Cat B car for sale?

[daemon]

I'm looking at a motor trade site from one of the big dealer groups and theres an Audi for sale on there with a marker on the V5C of "Damage:Recorded against VIN and VRM, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX 2011, Category B Insurance Loss. Bodyshell Should Have Been Crushed Vehicle Should Not Be On The Road"

The car has a current MOT running to next May.

It looks like its going to go ridiculously cheap as the motor trade seem afraid of it

Retail price of the car in question is around £7000 and trade on it is around £4000. It looks like under £2K would own it.

Potential bargain or run a mile?

[daemon]

TooLateForAName said:

will you be able to register it?
Insure it?

Its registered and MOT'd currently. Thats the surprising thing. It seems to have been back on the road since its was declared Cat B in 2011.

So its got a proper V5C with that declaration on it, and its been through the MOT process at least once.

Tyre wear looks even, decent spec car, bodywork good, running well...

[daemon]

wolf1 said:

I may be wrong but I suspect you may struggle to get dvla to issue a logbook. Customer of mine bought what he thought was a cat c bike (even came with the assessors report with cat c written on it) the third party insurance company however logged it as cat b in error. He's spoken to dvla and they won't issue a logbook for it.

Sorry, i should have been clearer - it has a V5C and it looks like the previous owner has had it taxed and MOT'd for several years since the Cat B status marker.

[daemon]

DuraAce said:

daemon said:

Sorry, i should have been clearer - it has a V5C and it looks like the previous owner has had it taxed and MOT'd for several years since the Cat B status marker.

That's no guarantee DVLA will issue a new V5 to you though is it?
Tread very carefully.

Hmm... good point.

Its a shame because i'd happily have bought the car at regular trade price. Its an A4 TFSI Avant S Line, dark grey, black leather, driving well and seems in good shape.

As you say, you could end up with a very expensive scrapper....

[daemon]

I missed the end of the auction because i was in a meeting. I'd estimate it made £1500-£1800 based on the bidding before that.

Felt it was too much of a risk to get a new v5c in my name and to get it insured to get involved.

Thanks for all inputs here. Much appreciated

[daemon]

KevinCamaroSS said:

This is what the RAC has to say on the matter:

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.

I would not touch it with a barge pole. Plenty of Audis out there, just buy a straight one.

Agreed.

As I said it was the relative price and the (for northern ireland) quite rare spec - s line 2.0 tfsi avant with leather. I don't need to spend a big amount on a car as it's only effectively going to be a dog wagon and a winter runabout, so had it been a risk free option, i'd have had a crack at it.

Edited by daemon on Thursday 15th December 17:37

[daemon]

GC8 said:

A destruction order could be the result of a previous total loss.

I will mention again, that C&P from the ABI website is categorical proof that you don't know what youre talking about...

Who doesnt?