Buying a car Classed as written off ?????? HELP !!!!!!!!

whoknows21

hi all i recently put a deposit on a car a bmw from a used car dealer was told it had a new engine in it that a previous owner trying to claim the insurance flooded the engine , when i looked it up on cartell it is classed as written off but never had an engine change how do i go about finding out this cars history , it drives well looks immaculate mileage is genuine , what do ye think i should do ??????

daveharnett

What model, year and engine size is it?

We should be able to give some more specific advice with the above details.

The engine will have a serial number stamped on it (exactly where depends on the engine) and written on the registration cert.

AFAIR, the original engine number will also be written somewhere on the car's stickers/in the on-board computer.

Comparing the two should tell you whether it has really been replaced.

Anan1

When you say that the engine was flooded, do you mean that it ingested water? If so, was the rest of the car flooded too? If it was then i'd stay well clear - flooded cars tend to have lots of electrical problems.

whoknows21

its a 2003 E60(New Model) Bmw 530d have been told that a 06 engine went into it

whoknows21

was told basically that the guy put a hose in engine

Anan1

Hmmm. Is it dirt cheap? If not i'd find another, TBH.

whoknows21

ya its fairly cheap 10k

spartan1

i might just have to buy it if you dont

robtri

If it was me, unless I could get further information preferably from the insurance company who declared it a write off I would stay clear...

if it is an insurance write off, the insurance company had to deem that the repairs to the car are generally more than 60% of the cars values......

A new engine for a 530D is not more than 60% of a 2003 530D....which to me would raise suspicions that more flooding MIGHT have damaged more of the car....
Just my 2 cents

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Seriously, in the current market another one will come along. Dont take such a big risk. Whats seems such great value now may not in a few months or when you try and sell it on. I reckon it will depreciate by the amount you paid for it as soon as you drive it off the forecourt, because nobody else will touch it.

Sure you would get this one for 13k
http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/5-Series/530d-Nct/200929194612739/advert?channel=CARS

the_syco

Hadlee Steep Foil wrote: »

I reckon it will depreciate by the amount you paid for it as soon as you drive it off the forecourt, because nobody else will touch it.

Agreed. No-one will buy it off you. And as you were told it was written off (with the car being sold "as is"), I don't think you'll have any comeback when faults are found at a later date.

Hadlee Steep Foil wrote: »

Sure you would get this one for 13k
http://www.carzone.ie/search/BMW/5-Series/530d-Nct/200929194612739/advert?channel=CARS

It was imported, it seems, probably from up north.

trad

I came across another 5 series that had an engine with water ingestion damage. Are 5 series prone to this?

Henry Ford III

Run away from this car. At top speed.

rameire

just wondering if you have checked
www.mywheels.ie

and if so does the report say the same or is it missing info when compared to cartell.ie

whoknows21

the_syco wrote: »

Agreed. No-one will buy it off you. And as you were told it was written off (with the car being sold "as is"), I don't think you'll have any comeback when faults are found at a later date.


It was imported, it seems, probably from up north.

The car I'm looking at isn't being sold as is he is giving a 6 month warrenty with it and just passed nct 2 weeks ago , how do I find out from insurance company ???

SpannerMonkey

spartan1 wrote: »

i might just have to buy it if you dont

decided against buying it just too much wrong for me if ye want it go to www.donedeal.ie and type in 530d its advertised for €11900 but wou would get for 10