05-09-2024, 05:50 PM | #2 |
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Can't speak for the UK market, but in the US, majority of the BMW dealer around my area won't take car that have insurance written off. They will send you to some used car dealers, then you get the cash for what's worth, come back, and get the car you want at BMW.
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05-10-2024, 01:38 AM | #3 |
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I very much doubt a BMW dealership would take a car that was previously written off, too much hassle for them to move it on.
No harm in trying though as they can only say no thanks, then off to WBAC you go, for the biggest kick in the balls ever!
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I believe it's part of the approved used checks that they won't sell a categorised car so I can see they would have to send it to auction so the value wouldn't be predictable (book value.. glass's / CAP whatever). Long story short if they don't know what they will get out off it they won't bother.
There are lot's of people who would buy it privately but you would really get tyre kickers / low ball offers... PX with a tumble dryer ... jokers @Keefy hit the nail on the head. WBAC or similar might be the best way. Lots of the online car buying services will accept categorised cars but they would probably want to see the actual condition before committing and you won't get anywhere near the private sale value unless the car is exceptional and was maybe written off for something silly and hasn't had any structural repairs? Good luck with it , keep us informed how you get on. |
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05-15-2024, 08:27 AM | #7 |
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Lots of people are scared off the moment they see 'CAT *' and read no further. Think the overall value of the car too will have a big impact, 30/40k car is going to have more people sucking their teeth then a 10/15k car that you'd be willing to take a punt on.
I'll be honest I normally filter them out when looking but recently using the 'take a punt' method I have considered them for my Good Lady, she's just started learning and we could get her in to a F40 M Sport 1 Series for the money of a straight SE, plus being on the register we'd look to keep it long term so resale value would be less of a concern. Could only recommend testing the water on something like eBay, see if you get any bites. If you have any images of the prior damage could strengthen your hand too if it was cosmetic and not structural, saw a recorded M135 recently on the Trader Website and they had included an image of the damage, it was a rippled rear quarter that you'd be happy to visually check on any viewing. |
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