is there any way of finding out exactly why a car was a cat D insurance repair? the current owner/seller claims to not know although as its an expensive car you think hed have wanted to know before buying it himself!

 

HPI check should tell you.

 

he must know then and is denying any knowledge as surely no one would buy a Ł25000 second hand car without doing a hpi check first !
theres no gov. sites that will tell you the history?

 

he seems to have the date of registration a year out and has been economical with the truth about when the mot expires as well.minor points but enough to set alarm bells ringing.

 

Probably bought it salvage then had it repaired my mate does a lot

 

Forget it and look elsewhere would be my advice!!

 

yep, its Ł7k-Ł9k under the going rate on what is normally a Ł25-Ł27k car so its there is a reason for that and it wont be minor !

 

 

Plain scam, or they've rung it with a cat D ID.

Run!

 

does an hpi check detail exactly what the problem was for it to be declared cat d or just that it was an uneconomical repair?

 

When I've done it in the past, it didn't give details. just the date it happend and that it was involved in an accident.
what car you looking at? Bored of the Merc already?

 

its another merc, another C class estate but this one is the newer shape 11-13 plate C63 , 6.2 litre v8 and 0-60 in 4.2 . this pic isn't the one that's
CAT D but another ebay one. its got a sexier back end than all the woman ive met on the dating site

 

That is a lovely looking motor

 

id never buy any cat c or d without seeing pics from before it was rebuilt,ive repaired a couple over the yrs and always take pics to show the buyer exactly what it was like beforehand

 

itll be the most expensive car ive ever bought so im not going to rush into it or do it on the cheap , ill wait for the right one !

 

Yeah get a straight one