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Old 12 March 2017, 08:37 PM
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Default CAT D because of knocking engine

Just browsing and came across this. Knocking engine @12k but it's advertised as a cat D because of it which I thought was odd

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifie.../6875348#/home

Anyhow anyone looking to forge one of these may well be able to get it at a price to make it work.

Car in link has nothing to do with myself just thought it may be of interest to someone
Old 12 March 2017, 08:59 PM
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Must have been a really bad batch of chocolate for that bottom end lol
Old 12 March 2017, 09:30 PM
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Seats look ****e in it
Old 12 March 2017, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by kenc
Seats look ****e in it
there the standard ones.

Tbh if someone is wanting one then its not a bad shout. Assume the engine is fooked and you could be quids in.
Old 12 March 2017, 11:05 PM
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To be a CAT D it must have a recorded claim against it. Its likely that its had a front/side impact, has had the body repaired then theyve found the engine damaged. I'd be thinking along those lines anyway.

If you do go and look at it check for signs of accident damage repair.
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Surely it should still be under warranty...?
Old 12 March 2017, 11:16 PM
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Wouldn't go near it if even a garage that's selling it "doesn't have time to look at it".

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Old 12 March 2017, 11:24 PM
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Have no personal interest in the car just thought it odd to be a cat D and as someone has mentioned surely the engine is under warranty although I think. It said sports exhaust and dump valve so I'd 8magine that's the warranty out the window

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3 year warrenty. If it's an early 2014 then just be out and there's no guaranty subaru would do the engine under warrenty. That said if it was damaged by ingesting water or duff fuel then nothing to do with warrenty and could well be through insurance.

How much is a full engine swap from subaru? Isn't the cut off 60% of the value of the car now a days? Also don't forget insurance value will be book price which is prob into the teens. So if engine was 10k ( were talking dealer prices here) then insurance company may well write it off.
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Not uncommon to write them off with engine damage, have a look on Copart every few weeks there are diesel Subaru's with the engine in bits in the back, all cat d registered, as already said claiming on water ingestion/ flood, on a knocking engine to cover it.
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looks like a nice car , the engine would be around 5k to build from a proper engine builder , i would ask for more off than that
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Originally Posted by Vxr2010
looks like a nice car , the engine would be around 5k to build from a proper engine builder , i would ask for more off than that
Depends on damage, you could split it and find whole engine is scrap including the turbo etc




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