to buy or not to buy. damaged 54 plate 172...

[kingkelvin]

ive got the option of buying a royal blue , 54plate 172 ..i havent seen it yrt but by all accounts it had an engine fire due to the oil filler cap being left off(apparently). the engine loom is burnt and the bonnet is knackered. but theres no engine damage , even the wiper mechanism is fine....i know im being a bit vague but im going to see it today and i can have it for £2000 ish...any help,advice or guidance would be appreciated...

 

[kully]

artic blue or racing blue is the most likely colour

 

[Fletcher]

Monidal blue [cup], or Monaco for FF 172.

 

[timmmah]

Didn't think 172's were on 54 plates. I thought the 182's phased them out. Maybe i'm wrong.

 

[DrR]

I''d gopher it if it's not to bad.

 

[kingkelvin]

you might be right mate.. maybe 04 plate or something,, my mate seen it at his mates yard yesterday so its a bit vague ..and its that nice deep blue, dont know what its called though...ill post pics on this afternoon before i make a decision on what to do guys and see what u think..

 

[Dan 172]

Didn't think 172's were on 54 plates. I thought the 182's phased them out. Maybe i'm wrong.

There are few 04 plate 172's about, but a 54 plate is not likely.

 

[JoelDee]

I wouldnt buy it if its been in a accident

 

[DrR]

I wouldnt buy it if its been in a accident

I'd normally agree, but it's nad had any structual damage by the sounds of it.

 

[Nat8701]

i bought my 172 with 14k on the clock for £1850, i bought it mainly cos it DIDNT have any engine damage.. would rather have a plastic wing repaired IMO... ( no chassis damage etc)

 

[Ian_182]

Im always a bit iffy about cars like this,however i have seen some really light damaged cars in my time so have a look

 

[Nat8701]

Im always a bit iffy about cars like this,however i have seen some really light damaged cars in my time so have a look

my ex's car was written off when someone crashed into us..it was minor damage they classed it as cat C ,most places i know if they dont want to repair a car due to being busy or just cant be arsed will quote it high so so it gets wrote off. its a shame really, this 172 i have was sent to my uncles yard with front wing damage ( looked like something heavy had fell onto it) and they wrote it off. no way was the damage more expensive that the actual value of the car.

 

[Timmay]

1850 is fooking cheap!

 

[theduck]

Im always a bit iffy about cars like this,however i have seen some really light damaged cars in my time so have a look

my ex's car was written off when someone crashed into us..it was minor damage they classed it as cat C ,most places i know if they dont want to repair a car due to being busy or just cant be arsed will quote it high so so it gets wrote off. its a shame really, this 172 i have was sent to my uncles yard with front wing damage ( looked like something heavy had fell onto it) and they wrote it off. no way was the damage more expensive that the actual value of the car.

Doesnt have to be more than the value of the car. Most insurance companies will write it off if the damage is more than 50% of the cars value.

 

[Mostro]

Defo not 172 on a '54' plate. Either an '04' or a 182 on a '54'

 

[Timmay]

^ yep

 

[kingkelvin]

.its an 04 chaps.. if ya hear of any breaking 172 please let me know ..cheers everyone

 

[cat171]

What happened, are you getting it ??

 

[Josh@Renparts]

my ex's car was written off when someone crashed into us..it was minor damage they classed it as cat C ,most places i know if they dont want to repair a car due to being busy or just cant be arsed will quote it high so so it gets wrote off. its a shame really, this 172 i have was sent to my uncles yard with front wing damage ( looked like something heavy had fell onto it) and they wrote it off. no way was the damage more expensive that the actual value of the car.

Doesnt have to be more than the value of the car. Most insurance companies will write it off if the damage is more than 50% of the cars value.

usually more like 75%

 

[marky-f1]

i was sure it was 50% also

 

[kingkelvin]

i got it yesterday mate, its sat on the drive now..stunning car , ill get some pics up now, suppose the previous owner might be on here, its KP04 ZVZ .