Cat D writeoff

the newer the car the more serious the damage can be andstill be registered cat d. as the value of the car means it is economically viable to repair it. an older car could be cat c with very little damage

CatD might not be bad but it's got to be reflected in the price. If the same accident happened in ireland now it wouldn't be wrote off or classed cat d. €2000 cheaper than one that 100% on the button?

A car could be a complete write off here and if it doesn't go through insurance you won't know it was once smashed to bits. Like buying any car take someone that knows them and knows how to spot a lemon.

drunkmonkey wrote: »

CatD might not be bad but it's got to be reflected in the price. If the same accident happened in ireland now it wouldn't be wrote off or classed cat d. €2000 cheaper than one that 100% on the button?

A car could be a complete write off here and if it doesn't go through insurance you won't know it was once smashed to bits. Like buying any car take someone that knows them and knows how to spot a lemon.

You can be sure its had more damage than a wing. Get it professionally checked, get a history check and if happy get it for 75% of proper price.

Senna

Cat D is serious no mater what the age of car. I wouldn't even considder it for any price unless i had a full check up done by a garage i trust.
Has the car been through the VOS to say its ok? If they're selling it and it has the V5, then i assume it does.

If the bags blew in that car when it got a rap it would of wrote it off I presume. You'd want an engineers report on it.

Senna wrote: »

Cat D is serious no mater what the age of car. I wouldn't even considder it for any price unless i had a full check up done by a garage i trust.
Has the car been through the VOS to say its ok? If they're selling it and it has the V5, then i assume it does.

It used to be possible to get an export cert for all sorts of dodgy UK cars. I think that has been stopped though. Export certs were used to register cars here that would never get back on the road in UK.

Guy:Incognito

drunkmonkey wrote: »

A car could be a complete write off here and if it doesn't go through insurance you won't know it was once smashed to bits. .

A car could be crashed anywhere and if it doesnt go through the insurance nothign will be recorded.

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

A car could be crashed anywhere and if it doesnt go through the insurance nothign will be recorded.

Exactly what I said, there's some seriously smashed cars out there that were never written off.
TBH, I think there should be some parts of AGSC that impounds and writes off cars that are unfit to go back on the road.
If I car was in an accident it's probably on the Garda computer if it was anyway serious. That information isn't available to the general public though but should be.

Chimaera

Category D is the least serious write off category in the UK. If the car was no longer capable of being roadworthy as a result of the crash, it'd have been in Cat A or B. Get the car inspected properly by someone who knows what to look for. The cost of replacing 4 airbags at a main dealer could have been enough to get the car put in Cat D so it's not necessarily something to be frightened once it's properly repaired.

Guy:Incognito

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Exactly what I said, .

When you said " A car could be a complete write off here" . Presumably here being Ireland, it would imply we are different. I thought you were sayign they are always recorded elswhere.

Were the same but there different.

Senna wrote: »

Cat D is serious no mater what the age of car. I wouldn't even considder it for any price unless i had a full check up done by a garage i trust.
Has the car been through the VOS to say its ok? If they're selling it and it has the V5, then i assume it does.

could be very slight damage

mickdw wrote: »

You can be sure its had more damage than a wing. Get it professionally checked, get a history check and if happy get it for 75% of proper price.

no you cant be sure

drunkmonkey wrote: »

If the bags blew in that car when it got a rap it would of wrote it off I presume. You'd want an engineers report on it.

you presume wrong

gyppo

All you need to know about Cat D is here:

http://www.mycarcheck.com/help/accidentdamage/

Cat D classes the car as cost of repairing the damage as more than 60% of the value of the car.
Imo, a Cat D claim on a 1/2/3 year old car means walk away. the car has had significant damage.
A Cat D claim on a 10 year old car might only mean something like a new wing.

john reilly wrote: »

no you cant be sure

Yes I can
At a minimum, it would have had to be heavy impact at the wing which resulted in airbag deployment as a replacement wing alone is not going to make an 08 golf a cat d.
If airbag were deployed, the car needs thorough investigation.

corktina

The car may have suffered very litle damage but will you be able to sell it again when the time comes?

