Hi all,
There is nothing wrong with buying a cat D, provided you follow some fairly simple rules.
1) Make sure you purchase at the right price. As a guide I've always priced cat D cars at least 25% below normal book value.
2) Check the car out thoroughly - If you are serious, have a full inspection done, and get the repair work checked thoroughly. Some Cat D's have well documented repair histories, along with photo's of the original damage, and work to repair. If you dont know what the original damage was, and what was done to repair, it raises a whole load of questions! In which case dont touch.
3) When you come to sell, you will have trouble. People will buy Cat D's, but they are much fewer than regular buyers. Most people will avoid a Cat D like the plague. Meaning you will probably need to sell dirt cheap. If it were a run around, or a car you wanted to keep and run into the ground, it would be very worth it.
4) If you still fancy a CAT D, there is always the option of buying damaged, and arranging repairs yourself. At least you know the quality of work, and some of the history this way. Likewise, you should be able to do it even cheaper!
Salvage cars are a bit of a hobby of mine, and in the right crcumstances I'm a big fan. If you are really interested in finding out more my site is
http://www.wrecks2riches.co.uk - I havent spent much time on it recently but if you look through some of the archived stuff you may find something of use. Otherwise, feel free to drop me a PM.
However, that said, my Zed is not salvaged, and I specifically went out of my way to find as clean, and original example as possible, as the zed is a keeper!
Completely depends what you want, but from what you mentioned in your posts, your may be better to keep looking, or keep saving.
