Is buying a car that has been categorised as cat d dodgy?

Could the car be structurely weakened and also will it increase the insurance?

Cat D is lowest rating. Chances are the car will be fine as it should have only suffered very minor damage, shouldnt affect insurance either. The ones not to get are A's and B's. C's are a bit dodgy but provided they are repaired properly should be ok.

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A cat C write off shouldn't have had any structural damage , so I wouldn't worry about the safety aspect.

Obviously you should check the quality of repairs very closely and get the guarantee on the repairs in writing.

The main thing is that it will be worth significantly less when you sell it on , so you should be looking to pay a lot less than one with no history

catD means its uneconomical to repair at the sort of rates a proper dealership / repair specialist will charge (i.e sort of

For anyone else that saw the title, and was then disappointed by the content of this thread.....

I guess its in the motorway, so I should have guessed!

Ive had a couple of cat C's in the past & had no problems

Only tips are

1. See it BEFORE its repaired

2. Get if repaired properly.

Cat D could have been written off for just some paint damage!

Make sure you know what work has been done.

Cat D could have been written off for just some paint damage!

Make sure you know what work has been done.

Or even stolen recovered

Or even stolen recovered

yep

i wouldnt mind a bit of Cat D

Thanks alot for the info.

For anyone else that saw the title' date=' and was then disappointed by the content of this thread.....

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I guess its in the motorway, so I should have guessed!

Youve just made my day

A mate of mine just had an R reg Polo written off for one panel and a damaged wheel bearing ! Could be something minor.