About to buy used car, mot advisory thoughts

missile

Sail4lot wrote: »

I thought that if insurance became involved it automatically gets assigned a category of some sort a,b,s, etc. No?

No:rotfl: :beer::j:T

couriervanman

Sail4lot wrote: »

According to the seller, a commercial seller with apparently good reviews it's not been in a crash. Nothing I see indicated any dodgy fix but I guess there's no way to really know.

It's about 1.5k below book value in my estimate.

"It's about 1.5k below book value in my estimate.":eek: well that should tell you something

Scrapit

If in doubt, leave it out.

AdrianC

Sail4lot wrote: »

I thought that if insurance became involved it automatically gets assigned a category of some sort a,b,s, etc. No?

No.

That's only if insurance write it off - they pay out the value, rather than repair it. Effectively, they buy the car off their policyholder for the pre-crash value.

If they repair it, then nothing's recorded.

dinods

The dealer is probably just going off the hpi check, if your still serious about buying it you should take someone with you to examine the vehicle properly (someone with experience who knows what to look for) there are services that do this and it's not as expensive as you would think. Also, there's sometimes tell tale signs of accident damage as well such as bigger than normal spacing between panels for example.

foxy-stoat

If its 1.5k under others of similar spec then buy it - or wait for the right car.

Herzlos

I'd be insisting on both being fixed and a bodyshop or mechanic of your choosing looking at it for crash damage.



Have a good look through the paperwork to see if there's any mention of repairs, and have a look to see if there's any evidence of repair - is the front bumper less faded than the surrounding body? Is the gap between panels uneven?


Car dealers don't sell cars for charity, so it being £1500 too cheap should be a warning. It may still be worth buying but only if you're confident it's been taken care of correctly.

parking_question_chap

foxy-stoat wrote: »

If its 1.5k under others of similar spec then buy it - or wait for the right car.

You mean £1.5k less than other unroadworthy cars I presume.