John
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The car could be perfectly fine, probably will be, just factor in the resale value that you'll lose when selling.
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will_ainsworth
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yeh i understand that, but for 2350 im sure it will sell for more, i just want to know the exact damage, could be a door was kicked in paint work keyed.... list is endless but its not cat c so no damage to chassis or anything!
genuine miles too (checked mot forms over fone already) so i know its all legit. well happy, i cant give a monkeys for that price if it is a ok.
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by will_ainsworth
yeh i understand that, but for 2350 im sure it will sell for more
it wont, but if you are happy to accept a loss, or similar return then go for it, 2350 isnt amazingly bad price for it
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Colin
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Just make sure it drives as it should, feels right, panels all line up & paint is right ect. Could be a nice saving if your not arsed about it being catD, no one will know at the end of the day it wont make it any less of a car, so long as your comfortable with what your buying thats all that matters.
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will_ainsworth
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quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Just make sure it drives as it should, feels right, panels all line up & paint is right ect. Could be a nice saving if your not arsed about it being catD, no one will know at the end of the day it wont make it any less of a car, so long as your comfortable with what your buying thats all that matters.
exactly! i wont be buying it if its not 100% safe. i will go with my head too not my heart! but cheers everyone for you inputs helped me out alot!
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VegasPhil
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I'd buy an Accident Repaired car.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Paul_J
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lol I paid £2500 for my car - over 3 years ago!  (although I did get a cheeky bargain as it was worth £4500 at the time haha... gutted his fault for needing the cash to go travelling and the flight deadline approaching!)
£2350! fuck off. if it's cat-d'd I'd not give him over £1500.
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Paul_J
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it'll be safe - it's just you will have trouble selling it.
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AndyCorsaSport
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I work at a repair garage.
A write off has to be around 60% of the cars value.
So if the cars worth 4500, then it must have been at least 2k's worth of damage. My friends P reg 306 was a write off last year, Cat C, so was fuck all damage, was a Cat C cause of the age of the car and what it was worth.
Also Cat D doesnt show up on the log book.
One lad at my work has had 6 cars now, only one has been normal, all rest were Cat C/D. Even if it was a Cat C repaired, it has passed a test to say it is safe enough to be on the road again, dont know what people piss and moan about.
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Steve
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because its worth less? harder to sell etc noones saying it wont be safe, but no matter how well its been repaired it wont be worth as much as a clean history one, and will be harder to shift
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will_ainsworth
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maybe harder to shift but if it wasnt cat d people would pay 5000 for it even if you think its not worth it, ive seen them go for that price....
how much u pay for ur gti steve? what milage
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Steve
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37k i think i paid 2k iirc it was up for 2700, but when i found out it was catd i offered 2k only
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T21SVJ
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also depends on when it was crashed its a 2002 car if it was crashed in 2003 its only a year old so the state of a cat D might be alot alot worse because its only a year old it might be alot worse than say a car whats a cat D which is a 1999
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whitter45
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TBH it means very little
i know someone who crashed their car quite seriously went through the insurance etc and was classed as a cat C
When she sold it the guy ran an HPI check and it didn't show up
I would take HPI's with a pinch of salt. As long as you accept you will never knwo the full history of a second hand car etc then you will be ok
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hitman2k
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u can have mine for £2200 67k all mot's from new custom respray in a purple lowered gti wheels done in grey Antracite, decat full exhuast r reg 98  ,
Ive brought a cat d in the past had no problem selling it even got £1500 more then i paid for it! 
[Edited on 18-02-2008 by hitman2k]
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Dione J
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at Andrew
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Mark.W
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will is it the the black one i posted up yesterday?
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