Anyone know this car???

[trophy380]

I wouldn't touch a CAT C or D car at all unless it was to be used purely for motorsport. They're difficult to sell on as most people won't touch them, and you can't really blame people! Although these Category cars usually look aesthetically fine once they've been re-built I don't think they're ever quite right! I know a lot of people who have bought them and have never been that happy with them + people that have tried fixing them and finding out that something isn't quite right.

I remember having a spin in a CAT D Golf GTI which had been 'fixed' that's all it did was try and pull me into a hedge! We later found out that although it looked aesthetically fine, the subframe was slightly out of line - thank god it wasn't my car!

 

[j333evo]

Write Off Categories that I lifted from an insurance site. I owned a Cat D car before that needed nothing more than a bonnet and rad to fix.

The insurance write off categories are as follows:

Category A Insurance Write Off - the vehicle must scrapped and no parts or components can be sold other than for scrap. Amounts vary but Category A Insurance Write Off vehicles can be very valuable.  Consider some of the online companies that will buy you car 'what ever the condition.'  If the insurance company are prepared to give you a settlement figure and the car wreckage then make sure you shop around the various websites for the best offers.

 If all else fails try your local scrap metal dealer, they will often pay good money for scrap cars or unrepairable vehicles.  Visit our Scrap Cars page for more details.

Category B Insurance Write Off - the vehicle must not be used again but non- structural and roadworthy parts and components may be recovered for use in other vehicles. Care must be taken to ensure that they are not critical components with important safety functions.  Again there are several online companies who will offer significant amounts of money for Category B Insurance Write Off vehicles.


Category C Insurance Write Off - the vehicle is repairable but the parts and labour would exceed the value of the car. This is a tricky situation as there are plenty of amateur and professional mechanics who could use second hand parts to repair these vehicles at much lower prices than the list costs for parts and labour.  Discuss this with your insurance company if you want to keep the car rather than have it written off.

Category D Insurance Write Off - the vehicle is economically repairable but other factors are involved that cause the insurer to declare the vehicle a write off. Perhaps the replacement car hire is too costly or it will take too long for a specialist part to be delivered.  Again, discuss this with your insurance company if you want to keep the car.

Category X Insurance Write Off - the vehicle is easily repairable and may even be still roadworthy.

Unrecorded Insurance Write Off - the vehicle damage was not reported to the insurer or the driver was uninsured. The most common example is drivers who only have third party insurance but have had an accident that was their fault (usually not involving anyone else).

 

[trophy380]

Great bit of info!

 

[MarkP]

I saw this the first time around and then saw that he'd relisted, so I sent him a message to ask why it was back up for sale. This was before I'd noticed the CAT D hidden in the item description. I got a barely literate reply saying that the first buyer had wanted to wait 3 weeks before paying so it was back for sale. I'd noticed the CAT D in the meantime, so out of interest I asked what had happened to make it CAT D, what work had been done and whether he had receipts/guarantees for the work. He never replied, but a day or so later it disappeared off ebay, so some poor sucker has obviously bought it.

As a point of interest, the CAT D definitely didn't relate to anything other than a crunch. I had a few ebay HPI checks going spare from when I bought my 172, so I checked it out. Definitely registered CAT D.

Wouldn't suprise me if it's back on ebay again within a few weeks.

 

[ravydavygravy]

The sneaky wanker.

Didn't see that cat d.