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buyer beware,cat d or c or x,ther is no hard and fast rule as to the extent of damage it is catagorised according to the greed of the original ins co example in my yard now we have a 2007 vehicle booked at 32k been in water ever so slightly only thing wrong with the car is the radio cd doesnt work because the amp is under drivers seat,replaced amp valeted properly indistiguishable from any other running and driving perfectly catd
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Jona, I dont know how long you have been looking, how much you know about 911's etc, all I can say is that its a buyers market, lots of folk starting to have some painful mortgage replayements now and tightening their belts.
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buyer beware,cat d or c or x,ther is no hard and fast rule as to the extent of damage it is catagorised according to the greed of the original ins co example in my yard now we have a 2007 vehicle booked at 32k been in water ever so slightly only thing wrong with the car is the radio cd doesnt work because the amp is under drivers seat,replaced amp valeted properly indistiguishable from any other running and driving perfectly catd
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Jona, I dont know how long you have been looking, how much you know about 911's etc, all I can say is that its a buyers market, lots of folk starting to have some painful mortgage replayements now and tightening their belts.
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Hi
I have the chance to purchase a 2001 996 Carrera with 60, 000 miles. It is in Lapis blue with dark blue leather and GT3 Wheels.
The car is absolutely mint but was a cat D write off in 2005. According to the current owner, the car was front panel damage. It does still have it`s original bonnet.
The price is 20K
Could I have your thoughts please gentlemen
Hello... and welcome to the mad house. please bring your own straight jacket.
Lapis is a gorgeous colour IMHO.
best advice on buying any porsche though is get it inspected!
Thanks Nicola and please excuse my sexism by saying "gentlemen" in my opener !
Do you think it a fair price for the year of the vehicle with the cat D ??
^^^what Nic said.
Hi JONA
Original bonnet...wasn't my biggest concern when I bought mine, its whats underneath. :wink: Theres plenty of decent 996's just over 20k that haven't been written off.
If it is a Cat D there must be some documentation somewhere describing the reason for it being written off? Does the current owner have anything like that? Or do you know where the car was taken after the accident?
Anyway, welcome - and as Nic says, worth shelling out £300 or so for a proper PPI rather than make several £000 mistake!
I think that colour looks great with the GT3 wheels by the way - hasn't someone else recently posted a pic of a very similar car?
Hi.
Yeh, I just meant it can`t have been too bad to keep the original panel. The car is very nice with the current owner being very meticulous. I realise there are plenty out there but not necessarily on a 2001 for that kind of money
Sorry just being flippant, but actually you could do a lot of damage e.g. to the chassis and underneath that wouldn't have disturbed the bonnet. Is 2001 pre-facelift? If you are planning on keeping teh car a long time and of course it comes through on an expert inspection then ok, but how confident would you be selling the car on? Not scaremongering just that 4 figure bills hurt, and can you afford lose £000's come resale?
Jona
Any Cat D would have had serious damage, you need to see pics before, the fact it has has the original panel means nothing.
The nature in which the current owner maintains the car is good but means very little to a Cat D car, which needs to be priced accordinghly.
regards
buyer beware,cat d or c or x,ther is no hard and fast rule as to the extent of damage it is catagorised according to the greed of the original ins co example in my yard now we have a 2007 vehicle booked at 32k been in water ever so slightly only thing wrong with the car is the radio cd doesnt work because the amp is under drivers seat,replaced amp valeted properly indistiguishable from any other running and driving perfectly catd
case 2 2007 vehicle exactly the same just a different colour hit down both sides needs 2 sills 2 b posts 4 doors a wing roof gone slightly seat airbags,dash airbag cat d in my opinion it was cat b break only but because of the ins co greed on trying to recoup as much money as possible only a cat d.
there are no hard and fast rules EYES WIDE OPEN TIME do not believe what a seller tells you have it checked out by some one who knows what to look for then make a bid on that premise and dont by it because its a porsche 1000s of them out there and quite a few that have been totalled and not on hpi alert register.CAVEAT EMPTOR.
Thanks for the comments guys.
I know it may be hard for the resale and a lot of people are put off by the fact but at £20K for a 2001 I think it a fair price compared to one not on the register, that may have also been damaged in its life.
Do you not think ?
Jona, I dont know how long you have been looking, how much you know about 911's etc, all I can say is that its a buyers market, lots of folk starting to have some painful mortgage replayements now and tightening their belts. I would get a thorough understanding of whats out there, make a few cheeky offers even and you might be surprised. All IMHO.
OK Chris I'll offer you £50 for your car :lol:
Serioulsy Jona, Chris makes sense, do lots of research, look at and drive a few if you haven't already and then you'll make a well informed decision and get the car that is right for you.
