Hello ppl I came close to buy a hatch EK civic, however when I did the REVS check I found out the car used to be a repairable write off. How bad would the crash be, is the car still worth buying (The car is substantially cheaper)? Thanks heaps.
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Hello ppl I came close to buy a hatch EK civic, however when I did the REVS check I found out the car used to be a repairable write off. How bad would the crash be, is the car still worth buying (The car is substantially cheaper)? Thanks heaps.
First must I congratulate on doing the REVS check and the write off check too, very wise.
Without knowing how substancial that discount is, I'd stay well away from it.
if your plans are to push the car willingly in the future, and want to modify the car. then i would steer clear (drag, the occassion track day whatever...) but if your are a nanna driver, then id be close to MAYBE consider it.
being a write off, some form of structural damage has been done. find out exactly where it got hit and how bad.
either way man, try and avoid it.
Agreed, I would be staying away from it too. They are never the same after a major crash. For it to be a writeoff there would have been some significant chassis damage. And unless it was repaired at a really good place, you will have alignment issues and other hassles that make it not worth it.
I would also be questioning the safety of a chassis thats already been damaged
But :thumbsup: For getting the backgraound checks done. Better to be safe than sorry.
steer clear. its not a one of a kind car so why buy a dud out of the thousands available? The reason insurance companies write cars off is because repairing them to roadworthiness would cost more money than what its worth. Just find another.
write off doesnt always mean the cars in a bad accident or anything, you can get a car thats written off but its not been in an accident but its stolen and recovered. Not really related to this topic but just letting you guys know
Thanks a lot guys, I think it’s best to stay away from cars like that. And once again it makes me realize the importance of doing REVS check. I never took it too seriously; I was actually too lazy to do it I told my gf to check it for me over the net, and the valuable info came up.
Thanks for that. That car however was in an accident, I could tell from the engine bay and the owner told it was a minor hit, nothing serious. Lucky I checked.Quote:
Originally Posted by -MuGen PoWer-
this is true, insurance tried to write off my cousins car when someone keyed it. (i know what you're thinking, wtf???) they keyed every panel so the whole car needed respraying. End of the day iuunsurance payed for the respray after much arguing. Anywho, what this means is that there IS different reasons for cars being written off, but most often it is accidents.Quote:
Originally Posted by -MuGen PoWer-
You could take it to a panel beater and they should be able to identify what was repaired. Also you can have the alignment checked by pedders for 14 bucks. That’s if the discount is worth it.
As I said, no body here but you know's how cheap your getting it, if it is an absoloute steel and biggest bargain in the wolrd, take it, but a minor discount the risk just is not worth it
ek civic.. since its a write off maybe in an accident i would call the $4000 mark a bargain.. anything more and i would look for a better car mate