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General => General discussion => Topic started by: ace on 13 July 2011, 14:39
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what are your opinions on this?
currently looking for a an a3, the one ive found is cat d registered, dnt know if i should purchase :undecided:
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WALK AWAY ! do not buy !! If you must buy better check your insurance company will insure you as many wont :cool:
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A bought a CAT C write off, sometimes you can get realy lucky. Mine has hardley any damage they just sent to a rip off body work shop... :rolleyes:
No insurance issues with mine, as long as they know it's been repaired or at least road worthy.
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lol, cat d is minor stuff normally, a stolen recovered can be a cat d, find out what caused it to be a cat d
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yeah cat D is nowt to worry about
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the damage was to the rear passenger side wing as far as i know and it has all been sorted and approved by audi :undecided:
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the damage was to the rear passenger side wing as far as i know and it has all been sorted and approved by audi :undecided:
I'd say it would be fine, but you would have to look at the paper work.
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Unlesss it is really cheap, walk away. :smiley:
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I wouldn't have any problems with a Cat D, but there are loads of A3s out there so unless it's really cheap and is in fantastic low mile condition then there must be others out there.
Also factor in what you plan to do with it, if you are going to keep it a few years and run it until it croaks then it's resale value isn't an issue. If you plan to move it on after a year or less then think about what it would be worth then and how much you would be paying now.
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this is the car in question
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201128401995234/sort/priceasc/usedcars/quantity-of-doors/3/engine-size-cars/2l_to_2-5l/fuel-type/petrol/model/a3/make/audi/postcode/ub67qt/radius/1500/page/1/keywords/s%20line?logcode=p
i intend to keep it for a while so i dont think im that concerned with the resale value
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well as i said recently on another similar thread, i have a cat c, never knew why or where... not had any problems in 2 years motoring... mot'd it last week.... strut has rusted away after bad repair!!!
so if you know for sure where it is etc... then it be reet, if not, run away :D
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That seems like a very good price! seeing as they can go for about 11k - 14k
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yeah thats why im after it, lol!!!!!
theres only a few im finding within my price range and most of them are high mileage
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looks sweet that, id buy that if i was after one of them (after a visual check of course)
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Seems way too cheap, maybe he has something to hide :undecided:
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or maybe it's cheap due to it being a cat-d,
cat-d is nothing 2 worry about, and need no tests like a cat-c to put them back on the road
you should be fine just visual check it.
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Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Im now on my way to purchase :evil:
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Only joking buddy, but cat D is fcuk all
But be quick , b4 some1 else snaps it up
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I do think the seller could have done better when loading pictures.
Ive fell of my chair twice trying to look at the pics :laugh:
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I do think the seller could have done better when loading pictures.
Ive fell of my chair twice trying to look at the pics :laugh:
Same here :laugh:
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if it was a few hundred or even a grand or 2 them maybe, i would even risk a cat c ,
but that much :shocked:
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If its too good to be true? Then it probably is?
Often you see people selling Cat D's that have only had light work being sold in the average price range of the car.
If this one is as cheap as people are saying it is then there is probably more than meets the eye. Is it worth it? That money would buy you a lot of other cars!
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Yeah, a nice 10year old V12 Merc 10 or a 15 year old V8 Bimmer :grin:
It does seem very cheap, have you HPI'd it?
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Yeah, a nice 10year old V12 Merc 10 or a 15 year old V8 Bimmer :grin:
It does seem very cheap, have you HPI'd it?
7.5grand would get you a lot more than a 10year old Merc.
Mk4 R32 or Mk5 GTI just about!
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Yeah, a nice 10year old V12 Merc 10 or a 15 year old V8 Bimmer :grin:
It does seem very cheap, have you HPI'd it?
7.5grand would get you a lot more than a 10year old Merc.
Mk4 R32 or Mk5 GTI just about!
You can get a Mk5 gti for £5k :rolleyes: :grin:
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Stoppit. Naughty thoughts are gathering in my little head.
How reliable are the MK5 GTI's at around 100k miles? (£5k-£6k mark)
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Yeah, a nice 10year old V12 Merc 10 or a 15 year old V8 Bimmer :grin:
It does seem very cheap, have you HPI'd it?
7.5grand would get you a lot more than a 10year old Merc.
Mk4 R32 or Mk5 GTI just about!
You can get a Mk5 gti for £5k :rolleyes: :grin:
Yes you can, although i would want it to make it home! lol.
Stoppit. Naughty thoughts are gathering in my little head.
How reliable are the MK5 GTI's at around 100k miles? (£5k-£6k mark)
Im no expert but im sure if they are well looked after they will go on like all of VW's safely tuned engines. Although might have more wear and tear due to turbo. Like i said, im no expert as never owned one.
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Stoppit. Naughty thoughts are gathering in my little head.
How reliable are the MK5 GTI's at around 100k miles? (£5k-£6k mark)
Mines Fcukin lovely, thanks for asking :grin:
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gonna try to go see it tomorrow. havent hpi'd yet but i will do once i have seen it.
oh mikester, r32 was definately top of my list, but with fuel etc this was a compromise.
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considered a mk4 annie ? pretty nice out of the box
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did consider the anni but had my heart set on an r32 until fuel prices went mad....and considering its going to be my daily it went outta the question.
the a3 got sold.....the search continues!!!!
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My old S3 was cat D. Never had any problems. Was only a year old when damaged and repaired so was done professionally. After all the guy paid around 30K for it 12 mths earlier so it was not gonna be bodged. Just have a really good check around vin numbers etc in case its a stolen one parading as damaged one