Which beater
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Originally Posted by Lloyd Six,Dec 10 2007, 03:40 PM
If I was going to through 2k at a beater to run round in for a few months or so i'd look at salvage, stolen recovered or Cat D.
Some bargains to be had, go for a Focus TD, Astra TD or similar. Ireckon you should get 03 ish for less than 2k leaving the rest to put it right if required.
Some bargains to be had, go for a Focus TD, Astra TD or similar. Ireckon you should get 03 ish for less than 2k leaving the rest to put it right if required.
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basically cat d = written off because of bodywork damage which was uneconomical to repair (parts + labour) & cat c = written off because CHASSIS damage which was uneconomical to repair (parts & labour).
so for the majority of cars, cat c = bigger accident than cat d and also harder to fix which might mean it's not quite straight and handle a bit oddly.
so for the majority of cars, cat c = bigger accident than cat d and also harder to fix which might mean it's not quite straight and handle a bit oddly.
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In brief
Cat C means heavy in most cases, it has `This car has been involved in a serious collision or/and has had extensive repairs' written on the front page of the V5 ... yuk!!
Cat D can means no damage upto light damage but the insurance company decided not to repair for what ever reason
Avoid Cat C if possible, if you did buy one buy a cheap number plate or swap a plate off another car and the V5 warning gets removed ;o)
Cat C means heavy in most cases, it has `This car has been involved in a serious collision or/and has had extensive repairs' written on the front page of the V5 ... yuk!!
Cat D can means no damage upto light damage but the insurance company decided not to repair for what ever reason
Avoid Cat C if possible, if you did buy one buy a cheap number plate or swap a plate off another car and the V5 warning gets removed ;o)
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Going to see this on Weds 1.4 Ghia : 5 Doors, Manual, Hatchback, Petrol, 74,000 miles, Black. Service History, New MOT, Low Insurance, Velour Interior, Adjustable seats, Central locking, Colour coding - Body, Colour coding - Interior, Driver airbag, Electric windows, Folding rear seats, Metallic paintwork, Power assisted steering, Sunroof .
