DAMAGED REPAIRED CHIMAERA
Discussion
TR4man said:
See if you are still grinning when you try to sell it Dollyman.
Why would I want to sell a low mileage T350 of which very few were built??I dare say I will still have it when it is 20 years old..
I build and restore TVR's not just drive them. I have looked under a few similar cars now and without exception none have been as nice or as cheap as mine
Never thought I would ever own a T car.. Cat C/D can be a very good way to get into a car you thought you would never be able to afford!!
N.
Edited by Dollyman1850 on Sunday 26th November 17:18
I'm sure you are right about your Tiv but I bought a 928 that had been a write off some 20 years before I bought it. It seems from speaking to DVLA and Porsche, that there were no authorised repair schemes for them as the body is bonded to the chassis. Any failure could not be repaired as Porsche insisted the construction could only be done at the factory with no later repairs. However, someone in the past had put the car back on the road (how I have no idea) and I didnt do the HPI until after I bought it. 
Its value was about 1/3rd of a good one so got my money back from the dodgy dealer. Shame really, I liked the car.
Its value was about 1/3rd of a good one so got my money back from the dodgy dealer. Shame really, I liked the car.
N7GTX said:
I'm sure you are right about your Tiv but I bought a 928 that had been a write off some 20 years before I bought it. It seems from speaking to DVLA and Porsche, that there were no authorised repair schemes for them as the body is bonded to the chassis. Any failure could not be repaired as Porsche insisted the construction could only be done at the factory with no later repairs. However, someone in the past had put the car back on the road (how I have no idea) and I didnt do the HPI until after I bought it.
Its value was about 1/3rd of a good one so got my money back from the dodgy dealer. Shame really, I liked the car.
I think it very much depends on the car. Unitary constructed cars need to be repaired carefully if they have any more than superficial panel damage...TVR's though.. Non stressed body and a tube chassis.. replace the chassis and in all honesty would you really then care?? It then all comes a question of condition to those that know the difference. Then as time passes it all comes about documentation..Its value was about 1/3rd of a good one so got my money back from the dodgy dealer. Shame really, I liked the car.
N.
Dollyman1850 said:
it really isn't !!
Cars are bits of fibreglass and steel tube.
So our car examiner friend wouldn't have a Cat C or D car??
I take it he wouldn't buy one that has had new outriggers? Or a restored car which has had chassis welding?
Is he sure his car is OK/ perhaps it is one of many which has been crashed and repaired but has no Marker.
like anything with 4 wheels and an engine. Look, assess and buy wisely.
I am running around in a T350, last of the line on an 05 plate with less than 6k miles from new at £15k under market value..
That puts a big smile on my face. Each to their own.
Like I said to some it will carry a Stigma. Others can see the benefits.
Buy wisely and Well and you too can have a grin as big as mine.
N.
I'll bow to your superior knowledge , and thank my lucky stars that a company sees fit to pay me a monthly charity stipend Cars are bits of fibreglass and steel tube.
So our car examiner friend wouldn't have a Cat C or D car??
I take it he wouldn't buy one that has had new outriggers? Or a restored car which has had chassis welding?
Is he sure his car is OK/ perhaps it is one of many which has been crashed and repaired but has no Marker.
like anything with 4 wheels and an engine. Look, assess and buy wisely.
I am running around in a T350, last of the line on an 05 plate with less than 6k miles from new at £15k under market value..
That puts a big smile on my face. Each to their own.
Like I said to some it will carry a Stigma. Others can see the benefits.
Buy wisely and Well and you too can have a grin as big as mine.
N.
And of course some are written off purely due to interior damage, stolen bits, small fire, minor bump that is just a bit too expensive to repair when they take the time to repair, cost of hire car etc etc into account.
That said anything with a Cat C or D credential needs careful looking at (as does any purchase) but can be a cheap way in for a long term purchase as long as you expect the resale value to be less when you do eventually sell. Even though a similarly damaged car that hasn't for whatever reason, gone through insurance.
That said anything with a Cat C or D credential needs careful looking at (as does any purchase) but can be a cheap way in for a long term purchase as long as you expect the resale value to be less when you do eventually sell. Even though a similarly damaged car that hasn't for whatever reason, gone through insurance.
The insurance company Wrote of my neighbours MG zs because someone stole two of the wheel !!!! I persuaded him to buy it back ( for almost nothing) and found him a pair from a scrappy for £25 each with good tyres ( probably his to start with lol) its down as a cat c so must be dangerous ?
alternatively one of the race boy back in the early 2000's stuffed his Tuscan S at 13 months old. due to the value it had a new shell and a new chassis half the suspension replaced. bill was about 30k... but cat not written off so no cat marker..
they system is mad as a box of frogs.. and no indication of the condition or otherwise of the car.
would i buy a cat car, If i knew what i was looking at sure why not
alternatively one of the race boy back in the early 2000's stuffed his Tuscan S at 13 months old. due to the value it had a new shell and a new chassis half the suspension replaced. bill was about 30k... but cat not written off so no cat marker..
they system is mad as a box of frogs.. and no indication of the condition or otherwise of the car.
would i buy a cat car, If i knew what i was looking at sure why not
tvrmk363 said:
What website do you go to for checking a VIN number?
I don't think there's a (free) .gov website, but an HPI check would reveal it.Here's another thought... a car could have been extensively damaged and repaired, perfectly or poorly, at the owner's expense without the insurer being informed, and thus would not have a Cat C /D status...
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