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Author Are Catergory C write off's safe in the long run?
dan_m1les
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   19th Feb 07 at 23:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Went to view a catergory C write off today, it has been totally repaired etc.

Had a front end smack, but what should i make sure it has etc? so i can get it insured? cause the are dirt cheap
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19th Feb 07 at 23:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
get the engineers report from when it was fixed, or failing that get a garage to look at and put in writing it checks out.
chech chassis legs are straight etc
dan_m1les
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basically ask to see the report and recipets for it being fixed?

am i correct Steve you 106 was a Cat D?
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19th Feb 07 at 23:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yes, and you'd never tell unless you saw its history
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id have a D no problem, poss a C but it depends on who repaired it
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Mate's clio is like that. You'd never know

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dan_m1les
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what a cat C Phil?

found another Cat C, take a look peeps

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-FORD-FIESTA-FREESTYLE-BLACK_W0QQitemZ140086969348QQihZ004QQcategoryZ9844QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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quote:
Originally posted by dan_m1les
what a cat C Phil?

found another Cat C, take a look peeps

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2001-FORD-FIESTA-FREESTYLE-BLACK_W0QQitemZ140086969348QQihZ004QQcategoryZ9844QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Cat C's are usually Structural damage (chassis rails etc), Cat D is only panel damage. Can vary quite a bit to be honest. Sometimes people will un-knowingly buy a car that's been in a worse accident than some Cat C cars, but because it was done earlier in the car's life, and the car was worth more, it would have been repaired, not written off.

Does really come down to the individual car, the repair job on it, and who did the repair (there's some dodgy people who will do some questionable things to get a car looking straight).

That fiesta looks like quite a decent car tbh. Always good to see how bad the damage was before it was repaired so you know what to look for .

[Edited on 19-02-2007 by Rob H]
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cheers mate giving him a bell tommorrow. How much u rekon its worth?
Rob H
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No idea. Bit of a grey area valuing these types of car. Try and find a similar car on autotrader that's not Cat C'd, then maybe take 20% off it? Maybe even a little more .
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nice one thanks

 
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