Repairable Write - OFF

**bennjamin** · 11-09-2007 06:47 PM

depends on what it was "written" off for....say stolen parts or seats etc then go for it. But anything accident related i would stay away from UNLESS your intention is to repair and sell (profit)

**honda_ek4** · 11-09-2007 07:10 PM

also refer to this thread man

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http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72756

**Nepolian** · 11-09-2007 07:10 PM

My aunty had her Commodore side swiped front to back. Nil suspension or mechanical damage, but it was written off by the insurance company. Bought it back for $1200, spent $3000 on it and sold it for almost market value. Buyer was told the truth, nil problems.

Always dependant on the damage. Even if it was a chassis damage, most repairers have jigs that repair them to almost if not 100%. Remember that there are many cars out there which arent insured and listed as written off when in accidents and are sold as accident free.

**AsH_** · 11-09-2007 07:23 PM

my car was a repairable right off...

car was from an auction...

stolen with no panels on it...

**est1989** · 11-09-2007 10:51 PM

thread starter.. have u made a decision yet?

**iinjektd** · 11-09-2007 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by est1989

thread starter.. have u made a decision yet?

sorry guys i was at work.. culdnt reply straight away.
just got home..
umm.. my decision is leaning towards buying it..
ive inspected it myself.. test drove it..
it seems all fine.. the recaros were stolen... its a (DC5R)
so as a few ppl have mentioned, it wuld class it as a " repairable write-off"
if thats true..

ill further inspect the chassis to see if anything seems dodgy..
if the chassis is damaged i dont think ill buy it..
but if thats not the case ill take it..
the price is $23.5k

the seller is getting it inspected through the RTA for me this friday, because the RTA themselves want to inspect it to see if its roadworthy..
i guess if they approve.. my answers made easy..

thanks alot guys.. really appreciate all your help..
fingers crossed.

**Fo55il** · 12-09-2007 07:25 AM

pretty cheap ... but recaros arent cheap either - who knows what else they took ? get a hard core assessment -

there are sum on car sales for like 24K.. if u negotiate u can get it cheaaper - so instead of buyin recaros youll already have em in there ... 23.5K + recaros + assessment + road worthy + repairs = $$$$$$ ....
unless 23.5 covers all of that ...

let us kno
n good luck ...

**JasonGilholme** · 12-09-2007 07:49 AM

just put some civic seats in it :P:P

**XP02ED** · 12-09-2007 08:10 AM

i serzly think u can get that cheaper.. u can prolly pick up a dc5R for about 26k

recaros would cost ya about 2k for a good pair.

settle for 20k :P

**Fo55il** · 12-09-2007 08:16 AM

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/HONDA/INTEGRA/private-results.aspx?Make=HONDA&sort_type=3&Model=INTEGRA& state_id=0&N=4294965322%200%20413%204294965105&dis tance=25&State=All%20States&PriceMax=25000&Ns=pCar _Price_Decimal%7C1%7C%7CpCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_In t32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_ImageCount_Int32%7C1

If dat aint cheap i dunno what is ....

**m0nty ITR** · 15-09-2007 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by Fo55il

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/HONDA/INTEGRA/private-results.aspx?Make=HONDA&sort_type=3&Model=INTEGRA& state_id=0&N=4294965322%200%20413%204294965105&dis tance=25&State=All%20States&PriceMax=25000&Ns=pCar _Price_Decimal%7C1%7C%7CpCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_In t32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_ImageCount_Int32%7C1

If dat aint cheap i dunno what is ....

That link just made me realize how cheap my car really was. There are some people that are dreaming on that page. $25k for a DC5R with 130,000kms? That car is flat out $15-19k.