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 Post subject: salvage
PostPosted: Thu Jul 21, 2016 4:10 pm 
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anyone bought a car form a salvage dealer then? my mate just bought a fiat ducato 7 seater (?) for £2500, side caved in with a few other odds & ends needed fixing, cost him £1000 to fix altogether , so got a 09 plate 7seater with 110,000 miles on for £3500 :shock: its a cracking motor for the money mind, had to go to Essex from Newcastle to collect though, so canny deal, after all its only for ferrying pi££ed up knackers about at the end of the day, might get one when i need a car :wink:


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 Post subject: Re: salvage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 6:36 pm 
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Some insurers wont cover a repaired "write off".....ask em before buying one

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 Post subject: Re: salvage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:34 pm 
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Some Councils wont plate a previously written off car.

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 Post subject: Re: salvage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 7:46 pm 
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some damaged vehicles arent recorded and arent on the Vcar register, big hire fleets sometimes just stand the loss themselves

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 Post subject: Re: salvage
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2016-16-VAUXH ... Sw2zlXh7kK

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 Post subject: Re: salvage
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 Post subject: Re: salvage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 2:01 pm 
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grandad wrote:
Some Councils wont plate a previously written off car.


his was a "cat c", fixed it & never had a problem, just come to light that another mate i was talking to got his ford galaxy from copart, that's plated also without problem


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 Post subject: Re: salvage
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id risk "unrecorded/light damage" but TBH they arent much cheaper than a straight motor

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 Post subject: Re: salvage
PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 7:32 pm 
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ven2112 wrote:
grandad wrote:
Some Councils wont plate a previously written off car.


his was a "cat c", fixed it & never had a problem, just come to light that another mate i was talking to got his ford galaxy from copart, that's plated also without problem



Co part have got some melting deals on at the moment. Sadly the prices are being increased by the Travellers who buy anything. A lad who owns a garage I take my car to bought a Mondeo TDCI Titanium with slight pillar damage for £2200, a quick turnaround made him nearly £300 profit.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:10 pm 
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Nidge2 wrote:
ven2112 wrote:
grandad wrote:
Some Councils wont plate a previously written off car.


his was a "cat c", fixed it & never had a problem, just come to light that another mate i was talking to got his ford galaxy from copart, that's plated also without problem



Co part have got some melting deals on at the moment. Sadly the prices are being increased by the Travellers who buy anything. A lad who owns a garage I take my car to bought a Mondeo TDCI Titanium with slight pillar damage for £2200, a quick turnaround made him nearly £300 profit.


the old Mk3 - when the turbo and injectors go thats another £2000

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 Post subject: Re: salvage
PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 5:57 pm 
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wannabeeahack wrote:
Nidge2 wrote:


Co part have got some melting deals on at the moment. Sadly the prices are being increased by the Travellers who buy anything. A lad who owns a garage I take my car to bought a Mondeo TDCI Titanium with slight pillar damage for £2200, a quick turnaround made him nearly £300 profit.


the old Mk3 - when the turbo and injectors go thats another £2000



No it was only 18 months old. The above should have said £3000 profit.


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