I recently was interested in a Focus RS which i ran by carchecker as it was cheaper then the petrol to look myself, cat d write off and i "walked away"

You can't be sure how well the car has been repaired and it COULD be a death trap. Spend your money on a sound car, even if itmeans getting one a year or two older.

mickdw wrote: »

Yes I can
At a minimum, it would have had to be heavy impact at the wing which resulted in airbag deployment as a replacement wing alone is not going to make an 08 golf a cat d.
If airbag were deployed, the car needs thorough investigation.

wrong on every account

corktina wrote: »

The car may have suffered very litle damage but will you be able to sell it again when the time comes?

I recently was interested in a Focus RS which i ran by carchecker as it was cheaper then the petrol to look myself, cat d write off and i "walked away"

You can't be sure how well the car has been repaired and it COULD be a death trap. Spend your money on a sound car, even if itmeans getting one a year or two older.

are one that has been damaged and not recorded

john reilly wrote: »

mickdw wrote: »

Yes I can
At a minimum, it would have had to be heavy impact at the wing which resulted in airbag deployment as a replacement wing alone is not going to make an 08 golf a cat d.
If airbag were deployed, the car needs thorough investigation.

wrong on every account

Explain then how a simple wing replacement will cause a cat d on an 08 golf? You seem very sure that I'm wrong. What cost would you associate with a wing replacement on this car via insurance?
What value would you put on an 08 golf? Also we don't know when the damage occurred. If it occurred early in its life, the damage would be even more significant to warrant a cat d.

mickdw wrote: »

Explain then how a simple wing replacement will cause a cat d on an 08 golf? You seem very sure that I'm wrong. What cost would you associate with a wing replacement on this car via insurance?
What value would you put on an 08 golf? Also we don't know when the damage occurred. If it occurred early in its life, the damage would be even more significant to warrant a cat d.

the lowest amount of damage is category d. so if the car has a recorded claim no matter how small it would be cat d. have seen cars with no visible damage listed as cat d and c

john reilly wrote: »

the lowest amount of damage is category d. so if the car has a recorded claim no matter how small it would be cat d. have seen cars with no visible damage listed as cat d and c

You came on to this thread and contradicted everyone bluntly telling them they are wrong as if you have great wisdom on this topic. It is now clear that you have no idea what you are talking about. Please go away and educate yourself on the subject before condemning all opinions. Cat d is the lowest level of write off. The cost of damage versus car value that constitutes a cat d was highlighted earlier in this thread. There are many instances of damage to cars that do not result in a cat d or any other category of write off.

Guy:Incognito

john reilly wrote: »

the lowest amount of damage is category d. so if the car has a recorded claim no matter how small it would be cat d.

This is one of the few times I'd approved of the use of a Captain Picard facepalm pic.

mickdw wrote: »

You came on to this thread and contradicted everyone bluntly telling them they are wrong as if you have great wisdom on this topic. It is now clear that you have no idea what you are talking about. Please go away and educate yourself on the subject before condemning all opinions. Cat d is the lowest level of write off. The cost of damage versus car value that constitutes a cat d was highlighted earlier in this thread. There are many instances of damage to cars that do not result in a cat d or any other category of write off.

i have bought more cat d cars than you sat in. if you dont want to know the facts i couldnt care less.

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

This is one of the few times I'd approved of the use of a Captain Picard facepalm pic.

go for it

Here's a CAT D golf just so eveyone has an idea of what it would be classed like in the UK, frontal damage and airbags blown. I'd suspect the car OP is looking at could have been something similar damage wise.

http://www.usedcarsni.com/84866943

or just for balance it could have been cosmetic just like this one http://www.usedcarsni.com/83578280

drunkmonkey wrote: »

Here's a CAT D golf just so eveyone has an idea of what it would be classed like in the UK, frontal damage and airbags blown. I'd suspect the car OP is looking at could have been something similar damage wise.

http://www.usedcarsni.com/84866943

or just for balance it could have been cosmetic just like this one http://www.usedcarsni.com/83578280

it could have been anything from a scratch to a mangle

john reilly wrote: »

it could have been anything from a scratch to a mangle

A,B,C,D

Ends in a mangle doesn't start with a scratch though.