M4 - Cat D - Too risky?
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CaptainMorgan said:
It's all down to when the damage that wrote the car off happened.
If you have a £1000 20 year old BMW 320i and someone mashes the rear bumper, by the time it's been replaced and painted and fitted it'll be costing a good % of what it's worth so will get written off. Obviously a bumper swap is nothing major and less than most cars on the road could have had done to them.
On the flip side, the £45000 M3 at 2 years old will need to have had a decent amount of damage to have written it off.
Thats how I understand it anyway.
A voice of sense in a sea of sIf you have a £1000 20 year old BMW 320i and someone mashes the rear bumper, by the time it's been replaced and painted and fitted it'll be costing a good % of what it's worth so will get written off. Obviously a bumper swap is nothing major and less than most cars on the road could have had done to them.
On the flip side, the £45000 M3 at 2 years old will need to have had a decent amount of damage to have written it off.
Thats how I understand it anyway.
t. Cat D this, Cat A that....Sump said:
You'd be on crack to pull this off.
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Interestingly, if you have nothing to lose then you could get by scamming people for the rest of your life with impunity.Trading as:
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Edited by Sump on Sunday 18th September 17:53
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2010/nov/20/smal...
Just keep filling in counter forms.
Not sure why people are picking on the dealer. He's a car dealer and he's a bit dishonest shock horror. Where's the Daily Mail when you need it.
As for the car, as with any cat D, just proceed with caution. Yes it's a silly price but does he want to sell it or not.
Good luck to any dreamer thinking they'd get it for £10-£20k though.
I suspect it will be flood damaged though so running a mile is not far enough.
As for the car, as with any cat D, just proceed with caution. Yes it's a silly price but does he want to sell it or not.
Good luck to any dreamer thinking they'd get it for £10-£20k though.
I suspect it will be flood damaged though so running a mile is not far enough.
rallycross said:
Sump said:
Leroy902 said:
Coming from Birmingham, I wouldn't immediately rule out a car because it's from Birmingham, but I'd run away from this one.
Nothing good will come out of the below circle.
Never ever buy a car from the Birmingham innit bruvs .
rallycross said:
Sump said:
Leroy902 said:
Coming from Birmingham, I wouldn't immediately rule out a car because it's from Birmingham, but I'd run away from this one.
Nothing good will come out of the below circle.Never ever buy a car from the Birmingham innit bruvs .
Sump said:
You'd be on crack to pull this off.
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It certainly pays to do your homework. The actual car is probably the least of your worries.Trading as:
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Edited by Sump on Sunday 18th September 17:53
As already stated, if you've got 40k to spend, please do your research as above and have your eyes wide open. I don't think i could ever buy a CAT D unless it was an absolute bargain and this clearly isn't. You could get a decent clean example from elsewhere for about the same or perhaps spend a little more and make sure you get a good one from a reputable dealership/garage.
datum77 said:
ANY cat C or D car should, (as a VERY general rule), be worth around half of the vehicles trade value. That is, if this BMW is worth, say, £50000 trade, then it's cat C or D value is £25000.
I'll buy all you can find at 50% discount.
I used to buy lots of Hot hatches that were CAT D when I was younger as they were a bit cheaper - around 10-20%
However I wouldn't consider buying a car over £10k that was Cat D - not worth the hassle / risk
As has been said, a car that has been recently recorded as cat D but is 10 years old wouldn't be too much of a liability, the damage will have been minimal and in a lot of cases the repair may have been financially viable but the parts were not available.
But a cat d M4? To get close to writing that off the damage would have been significant. Irrespective of the seller's reputation (which should be enough for you to walk away) I'd avoid it.
See here;
http://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/know-how/what-is...
But a cat d M4? To get close to writing that off the damage would have been significant. Irrespective of the seller's reputation (which should be enough for you to walk away) I'd avoid it.
See here;
http://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/know-how/what-is...
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