheaper to begin with so when you sell it you sell it for less than the true market value so you just end up passing the saving on to the next person, that way everyone gets a good deal and leaves happy. Insurance wont have a problem with the car as I can guarentee that 40% of the cars on the road today have some kind of recorded damage (doesnt matter if this is very heavy or very light it gets recorded as the same thing)
I personally think thats a stonking buy, a reshell means that everything on that car will be perfectly straight, so no damaged panels pulled/hammered/fillered back to how they should be! if your serious about it then I would go and give it a long serious think.
I deal with cars that have been in accidents all day long and I tell you I will never buy a 'normal' car again the savings are just to good!
Cheers buddy...
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JJ
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Trade would buy it in after a few years no probs wouldnt they?
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