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dyla350z

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  1. Cat D is becoming more and more common as insurance companies are becoming less and less likely to fix cars.

     

     

    Yes, that's an 04 model, I just wonder if a 2010 370Z would be written off with a similar amount of damage? If it was repaired on the insurance then would it still be a CAT D??

     

     

    Pete

    doubt it unless the car is under 6 months old , good point though , that means there will lots of damaged zeds with more damage than this 1 repaired & owners unaware.

  2. Its not so much the depreciation you have to worry about, its the potential buyers, there will be ten buyers looking for a straight car to every one who will be ok with buying a damaged one. As I said, over three months I saw cat c and d cars sitting there at low prices not sold, at the same time watching straight (and especially GT versions) ones flying off the shelves, I missed two cars before getting mine as they sold the same day they were advertised.

    The 1 on ebay seems to be selling ok , people like a bargain , anything will sell if its priced right ,the thing with ebay is things sell generally for there market value .

  3. To be honest I wouldn't touch that car with a barge pole. Looking at the extent of that damage, it looks near impossible to get it back to how it was. The car will never feel the same again and problems will most likely occur in the future. Because it is a high performance car, this will be even more vital as the car will be put through greater stresses than a normal 'everyday' car.

     

    I would go for a high mileage car at that price rather than a average mileage accident repaired car. You will find it very difficult to recoup the money when you go to sell it again.

     

    No matter how good a repair would look externally, structurally the car will never be the same. These cars are built by machines which are calibrated to 0.1 of a percent, no human will be able to duplicate that...

    Dont agree with one word of this , cat d is light damage ,the picture shows light damage , as long as the car passes an indipendent inspection cat d will value between 20&30% cheaper cat c 30-40% cheaper & cat b (only to be broken ) 75% cheaper , ive owned 2 cat d's & 1 cat c & imo there great value , i would never buy without an inspection though , my z is a cat c & out of the 5 non cat z's i looked at it was the best condition & drove the best , because some people give it the barge pole there are some great deals out there ,if you buy it at the right price you will lose no more depraition than a normal 1 . :thumbs:

  4. Very happy with results , car is much quicker to 60 , more grunt all the way up the range , doubt any more mods as i think ive gone as far as i can without going f1 & thinking about selling & getting a 370 , no appeal on multi-maps ,imo no point unless you are f1 , Abbey do all works on my z ,nice people ,experts & cheaper than main dealer . :thumbs:

  5. Got a pair of 6mm + conti contact sport 2's in great condition £80 the pair retail new at £180 each , not a big fan of the 452's people forget they are a budget tyre .

     

    How much would you want for posting these? Thanks.

    Or i meet you at Hindhead & give me a tenner towards fuel .

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