confused about cat c/cat d????
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????When a car is in cat c it means it has been in a accident that wasn't too serious, the owner has purchased it back from the insurance company but had to register it as being in an accident.
The insurers use categories to determine the level of damage the car has been in. Cat A being serious damage, and Cat D being minor
If I was you I would do a HPI check to see what the damage was
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????Cat A and B cannot be resold
Cat C is when the insurance company don't want to fix it as it will cost too much - usually fixing it costs more than the car
Cat D is when the insurance company doesnt wnat to fix it, it probably won't cost mroe than the value of the car but its probably not worth it.
Cat C will always be more serious damage and Cat D will usually be less serious.
It depends on a lot of factors but I woudl stay away from a Cat C if it looks liek it has been hit bad. -
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????thats the thing look at this.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA:IT&ih=020
before you think that im stupid to think the car is £310, i know that it will increase closer to the end of the auction and whatnot just thinking if its below £2000 might still get it,....but becuase it says cat c...dunno if i should reconsider and keep lookingLast edited by jus-mi; 12-01-2008 at 16:43. -
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????hmm, well that car is a REPAIRED Cat C - so you wont have to pay for any repairs yourself, it probably WILL sell for less than the equivalent cost of a non accident one but it might be more prone to things like rust if it hasnt been fixed properly.
i sugegst you take a very good look inside before you buy. -
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????keep in mind, that just because it has passed the vic check, it could still potentially be repaired short of acceptable. Same to a lesser extent goes with the MOT. It shouldn't but you've gotta be careful.
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????Personally I would avoid it because you risk buying a death trap and what you save now you will loose when you come to sell it. Only buy if the inspections say that no structure has been damaged (i.e no welding on the crumple zones etc, all the airbags work etc etc) even then only buy if you don't intend to sell it for a while.
You will save money now but you will have a hard time selling it. -
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????dont bother buying a 'high risk; car just yet
wait til you have had a car and start learning about all of their pitfalls and stuff
i;ve bought 4 cars personally and been driving for around 3 years - the knowledge that i have about cars and buyign cars has gone up MASSIVLEY. part of the reason was because i had various faults with various cars
but on the upside, the last car i bought i spent a good 1 hour checking it all over and was confident with my purchase - so i probably would have been mroe confident buying a cat c as i woudl have known what bits coudl have caused problems etc -
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Re: confused about cat c/cat d????The problem tends to be the buyer of the car not knowing enough about the car. which is why you young guns should stay away from cat c's and d's unless oyu are with someone who knows what they are doing.
hpi check the cars too. good luck
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