djedstar
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I have put a deposit down on this http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201007352807089/usedcars/postcode/bd214rn?logcode=kp
after i went to look at i did one of those txt check things and it came back as a cat d which happened 4 years ago. The trader never said anything about this if i decide not to buy can i get my deposit back or do you think i should knock him down some more it needs a service and the rev counter and speedo cut out when driving and the battery light comes on he has promised to fix the dash and give it a service for me if i pay £2600 for it .i have also noticed theres no sri badge on the drivers side . opinions welcome
[Edited on 10-03-2010 by djedstar]
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AlunJ
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personally if it's got the problems you describe, and it is a Cat D, I wouldn't want to touch it, theres certainly alot of room for bargaining!
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Brett
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Don't buy a lemon
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djedstar
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its got fsh and moted till july but there was no tax also cant decide going back over tommorow the paintwork is mint though
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MatthewR
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how much deposit u put down???
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morpheus22
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is there a reason for 5 doors im presuming there is i wouldnt touch it if its a cat d. if i was putting a child in it 
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djedstar
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£100 deposit and no i just fancy a five door for a change
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andys sxi
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when my brother was looking for his first car about 8 years ago he bought a white corsa when we got home we did a check the next day though my uncle and it was written off a few years before so he foned the man up he was a trader and luckly he gave him all of his money back
if you be nice and not get cocky with him he might drop the price or give you your deposit back
personally i wouldnt buy a car without getting it checked first if you do get your money back take this as lesson learnt i wouldnt really own a written off car
April 08 feature car
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davieslim
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let him know you have hpi checked the car and its came back as been damaged and ask for the deposit back, if he says no keep a copy of the ad and contact trading standards
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jamied
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I wouldnt bother mate, soo many cars out there.. why settle?
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morpheus22
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^ as said i think my friend bought a corsa years back and traded it the company got back to him when they had looked it all up that it was a cut and shut. but by this time they had bought it off him
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djedstar
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i wish i wasnt in such a rush to get a car i need to slow down and not rush into it where can i find the book value for this car parkers ?
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morpheus22
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yeh i think parkers would be your bes bet but the book price would be on the corsa not being a cat d
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djedstar
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true how much would it be worth cat d i wonder
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djedstar
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on parkers its saying there never where any 03 plate sris lol
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andys sxi
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they lie lol ive got a 03reg 1.8 sri
also this car is a 03reg but its got all the facelift stuff on which didnt come out untill 53reg
i did a valueation on what car under a preface lift and this is how much its worth
http://www.whatcar.com/valuations/result?makeId=2080&modelId=2981&editionId=3015&yearId=7&mileage=55000
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morpheus22
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 lol i dont have a clue mate dont have a parkers to hand  , resaerch it on google etc if your up most of the night
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djedstar
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thats what i was thinking about all the facelift stuff its was registered in july 03
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andys sxi
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yeah so it should be a prefacelift then maybe they fitted facelift bumpers ect when it was repaired or an old owner has done it
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Anty
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quote:
Originally posted by djedstar
its got fsh and moted till july but there was no tax also cant decide going back over tommorow the paintwork is mint though
if it wasnt stated, wouldnt touch it..
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Eck
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"Antons car sales"...I'm assuming this is a car salesman. So he'll abide by the trading standards rules. Put it simply to him that you have done a check and it's a Cat D, so it's not sold as described, and you'd like your deposit back. If he refuses, take it to TS.
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djedstar
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thats probably is whats going to happen but i have transferred my insurance over now how can i claim the transfer fee back because i havent even driven it under the cover note yet
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Eck
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You won't get that fee back I don't think. Worth a try asking though.
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djedstar
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fantastico
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