whizzkid11
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Wouldn't touch a CAT D sports car (that is normally very fine tuned) - with your barge pole.
Saying that I think the pics are not very clear and the doors/boot appear not to be aligned correctly either.
Saying that I think the pics are not very clear and the doors/boot appear not to be aligned correctly either.
Carrotchomper
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Nice, but... Cat D in 2004, patchy history, and...
Why not spend the £800?
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Why not spend the £800?
Shaun's C280
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What's the £800 for as well?
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Looks tempting, but..... as has been said, what is the £800 spend for? and why is it a Cat D? This is almost Main Dealer SL500 money too. Doesn't seem cheap enough to me.
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Very true. It is another one of those annoying adverts that lacks any kind of detail, begs more questions than it answers and doesn't entice prospective purchasers from parting with cash!
Seamster15
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There was a black 03 SL55 that sold for 22k yesterday at Blackbushe....
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Wow. Any idea on the miles?
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61K in Black.
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Looks like the same Silver 'Cat D' SL55 has popped up on Autotrader
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2003&vehicleRegLetter=03
Seems a bit to good to be true. I noticed that there are no interior pictures which is odd.
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2003&vehicleRegLetter=03
Seems a bit to good to be true. I noticed that there are no interior pictures which is odd.
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I don't fully understand why people sell vehicles as cat 'D', they are more often than not superficial damage that is too expensive to repair at main dealer prices. Yet fully repairable at a good independent (often where a main dealer would send it anyhow).
An Autolign inspection is no more than £200, it's actually what an MOT should be, a three hour inspection of the vehilce, under over and inside.
It's then removed from the Cat 'D' list and registered as "Inspected".
All the insurance problems are then removed (i.e. many insurers will refuse to cover Categorised vehicles or reduce the value of them to a degree it's not worth the insurance premium).
A car of this value and type if repaired to a good standard is worth getting inspected, why would He not have had that done?
An Autolign inspection is no more than £200, it's actually what an MOT should be, a three hour inspection of the vehilce, under over and inside.
It's then removed from the Cat 'D' list and registered as "Inspected".
All the insurance problems are then removed (i.e. many insurers will refuse to cover Categorised vehicles or reduce the value of them to a degree it's not worth the insurance premium).
A car of this value and type if repaired to a good standard is worth getting inspected, why would He not have had that done?
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Good point. Although car of this nature are difficult to sell in the current climate, the outcome for him would be that the SL would command a much higher asking price.
nick mercedes
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Ex salvage, on the hitlist, patchy history, apparantly needs work of somesort.
At £17k it seems expensive given the above.
It is a nearly 6 yr old car with 2 service stamps (and cynical old me bets it was last serviced 3 yrs ago) and it was Cat D in 2004 when it would have been a £60 - 70k value car - so Cat D could have been quite a lot of £££££ "superficial" body repairs.
So, lack of proper SH = probably no mileage accuracy + been passed around in the trade + loads of panel repairs = just the sort of car that proves the old adage of "if something looks too good to be true" - well you know the rest.
Give it a wide berth even at £10k unless all you want to do is sell it for 11.
So, lack of proper SH = probably no mileage accuracy + been passed around in the trade + loads of panel repairs = just the sort of car that proves the old adage of "if something looks too good to be true" - well you know the rest.
Give it a wide berth even at £10k unless all you want to do is sell it for 11.
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his number doesn't work....i feel there is something fishy about this
