Buying a cat D car

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would it put you off?,,as we know very limited damage can write a car off these days, i had a taxi a few years back and they wrote it off for just a scratch and dink in the bumper,i have seen a land rover priced at £14k which is a pretty good price for what it is but not sure about buying it as its a cat D
 
As long as the repair has been done properly, nothing to fear. Of course, re-sale will be poor for the same reason it's cheap now, but Cat D write offs make excellent sense and value as cars to use as runabouts until they expire.
 
would it put you off?,,as we know very limited damage can write a car off these days, i had a taxi a few years back and they wrote it off for just a scratch and dink in the bumper,i have seen a land rover priced at £14k which is a pretty good price for what it is but not sure about buying it as its a cat D
You can find out the damage by doing a background check, it really depends on what happened as certain collisions can cause sensors to go off all the time and you'll have a nightmare but then you could have a car that had a scratch on the door and it was repaired so would have no issues. My missus' car got scuffed on the bumper by some woman and the insurance wrote the whole care off as the cost of a new bumper with labour would cost too much in consideration with the value of the car.
 
Cat d means very little or no damage ie stolen recovered, if its prices right then buy it get a mechanic to look at it first.
 
As long as the repair has been done properly, nothing to fear. Of course, re-sale will be poor for the same reason it's cheap now, but Cat D write offs make excellent sense and value as cars to use as runabouts until they expire.

Agree 100%. And for that reason, screw the buyer down on price. The longer you intend keeping it, the more it makes sense.
 
would it put you off?,,as we know very limited damage can write a car off these days, i had a taxi a few years back and they wrote it off for just a scratch and dink in the bumper,i have seen a land rover priced at £14k which is a pretty good price for what it is but not sure about buying it as its a cat D
It wouldn't put me off buying it.
Just thrust 14 quid in the owners hand, grab a 28lb lump hammer and trash it to bits. When the owner screams "hey you ya ****, you owe me 14k" simply reply "sorry, i I thought you asked 14 quid, batteries must be fucked in my hearing aid!"
 
It wouldn't put me off buying it.
Just thrust 14 quid in the owners hand, grab a 28lb lump hammer and trash it to bits. When the owner screams "hey you ya ****, you owe me 14k" simply reply "sorry, i I thought you asked 14 quid, batteries must be fucked in my hearing aid!"
Helpful ****.
 
would it put you off?,,as we know very limited damage can write a car off these days, i had a taxi a few years back and they wrote it off for just a scratch and dink in the bumper,i have seen a land rover priced at £14k which is a pretty good price for what it is but not sure about buying it as its a cat D
Not if price was right Cat D = very little damage
 
It wouldn't put me off buying it.
Just thrust 14 quid in the owners hand, grab a 28lb lump hammer and trash it to bits. When the owner screams "hey you ya ****, you owe me 14k" simply reply "sorry, i I thought you asked 14 quid, batteries must be fucked in my hearing aid!"

Hey, are you the cnut who bought my last car?
 
Have it looked at, but most of the advice on here is spot on, I was in the trade a while, if it's
well cheap compared to a 'Straight' one with same mileage, year etc; buy it, try bidding a couple of grand or so less.
These cars are generally bought and used until they expire though, I wouldn't try selling it on for a profit.
 
would it put you off?,,as we know very limited damage can write a car off these days, i had a taxi a few years back and they wrote it off for just a scratch and dink in the bumper,i have seen a land rover priced at £14k which is a pretty good price for what it is but not sure about buying it as its a cat D
New categories now, Cat N replaced Cat D, I would pay an experienced technician a few quid to go with you and give it the once over, also check with your insurance company it’s ok, ask for a decent warranty. Land Rovers are very expensive to maintain and dependent on model very thirsty, even the diesels.
 

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