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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Steve30 on 15 May 2013, 10:21
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Hi Guys
I need some advice here i'm looking at pulling the trigger on the Audi A4 Avant but i've read a about issues with TDI PD engine regarding the balance shafts and oil pump failing. The car is a CAT D when I looked at I saw some overspray back bumper but couldn't see any other issues apart from that so just looks like cosmetic stuff ? My question is would you buy a CAT D motor also just to add its got one dealer service stamp and cam belt is due to cars's 57 plate 40k miles belonged to a women. Cheers :undecided:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201305026570643/sort/default/usedcars/price-from/7000/price-to/8000/model/a4/make/audi/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/radius/10/postcode/sw184uj/page/2/quicksearch/true?logcode=p
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plenty of clean 1s for sale but i might buy a cat-d if they had photos of the damage an it was repaired by a decent company not fred in a shed,they are harder to sell on an a cat-d usually takes 30% off market value :smiley:
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plenty of clean 1s for sale but i might buy a cat-d if they had photos of the damage an it was repaired by a decent company not fred in a shed,they are harder to sell on an a cat-d usually takes 30% off market value :smiley:
1s whats that? :undecided: Ive done an HPI check on it came back
minor damage (Recorded againstVRM
DescriptionAUDI A4 AVANT
Date15/01/2009
CategoryD - Vehicle damaged but repairable - the insurer decided not to repair)
So i'm still not sure ???
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plenty of clean 1s for sale but i might buy a cat-d if they had photos of the damage an it was repaired by a decent company not fred in a shed,they are harder to sell on an a cat-d usually takes 30% off market value :smiley:
1s whats that? :undecided: Ive done an HPI check on it came back
minor damage (Recorded againstVRM
DescriptionAUDI A4 AVANT
Date15/01/2009
CategoryD - Vehicle damaged but repairable - the insurer decided not to repair)
So i'm still not sure ???
personally i would look for another car is it worth the risk :smiley:
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^^ Thanks barrym381 be nice to get other peoples views too on the engine ?
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^^ Thanks barrym381 be nice to get other peoples views too on the engine ?
have you checked previous mots to see if the mileage is ok on it :smiley:
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^^ Thanks barrym381 be nice to get other peoples views too on the engine ?
have you checked previous mots to see if the mileage is ok on it :smiley:
Yes it seems to tally up okay.. :wink:
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^^ Thanks barrym381 be nice to get other peoples views too on the engine ?
have you checked previous mots to see if the mileage is ok on it :smiley:
Yes it seems to tally up okay.. :wink:
send Rhyso a pm he will know more than me about those engines :smiley:
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Go over the car properly, you will see if it has been touched up from anywhere else as silver colour is very, very hard to match and you can spot the rear bumper is off shade than the whole of the car.
If you want a TDI, Buy the 1.9 TDI, there better than the 2.0 TDI engines. Alot better.
Also note if this has DPF?, coz you can run into alot of problems if you get one with DPF.
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Cat d means hardly any damage. Just a bumper or even a scratch can be cat d.
Never be put off on a cat d car :wink:
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Cat d means hardly any damage. Just a bumper or even a scratch can be cat d.
Never be put off on a cat d car :wink:
Not quite true! this is a late car thats been written off, not a 1k banger! for it to be written off it must have had substantial damage, and was seen as an unknown quantity
I would give this car a wide birth, Ive just paid 8k for a mint A4 Avant S-Line in Black with all the bells and whistles, and slightly higher mileage
Look harder! straight cars are out there for your budget
Thom
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Hi Thom
Can you explain a late car please ? ive spoken to fella again today and managed to get him down to 7k I've also checked out the back of it and seems all okay apart from some overspray on bumper but whats bugging me is accident was done back in 2009 so for them to write it off back then leaves question mark, but on a positive note she's been driven buy a women for 3yrs since the prang ??? :undecided:
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think he means it was only 2 year old when it had the prang so it was still worth a few quid not a 1000pound car meaning it must have had a decent bump for the insurance company not to repair :smiley:
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Hi Thom
Can you explain a late car please ? ive spoken to fella again today and managed to get him down to 7k I've also checked out the back of it and seems all okay apart from some overspray on bumper but whats bugging me is accident was done back in 2009 so for them to write it off back then leaves question mark, but on a positive note she's been driven buy a women for 3yrs since the prang ??? :undecided:
Steve, "late" as in relatively new... thats what concerns me. consider Flood damage, stolen and unrecovered for a period of time, Fire damage, or damage to engine or gearbox or both, or stripped for spares... all the above are scenarios where the car doesn't have to be involved in an accident, or have body damage, so unless you can get confirmed what happened to the car, I'd walk away... especially if it was fire or flood damage... If you do go for it, get an independent engineers report done, could be the best £150 you ever spend!
Thom
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Whats up with the one you've got Steve? :huh:
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Fire is cat E
Scrap or spares is cat B
scrap only is cat A
cat D is insurance not paying to repair car. This can be down to a very high quote from a repair garage. They might of said £7000 for new paint.
I was looking at a cat d 2000 bmw 528i. 10 years ago it was wrote of because paint was damaged and the car needed spraying. It was a £30000 car in 2000 only 3 years on it was wrote of for a paint job.
if the car sustained bad damage it wouldnt be a cat d regardless of cost.
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I would keep looking, even more so paying that kind of money.
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Whats up with the one you've got Steve? :huh:
Jimble my last Audi had to get rid due to oil & coolant leak mate.
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Fire is cat E
Scrap or spares is cat B
scrap only is cat A
cat D is insurance not paying to repair car. This can be down to a very high quote from a repair garage. They might of said £7000 for new paint.
I was looking at a cat d 2000 bmw 528i. 10 years ago it was wrote of because paint was damaged and the car needed spraying. It was a £30000 car in 2000 only 3 years on it was wrote of for a paint job.
if the car sustained bad damage it wouldnt be a cat d regardless of cost.
mate i have seen a ford focus after hitting a parked car doing near a ton being put down as a cat-d an this thing was f**Ked there is no way i thought it would be back on the road but a couple a months later it was an still is :smiley:
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Fire is cat E
Scrap or spares is cat B
scrap only is cat A
cat D is insurance not paying to repair car. This can be down to a very high quote from a repair garage. They might of said £7000 for new paint.
I was looking at a cat d 2000 bmw 528i. 10 years ago it was wrote of because paint was damaged and the car needed spraying. It was a £30000 car in 2000 only 3 years on it was wrote of for a paint job.
if the car sustained bad damage it wouldnt be a cat d regardless of cost.
mate i have seen a ford focus after hitting a parked car doing near a ton being put down as a cat-d an this thing was f**Ked there is no way i thought it would be back on the road but a couple a months later it was an still is :smiley:
wow sounds like it should be cat b.
I guess you dont know what your getting.
I once bought a cat c 106 gti. Shell was damaged so they bought a new shell painted it and put all the parts on. Had pictures from start to finish. End result was a perfect car with no damage what so ever!