How much is a cat D repaired 10 year old car worth ?

malibu200786

Hello I'm looking at 2007 Skoda Octavia vrs , in the blue colour , which has the touch screen satnav system in .
The car itself had its cat D in 2009 , only had 2 owners altogether .
The last keeper since 2009 .
The car is the petrol 2.0 tfsi and has done 106000 miles , but only has very little service history with it I'm guessing because when it became a cat D they decided it wasn't worth it to take it but just done it themselves.

The car is in really good condition , the engine is smooth it drives straight and smooth , the bodywork is in really good condition no dents or scratches , other than stonechips to the front end , but this is to be expected on a 2007 car I suppose ?

The seller has offered £2800 with new mot and warranty
Is this too much for a cat D ?

I went looking at a 2008 model with 136000 miles on it with full service history including 2 cambelt changes , but the bodywork was a lot more scratched and had quite a few small dents in it , and didn't feel quite has smooth but wasn't a cat D , they want £3300 .

Herzlos

Do you have any record as to the damage/repair? To write it off at 2 years old means it must have been fairly substantial.

Do you have a record of the belt change? If not, then budget for doing that right away.

Shaka_Zulu

You need to know what the value is of an undamaged car of the same age.

The car is 10 years old and I presume has been OK since its repair in 2009, the current owner has kept it since then.

I would say 20-30% off market value.

But check it thoroughly esp for rust.

malibu200786

Thanks for the reply , I'm not sure about the what the cat D actually was , is they an insurance database the public can access to retrieve data?

I couldn't see any obvious repaired panels , the rear panel looked nice and straight , maybe been a front end .
No history of cambelt I do have money to get this done if I buy this one as its only £2800 ,
I worked 10 years in a accident repair centre , so I do all my own services and other repairs I just don't touch the cambelt myself .

These cars are priced so differently from sellers ones more expensive but still with high miles and ones about same price to £3200 but the ones ive viewed have been a mess so I don't know what to decide .

Overall would £2800 be worth it for a cat D of this age , it has been driving around fine since 2009 and checked not history online and passed them all .

malibu200786

A trader valuation says , £2920 private , and from dealer £3540-£3880 .
I am buying off a dealer .
The valuation is based on good condition but obviously its a cat D , although the bodywork is the best ive viewed yet and its got the touch screen satnav and xenon's which a lot don't have as these where expensive extras

MEM62

Personally, that model, that age and with that history I would be reluctant to make any offer that exceeds three-figures

motorguy

MEM62 wrote: »

Personally, that model, that age and with that history I would be reluctant to make any offer that exceeds three-figures

Good luck with that. Its worth far more than that.

motorguy

malibu200786 wrote: »

The seller has offered £2800 with new mot and warranty
Is this too much for a cat D ?

I think its a reasonable price.

07 comparable non Cat D cars are £4,500 ish upwards (theres one 08 car on AT for less mind you).

motorguy

Herzlos wrote: »

Do you have any record as to the damage/repair? To write it off at 2 years old means it must have been fairly substantial.

Conversely, its been on the road long enough and been through enough MOTs for any accident related gremlins to have been bottomed out

motorguy

Have you checked the online MOT history check to check for mileage and also done your own comprehensive HPI check?

malibu200786

No ive not done my own hpi check . which is the best company to do it from regarding cheap price good check ?

Which 08 plate is it ? Where is it based . how many miles is it on ? If you don't mind of course .
Also this metallic blue colour does seem to sell for more .

Yea its passed evey mot , advisory on a tyre the second to last one I think , it covered most of the miles in the first few years , that's its averaged around 7000 a year , obviously some more some less .