hi i have the chance to part ex the scoob for a e46bm 320ci nice motor only 56kmiles and 53plates looks like the m3 anyways its down as a cat d on the hpi what are your views on this? the seller has shown me some pics and all that was damaged was the front bumper and bonnet but it bein a cat d worrys me i.e when come to sell it so on advice please thanks

 

btt

 

woudnt bother me had them hard to sell on to other garages as they hpi them and dont wanna know get some reciepts and ask where the repair was done nice bms them btw

 

ive seen some pics before and after and you honestly cant tell the difference its just the stigma with it that puts me off

 

like i said woudnt bother me

 

140456482738 this is ebay item number (aution has ended) hava ganda and c wot you thinks thanks

 

looks a nice motor and the damage wouldn't bother me in the slightest, at least he has been honest, and not just said the usual crap of just needed a bumper when the front could have been ripped off! im not up on bmw prices, what is he offering on the part ex?

 

he wants 800 cash on top of my scoob. mines a my00 classic 340bhp td05 16g remaped so on. the bloke is asking 6250 for bm they go for over 7k (if wasnt cat d)

 

nice car that bmw id swap it mate

 

cheers nick

 

£7k?! I doubt it. My mates just bougt a minter of a 330ci for less than that. The whole M3 lookalike thing would put me off too...


Sounds like you're set on it though, so go for it.

 

i would bring the price down a bit mate to be honest, other than that it looks ok

 

If it worries you, it will probably worry many prospective purchasers you find in the future. Plus if you find a future car you want at a dealer, and need to p x, that option will potentially be taken away. Have second hand M3 parts been used to repair the damage? If thats the case, it's not going to be an approved repair.

 

If the car would be £7k as a non-Cat D, it would be worth at least £2k less as a Cat D !

 

pretty much on the money there imo, also as has been said if it worries you then it is going to be the same old story if you want to sell it on, that said though, if you wanted a decent car for cheap money then as long as the repair is done properly then its a winner for me. ideal situation though is to keep hold of the car though, but who does that?

 

cat d is very minor damage so that side of it would not bother me but are worth 15-20% less atleast and are always alot harder to sell

 

thanks lads

 

just a quick update...so i agreeded to pay 800 plus the scoob now he is saying wants 2.5k plus the scoob me thinks nots.

so anybody no of any people whom want part ex there e46 ci for my scoob thanking you