Cat D Vantage
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Kevin-sz0nv

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261 posts

137 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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I am having a cat d vantage 4.7 inspected today if all is OK I will be buying it. The car was flood damaged 3 years ago and looks spot on. I go in with my eyes wide open as I once had an E60 M5 V10 that was flood damaged and the only problem I had was with furred up fuses the guy who put it back on the road had put all new seat ecus gear box ecu etc and it was a great car. I am hoping this will be the same as the present owner of the last 2 years has had no problems and you would think after 2 years any water ingress issues would have come to light by now well that's what I am trying to tell myself.... Just wondered if anyone else on here has had a flooded repaired Vantage? .... Obviously it's a lot cheaper than a non cat d equivalent car.

Manx V8V

482 posts

113 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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I think my main concern would be the fuse box in the floor, but as you say things like that can be cleaned up fairly easily.

When I was looking for mine around 18 months ago there was a flood damaged cat D for sale on auto trader in Yorkshire somewhere, the seller claimed there had been no ingress into the car, the carpets hadnt got wet, I was tempted as the price was right, but I just wasnt brave enough.


davek_964

11,371 posts

206 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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Kevin-sz0nv said:
I am hoping this will be the same as the present owner of the last 2 years has had no problems
Why do you believe the present owner? He's not likely to go through a list of problems it's caused when trying to sell it.

Kevin-sz0nv

Original Poster:

261 posts

137 months

Friday 26th October 2018
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Fair point that's why I am having a full inspection done of the car....