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Offline shepgti

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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #250 on: 09 May 2009, 11:01 »
I found out my car was a Cat D write off today  :cry:

Why did it take so long to find out and how did you find out.

a little thing called a hpi check  :grin:

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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #251 on: 09 May 2009, 11:13 »
I found out my car was a Cat D write off today  :cry:

Why did it take so long to find out and how did you find out.

a little thing called a hpi check  :grin:

Call me silly but would it not be better to do that when buying the car instead of a lot later.

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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #252 on: 09 May 2009, 11:15 »
I found out my car was a Cat D write off today  :cry:

Why did it take so long to find out and how did you find out.

a little thing called a hpi check  :grin:


Call me silly but would it not be better to do that when buying the car instead of a lot later.

Errr YEP  :shocked:
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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #253 on: 09 May 2009, 11:16 »
 :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:  yes wayne, but some people dont - not til they go to part ex it in  THEN the dealer tells them.

shady - wouldnt worry to much - I will happily buy it off you for a REDUCED price now i know its cat d  :grin:

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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #254 on: 09 May 2009, 11:52 »
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:  yes wayne, but some people dont - not til they go to part ex it in  THEN the dealer tells them.

shady - wouldnt worry to much - I will happily buy it off you for a REDUCED price now i know its cat d  :grin:

I always hpi a car before buying it, has saved me from buying a dud in the past.

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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #255 on: 09 May 2009, 16:02 »
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:  yes wayne, but some people dont - not til they go to part ex it in  THEN the dealer tells them.

shady - wouldnt worry to much - I will happily buy it off you for a REDUCED price now i know its cat d  :grin:

I always hpi a car before buying it, has saved me from buying a dud in the past.


Ermmm im young n dumb  :laugh: What is a ermm HPI check, never really looked into what it is  :embarassed: :embarassed:


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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #256 on: 09 May 2009, 16:15 »
It's a check through the DVLA that tells you a car's history, if it's been declared a write off, if it's been stolen/recovered, etc

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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #257 on: 09 May 2009, 16:20 »
It's a check through the DVLA that tells you a car's history, if it's been declared a write off, if it's been stolen/recovered, etc

Ahh right so its like that thing advertised on TV, Mytext Check or something  :cool:


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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #258 on: 09 May 2009, 17:28 »
Yup, one in the same

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Re: What have you done too your Golf today?
« Reply #259 on: 09 May 2009, 21:36 »
took the old girl for a run up the hozzy - not the best thing for me mate whose knee felt every pothole - stone - rumble strip  :grin: :laugh: