Peeps,
I've been looking at a few cars in the circa +/- £10k area, for a weekend/summer toy etc.
I've came across a car that is a perfect spec, age, mileage and condition but about £5k less than other cars. The advert states that the car was 'Stolen recovered'.
My immediate thought was to walk away, but then i thought; why??
The owner said that the car was stolen in 2004. Insurance paid out and then the car was found. Apparently nothing was damaged eg it wasn't crashed or used in a ram raid etc.
So, why would or does a Stolen Recovered car suffer the same stigma as a CAT C or D car? Would you rather have a car that might have been redlined by a scrote for a week or two than at CAT car that you KNOW has been bent round a tree??
If the car was stolen a few months ago and not covered any distance since I'd be concerned. But this was 9 years ago and the car has covered 50k since..........
For reference, the price is £9.5k and a very similar car is currently listed at £14.5k so it seems to be priced accordingly, I just feel like I'm missing something..........
Liam