Do Franchised Dealer sell CAT cars?
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Hello all
In the market for a new (to me) car and been looking at one from a private seller. 2018 car, right spec and engine etc, price is well under what i should be and the seller has been very open in the advert that the car is a CAT S. The car has just 27k on the clock vs most around this price being 80-90k.
I intend to keep forever until it's scrap so the CAT status doesn't bother me so much and i accept if i sold i'd expect a lower price.
Where I'm wobbling, is that the seller says he's the second owner, bought it from a franchised dealer and its not been written off in his ownership. He was told by the dealer that it was "light rear end damage" and of course doesn't have any evidence or pictures of the damage.
Here - I smell a rat, right? Skoda franchised dealers don't sell former CAT cars, do they?
In the market for a new (to me) car and been looking at one from a private seller. 2018 car, right spec and engine etc, price is well under what i should be and the seller has been very open in the advert that the car is a CAT S. The car has just 27k on the clock vs most around this price being 80-90k.
I intend to keep forever until it's scrap so the CAT status doesn't bother me so much and i accept if i sold i'd expect a lower price.
Where I'm wobbling, is that the seller says he's the second owner, bought it from a franchised dealer and its not been written off in his ownership. He was told by the dealer that it was "light rear end damage" and of course doesn't have any evidence or pictures of the damage.
Here - I smell a rat, right? Skoda franchised dealers don't sell former CAT cars, do they?
Don't buy a Cat S car unless you really really know what you're doing. Funny how they always had "light rear end damage".
I've seen loads of supposedly repaired ones where the inner wings or crash structures are clearly buggered, you know the bits that stop you dying if you ever have an accident.
I've seen loads of supposedly repaired ones where the inner wings or crash structures are clearly buggered, you know the bits that stop you dying if you ever have an accident.
I wouldn’t think so, as a rule, but of course there may the odd rogue amongst the dealer. Cat S is much louder alarm bell…it’s very unlikely to be the proverbial pat on the rear quarter! Others on here will have come across CatS “ before” legitimately advertised and lots look bloody awful. Walk away.
eltax91 said:
Hello all
In the market for a new (to me) car and been looking at one from a private seller. 2018 car, right spec and engine etc, price is well under what i should be and the seller has been very open in the advert that the car is a CAT S. The car has just 27k on the clock vs most around this price being 80-90k.
I intend to keep forever until it's scrap so the CAT status doesn't bother me so much and i accept if i sold i'd expect a lower price.
Where I'm wobbling, is that the seller says he's the second owner, bought it from a franchised dealer and its not been written off in his ownership. He was told by the dealer that it was "light rear end damage" and of course doesn't have any evidence or pictures of the damage.
Here - I smell a rat, right? Skoda franchised dealers don't sell former CAT cars, do they?
Probably been clocked as well, if not then it was just off the road for ages due to the shunt.In the market for a new (to me) car and been looking at one from a private seller. 2018 car, right spec and engine etc, price is well under what i should be and the seller has been very open in the advert that the car is a CAT S. The car has just 27k on the clock vs most around this price being 80-90k.
I intend to keep forever until it's scrap so the CAT status doesn't bother me so much and i accept if i sold i'd expect a lower price.
Where I'm wobbling, is that the seller says he's the second owner, bought it from a franchised dealer and its not been written off in his ownership. He was told by the dealer that it was "light rear end damage" and of course doesn't have any evidence or pictures of the damage.
Here - I smell a rat, right? Skoda franchised dealers don't sell former CAT cars, do they?
Are you talking about a £15k or £2k car? Has the seller had it 2 months or 5 years?
I bought a cat car some time ago as a commute/station car park heap for a grand and it did the job very well for what I wanted for a couple of years and sold it for much the same as I paid after that time, however not sure I would risk £12k, anyhoo as you say you have moved on, good luck with your search
Cat S - no
Cat N - yes
Cat N can be a real bargain especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time
I did see a Franchise dealers sell a Cat N during covid due to the car supply shortage, it was a Cat N Corsa they had taken in as a part EX, I was interested as they priced it to sell but couldn’t live with cramped interior of new corsa.
Cat N - yes
Cat N can be a real bargain especially if you plan on keeping the car for a long time
I did see a Franchise dealers sell a Cat N during covid due to the car supply shortage, it was a Cat N Corsa they had taken in as a part EX, I was interested as they priced it to sell but couldn’t live with cramped interior of new corsa.
GeniusOfLove said:
Don't buy a Cat S car unless you really really know what you're doing. Funny how they always had "light rear end damage".
I've seen loads of supposedly repaired ones where the inner wings or crash structures are clearly buggered, you know the bits that stop you dying if you ever have an accident.
When scouring the usual FB Marketplace etc for my latest daily I came across a seller who claimed that the car was a Cat S because a previous owner defaulted on his payment and the car was repossessed. Needless to say I swiftly ignored that car and advert.I've seen loads of supposedly repaired ones where the inner wings or crash structures are clearly buggered, you know the bits that stop you dying if you ever have an accident.
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