Ever Consider a Cat C/D?
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It depends on what level of damage it has suffered. 3 members of my family have happily got along with their 'damage repairable' cars, but the latest one was a very damaged mercedes which turned out to be almost as costly as buying an undamaged example.
I don't see any problems if the car only has a scrape or needs a new light/bumper.
if it has massive damage and needs a lot of work, do you trust the person to repair it to a good standard? cat C cars can often need structural work and will not perform as well in an accident as it would have done the first time around
Don't forget about the lower resale prices !!
I don't see any problems if the car only has a scrape or needs a new light/bumper.
if it has massive damage and needs a lot of work, do you trust the person to repair it to a good standard? cat C cars can often need structural work and will not perform as well in an accident as it would have done the first time around
Don't forget about the lower resale prices !!
I had a Cat Day, everything looked good, repair job was good, panel gaps and paint was spot on. Only to find out 18 months down the line the airbag ECU was dodgy meaning the car was pretty much worthless if i lost the only fob I had. Couldn't reprogram any new fobs because the technician tools needed to talk to all of the ECUs before it would work. Repair cost was going to be £1200+ to sort it. Mechanically however, it was absolutely fine.
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A lot of head ache for a cat c/d, especially when thousands of similar cars exist. It's better to avoid them.
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Some cars are much easier to write off than others.
The price for a rear spoiler for my car from Mitsubishi is about £1200-1300.
A rear end shunt that takes out the spoiler, boot and rear bumper would most probably write it off.
You could then pick up second hand parts for about £300-400 and be off motoring.
I'd be very wary of someone selling a car and not declaring it cat-C or D in the advert. I'd also not touch anything reasonably new that's had a big shunt and been repaired.
The price for a rear spoiler for my car from Mitsubishi is about £1200-1300.
A rear end shunt that takes out the spoiler, boot and rear bumper would most probably write it off.
You could then pick up second hand parts for about £300-400 and be off motoring.
I'd be very wary of someone selling a car and not declaring it cat-C or D in the advert. I'd also not touch anything reasonably new that's had a big shunt and been repaired.