Cat "D"?

[french]

Surely if you advertise a car & know its a Cat D car you should actually say so in the ad? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/825772.htm

 

[nick mercedes]

Surely if you advertise a car & know its a Cat D car you should actually say so in the ad? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/825772.htm

"Has had Body Repair to Rear Bumper, Panel And Boot"

 

[laf]

If you are not a trader then you don't have to inform potential buyers of this, however if they ask - you cannot lie

 

[un1l]

I was always under the assumption that CAT D or any CAT for that matter was when a vehicle had recorded damage, eg repair work done through an insurance company.

However, if i had damage on my car and was to get it done privately it wouldn't be recorded would it?

 

[janner]

Cat D means that the insurance company decided against repairing it and wrote it off instead.

 

[CE230]

For info:

Category A: Scrap only (i.e. with few or no economically salvageable parts and which is of value only for scrap metal

Category B: Break for spare parts if economically viable (excluding any residual scrap value)

Category C: Repairable total loss vehicles where repair costs including VAT exceed the vehicle's pre-accident value

Category D: Repairable total loss vehicle where repair costs including VAT do not exceed the vehicle's pre-accident value

 

[Dieselman]

Not quite right as Cat A cannot have any parts removed whatever and Cat C and D are that the insurer has elected to not repair for whatever reason.

Cat D is non structural damage, Cat C is repairable structural.

Category A
A vehicle which should have been totally crushed, including all its spare parts.
Category B
A vehicle from which spare parts may be salvaged, but the bodyshell should have been crushed and the car should never return to the road.
Category C
An extensively damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category D
A damaged vehicle which the insurer has decided not to repair, but which could be repaired and returned to the road.
Category F
A vehicle damaged by fire, which the insurer has decided not to repair.

Theft These vehicles have not been recovered and ownership rests with the insurer who made the total loss payment. They are able to repossess the car as soon as it is identified, even if it has been bought innocently.

Vehicles categorised as A, B or C require a VIC test before the DVLA will issue a new registration document. This will then be noted on the V5C. See www.dvla.gov.uk for more information on VIC testing.

 

[janner]

For info:

Category A: Scrap only (i.e. with few or no economically salvageable parts and which is of value only for scrap metal

Category B: Break for spare parts if economically viable (excluding any residual scrap value)

Category C: Repairable total loss vehicles where repair costs including VAT exceed the vehicle's pre-accident value

Category D: Repairable total loss vehicle where repair costs including VAT do not exceed the vehicle's pre-accident value

Sorry, but none of the above is true

 

[french]

"Has had Body Repair to Rear Bumper, Panel And Boot"

Nick this does not tell you that its been written off though does it, if its was fixed privately he would not have to mention it. As it has been "written off" by the insurance company that will definitely affect its market value considerably & possibly any future Insurance claims on the car ,ie if it was deemed to be a write off again you would not get anywhere near the market value & be well out of pocket as you will have paid above the market price for a cat "D" car.

 

[lynall]

Plenty of ads stating air bags okay and not on v car register make of that what you will.



Lynall

 

[whitenemesis]

Plenty of ads stating air bags okay and not on v car register make of that what you will.



Lynall

What's "V" ?

ags don't always go off

 

[lynall]

I think the V is for vehicle alert register and its the register where all the a,b,c,d bits come from, have a look in the back of autrotrader its the brown section from memory, maybe on their website now going for a look .




Lynall

 

[lynall]

VCAR = vehicle condition alert register

Cant find salvage cars on autotrader site prob looking at wrong bit as usual!



Lynall

 

[nick mercedes]

Nick this does not tell you that its been written off though does it, if its was fixed privately he would not have to mention it.

The fact that it's been mentioned at all points to the car being on the hit list.

If it was unrecorded why mention it?

 

[Dieselman]

Maybe he just thinks he should as it's a factor in someones buying decision and doesn't want complications if they spot it when they come to look at the car.

If I was looking at this car I'd find the repair.

 

[nick mercedes]

Maybe he just thinks he should as it's a factor in someones buying decision and doesn't want complications if they spot it when they come to look at the car.

If I was looking at this car I'd find the repair.

If it's been repaired properly the repair should not be found....

 

[timskemp]

If it's been repaired properly the repair should not be found....

Ahhh but if you've got a paint thickness meter - not pointing any fingers at anyone here...

 

[Dieselman]

If it's been repaired properly the repair should not be found....

There are always giveaways to any repair, it's never absolutely perfect.

Ahhh but if you've got a paint thickness meter - not pointing any fingers at anyone here...

Good investment for anyone thinking of buying a car worth real money.

 

[Alps]

most cars have had minor repairs in their life, but a major repair done properly would be very hard to distinguish from a properly fixed major repair. obviously if fixed on the cheap you would notice it straight away

 

[Will]

Can't really see the problem with all this myself? It's a nice looking car, priced reasonably and advertised honestly - how many people would mention the repair upfront?

I'm sure any interested parties would read the advert, look at the pictures and then call the seller to discuss more details...

Will