Would you? CAT D Maserati

[rj1986]

Probably would've bought the Cat D for £3k, but not a rebuilt one.

Edited by rj1986 on Wednesday 7th May 15:14

[zcacogp]

Cat D on something like that wouldn't necessarily put me off, but there is no bargepole long enough for me to even consider that example.

Just, simply, "no".


Oli.

[motco]

How do you know it was 'only' cat D? VCAR covers all write-offs doesn't it? The ad is not specific.

[carinaman]

Those Tridents on the headrests and between the rear seats are a bit bling.

[freecar]

I looked at the after pictures first.

Looked at the bonnet gap on the drivers side, thought it looked a bit tight in one corner so thought that if it was a drivers side front impact that it could have been repaired better.

Clicked the before pictures, bingo!

Wouldn't touch that one had I the necessary funds but I'm not put off by a properly repaired cat d or c especially if I can see the before pics and not pick up the damage on the after!

Poor repair IMO

[sc0tt]

Shaks Specialist Cars Ltd, in West Yorkshire

[conkerman]

That would need to be cheap, cheap, cheap.

And I'd want to have evidence that it had been properly repaired (maybe even jigged).

That bonnet looks to be in a different county to the rest of the car.

Shonky.

[Escy]

rj1986 said:

Probably would've bought the Cat D for £3k, but not a rebuilt one.

Edited by rj1986 on Wednesday 7th May 15:14

That's good of you! Do you seriously think the salvage sold for 3k?

[Matt UK]

Escy said:

rj1986 said:

Probably would've bought the Cat D for £3k, but not a rebuilt one.

Edited by rj1986 on Wednesday 7th May 15:14

That's good of you! Do you seriously think the salvage sold for 3k?

I think he is saying what he would pay for it, not what it's market worth.

[rj1986]

Matt UK said:

Escy said:

rj1986 said:

Probably would've bought the Cat D for £3k, but not a rebuilt one.

Edited by rj1986 on Wednesday 7th May 15:14

That's good of you! Do you seriously think the salvage sold for 3k?

I think he is saying what he would pay for it, not what it's market worth.

Yep- that's what i should've said (the £3k mentioned in the OP).

I know a lot of people say a Cat D is good value IF it's just body panels and maybe a couple of new parts, but that car was a long way away from a bottle of T-Cut fix

[Silverbullet767]

conkerman said:

That bonnet looks to be in a different county to the rest of the car.

Shonky.

[MissChief]

Some cars look good in white. That car is not one of them. Black or a dark red or that lovely metallic blue they do personally. Seems expensive for a CAT D as well?

[Schermerhorn]

If it was cheap enough I'd buy it, break it down into parts and sell them. That engine, gearbox, interior trim, calipers, lights, doors etc might be worth a pretty penny.

[Lost soul]

Escy said:

rj1986 said:

Probably would've bought the Cat D for £3k, but not a rebuilt one.

Edited by rj1986 on Wednesday 7th May 15:14

That's good of you! Do you seriously think the salvage sold for 3k?

Parts alone would be worth so much more than that

[R11ysf]

OP,
No. I wouldn't buy a car from West Yorkshire

HTH

[Schermerhorn]

R11ysf said:

OP,
No. I wouldn't buy a car from West Yorkshire

HTH

Is that a veiled racial slur?

I know this car personally...seen it for years. No idea it was a Cat D. Owner is a good guy and polite enough, as is the owner of SSC. Don't know them on a personal level but they are decent enough, straight up, hard working blokes.

[andymc]

Schermerhorn said:

R11ysf said:

OP,
No. I wouldn't buy a car from West Yorkshire

HTH

Is that a veiled racial slur?

I know this car personally...seen it for years. No idea it was a Cat D. Owner is a good guy and polite enough, as is the owner of SSC. Don't know them on a personal level but they are decent enough, straight up, hard working blokes.

not racialist but maybe realist

[Juber]

Sorry but am I missing the trick here as I'm rather discombobulated as to why buying cars from this firm and others mentioned that are around the Midlands / North area are a no no?

[Shnozz]

I would have thought these sort of high-end Cat C/D's would make perfect sense for the exotic hire car businesses where they will only be thrapped along in a wedding convoy. Auction them off at the end of their 2 - 3 year hire term.

[Juber]

Shnozz said:

I would have thought these sort of high-end Cat C/D's would make perfect sense for the exotic hire car businesses where they will only be thrapped along in a wedding convoy. Auction them off at the end of their 2 - 3 year hire term.

That's a fantastic idea.