Any rammifications for buying a repaired Cat D?

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Would there be any problems buying a Cat D? I've just seen this advert and it looks like a good buy until I read the Cat D bit and my gut tells me "no".

Would you buy/trust a repaired Cat D? Would the insurance be higher? Any thing else to bear in mind?
 
A cat D is where the repair cost exceeds the car value minus its salvage value.

This means a small dent on a 500 quid car or a big smack on a more expensive car.
 
MeAnBoY said:
Just doesn't sound good really does it OP?

As for cat d's in general, isn't this normally cosmetic damage?
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It's down to how much the repairs will cost and how much the car is worth. If the car is fairly new then it'll take quite a lot of damage to write off the car.

On the flip side my last car was recorded as a Cat C write off, despite it still being drivable.

EDIT: Beaten by the Fox.
 
[TW]Fox;19888393 said:
8 grand for a cat D 3.5 year old Focus?
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I wasn't expecting to pay that much, if I were to go for it.. but compared to other 2008 ~10k 1.8 focus's, it's advertised cheaper! :)

I'm also possibly the least informed person of what the value of a car should be tbh.

edit: If it wasn't a cat D, would you be saying the same thing? :)
 
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glass' valations give an accurate idea of a car's worth assuming its in good nick (ie value of that model/age/milage, not the specific car). Car dealers use it as their bible....literally - they spend £100s yearly on this bible looking book from Glass.
Cat D, personally I would avoid but i'm not sure why. Probably more trouble than its worth.
 
The last car of mine that took a smack was never quite the same after something hit it from behind. Lots more creaks and rattles started appearing afterwards.

I'd rather get a used car that had a better chance of not having been pranged already.

The advertised price is along the lines of what I would expect to pay for something that's not a Cat D.
 
K.C. Leblanc said:
Am I the only person who thinks that the rear doors and rear wing aren't quite the same colour?
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Passenger side doors are a different colour to the surrounding bodywork, I reckon.

I'm finding it difficult to guess which are the original bits. The lighting doesn't help with that, mind you.
 
It appears the ad has been removed. For anyone interested, it was a 2008 1.8 "Titanium" Focus, with 10k on clock, Cat D, £8,000.

No, I haven't bought it :p

edit: nope, it's back.
 
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There are sooooooooo many focuses for sale for 8 1/2 grand and under why bother with a cat d one ? The questions you are asking now and the doubt you have should tell you all you need to know.
 
My old 146 was a Cat-D, it was cheaper to buy than an identical non cat-D and it would have been cheaper when sold if I hadn't blown it to pieces and weighed it in.

Nothing wrong with a cat-D as long as if it was crashed, the repair work is safe. For example; a rippled member in the shell, a strut, a crash structure etc where it has been pulled into shape is bad. A properly shaped shell with a new crash structure fitted is good. Get someone who knows what they are looking at to inspect it.

I'm with the above though, no shortage of Focus. Just find a cheap one.
 
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