Your views on...

[adie]

I bought the misses a mk3 astra sport that was cat d.
it was fine for the two years she had it and she always thrashed it.
so i say go for it mate.

[Stu.750]

Like you said if it was really bad they wouldnt have classed it at D , if your goin to have a decent amount of cash gettin it n having the work done id go for it , my brothers just finished a cat c Fiesta zetec S , he works in a body shop so for a 51 reg car its cost him 1100 quid . ya cant go wrong sometimes

[[han]]

if it passes the VIC check its safe,both my cars have as i put them both through it! peace of mind! 

[davidhawkins_78]

I'll probably get laughed at here ..... but I'm sure I heard on the grape vine that if a car has been written off and paid out on it'll not happen a second time ?!?! So should a class D get any damage there's no chance of a claim ?!?

Any truth in that ...

[Neaty]

i hope not!

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

I think the problem with write offs is when they don't get repaired properly - if you're getting the work done yourself you'll be making sure its done right and there shouldn't be a problem, its not your real car anyway is it 

Probably worth taking lots & lots of pics of the repairs though - it might help selling it on later, for a profit if your lucky 

[Agreeable Slick]

Cat D car's are not subject to a VIC check anyhow, (apparently) but you do have to inform the HPI people and AA etc.

Will let you know what happens.

[golfpro]

my first two cars were ex write offs. As long as you trust the person who has done the work it should be fine. what you lookin at anyway buddy?

[Neaty]

Cat D car's are not subject to a VIC check anyhow, (apparently) but you do have to inform the HPI people and AA etc.

Will let you know what happens.

slick if thats true then that could save me alot of agro, time and money depending whether mine is a cat c or d.

[[han]]

aparently my first car was Cat C, that had a vic check, and when we came to sellin it the guy paid more cos it had vic check.

the golf is a cat D and that has had VIC check, needed mot and screen when i got it!