You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated plea
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- waue1978
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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
Just checked his feedback - if you do bid Dave, don't send the deposit as it may not be up to scratch when you get there:
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI ... ckAsSeller
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI ... ckAsSeller
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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
waue1978 wrote:Just checked his feedback - if you do bid Dave, don't send the deposit as it may not be up to scratch when you get there:
http://feedback.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI ... ckAsSeller




Embarassingly I didn't check feedback
Definate trader
I thought with it still at £2050 with less than 2 hours to go, might drop lucky and get it for 2.5k
But after reading that, i'm a tad put off now
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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
i give up on cat c and cat d's about 7 year ago as you cant make money on them or sell them as no one wants them as its law to tell them if they ask if its been claimed on before,there only good for running into the ground or for parts. 

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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
a damage repairable makes no sense. its always going to be a damaged car, and usually costs what a good one is to fix it.
Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
well said farmerpug 

Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
Depends mate,FarmerPug wrote:a damage repairable makes no sense. its always going to be a damaged car, and usually costs what a good one is to fix it.
Hav you seen what some cars ave been written off for these days?
oh look at that little scratch its a Cat -c
My mate owns an insurance repair centre you wouid be shocked if you seen what cars hes got in the Yard and what their written off for,
and they sell for Absoloute peanuts,
if you wanted a 05 reg or a modern posh car for a grandish that needed a headlight and a scratch sorting wouid you refuse one ??
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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
ack now a scratch wouldnt put me off, highlanders car for example wasnt something i would have been put off. but say the chasis is bent id just walk away then it definatley is a nightmare to deal with, constantly eating tyres, and bad handling. My uncle bought a sdi polo at the same time as my grampa, it was £1500 cheaper, he spent £2000 on it and it looks like the paints been applied by a toddler, the inside was missing parts of the dash, he got what he could but it looks unfinished, it wont go into reverse, and the steering judders, actually that car was scrapped. My grampas polo is still going. although being an sdi its so slow you cant really see it move.
Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
i would refuse it as a car with a broken light and maybe needing a wing and bumper is just what you can see on the top mate,there made to fall to bits to reduce the impact,its what its moved under all that what you need to look at as bumpers and lights spring back, the VIC check will find any little defect,its not worth the hassel if you ask me. 

Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
Vic check is nothing ,
vic means Vehicle identity check theyre looking for Ringers,
they dont mot the car
vic means Vehicle identity check theyre looking for Ringers,
they dont mot the car

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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
bumpers gone in is always something to walk away from, but a big scratch or a broken light. Or window. Ive seen a few cars damaged because of the wife attacking the car.
Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
Ha some damage on written off cars can be done after the accident not nesasirily it will be structural,
its like them that have a bump and the car is Empty and a week later 5 people are claiming Whiplash,
half of the cars in the yards involved in insurance claims are not koshir
its like them that have a bump and the car is Empty and a week later 5 people are claiming Whiplash,
half of the cars in the yards involved in insurance claims are not koshir

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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
but why does the service records and radios dissapear so fast in them damage repairable cars, i live near a place that does them the radios are frequently not in the cars.
Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
they take away as much as possible to releive it of market value,FarmerPug wrote:but why does the service records and radios dissapear so fast in them damage repairable cars, i live near a place that does them the radios are frequently not in the cars.
ive never seen one come with service books or paperwork the insurers loss adjuster gets them and they go straight into file 13

I deal in this sort of stuff from time ido storage for an Engineer that does reports for insurers,

Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
Back on topic - got outbid
Only went for £2700, and for what is probably 4k's worth of car
Got a text whilst bidding, distracted me, put my a bid of £2650 in whilst sitting at £2350 with 15 secs to go
Got outbid, and couldn't get another bid in quick enough
Only went for £2700, and for what is probably 4k's worth of car
Got a text whilst bidding, distracted me, put my a bid of £2650 in whilst sitting at £2350 with 15 secs to go
Got outbid, and couldn't get another bid in quick enough

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Re: You're going to think i'm mad but your help appreciated
Do they have a pollen filter warning light? Or is it anoother chancer, (like the one that claimed the DPF warning light was the handbrake recently).waue1978 wrote:Not too sure about this bit though:
As he doesn't mention the engine light being on anywhere else.The pollen filter warning light is on, i have had this checked when i had it serviced and they said it was fine but the light remains on, same as the engine light but again, this car is in daily use and the garage said there are no problems or faults coming up when the plug the machine in.
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