Cat D - Downsides

Adam

Adam

Adam

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I have always avoided cars that have been in an accident previously as I have always been looking for cars in fantastic condition. Now my needs have changed somewhat and I am looking for a cheap runabout.

Got a couple of people coming to look at my Clio at the weekend so I am confident that I will find a buyer. I therefore need to find another car in the mean time.

Stumbled across a Mondeo ST24 but it is a Cat D. Seems relatively cheap (<£1500) but just wondering what the implications are of owning an insurance write off. It is entirely possible that I may own this car just for a month or so before selling it. Is it more hassle than it's worth? If I could get the car cheap enough (i.e. £1k) would it be worthwhile?

I imagine it won't be as easy to sell the car with it being a write off previously, however, I am hoping that if I get it cheap enough in the first place this shouldn't be an issue.

Any thoughts?
 
Hmm seems like the general consensus is that this isn't a good idea! Well < £1500 was a rough price, i'd be looking to offer him £1000'ish.

May just stick to a bog standard mondeo to be honest, seem less hassle and much cheaper running costs.

Possibility that I may have the car for a short period just to get me to the station and back.
 
Tesla said:
If you want a car for one month why not sell your clio in a months time?
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Because I want to sell it now :confused:

Besides, I only need a car to get me from A-B until I know exactly what I am doing regarding a property I have my eye on. From then... who knows :)

I'd kick myself if I didn't have the sufficient deposit for the property just because I didn't sell my car in time.
 
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