Top Gear Insurance rite off rebuilds

Top Gear Insurance rite off rebuilds

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[Stitch216]

I do miss Quentin.

[DeanoTheLegend87]

AAHHHHH, wrecked Ferrari, even if it is only a 348.

[kernals12]

@DeanoTheLegend87 and even if the cost of repairs is well into 5 digits

[cwwiss1]

@doritostheking The problem with the wheels may only manifest itself at speed with vibration even though the wheel looks fine. If you have a stolen recovered and it's proved okay then you have got a car you can sell at a profit..good on ya.

All I was saying is that buying a s/r is a gamble. With a simple crashed car the damage is fairly obvious..you know what you're getting.

The only other advice I would give to anyone contemplating buying a 'write off' is TAKE YOUR TIME there's plenty

[doritostheking]

@cwwiss1 Yeah you can. If it's got kerbed it'll be visible, else you can check by jacking the car and spinning it. It'll wobble if bent. You can also tell if it's got a flat and no visible tyre damage, that could mean the rim of the wheel is bent away from the tyre and letting air out, but then the tyre usually comes off too... either way it's not as simple as "don't buy ever". Mine was stolen recovered, three years later all I've ever done is new driver's side window.

[cwwiss1]

@doritostheking you can't tell if wheels are 'bent' until you test drive it .Something salvage yards won't let you do.

[doritostheking]

@cwwiss1 Bollocks mate, if you can't tell when wheels are bent you're blind.

[cwwiss1]

I have repaired over 50 salvage cars and would NEVER EVER buy a stolen recovered because you just don't know what it's been subjected to.The gear box may have been crashed,the engine thraped ,the wheels bent after being driven over the roughest ground.My advice would be to AVOID taking on a stolen recovered. They are often over priced anyway because they 'look' alright.

Quentin ,my friend, you got this one very wrong.

[tomvill]

Manufacturer: Mercedes Model: Not available Year: 1983 Colour: Blue Fuel Type: Petrol Engine Size (CC): 2299 VIN: Not available V5C Issued: Not available Tax Tax Status: Unlicensed Expiry Date: 01/09/2003 Registration Date: 23/09/1983 6 Month Cost: £118.25 12 Month Cost: £215.00

[jmmullarkey1]

0:14 - You'd have thought that the owner would have taken his dog out of the car BEFORE the car was taken to the scrappy?! LOL

[TheYorkMan]

Stolen recovered cars are great. I've had 3 in the past. A rover 214SLi and 2 Cavalier 1.8's.

My first Cav was the biggest bargain as it was very mangled at the front, but had no structural damage at all. £150 at auction, no reserve. £400 later, with matching panels/lights/bumper/radiator and a full service i was driving in a car which would have been (at the time) about £2000 from a dealer. Sweet! In the end though I wrote it off taking a corner too fast in the rain..... I miss that car.

[ajuk1]

Write not rite.