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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Big_Al on 11 August 2012, 19:42:45
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In a bit of a panic here : Have sold SWMBO's w reg. Corsa to neighbours just up the road .
We have had the car since June 2011 & it has been a totally reliable little workhorse for SWMBO doing her nursing rounds.
Only selling as she now has a new NHS car .
Just had it MOT'd ready to sell & went straight through no issues at all.
Am just preparing the paperwork ready for the neighbour who is coming to pay for the car tonight & I have just noticed item 3.on
the front page of the V5C Special notes : 1. Declared new at first registration
2.Substantially repaired and/or accident damaged indentity checked on 06 01 2010
Does this mean this car was accident damaged or an insurance write off earlier in it's life? :-\ :-\ :-\
Person who sold it to us did not mention anything about this if thats the case . >:( >:( >:(
Don't know if old V5c had this on as previous owner posts it off ::) ::)
The car drives perfectly & has always done so . MOT man did not say anything either :-\ :-\ :-\
Any ideas guys as don't really want to sell a write off to people I know (or anyone for that matter )
TIA Al :y
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Sounds like it may have been a cat C Al,although I would have thought it would actually say CAT C on the V5. :-\
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yeah means been a cat c total loss in its life and had to have a vic check, if it was a cat d dont need the check and it dont show on a history check or log book hth
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Thanks guys , told buyer what I had found out . We looked up the cat c situation on the net together . He is fine with it .
He just said well your missus has been driving about in it for a year or more. . . so it must be OK ::) ::)
will always look on V5 for this in future . . . Lesson learned :y :y :y
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The thing is Al,the car was around 10 years old when it was written off by the insurance company.It could well have been something as simple as a dented wing or cracked bumper for them to come to that decision with a 10 year old Corsa. :y