Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 " £3500 Tarmac!! You won't get one that cheap.." Not wanting to burst your bubbles but yeah I know of 3 gone for around that this year.. But don't worry, I'm not after a pristine example, on the contrary, this will be a kind of gift and investment at the same time. I will shed more light on it throughout the year. Soo, if anyone has a 350z they want a quick cash sale on and don't want to spend £1500 on faults that might make it worth the £5k they think its worth or been offered a silly trade in figure or "we buy any car "quote then give me a holler. Like I say anything considered as long as its engines running CAT C, CAT D, Recently damaged, High miles, Import, LHD Just drop me a pm Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Good look with your hunt mate, I have seen a couple sell this cheap but like you said condition reflects price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Mmmmmmm I can sense my services for engine bay bling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I feel a track monster could be in the wings? 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 wants/needs one to gain access to club stand at japfest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Consider cat A & B as well? If so, I'll keep an eye out for you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Consider cat A & B as well? If so, I'll keep an eye out for you mate You'll struggle with A and B. Insurance Loss Categories - Quick reference * Category A - Must be crushed. All of it. * Category B - Vehicle may not be returned to road but parts may be sold. * Category C - Repairable. Significant damage. Cost of the repair is more than book value of vehicle at dealer rates. * Category D - Repairable. Probably non-structural damage. May have been economic to repair, but insurer doesn't want to. * Category X - Repairable. Minor Damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Plenty of cat C VX220s were kicking around just because of a couple of panels worth of damage...when it costs £2k+ per panel...the difference between cat C and D shouldnt be defined by structural vs non damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Cats A & B can be put back on the road, just like C & D. Just needs VIC and MOT, same as Cat C. Doesn't have to be crushed if A or B, the owner can still retain the vehicle after the insurer has made the call on the categorisation. Might open the market up a little? Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Sorry, did not know that the government lies. How silly of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I'm not sure what you mean by that? We all know the government lies about many things, however in this case they're not saying for one minute that you cannot put A or B cars back on the road. http://www.honestjoh.../2010-10/cat-b/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_check http://www.pistonhea...c.asp?t=1339786 The second link may be from wiki so usually of dubious fact, but that's ripped straight from the DVLA/VOSA website. Honest John agrees, there is no legal reason you cannot put a Cat A or B on the roads. It doesn't matter what category the insurer apply to it, it remains your car and a VIC is enough to get a V5 issued, then just an MOT gets you back on the road. The PH link has knowledgeable folks discussing it there too. If you still need further proof, feel free to contact the DVLA and VOSA. It's illegal for a scrappy to sell you a Cat A or B, but not illegal for you to buy and do as you please. I used to think the same as you did tbh, but then a mate of mine clued me up as he was looking into buying a Cat B MX5. Just because an insurer marks a car as A or B, doesn't stop the car being yours and if there is no payout, you are free to do what you wish with the car. No different from C or D, it's just that it's very rare to find as insurers only usually classify stuff as A or B if there's practically zero chance of a repair ever being made. Doesn't mean they don't make mistakes sometimes though Anyway, enough thread derailment, I just thought it might be worth looking out for utter bargain Cat Bs for Tarmac too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Hi all, Just a bump in case anyone has over spent at Xmas and is looking for some quick cash. Had a couple of offers but not taken anything up as yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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