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General => General discussion => Topic started by: luke on 27 March 2013, 17:29
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Been offered a swap for a mk4 1.8t, ran a text check and came up with in 2007 it had been subjected to category c and few months later passed a vic test, been offered a good swap with money my way, what's everyone's view on this as never really delt with anything like this before
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If it's been vic'd it's all legal, so if the deals good for you why not.
Only thing I would look into is why it got written off. Mk4's are new enough that a set of bumpers and wings would cost more than the car, so could be something like that.
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I wouldn't worry with cat c/d
I would ask what happened if they knew, then check it. But as said could just be bumper, wing, headlight, grill and that would glass it as cat c
I once bought some parts from a cat d vr6. I'm not kidding all it had was a deep scratch on the driver door. Was rubbed by a passing car and insurance wrote it off lol
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I bought a cat 'c' vauxhall zafira a few years ago, it had been whacked by a forklift in a homebase carpark which dented the nearside sill and back door, new door/sill pulled out and some paint and it was good as new and about £800 below book..turned out to be one the best cars i ever owned.
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I wouldn't worry with cat c/d
I would ask what happened if they knew, then check it. But as said could just be bumper, wing, headlight, grill and that would glass it as cat c
I once bought some parts from a cat d vr6. I'm not kidding all it had was a deep scratch on the driver door. Was rubbed by a passing car and insurance wrote it off lol
had a honda civic that was wrote off for the same reason a wee scratch on the rear quarter :smiley: but alot of ppl hear the word cat-c or d an it puts them off
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Just check with your insurance on this car and make sure you tell them it's a cat C as this may have an effect on the terms and price of your policy.
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My insurers have said it won't affect it, and giving me money back from the vr, happy days
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Bloody messers :angry:
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Be carfull a lot of insurance company's wont touch them and the few that do charge overinflated prices.
Bought wife's Saab back after cat c repaired it vic checked it re motd it and they also wanted a independent engineers report on it. Insurance was double what we paid before it was cat c and believe it or not within 12 months it got wrote off again none fault stupid taxi driver bashed it. Insurance asseser offered bottom book because it was already a cat c even though it had 1 previouse owner low miles excellent nick and a folder full of paper work.
It may sound cheap to buy but is it really in the long run plus when you come to move it on you'll probably find cat c will put most people off buying it
My advise would be avoid it
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As above if it's been vic tested, your ok. But do try to find out what the damage was and how it's been repaired.
Got an astra ATM, funny thing is, it were on taxi, been bumped 3 times, it has been recorded. Sent logbook off, came back clean. :smiley:
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depends on its book value when it was "written off"
new cars that have been cat C ed run a mile if it was written off as an old car nothing to be worried about.
BTW vic check just means its not nicked dosent mean there is any epic bodgeing thers only an MOT to find that
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VIC is basically matching the VIN/Chassis numbers to see if it is the same car that has been repaired. Thats all.
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Came up with this, T788EWW is a recovered vehicle damage category C. Loss date 15-05-2007. Repair costs exceed pre-accident value. VIC pass recorded 28-12-2007
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Came up with this, T788EWW is a recovered vehicle damage category C. Loss date 15-05-2007. Repair costs exceed pre-accident value. VIC pass recorded 28-12-2007
sounds right, your prob thinking how come VIC was passed 6 months late?
Me brother has got a mercedes and that was rear ended by some bellend in 2009, and he still hasn't had it VIC tested, because he still owns the car. However if he was to sell it, the new owner would have to have it VIC tested. So not to worry about it.
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Well he didn't think of running an insurance quote before wanting to swap, £7k :laugh:
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Ouch!! ;D
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sounds right, your prob thinking how come VIC was passed 6 months late?
Me brother has got a mercedes and that was rear ended by some bellend in 2009, and he still hasn't had it VIC tested, because he still owns the car. However if he was to sell it, the new owner would have to have it VIC tested. So not to worry about it.
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Well your brother won't be driving his merc on a public road.....no vic check then the dvla won't recognise it on there database ie you wouldn't be able to tax it insure it or mot it because you wouldn't have received a new logbook from dvla without a vic check
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i've had stuff sat round for more than 6 months before sending them for VIC.
hell some of them have been hanging around for 12 months before start on them, others are in and sold within the week
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He can now get insured on it for £2k :huh: oh well new car in an hour :smug:
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He can now get insured on it for £2k :huh: oh well new car in an hour :smug:
so were is the picts :smiley:
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Well your brother won't be driving his merc on a public road.....no vic check then the dvla won't recognise it on there database ie you wouldn't be able to tax it insure it or mot it because you wouldn't have received a new logbook from dvla without a vic check
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Lol, the accident took place in 2009, he's still got the car and has been on road ever since, every year he taxes it, insures it and MOT's it too.
Like I said, if he was to sell the car, before new owner gets logbook through post, he will get a letter to take for VIC.
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I'm very very surprised by that.
The whole point of a vic check is to confirm the identity of the cat c car so it can be re registered with dvla and put back on the road it helps to stop people ringing them and such.
It also has to have a fresh mot regardless of how many months it had on it before the cat c.
Weather you were to keep it or sell it you still need a vic check and certificate to send of to dvla who issue you with a fresh logbook your old logbook becomes a worthless piece of paper and isn't recognised by dvla.
The wife's car was also cat cd in 2009 so I find it strange that your brother didn't need a vic check are you sure his was a cat c and not a cat d
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If you own or buy a car Having a vic marker means you can't get a replacement registration Certificate and you wont be sent the v11 Vehicle licence reminder you use to renew your tax disc