Cat D - should I buy

Lum

Depends on the car, if I was buying a banger for a price in the low 3 digits then I wouldn't worry about a Cat D.

Bought a Cat D Volvo 460 for £100 once, it was Cat D'd after someone reversed into it and put a big dent in the front wing.. purely cosmetic. Repaired by putting on a scrapyard wing and then sold 2 years later when the owner came into some money.

Bargain, got another 2 years out of that car.

Once you get to 4 figure prices, I'd start to be nervous though. It's purely an economic thing for insurance companies, so on a £6000 car that could be a thousand or so worth of repairs needed and so more likely to be significant.

Hintza

beth.stephenson2009 wrote: »

my engine was nackard by the top of a boar hole.

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Where are the Boars in your neck of the woods? Damn good eating.

Hintza

As Lum says the insurers are always worried that the client will not be happy with repairs or there is further hidden damage and if that is potentially the case then it is more economic to write off. There is also a huge market in Eastern Europe (you try bidding on Copart and you will soon see) which keeps salvage prices relatively high.

vaio

Lum wrote: »

Depends on the car, if I was buying a banger for a price in the low 3 digits then I wouldn't worry about a Cat D.

Bought a Cat D Volvo 460 for £100 once, it was Cat D'd after someone reversed into it and put a big dent in the front wing.. purely cosmetic. Repaired by putting on a scrapyard wing and then sold 2 years later when the owner came into some money.

Bargain, got another 2 years out of that car.

Once you get to 4 figure prices, I'd start to be nervous though. It's purely an economic thing for insurance companies, so on a £6000 car that could be a thousand or so worth of repairs needed and so more likely to be significant.

That's broadly my view too, but the market is being distorted by the insurance companies, look at some of the car that are now selling with a cat d label.

Hoof_Hearted

Remember that it wll also be difficult to sell on.

missile

s_b wrote: »

yes i see what you mean
a quick t cut
blow up the tyres
good as new
http://www.copart.co.uk/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e1s1&lotId=12627942&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS

Bid was £12,800 when I looked :eek: