To Cat C or not to Cat c...

[Ianb2017]

Hey guys, I've been doing a lot of reading online regarding the merits and the negatives to buying cat c/d cars and I've read a few forum posts on PH which basically say "if you don't know what you're looking at, don't do it"....

..But... I still have a few more questions...

I'm looking at an 05 merc, seems pretty tidy, 100k miles on clock, high spec, tidy body work etc, they want 2-2.5k for it... BUT, in 2007 it was a cat c...

I have read reams and reams about cat c meaning uneconomical to fix etc, but them a few posts on here have me another train of thought... If it's not economically viable, then why repair it? Of course two further schools are "high spec merc, cat c 2 years in - probably pretty bad"... But "cat c 10 years ago, still seems to be going strong"...

I'm a little unsure how to view this. The owner now wasn't the owner back then, so doesn't know the extent of the damage, car has had a healthy MOST history from 2012 onwards, (can't see before that), only a few advisories, no fails, it has FSH....

I am tempted, I'm just not sure whether vehicle inspections are worthwhile, or whether anyone thinks its probably ok, or whether everyone is screaming walk away...?

Cheers

[Ianb2017]

See, toomany2cvs has said what I've been thinking.... If it was a 2 year old car smash and it was only a year after that, or 2 years then I'd be quite worried, but one reason I feel less worried about it (and perhaps this is my ignorance shining through) is because it was a long time ago....

I think I may end up avoiding this anyway... I would like the car, but I'd have to PX my current car and it's not really ready (need to tidy up a couple bits) and I don't have any spare time at the moment, so it's all a bit rushed for my liking.

Thanks V much for the advice though guys