CERBERA CAT C

[bigdaveh]

Hi all

ive just purchased my dream car
cerbera 4.2
bright yellow
and its great

i got it at what i would call a great price
its a 98 R 44000 mls
i paid £8400 for it
service history etc

however it is on the hpi register as a cat C
this happened in 2003
it seems to have only had fiber glass repaiered

it has been fully repaired and without prior knowelage you cant tell it was ever damaged

is the reason that it is a cat C not cat D
because the damaged body parts are so hard to get

does this happen alot with fiber glass cars?
i am very happy with it though
and i think i have saved a good few grand

i am very very happy with it
any thoughts on the cat c

kind regards Dave

[dc53]

Hello mate, my dad wrote off a 98 R reg cerb, in yellow, was/is the reg something like : R84* *VR ? Stars are just to hide identity etc. is it our old one??

Dn

[hugepiece]

Because of the cost of replacement panels and amount of time involved in repairing fibre-glass many insurance companies choose to writeoff rather than repair. As long as you are happy with the car I wouldn't worry about it.

[Byker28i]

Welcome - got any pictures

Is there a problem with Cat C/D cars. Cerberas are rare enough already, so I'm glad some make it back onto the road when damaged.

[Marian]

This one?

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.j...

[bigdaveh]

dc53 said:

Hello mate, my dad wrote off a 98 R reg cerb, in yellow, was/is the reg something like : R84* *VR ? Stars are just to hide identity etc. is it our old one??

Dn

Hi no its not that one
was your dads cerbera put on a cat c??
if so what kind of damage did it have

kind regards Dave

[FUBAR]

bigdaveh said:

dc53 said:

Hello mate, my dad wrote off a 98 R reg cerb, in yellow, was/is the reg something like : R84* *VR ? Stars are just to hide identity etc. is it our old one??

Dn

Hi no its not that one
was your dads cerbera put on a cat c??
if so what kind of damage did it have

kind regards Dave

I dont think Dan's old man's Cerb was a Cat C somehow

[bigdaveh]

FUBAR said:

bigdaveh said:

dc53 said:

Hello mate, my dad wrote off a 98 R reg cerb, in yellow, was/is the reg something like : R84* *VR ? Stars are just to hide identity etc. is it our old one??

Dn

Hi no its not that one
was your dads cerbera put on a cat c??
if so what kind of damage did it have

kind regards Dave

I dont think Dan's old man's Cerb was a Cat C somehow

LOL OUCH!!!!!!!!!
what did he hit? ( a passing train perhaps )
did you dad make it?
thank the lord my plate is nothing like that

Dave

[bigdaveh]

Marian said:

This one?

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www/cars_search.j...

hi
yes its that one advertised at £8750

it looked as good if not better in the flesh
so i could not resist

its always been my dream car
and i thought i would have to pay 13-16 grand for a decent one
so although this one is on the register cat c
nobody would know with seeing the papper work
so who cares

i know when i come to sell it i wont get full price
but hey its all relative

thanks Dave

[bigdaveh]

Byker28i said:

Welcome - got any pictures

Is there a problem with Cat C/D cars. Cerberas are rare enough already, so I'm glad some make it back onto the road when damaged.

Thanks for the words of wisdom

i dont have any pics yet
but it was addvertised in this weeks autotrader
yellow r reg £8750

i am made up with the car. and i cant fault it (yet)


thanks Dave

[FUBAR]

Cant you get a Cat C/D checked by the dvla and de-registered?

[bigdaveh]

FUBAR said:

Cant you get a Cat C/D checked by the dvla and de-registered?

not sure although i have heard somthing like that
is it called condition inspected or somthing???

hope so
if anybody can give me some advice on this
i would be very grateful

thanks Dave

[FUBAR]

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/consultations/con...

I think you want the VIC info section from above.

TBH, as soon as I saw there where no pictures I switched off and stopped reading

[dc53]

bigdaveh said:

FUBAR said:

bigdaveh said:

dc53 said:

Hello mate, my dad wrote off a 98 R reg cerb, in yellow, was/is the reg something like : R84* *VR ? Stars are just to hide identity etc. is it our old one??

Dn

Hi no its not that one
was your dads cerbera put on a cat c??
if so what kind of damage did it have

kind regards Dave

I dont think Dan's old man's Cerb was a Cat C somehow

LOL OUCH!!!!!!!!!
what did he hit? ( a passing train perhaps )
did you dad make it?
thank the lord my plate is nothing like that

Dave

Ha, the only thing left of repair on that may havebeen the steering wheel, dials etc smashed!

And he hit a barrier then went into a small wood full of BIG trees! you can go back to where he crashd and find some big lumpsof fibreglass stuck in the trees

Yep he made it! even thoughwhen i first seen him in oxygen masks etc i thouh the worst of it! about 4 weeks after the accident he was ok, it's now been 8 months!

Good luck with your car, andcount yourself lucky you've not got ours

Dan