Salvage cars from UK?

Highcontrast1

Hi all.
Has anyone bought a salvage car from the uk, got it repaired and then imported it to Ireland? Any sites you recommend? Things to be wary of? General advice?

thanks

Highcontrast1

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Bigus

You'll buy and import a straight car for better value , all sorts of shenanigans going on with salvage stuff which pushes the prices paid up beyond their true value .
Stolen parts and money laundering, may have something to do with it , but it's not genuine economics, so better value buying straight car with no resale downside.

bazz26

These damage/repaired cars can be difficult to insure here and sell on as they get flagged by a potential buyer's car history report which stays with the car for life. You would need to be buying them at a serious reduced price to mitigate against that. You would also want a detailed report on the repair work as well as photos of the damage. Personally unless you know your beans it could end up being an opportunity for some cute hoor in the UK to make money from offloading poorly damaged repaired cars to Ireland.

Highcontrast1

thanks, was looking at this and others. i really don't have the expertise to tell a deal from a dudd, will bin the idea so. many thanks

Mintoe

Highcontrast1 wrote: »

thanks, was looking at this and others. i really don't have the expertise to tell a deal from a dudd, will bin the idea so. many thanks

Ad says “NS” meaning non structural but further down it says cat s, which means structurally damaged but repairable... be very wary

Esel

NS = Near Side, no?

Mintoe

Esel wrote: »

NS = Near Side, no?

Possibly, no mention of OS = off side though.... damage looks obvious from pics so why mention NS but not OS..... either way, an assessor deemed it structural damage so more than what’s described

“”A category S vehicle usually has structural damage (where the car's frame or underpinnings are damaged), whereas a category N has no structural damage, with just bodywork requiring attention.

Both can be repaired, but category N will present fewer potential headaches. Previously these were described as categories C or D respectively; the new system makes it easier to associate the category with the level of damage.””

https://www.parkers.co.uk/car-advice/could-a-category-s-or-n-write-off-be-a-bargain/

Iodine1

Unseen here is the amount of damage to radiators, steering etc which along with all the plastic can get very expensive?

Toyotafanboi

It's very hard to picture that Caddy being worth it.

5250 sterling + VAT(?) + VRT + transport + repairs. When it's repaired it's still worth less than comparable Caddys due to its history.

You'd get a 2015 Caddy in the republic in working order for €7-8k.

Maybe the fridge body ads some sort of value? If it doesn't it doesn't look even nearly worthwhile to me anyway.