will_ainsworth
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ive just done a hpi check for the gti im buying tomorrow, and its come up as a cat d, the guy seriously didnt seem to know this was the case. Basically is this bad? cus i know its not got any structualy damage because that wouldnt be cat d. he has lowered the price, but i want to know what i should do,,,
cheers
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WU-TANG- DAN
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d for danger
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DannyB
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Buy something else, how much was you payin for it?
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James_DT
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Cat D is a minor write off, I'd still buy it as long as the price had been adjusted accordingly.
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Eck
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If it has been repaired properly, the only thing that it would affect is the selling on price. Being a 106 GTi, a Cat D could occur with a wasp hitting the front bumper.
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John
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Only if he's giving you a significant amount off the car to make up for it and the fact you'll lose the same when selling.
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Ben G
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cat d can sometimes mean stolen and recovered so not necessarily any damage on the car itself.
my corsa is a cat c write off but only had panel damage and a driveshaft snapped.
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Robin
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don't dismiss it, just haggle, LOTS.
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adam.d
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To be fair I've bought and sold loads of cars that are "on the list". Nothing wrong with them if done correctly but there only worth around a two thirds of there propper value
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Steve
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what colour is it mate?
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WU-TANG- DAN
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quote:
Originally posted by Eckmcmann
If it has been repaired properly, the only thing that it would affect is the selling on price. Being a 106 GTi, a Cat D could occur with a wasp hitting the front bumper.
must have been, absolutly no-way could it have been a handling error!
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p4uls corsa
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try and get the price down a few £££
but its just light damage or it could of just been scratched
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will_ainsworth
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
what colour is it mate?
black
also he has knocked off 500quid so all good....
will this effect insurance tho?
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WU-TANG- DAN
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no
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John
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Does the hpi check tell you when it was written off?
If it does check to see if it matches when he had the car to see if he's lying.
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Eck
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Won't affect insurance no.
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p4uls corsa
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no it wont effect insurance
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John
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I'd only take it with 500 off if the original price was 1500.
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by will_ainsworth
quote:
Originally posted by Steve
what colour is it mate?
black
also he has knocked off 500quid so all good....
will this effect insurance tho?
shouldnt do but you need to tell the insurance, and sometimes they will want an engineers report or similar showing the state of repair and what happened
[Edited on 17-02-2008 by Steve]
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antscorsa
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sounds like he was quite quick in dropping the 500 quid off!!
i woudlnt be too sure thet he didnt know
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p4uls corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by John
I'd only take it with 500 off if the original price was 1500.
depends on reg / mileage/ leather ect
eg r reg without leather go for 1500-2200 so would pay 1000-1500 depending on condition
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Steve
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exactly the same thing happened when i bought mine, text him to say was just doing a hpi check on it, suddenly he rings me and said hes just heard from the previous owner and hes told him its been a cat d 
did he think i had shit for brains to believe that
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will_ainsworth
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2002 02 plate, 30.000miles, 2500quid
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Steve
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-500?
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p4uls corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
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Originally posted by will_ainsworth
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Originally posted by Steve
what colour is it mate?
black
also he has knocked off 500quid so all good....
will this effect insurance tho?
shouldnt do but you need to tell the insurance, and sometimes they will want an engineers report or similar showing the state of repair and what happened
[Edited on 17-02-2008 by Steve]
they dont usually ask if the car has been damaged ive had 5 or 6 cars cat d/c and they never ask
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