SXi_Tim
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Can anyone tell me what the different catagories are of crash damaged cars? eg. the extent of the damage and what catogory a write off is?
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mav
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sure cat c is not cost effective for insurance company to repair, ie would cost more to repair than the current value of car.
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SXi_Tim
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iv seen an alfa romeo v6, went to view it, current owner is actually totally oblivious to the fact that is is a cat c (so he says he is) but hpi check says it is a cat c, has been repaired though.
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Jason Iles
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Category A: Total burnout. No value left in the vehicle
Category B: Break only. Value lies in salvage
Category C: Damage to car is more than total value of car
Category D: Repair would cost almost as much as the vehicle is worth. Better to write off than repair. No comebacks for the insurers
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mav
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once they are repaired they get a good going over and inspection to get them back on the road.....Which is really stringent.......
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SXi_Tim
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Thought it was the other way round  nice one mate, cheers 
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SXi_Tim
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I would think cat c would generally just be cosmetic damage then?
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Jason Iles
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quote:
Originally posted by SXi_Tim
I would think cat c would generally just be cosmetic damage then?
Most of the time it is but always get it checked out, cause a car can look great but still have loads of underlying problems.
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dannycorsa c
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cat d is cosmetic. cat C is more heavey and has to be inspected after fixed. my leon is cat D
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SXi_Tim
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Yeah, got an AA report coming tomorrow, so we will see what that brings, hope its not too bad because its a really tidy car
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dannycorsa c
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how much are you saving? coz resale value will be alot less on a cat C
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woodwardsbodyshop
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don't worry bout it coming up as a cat c on hpi check, it will always come up as that now because it was recorded
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jazzer2k3
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Ye, cat c is like cosmetic damage - Not all obviously .. Mine got written off parked outside my house about 1 week ago .. Got told its a Cat C write off ... So now i bought a GSi But the damage came to .. £3,050 
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cossie_corsa
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cat d is the lowest grade, easy fix.
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tooolbox timmy
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out of interest,after the car is fixed after a crash who or were do you take the car to get it checked out that it has been repeaired properly??
[Edited on 01-03-2006 by tooolbox timmy]
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Graeme
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cat c arent really worth it unless you are in the trade, and now ad ay its not worth doing it alot as they are alot more strict now with them!
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Jamie
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My mates Williams 3 was a Cat C write off with over £3000 worth of damage.
2 weeks later and £500 in parts and its away to get tested
Strange
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