Would you? CAT D Maserati
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Dracoro said:
DaveyBoyWonder said:
Not a lot of visual damage to have written off a 100k car.
Could take a while to get parts, hire car won't be a s
tty little Vauxhall either so costs will mount! I'd also imagine that the loss in value would be more than more day-to-day cars.The repair looks odd though, the bonnet panel gap (all round) looks massive. Shoddy repair perhaps? Or a more underlying chassis issue such that this is as close as they could make the panel gaps!!
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anonymous said:
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I have to disagree about Leeds. It certainly has a fair proportion of st parts, the same as all cities, but I would say it's far lower than 90%. North Leeds has some nice parts (Shadwell, Alwoodley, Adel, Roundhay, Chapel Allerton), and parts of the West of town are pleasant, albeit more intersected with ste. East Leeds isn't pleasant until you go slightly beyond the city line and then it's got some nice places. South Leeds isn't pleasant full stop.The city centre is nice enough. Anything from the Victoria quarter across to the business district is ok. Yes, there are some less pleasant smaller central districts and/or particular streets, but that occurs in every city I have visited.
I'd certainly say that Leeds was a far more pleasant city in the most part than any city in Hampshire (even Winchester has it's fair share of s
te), which is from where I originate. And, for that matter, from any city across the Midlands, where I spent 4 years living.Edited by Shnozz on Thursday 8th May 15:40
Dave G fsi said:
Hadn't noticed that but when comparied to another non-damaged car look at the difference in the panel gap!!
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I presume that those are different models (perhaps different years of manufacture) and that they haven't just failed to put some of the lower trim on the repaired car? Normal:
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Oli.
That bonnet fit made me think it was a Citroen for a moment.
I usually go by the guide that a cat D/C repaired car is worth around 30% less than a non mangled one. I'd say this was at least £10k overpriced.
But I would not sully my pointy poo stick with this turd. Brave pills and a full engineers report, ensure the wheels are in the right places required.
I usually go by the guide that a cat D/C repaired car is worth around 30% less than a non mangled one. I'd say this was at least £10k overpriced.
But I would not sully my pointy poo stick with this turd. Brave pills and a full engineers report, ensure the wheels are in the right places required.
If a person has £60k budget for a car I'd be surprised if they'd go for this.
There are many other nice options for the money that haven't been bodged together.
Unless the dealer is shady, and follows the stereotypes, and is willing to sell for cash to local drugs dealers without reporting the transaction to hmrc, then I'd be surprised if it sells.
There are many other nice options for the money that haven't been bodged together.
Unless the dealer is shady, and follows the stereotypes, and is willing to sell for cash to local drugs dealers without reporting the transaction to hmrc, then I'd be surprised if it sells.
Dracoro said:
What I and the quoted poster are referring to is the panel gap between the bonnet and the bumper - clearly a shoddy job.
Yes, 'zactly, it's some way off where it should be judging by the photos. However the bumper lower strake caught my eye as well as being different, and I wondered whether the bodgery had extended down to there as well. Interestingly (although it's hard to see from the photos), the bumper-wing join looks to be not that bad. Maybe that's easier to line up than the bonnet.
Oli.
Shnozz said:
Credit hire period on something specialist will often be longer due to parts availability. Say, small repair, 40 days.
Indeed, it wouldn't surprise me at all to be far longer. Last Christmas someone pranged my Mondeo while it was parked, simple bumper damage. Common car (although rare version), only 5 years old. Took 3 weeks to get one of the parts in.I know people who have waited months for parts on Italian bikes, I doubt the cars are much different.
Fastdruid said:
Shnozz said:
Credit hire period on something specialist will often be longer due to parts availability. Say, small repair, 40 days.
Indeed, it wouldn't surprise me at all to be far longer. Last Christmas someone pranged my Mondeo while it was parked, simple bumper damage. Common car (although rare version), only 5 years old. Took 3 weeks to get one of the parts in.I know people who have waited months for parts on Italian bikes, I doubt the cars are much different.
As for Tonker's W Yorks recurrent slur, I won't engage further as he's always right and I don't wish to endure the wrath of his sycophantic following.
I would also guess that a Cat D car would no longer carry a manufacturers warranty or be viable for an extended warranty, which most buyers of cars of this value would expressly want to have.
Having bought a straight one of these a few months ago, if I had seen this car at the time I would not even have entertained the thought of going to look at it at that price. As stunning as these cars are, the lack of comfort from not having a warranty and the loss of value of Cat D, puts this as over-priced.
Having bought a straight one of these a few months ago, if I had seen this car at the time I would not even have entertained the thought of going to look at it at that price. As stunning as these cars are, the lack of comfort from not having a warranty and the loss of value of Cat D, puts this as over-priced.
NicheMonkey said:
. Avoid like the plague even if it was 30k.
To put a spin on it- what would people pay for this then, knowing it's a Cat D, body work is a bit shonky, but the redone suspension, electronics and whatever is mechanically sound (but not done by Maserati or a specialist, just a regular bodyshop) rj1986 said:
NicheMonkey said:
. Avoid like the plague even if it was 30k.
To put a spin on it- what would people pay for this then, knowing it's a Cat D, body work is a bit shonky, but the redone suspension, electronics and whatever is mechanically sound (but not done by Maserati or a specialist, just a regular bodyshop) I'd start at list minus 50% and work up or down depending upon the apparent quality of the repair (and how many small African countries you could fit in the panel gaps.)
Oli.
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