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Would you buy a CAT D golf?

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neg:
price too high - you can spend a little more to get a non accident damaged and save you the hassle when you come to sell.

Rich:
Cheers for that Tom  :smiley:


Well - as others said... for the price it is.. you might as well buy another ( not written off ) and pay an extra couple of k's

I'd also be paranoid about the car thinking what else might be wrong with it  :scared:

no golf clubs at all:
 :driver: clear......

If you go for it you may also worry about selling later or be waiting for something to turn nasty....

Unless you get a super discount on that price, walk away.

I bought a Beemer way back in 95, it was previously a write off! (i loved the car but kept thinking what it...etc.) for a few grand more I would have had complete piece of mind..One day an engine mount went! it just cracked and the engine rattled in the bay....didnt cost much to repair but you get the idea and the anxiety that it brought with it.

It is STILL a buyers market you really don't need to buy a potential dud.

BTW I traded it in after 3 years for a brand new MX5....the idiot selling the new car NEVER asked once about the cars history lol... :embarrassed:

celica:
i personally wouldn't buy a CAT D car
1. you don't actually know the full extent previous issue
2. even if you did, the next buyer would be put off
3. even if it looks mint, it can be dodgy as shown on one of Fifth Gear programme with 2 ford focus head on collision
4. the least damage ones would be stolen and recovered, but those have usually seen a hard life when stolen, smoked in, bruised, battered etc.

save a little more or go for something else within budget

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