car been written off... twice?!

[TW]Fox · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:01

HPI is not just finance. A car recorded as a total loss is very much NOT hpi clear.

lookitsjonno · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:03

it says the "finance is clear" but you blatently miss where it says in 3 places (2 in bright red) the fact that it has been written off and in one case deemed a total loss?!

are you sure you or your bf sure you should be buying used cars?

Natwee · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:04

[TW]Fox;20856446 said:
HPI is not just finance. A car recorded as a total loss is very much NOT hpi clear.

fair enough. he said he thought when i asked him that it was just in relation to finance, ir Hire Purchase.

Natwee · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:05

lookitsjonno said:
it says the "finance is clear" but you blatently miss where it says in 3 places (2 in bright red) the fact that it has been written off and in one case deemed a total loss?!

are you sure you or your bf sure you should be buying used cars?

we already knew that.

ive already explained this point

Cristian · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:06

Natwee said:
We did that and it is coming up saying that the car has been written off twice, once a year after it was made.

It is very easy to write off a £1000 Focus - smack a headlight, crack a bumper and bend a bonnet and it's no longer worth repairing according to the insurers as it costs more to repair it than to pay it out. I'd have no trouble buying such a car.

But if that BMW was written off in it's first year, it means that it suffered a significant amount of damage and it was no longer economical to repair it, even though the car was still worth a lot. having that happen again in the next year makes it worse as you are certain it had two very serious separate smacks.

Definitely not worth considering it.

lookitsjonno · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:07

Natwee said:
we already knew that.

ive already explained this point

Then why are you still considering buying the thing?

Natwee · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:10

lookitsjonno said:
Then why are you still considering buying the thing?

because as has previously been posted, just because a car has been written off doesnt mean it is a disaster to buy.

Jano · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:13

Natwee said:
because as has previously been posted, just because a car has been written off doesnt mean it is a disaster to buy.

That particular one is.

lookitsjonno · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:14

you have confessed "know nothing about cars", yet you choose to ignore several experienced car owners on here who say don't touch it with a barge pole? why did you even bother posting? if you buy that car it will end in tears.

Raymond Lin · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:14

Natwee said:
because as has previously been posted, just because a car has been written off doesnt mean it is a disaster to buy.

But its £6k, there are loads others that cost that much without having been in a accident that wrote it off.

Natwee · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:16

lookitsjonno said:
you have confessed "know nothing about cars", yet you choose to ignore several experienced car owners on here who say don't touch it with a barge pole? why did you even bother posting? if you buy that car it will end in tears.

1.

its not me buying it.

and 2, i havent ignored anyone at all? i didnt realise i was meant to immediately stop posting as soon as someone posts a reply and wasnt meant to ask any questions at all.

Raymond Lin · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:17

Natwee said:
1.

its not me buying it.

and 2, i havent ignored anyone at all? i didnt realise i was meant to immediately stop posting as soon as someone posts a reply and wasnt meant to ask any questions at all.

Motors is not like GD

Rather serious around here and people can be very direct.

Natwee · 22 Dec 2011 at 16:20

Raymond Lin said:
Motors is not like GD

Rather serious around here and people can be very direct.

Isnt it just!!

I feel like I ought to have completd some sort of training before i even posted

I sent him the link to the one you posted btw raymond x x