993 cat c damage
Discussion
I can't believe that you are really considering buying any 911 that appears on the register. No matter how nice it is, when you come to sell it the trade won't touch it and any private buyer worth his salt will HPI it on both the number plate and chassis and its history will come up.
...and certainly don't buy a salvage car - the repair costs to a private individual can be astronomic given the (necessary) labour rates of decent repair shops.
...and certainly don't buy a salvage car - the repair costs to a private individual can be astronomic given the (necessary) labour rates of decent repair shops.
The car in question was repaired 2 years ago. The guy has been totally up front about the incident and I have all the pictures of the repair, including the speaking to the team who repaired it. Having also spoken to Bob Watson about damaged 993's, he suggests the chassis is so strong that they can be repaired 100%
I know what you are saying but for a C4S, is this such a poor deal?
I know what you are saying but for a C4S, is this such a poor deal?
There is nothing to fear from buying a damaged car provided that the car has been repaired correctly. The best clue to the cars condition would be an Autolign inspection certificate. Autolign are a nationwide independent inspection facility who's job is to make sure that cars are repaired to factory quality. We have repaired quite a few cars for ourselves and customers and every one has flown through the Autolign test (which removes them from the Condition Alert (Cat D/C) register and moves them into the Condition Inspected register)with no problem.
Now if I tell you that a car would fail an Autolign test if the geometry was out of specification or the undertrays had fasteners missing, how many of you can honestly say that your "straight" cars have less faults? Similarly the "straight" car you have bought with full OPC history may have had a major crash early on in its life, but because of its value at the time was not written off and thus repaired without your knowledge. This could also be the car you are looking at in the OPC window! Makes you think.
The bottom line is that Cat C or D cars are not ones to be avoided provided that they have passed Autolign inspection, at which point they should be worth within 10% of full market value. At the end of the day 9m have seen more dodgy repairs and paint on "perfect" cars with no history than we have with ex-write-offs repaired properly.
You pays yer money and makes yer choice, I suppose, but if in doubt always walk away from any purchase.
Now if I tell you that a car would fail an Autolign test if the geometry was out of specification or the undertrays had fasteners missing, how many of you can honestly say that your "straight" cars have less faults? Similarly the "straight" car you have bought with full OPC history may have had a major crash early on in its life, but because of its value at the time was not written off and thus repaired without your knowledge. This could also be the car you are looking at in the OPC window! Makes you think.
The bottom line is that Cat C or D cars are not ones to be avoided provided that they have passed Autolign inspection, at which point they should be worth within 10% of full market value. At the end of the day 9m have seen more dodgy repairs and paint on "perfect" cars with no history than we have with ex-write-offs repaired properly.
You pays yer money and makes yer choice, I suppose, but if in doubt always walk away from any purchase.
How do you go about getting the car Autoligned? Is it an expensive process?
This particular car is not on the register as the accident occured abroad. I am trying to find out (in vain so far) how I can check if the car has been previously written off in Europe. HPI can't help.
Just trying to be as thourough as possible...
This particular car is not on the register as the accident occured abroad. I am trying to find out (in vain so far) how I can check if the car has been previously written off in Europe. HPI can't help.
Just trying to be as thourough as possible...
OK, Its all here. Thanks for the tip.
www.autoligninspections.co.uk
Regarding Europeaan accident history, is there anyone who might know who to call/ask?
www.autoligninspections.co.uk
Regarding Europeaan accident history, is there anyone who might know who to call/ask?
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