VW Polo GTI - 2015 Cat C - Help and Advice
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Anyone on here own one of these? What are they like to drive, use everyday. I have seen a little Polo that I know my brother was keen on, he has been looking at one for a while. He said that he found this one: http://www.phantommotorcompany.co.uk/used-volkswag...
Its a Cat D, now I have never bought a Cat car before, so generally just after some advice that I can pass on to him, he is away on holiday at the moment, but I know he is keen on getting one.
Its a Cat D, now I have never bought a Cat car before, so generally just after some advice that I can pass on to him, he is away on holiday at the moment, but I know he is keen on getting one.
SonicShadow said:
I would want to see photos of the pre-accident damage. Insurance categorisation is purely financial - Cat D can be quite substantial on a new car as it's worth a lot more. A dent in a door on a car that's worth 1k could see it being a cat D or even Cat C.
I will ask can they provide that, I am not familiar with how it all works to be honest with the category of car damage, I know a Cat D is minor damage.rdb85 said:
I will ask can they provide that, I am not familiar with how it all works to be honest with the category of car damage, I know a Cat D is minor damage.
cat d on a nearly new car may not be minor damage, cat d means in theory the repair cost is less than the current value but they decided not to repair and auction the car off to recover part of their costs, cat c means repair costs exceed current value ( but it may be economic to repair outside their network using cheaper or second hand parts) hence why others still repair them.so cat d on a nearly new car could be a large amount of damage. if nothing is obvious it may be either stolen recovered after payout, flood damaged, or a ringer.
Presumably this is cheaper than a non-Cat D car?
Presumably you can also work out when you sell, it will have to be cheaper than the other non-Cat D cars?
Presumably you can also work out every other possible buyer, when it comes to you selling, will go through the same angst you are?
Which if you intend to keep it forever might be fine. And if not...
Presumably you can also work out when you sell, it will have to be cheaper than the other non-Cat D cars?
Presumably you can also work out every other possible buyer, when it comes to you selling, will go through the same angst you are?
Which if you intend to keep it forever might be fine. And if not...
Croutons said:
Presumably this is cheaper than a non-Cat D car?
Presumably you can also work out when you sell, it will have to be cheaper than the other non-Cat D cars?
Presumably you can also work out every other possible buyer, when it comes to you selling, will go through the same angst you are?
Which if you intend to keep it forever might be fine. And if not...
Presumably you can also work out when you sell, it will have to be cheaper than the other non-Cat D cars? - that will be true, its about 7k less than a new one.Presumably you can also work out when you sell, it will have to be cheaper than the other non-Cat D cars?
Presumably you can also work out every other possible buyer, when it comes to you selling, will go through the same angst you are?
Which if you intend to keep it forever might be fine. And if not...
I understand what you are saying, it depends what the actual damage is, But you also have to weigh up the cost of a new car, then the loss after 5 years.
rdb85 said:
So the dealer has said:
The vehicle was stolen recovered.
It got stolen from the owners home then they found it up in Scotland in a container. There was no damage sub-stained all that was done was they had pinched the wheels.
Dealers are prone to tell porky pies and lie through their teeth, so personally I'd want solid confirmation of that and written proof.The vehicle was stolen recovered.
It got stolen from the owners home then they found it up in Scotland in a container. There was no damage sub-stained all that was done was they had pinched the wheels.
Also, from experience of people I know who have bought Cat C or D cars they found them next to impossible to shift privately and the trade didn't want to know.
Scottie - NW said:
Dealers are prone to tell porky pies and lie through their teeth, so personally I'd want solid confirmation of that and written proof.
Also, from experience of people I know who have bought Cat C or D cars they found them next to impossible to shift privately and the trade didn't want to know.
That is worth noting. I know a brand new one is about £17kAlso, from experience of people I know who have bought Cat C or D cars they found them next to impossible to shift privately and the trade didn't want to know.
Considering an unabused one is only £1500 more, I think you'd be soft in the head to buy a Cat car.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Krikkit said:
Considering an unabused one is only £1500 more, I think you'd be soft in the head to buy a Cat car.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
That is true, I would probably only do a 40 mile radiushttp://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
There is this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...
Is the heated seats an added extra do you think? They are nice.
Is the heated seats an added extra do you think? They are nice.
Also with it being stolen recovered they can't just say no damage done with any certainty.
For all they know it could have been ragged from cold, 8k rpm in first, and been totally abused as a stolen car causing future problems to be built up and hidden.
Yes any car can be driven with no mechanical sympathy, but generally those that buy them new look after them better than a thief would.
For all they know it could have been ragged from cold, 8k rpm in first, and been totally abused as a stolen car causing future problems to be built up and hidden.
Yes any car can be driven with no mechanical sympathy, but generally those that buy them new look after them better than a thief would.
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