CAT D S2000
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CAT D S2000
Hi Guys,
I purchased a Cat D Black S2000 back in January and thought I would spend time on it and make it a little project to which I can add my own touches etc.
Since then I had the car fully repaired, it had damage to the front passenger side. The bumper and passenger headlight only needed replacing; everything else was minor damage that was easily repairable. The person who had the car before me was a doctor and I think owned it from new.
I have the Log book with the car and the last MOT.
In addition I have serviced the car with new spark plugs, coolant, oil, oil filter and also added a oil filter stopper. I have had the TCT sand blasted and replaced on the car making the engine sound sweet.
I have cleaned the throttle body, IAC valve and MAP sensor.
I was waiting for the summer to get the car MOT'd and taxed but since then my situation has changed. I will be starting a new job in July where they give me a company car, and I cannot justify running my personal car, the company car and the s2000. So I have regrettably come to the decision to sell the s2000 but before I put it up, I just wanted some ideas from you guys as to how I should go about selling it and what kind of a price I should expect for it.
A bit about the car,
Year - 2002
Colour - Berlina Black
Mileage - 72k
Red seats with black carpet ( I also have the red carpet to go with it.
Timing chain has been changed.
TCT refurbished
Serviced and all the point mentioned above.
It is currently parked in a friend’s garage and declared SORN; I do not have the resources or the time to break the car. I think it can be put on the road with minimum work or a perfect donor for parts or even a kit car So what kind of a price do you think I should ask for it?
Please let me know your thoughts/ questions.
I have pictures of the build and the car before the accident and can upload them if necessary.
Your help is much appreciated guys.
Zaf
I purchased a Cat D Black S2000 back in January and thought I would spend time on it and make it a little project to which I can add my own touches etc.
Since then I had the car fully repaired, it had damage to the front passenger side. The bumper and passenger headlight only needed replacing; everything else was minor damage that was easily repairable. The person who had the car before me was a doctor and I think owned it from new.
I have the Log book with the car and the last MOT.
In addition I have serviced the car with new spark plugs, coolant, oil, oil filter and also added a oil filter stopper. I have had the TCT sand blasted and replaced on the car making the engine sound sweet.
I have cleaned the throttle body, IAC valve and MAP sensor.
I was waiting for the summer to get the car MOT'd and taxed but since then my situation has changed. I will be starting a new job in July where they give me a company car, and I cannot justify running my personal car, the company car and the s2000. So I have regrettably come to the decision to sell the s2000 but before I put it up, I just wanted some ideas from you guys as to how I should go about selling it and what kind of a price I should expect for it.
A bit about the car,
Year - 2002
Colour - Berlina Black
Mileage - 72k
Red seats with black carpet ( I also have the red carpet to go with it.
Timing chain has been changed.
TCT refurbished
Serviced and all the point mentioned above.
It is currently parked in a friend’s garage and declared SORN; I do not have the resources or the time to break the car. I think it can be put on the road with minimum work or a perfect donor for parts or even a kit car So what kind of a price do you think I should ask for it?
Please let me know your thoughts/ questions.
I have pictures of the build and the car before the accident and can upload them if necessary.
Your help is much appreciated guys.
Zaf
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Do you have the report stating why the car was Cat D - I bought and sold a Cat D MX5 last year and with the insurance assessors report (stating that the only damage was to panels, enough on a 1998 car to render it uneconomical) it was simple to reassure buyers that I wasn't selling a death trap - I got 9 months of free open top driving out of it (sold it for what I bought it for plus parts and the labour I paid for).
Without a report, I know a lot of people will be nervous of buying a Cat D, how do they know there wasn't more than superficial damage?
Without a report, I know a lot of people will be nervous of buying a Cat D, how do they know there wasn't more than superficial damage?
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MarkB, I didn't get any reports with the car, but the pictures of the car before it was repaired show the damaged, I thought cat D meant it wasn't structural damage rather just panel damage. Especially Jap cars, they get written off for a scrape down the side these days.
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Given you bought it only recently from a doctor I would go back to him for his insurer's report. Buying a Cat D without provenance is not something most punters will do. Especially if repairs have been carried out by an individual, however capable. You will probably know all this, but anyway here is chapter and verse 
Originally Posted by Daily Telegraph, Honest John
A 'write off' is a colloquial term for a vehicle which has been declared a total loss by an insurer, either following accident damage or theft. There are some 450,000 accident-related write-offs every year and another 150,000 insurance thefts, many of which are subsequently recovered damaged and re-classified. Many write-offs are legitimately allowed back on the roads following a repair; the safest ones to buy are those which have passed an independent vehicle inspection, such as those on HPI's Condition Inspected register. However, almost half of all write-offs are so badly damaged that qualified insurance inspectors determine that they should never go back on the road. To assist the industry and the used car buyer, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has since 1997 provided the following classification of damage to vehicles that have been deemed an insurance write-off:
o Category A:
Scrap only - this vehicle should have been crushed. It should never reappear on the road and there are no economically salvageable parts. It is of value only for scrap metal - e.g. a totally burnt-out vehicle.
o Category B:
The bodyshell should have been crushed. The vehicle should never reappear on the road, but it can be broken for spare parts plus any residual scrap metal.
o Category C:
Vehicle extensively damaged and insurer has decided not to repair. May be repaired and put back on the road. Has to pass an inspection to be re-registered as damaged repaired.
o Category D:
Vehicle damaged and insurer has decided not to repair. When fixed can be re-registered as damaged repaired.
o Category F:
Vehicle damaged by fire and insurer has decided not to repair. When fixed can be re-registered as damaged repaired.
o Category A:
Scrap only - this vehicle should have been crushed. It should never reappear on the road and there are no economically salvageable parts. It is of value only for scrap metal - e.g. a totally burnt-out vehicle.
o Category B:
The bodyshell should have been crushed. The vehicle should never reappear on the road, but it can be broken for spare parts plus any residual scrap metal.
o Category C:
Vehicle extensively damaged and insurer has decided not to repair. May be repaired and put back on the road. Has to pass an inspection to be re-registered as damaged repaired.
o Category D:
Vehicle damaged and insurer has decided not to repair. When fixed can be re-registered as damaged repaired.
o Category F:
Vehicle damaged by fire and insurer has decided not to repair. When fixed can be re-registered as damaged repaired.
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Thanks for the responses guys, so if I got the car MOT'd and Taxed I will probably get above £4k for it, but if I sell as is i.e. no MOT or Tax what would I get for it.
I forgot to mention that car also has a hardtop with it as well
I forgot to mention that car also has a hardtop with it as well
