barbarianbeast
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:29 PM |
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Am i mad? cat c celica
http://copart.co.uk/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e18s1&lotId=18879630&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS
browsing the internet and found this. what am I looking at to get it going? apart from a scuff on the bumper i cant see anything wrong. they say it
runs and drives too. a few days to go and it looks cheap?
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SeaBass
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:33 PM |
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Weird. I'd be very careful.
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Wadders
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:41 PM |
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It says in the description 'previous repair' so would guess it was cat C and then repaired before it ended up with copart. Nothing fishy
really.
have watched and bid on a few TVR's on there before, but they tend to go up fast towards the end.
Also watch the charges, loading fee etc.
Saying that my mate has picked up a couple of real bargains on the more mundane stuff.
Good luck if you do go for it.
Al.
[Edited on 10/9/10 by Wadders]
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:41 PM |
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It looks like a typical 'couldn't turn at the roundabout' job.
The suspension will have been hit so hard that the turrets will have drawn up the chassis legs (you can see that the whole front looks very gappy and
'unright' .
Walk on by!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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daniel mason
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:42 PM |
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if your not a copart member and want it i would pay the joining fee asap as it takes days.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:50 PM |
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Don't do it, it's bolxd
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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barbarianbeast
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:50 PM |
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Your right, I assumed the bonnet wasnt shut but it does look odd. I would be intrested to know what what it actually goes for. Must be double that at
least.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:53 PM |
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Insurance company assessors (I used to be one!) don't categorise at Cat C for nothing, they get less money for them at salvage and a black mark
from upstairs if they get it wrong!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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barbarianbeast
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 08:55 PM |
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i think i'll keep an eye on that site too. stuff like this is always interesting.
http://copart.co.uk/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e23s1&lotId=17257810&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS
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BenB
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 09:00 PM |
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I'd stay well clear unless it's close to you. The whole thing has "buyer beware" smeared all over it. EG the bit which says
the engine starts and it will move under it's own power but they won't accept any responsibility if when you buy it wont a) start or b)
move under it's own power. And where it says the description is totally up to you to confirm and they deny any responsibility for any
inaccuricies! So it turns out its CatD and it's your fault.... BS....
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barbarianbeast
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 09:00 PM |
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thank you Mark I'm walking on by. This deserves a whole other thread but whats your take on this?
R8 7 grand!
http://copart.co.uk/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e25s1&lotId=8827850&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS
anyone fancy going half on a track day toy?
[Edited on 10/9/10 by barbarianbeast]
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BenB
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 09:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by barbarianbeast
i think i'll keep an eye on that site too. stuff like this is always interesting.
http://copart.co.uk/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e23s1&lotId=17257810&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS
I like the big oil of bike oil pissed onto the tarmac on one of the photos Looks really tempting......... not
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AndyW
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 09:03 PM |
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previous repair, why would they show a photo of inner wings/turret base, trying to show a good repair but thinking that totally bollxxxxxd
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 10/9/10 at 09:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by barbarianbeast
thank you Mark I'm walking on by. This deserves a whole other thread but whats your take on this?
R8 7 grand!
http://copart.co.uk/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e25s1&lotId=8827850&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS
anyone fancy going half on a track day toy?
[Edited on 10/9/10 by barbarianbeast]
For a car of that value to be a Cat B, something has to be severely wrong with it, possibly a loom fire or a salt or foul flood - minor dent/scratch
just doesn't do it - remember there are many salvors who are 'economical' with truths.
I wrote off a Peug 306 which had a smashed gearbox and irrepairable floorpan and the rear axle partially embedded in the boot floor. it was described
as 'starts and runs, will drive and reverse under its own power, all the images showed an undamaged 306. it would drive, a little, the bent
driveshaft would cam the car to 3' in the air then collapse back to the ground every revolution and the rear axle would leave a trench in the
ground that a ploughman would be proud of!
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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daniel mason
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| posted on 11/9/10 at 08:39 AM |
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you could proably buy and break that celica for parts leaving you with a nice motor for a midi project!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 11/9/10 at 10:05 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
you could proably buy and break that celica for parts leaving you with a nice motor for a midi project!
That sounds better, thinking about it the front end might well be twisted or otherwise not straight (or they're right plonkers who didn't
shut the bonnet before taking the pictures...)
As for the R8 cat b isn't allowed on the road iirc... 4.2l seven anyone? 
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Hellfire
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| posted on 11/9/10 at 01:46 PM |
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Possibly some cheap bike engines on that site too. A couple of ZX12's and even a ZZR1400
Phil
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coozer
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| posted on 11/9/10 at 03:29 PM |
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To answer your original Q, I dont think your mad. I think it looks a tidy motor for the money.
Well worth taking a punt on. If it turns out to be more than you can handle it would certainly pay dividends breaking it or even just passing it
on.
Good luck.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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barbarianbeast
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| posted on 14/9/10 at 03:14 PM |
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Thank you for all the replies. i let it go but the last i saw it went for over £2600. link now dead. but that r8 is now 9 grand!
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