The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)

[L100NYY]

Or in more detail;

Category A: scrap only. For cars so badly damaged they should be crushed and never re-appear on the road. Even salvageable parts must be destroyed.

Category B: body shell should be crushed. Signifies extensive damage, although some parts are salvageable. Should never re-appear on road, although reclaimed parts can be used in other road-going vehicles.

Category C: the vehicle is repairable but the costs exceed the vehicle’s value. Can re-appear on road.

Category D: the vehicle is repairable but repair costs are significant compared to the vehicle value – including time delays to source parts. Can re-appear on road

[E30M3SE]

L100NYY said:

Dominic H said:

ManOpener said:

£13k for a Cat C E39 M5 is ludicrous regardless of rarity of spec or condition. That's top-end even for an absolutely pristine car isn't it?

I'd agree, looks in great shape but too dear at £13k.

Out of interest (and my ignorance) what's the difference between a Cat C stolen/recovered and a Cat D stolen/recovered?

More damage basically.

According to the advert there was no damage.......

[2013BRM]

L100NYY said:

This afternoon I want a gnat of a hot hatch svp;

identical to the one my son had carjacked, are they worth anything much?

[Mr E]

E30M3SE said:

According to the advert there was no damage.......

Insurer paid out in full before the car was found/recovered?

[Patrick Bateman]

4941cc said:

Drive past this place most days, spotted this looking more than a bit inviting with it's unbadged, small wheeled subtlety and refreshing non-blick interior:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...

Non-black really does make the e90 interior so much more pleasing.

[L100NYY]

Keeping Jaguar XJ220s Alive and Fast - /DRIVEN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd1Ws7UiS50

[barchetta_boy]

E30M3SE said:

According to the advert there was no damage.......

When my 928 was stolen it was driven with a failed water pump leading to a seized engine. It was written off as Cat D, I bought the car back and replaced the engine (and suspension, brakes, etc etc). There was no "damage" as such, in the sense that you'd associate with the impled violence of theft - it could have been damaged just as easily by being driven unsympathetically by its owner with the fault it had.

When I see Cat C/D I'm worried about basically smashed up cars being repaired poorly, chassis damage etc. I don't know what happened to this M5 but maybe it was a similar story.

Joel

[Justayellowbadge]

Not the cheapest but looks an absolute minter and next to no mileage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bentley-Turbo-R-6-8-auto...

Edited by Justayellowbadge on Wednesday 11th March 21:48

[bmthnick1981]

E30M3SE said:

Shame it's,

"Category C on the HPI register. Stolen and recovered undamaged in 2005 according to the insurer."

Ahh, hadn't spotted that.

[CampDavid]

Justayellowbadge said:

Not the cheapest but looks an absolute minter and next to no mileage.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bentley-Turbo-R-6-8-auto...

Edited by Justayellowbadge on Wednesday 11th March 21:48

Love that.

[4941cc]

Mr E said:

E30M3SE said:

According to the advert there was no damage.......

Insurer paid out in full before the car was found/recovered?

That would be Category X stolen and recovered.

[4941cc]

Yum.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...





Sub 100k miles, sub £10k, FBMWSH, subframe done, *that* interior, not being sold from the more usual local authority type environs of cheaper M3s, lots of potential...

[Luke.]

4941cc said:

Yum.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...





Sub 100k miles, sub £10k, FBMWSH, subframe done, *that* interior, not being sold from the more usual local authority type environs of cheaper M3s, lots of potential...

Almost got your name in the plate too...

[m5wagon]

4941cc said:

Yum.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/b...





Sub 100k miles, sub £10k, FBMWSH, subframe done, *that* interior, not being sold from the more usual local authority type environs of cheaper M3s, lots of potential...

Could even pop on some 18"'s and it'd be perfect

[Crook]

bigweb said:

Cant believe how run of the mill that looks

Can't believe how visually uncomfortable the double 'hump' dash looks.

[mft]

Brown, brown, and more brown...




http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=...

[Crook]

This may be on the vid thread I don't know. Can't take credit for the find (a link sent to me by my younger brother) but top class hooligan who is absolutely loving it.

993 at the 'Ring

[L100NYY]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Quite simple mon ami;

Cat C: Cost of repairs are MORE than the vehicle is worth
Cat D: Cost of repairs are a SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT of the vehicles value

[Crook]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

http://bridgetogantry.com/2/index.php/home/amusing...



It's how much he is loving it that gets me.

[4941cc]

m5wagon said:

Could even pop on some 18"'s and it'd be perfect

L100NYY said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Quite simple mon ami;

Cat C: Cost of repairs are MORE than the vehicle is worth
Cat D: Cost of repairs are a SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT of the vehicles value

The latter being >60% to most insurers.

Quite often it's Cat D is the cost of rectifying the damage plus the costs of providing a loan car for the duration exceed the value of the vehicle, whereas for C, the damage alone is greater than the market value of the vehicle.

For instance a part/parts may have a relatively low monetary cost itself, but if it is scarce and takes six weeks to arrive, the overall cost to the insurer renders the overall repair uneconomical to carry out, whereas the cash value of the repair alone wouldn't necessarily be sufficient to warrant a write-off payout.