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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: No Golf Clubs at all on 12 March 2008, 11:16
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Would anyone buy a CAT D repaired GTi?
I am sure such a car would be repaired, check and tested etc but surely onward sale would be a problem?
I had a Beemer which I knowingly purchased...but got a fabulous deal on it...however resale was full of stress and hassle.
Whats the consensus? I am thinking that there are many more good examples out there that have not been welded back into shape...thoughts?
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if its your hard earned cash and your trying to save a few quid, then i wouldnt go for it. when its priced cheap its because theres a reason for it, and it normally means its too good to be true, save a few more quid and buy something that you know thats not been involved in a accident.
I bought a Escort XR3i mk 4 years ago, someone when up the arse end of me at the lights, and boy oh boy the car fell to bits, ive never seen so much filler and rivets appear from the cars body that although it was a cat d, it had way more done to it then i was told. So i will never get my fingers burned again. :embarassed:
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id buy one if i was keeping the car no more than 2 years. then paint may fade, or start to look crappy if a bad job has been done :smiley:
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Yep think you are quite correct, i am sure the car is perfect in any other way, but I have heard horror stories re any subsequent insurance pay outs. For example if the car is involved in another incident then the insurance company do not pay out anything like the market value...only say 60%.... :angry:
Also there is always the niggling doubt in your mind when you are driving that you are driving something not quite up to code...that may take away some of the pleasure of owning a car you have wanted for some time....hmmm...my minds made up already.
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The issue for me would be safety, you really don't know for sure if any corners have been cut when putting the car back together again. And from what I've seen I wouldn't suggest the savings outweigh those concerns.
If you are really desperate for a cheap GTI then buy an accident damaged one yourself and get it repaired yourself. That way you can ensure all the parts required are purchsed new from VW and not just botched back together and even take the opportunity to upgrade the car at the same time eg. Colour coded Ed30 front and rear bumpers, DRL Headlights instead of the standard ones etc etc.
A friend of mine bought a Subaru Legacy from a salvage yard and instructed the repairs himself. It had 600 miles on the clock, main dealer demonstrator that got rear ended on a test drive.
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Remember you'll have to sell it someday too ... maybe not such a bargain over it's whole life then :embarassed: :sad: