Biguns Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 How many of you guys are driving previously binned cars and what are the tell tale signs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Check under the bonnet and door shuts for over spray. I nearly bought a corsa but noticed that when it had its crash the drivers door had hit the wing and left a notch in it. They had replaced the wing an there was visible overspray under the bonnet and it was still tacky !! Also some of the stuff under the bonnet didn't look right and the guy had only had the car a few weeks which was a little suspect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Most cars have had spray work of some sort, car park dings, stone chips etc. I just wouldn't want a car that had been seriously modified in an accident. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Overspray is the least of your worries;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 (edited) I bet a lot of people wouldnt know. Obvious stuff such as overspray, poor panel gaps, poor paintwork (colour differance, paint finish) masking lines round mirrors, door handles etc, new parts like washer bottles, headlamps, indictators. marks around washers where panels have been removed and refitted, same on door hinges. the list is endless Edited March 23, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgyRog Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 To be honest over spray isn't a definate sign, I have had mine blown over, so if you look closely in certain places you can see evidence of it. They are 15 years old, so to keep a car you use regularly in top condition a blow over is necessary, especially with the amount of gravel on the roads due to the gapping holes everywhere As DNK said parts that have been replaced, that you wouldn't expect to have been and panel gaps are always a tell tale sign, if it's not been modified bodywork wise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Overspray isnt a definite sign of accident damage but if its there its obvious the cars had paintwork done so then you look a bit closer to see why. If you mask a car up properly you shouldn't get it in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 i have smashed my car up quite bad twice and found evidence it had been done before, but its still drives straight and has not let me down, i guess its just if the repair has been done well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yea, the quality of the work done in the repair is key - there's a few cars on here that have been stacked on the road, on the track, wherever, but have been repaired - I'd want to know before I bought it though, so it could be checked out properly beforehand (jig, alignment, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biguns Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 Yeah I'd wanna know too, wouldnt want to take the risk of a binned car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 If a car is smashed, then repaired to a high standard then what is the problem with it? I wouldn't mind having a previously binned car if it was repaired back to its original state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 These cars were previously bins... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Seen a few sheds arround the place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh42 Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 I work in the automotive industry as a quality engineer for toyota projects. Before buying my supra I checked everything down to the spot welds under the boot carpet, under the bonnet and along the door frames. Best way I've found to check it hasn't had a serious smash... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Very difficult to tell unless you have a good knowledge of what to look for (mentioned above). I previously had a Cat C Type R, The guy who collected spent 2 hours trying to find evidence of repair! He couldn't & without me telling him or the car being accident registered he wouldn't have been able to tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xzarik Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Mine was a Cat C recently, but has had a new bumper and bonnet fitted with new lights. Both the bonnet and bumper were already in Silver, so there was no spraying. New active spoiler and blam, out the door. It was binned because the official quote for an active spoiler is just over £3,000, not to mention the bumper and bonnet dents to be hammered out, so I don't reckon you can really judge without knowing the extent of the damage which led to the writeoff. My engine is running perfectly, and the crash didn't even damage the rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneybrendan Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 my zafira i bought as a cat c i think if the job has been done well and photos of the damage are available then there is no problem with buying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted December 27, 2011 Share Posted December 27, 2011 ive had a few cat ds, not an issue, the repair centre by does propper jobs on repairs. they have a cat c 360 challange in at the moment and id have no issue buying it from them. its basicly a brand new car now . but again , thats because thy do a propper job. nfor instance the front crash bars were bent so itts had a complete frame from the bulkhead fited on a hired original ferrari jig. awsome job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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