BYRON
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As above.
Reasons for and against please
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bradfincham
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Registered: 20th Sep 02
Location: East Of England Drives: Clio 172
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erm no, resale is going to be a bitch, always thinking the cars quite not fixed right as well 
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I wouldn't go near any car that I know has been damaged as they are never the same again no matter how good the repair work is
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Kirkers
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Registered: 10th Jan 06
Location: Bangor, N.Ireland
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would consider a cat d, but wouldn't go near a cat c
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NovaGTE
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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What are the differences?
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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depends how much your spending... 600 quid shitter... this is the kinda car you get...
over 1500-2k not a hope!
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p4uls corsa
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Registered: 2nd May 05
Location: BRADFORD
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yeah i would buy cat c damaged cars but id repair myself would not buy one allready done. cat d is nothing to worry about could be just lock damage small dent in wing ect
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p4uls corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by NovaGTE
What are the differences?
http://www.car-crime.com/salvage_category.htm
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big eck
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Registered: 20th Apr 03
Location: Tullibody. Drives - Audi B8 S4 & Fiesta Zetec-S
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CatD aint bad, its only minor crash repaired cars
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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spoken to a few people in the know and even our accident management team here at work.
Providing the repairs have been carried out to a high standard then its all good.
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
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i wudn't touch one for the only reason that it mite deter future buyers when u come to sell. If your gonna keep it for a while and its a bargain then go for it mate.
Any interest with the merc yet?
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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Some interest in it, but no sale. bummer.
I have been informed that legally you dont have to disclose that it is a catd, but as this is a trader they have to give this information.
Sometimes it wont even show on a HPi....
That solves the future buyer problem potentially...
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p4uls corsa
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yeah thats true its down to the buyer to do there checks the person selling doesnt have to disclose anything about the car. most cat c cars will now show on the logbook as having a vic check in the notes section but can d cars dont need the vic check so its down to finding out through hpi ect
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scriv
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Registered: 10th May 00
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i love people that say thet wouldnt touch a cat d or c car whats the diference between say someone restoring a old nova to put a 2.0 litre in it u are still replacing panels as long as the repair is gd then they can be stronger than when they left the factory
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
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because cars that have been in an accident could be bent as fuck, you can never tell, you could repair it and have nothing but problems, tyre wear, bearing wear etc, insurance companies dont stick it on a jig to determine if the car is a cat d write off
[Edited on 03-02-2006 by Corsa_Sam]
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scriv
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what do u think measuring systems are for ?
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M2RTY
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cat d could be something so stupid like a new set of locks or windows or seats
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BYRON
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sam
because cars that have been in an accident could be bent as fuck, you can never tell, you could repair it and have nothing but problems, tyre wear, bearing wear etc, insurance companies dont stick it on a jig to determine if the car is a cat d write off
[Edited on 03-02-2006 by Corsa_Sam]
CatD damage would not be so severe to cause chassis damage. Been reading up on it.
Read one story where a fellas car had been stolen. It had lock damage (big deal), but the theif pissed all inside the car. The owner refused it back because the insurers could not gaurantee it was not Hepatitis infected.
Which equalled a write off.
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
Location: Tattershall, Lincolnshire
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Cat D can often include chasis damage on newer cars!
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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depends on the damage
ive sold 2 cat d's on and they were literally panal damage but written off kus insurance companies dont usually bother repairing imports as they cant be bothered to wait for parts
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Ally
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Registered: 2nd Jul 03
Location: Pontypool Drives: a Skoda
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My car is cat D, written off for light panel damage.
Bought it for £600, had it colour coded and repaired. Car only had 58k on it (M reg tallic green clio) resale may be hard, but car runs purfect, never had a problem and its only my first car so i'm not too worried
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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No, once it has been crashed it's never the same again
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Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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what if its been keyed?
thats not crashed but can stil be a cat D
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