cat D damage, is this bad?

[L11KE E]

if a car has been crashed and repaired but is recorded as a Cat D what does this mean?

are they harder to sell or anything? is Cat d bad?

 

[Soko87]

Im not 100% sure m8, but i know it will be harder to sell and the amount the car is worth will fall significantly. Also it means that alot of damage has been done in a crash and so the car wnt drive as it should do

 

[L11KE E]

ok thanks mate.

 

[Soko87]

no worries, glad to av helped

 

[RichMcc]

It means its had a crash and it was uneconomical for the insurer to repair so it got written off, then it was repaired by some one to get it back on the road. Its at least 2 pannels worth of damage upto 40% of the car.

Obviously since its been crashed its worth less than a normal car so you might have trouble selling it on. I found out my old car was a cat d after I sold it and it always had the feeling something wasn't quite right with it but you couldn't put your finger on it. I wouldn't knowingly touch a cat d now....

 

[MRBILLYUK]

Not again ,lol

http://cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=123978

MrBillyUK !

 

[MRBILLYUK]

if a car has been crashed and repaired but is recorded as a Cat D what does this mean?

are they harder to sell or anything? is Cat d bad?

In brief :

Cat D isn't bad at all . Just the insurance company thought it wasn't economical to repair and paid out the owner . The car is still fit to be repaired and put back on the road , after undergoing rigorous tests to meet high saftey standards .

Cat C repairable but with more damage .

Cat B Salvageable parts then to be scrapped

Cat A straight for scrap .

MrBillyUK !

 

[L11KE E]

ok thanks people,

 

[RichMcc]

basically do you want a car that has been crashed or not!

Im for the not lol

 

[L11KE E]

well its just that a part x has come to my atention...?

 

[Djw Dave]

Id buy a Cat D no cat c though

 

[MRBILLYUK]

If i had the cash i would buy this no problem .

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-RENAULT-...oryZ9861QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

MrBillyUK !

 

[christhekiddy]

can cat d be a stolen recovered too?

 

[MRBILLYUK]

can cat d be a stolen recovered too?

If its stolen / recovered and not damaged no .

It has to be classed as uneconomical for the insurance company to repair .

Check out a new program on sky called " wrecks and rides " . Tuesday night at 10pm .
Vicky Butler Henderson and some c*ckney wide boy bald bloke , all about repairing Cat D's and puttin em back on the road .

MrBillyUK !

 

[christhekiddy]

my car was stolen recovered nicked wheels etc. has it on the hpi check, dont have sky

 

[R3OBC]

this was my cat D....

 

[christhekiddy]

jees!!

 

[L11KE E]

and thats only a cat D?????????? ouch... makin me think twice now