goldypurple Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I've seen a vehicle for sale, it's a land rover 90 1999 and priced at £7250. In the ad it says its been a cat c, what is a cat c ? Would you buy a cat c? Is that way over priced for a cat c? What would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Cat c insurance term when it's been in an accident and they say it's more to fix than it's book price ,correct me if I'm wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanielchris Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 As above! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Cat D is minor damage, C is a little more serious, needs to be cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Some insurers can be iffy about covering them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyNCC Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Cat a has to be completely destroyed Cat b can be used for parts not back on road Cat c bad but can go back on road Cat d can be barely anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 If the price is right and its been repaired properly it wouldn't bother me. It's the cost of repair to the price of the car that goes towards making it cat c. It will have passed a current mot, lets face it how many land rover have had repairs to chassis and body over the years and are fine. How much cheaper than non write off is it. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjh Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 find someone who knows there way round cars to have a look some cat C & D vehicles can offer a real bargain but you do have to know what your looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 find someone who knows there way round cars to have a look some cat C & D vehicles can offer a real bargain but you do have to know what your looking for What this man said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldypurple Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I think it is cheaper than book price but not by much. Anyone any idea what to look out for, I know roughly what to look out for on land rovers, so I'm probably half way there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyNCC Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Land rovers are a bit special On paper it has a cat c But maybe it's had a new chassis?? That's not on the papers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjh Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) start by asking if they have a full breakdown of the incident and work that went into turning the car into a Cat C there should be an Audatext and insurance report, you will need to know where it was fixed (main dealer or back street) and did they use genuine or patent parts or salvage parts, you can do your homework on HPI web site for history its only a few quid. Edited October 18, 2013 by chrisjh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett1985 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Cat c is un-economical repair (as you already know) Ive owned a few and never had any issues, but always check that it drives in a straight line, panel gaps are as you would expect them to be and ask to view reciepts for the repairs/parts. Any person worth their salt will have kept it all to prove its been done properly. If i was spending that kind of money i'd want it for at least £1500 under book price, and thats only if its been done properly. If it doesnt have any paperwork with it, i'd either be asking for more money off it or walking away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Genrly look for the repairs if you can spot them see how well they done them. Panel gaps on LR :lol only worry if you can get in without opening the door first. Seriously go and have a quick look yourself if you think it looks/drives ok see how flexible the price is. Then get it looked at by a professional. Figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowmonster Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 The biggest issue for myself would be if you buy it and trash it again the insurance will only pay out around 50% of its value as they've already paid out on it once, therefore you want to be buying it as cheap as possible and make sure you can insure it as well as a lot of companies won't insure them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I ran a cat C for years and put over 50k miles on it I knew the guy that fixed it and it was his wifes car so I knew it was ok, never had any insurance issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Has it had ita Vic test or is it back on the road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldypurple Posted October 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I presume it back on the road, the owner who owns it now is unsure why it is cat c, think he may of recently found out. It happened in 2003 when it was cat c, has valid mot on it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostonmick Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 walk away.plenty of good straight cars out there for sale and plenty of deals to be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 Could of been anything not, perhaps not a accident per Se. We are seeing a lot of cat c's that were damaged badly by a hale storm we had round these parts. The owners took the pay out and ran the cars, when a car is put back on the road after being written off it has to go for a vosa check. To be honest I would be working on and around somewhere on half it's value of a non cat c motor. Oh we have had a few flooded cat c cars too. Engine was screwed and electrics. If unsure give your insurance company a ring see what they say, may be able to help make your mind up bud. Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) A friend of mine who is in the trade reckons a re-registered Cat C should attract a 15-20% reduction on the standard book price. Edited October 18, 2013 by -Mongrel- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 A friend of mine who is in the trade reckons a re-registered Cat C should attract a 15-20% reduction on the standard book price. There not easy to pass on though even with 20 per cent off. If there proper cheap mind they always move. Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I do not think that I would want to spend that sort of money on something that you may have problems at some time in the future when you want to trade it in for a newer one if you plan on keeping it until it dies than this will not be a problem but if you do plan to trade it in I would think twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I wouldn't want 7k in a cat c in this (speaking from 20 yrs in the buisness).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 walk away.plenty of good straight cars out there for sale and plenty of deals to be had. Seconded you just never know the extent of the repair and how well it has been repaired and things like rustproofing can be overlooked or not quite as good as original. If it was in 2003 it would have been fairly substantial damage as the truck would have been fairly new Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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