Very Low mileage 1996 S2.

[Vorsprung durch Technik]

Was £4750 2 years ago and took a while to sell, now on at where it is.Might be of interest to someone on here.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C616928

[anthonys2]

Cat c in 1998 is along time ago imagine how much this Coupe would be worth if not a cat c!?! Very very low mileage

[SE_30]

Nice. Be nice to know for the future owner if he has details describing the damage/ repair. Not stated in the advert.

Picture's taken close to Northallerton on the A19.

[brown4454]

Im currently looking for an s2. Surely the low mileage doesn't outweigh the cat c? Unless it came back as needing a paint job for vandalism or something else trivial

[Jack4688]

Looks very interesting but why was it earmarked for a project/restoration?

[s2driveruk]

got to buy on overall condition not the miles. I could drive 44k miles like a rally driver, or 44k like a granny On the one hand with correct papers and supporting evidence/history on the CAT C, it may be trivial, on the other hand could be a nightmare.

I would have thought that at that mileage, many of the rubber parts will be original, so expect to spend some time underneath it renewing stuff - but that would likely be the case with most unless proven to have been done recently/poly-bushed etc.

*could* be a little gem for someone....

[John.]

Nice. Be nice to know for the future owner if he has details describing the damage/ repair. Not stated in the advert.

Picture's taken close to Northallerton on the A19.

Agreed, some more info would be good.
Quote "car is in excellent condition with little evidence of its previous history".

[Error404]

I remember this car from last time it was for sale. I would have gone for a look at it were it not green
The Cat C is a major concern. You have to wonder though what extend of damage was done to write off a 2 year old car that was probably worth the best part of £25k at the time. It might be as simple as the airbag deployed. I remember they used to instantly write cars off for that in the early days.

[Fat Audi 80]

I agree with Alex, how much damage did it sustain to be a write off 2 years into its life?

[Rikki Kitto]

Mines been Cat C'd 3 times in the last 10 years

[jubjub]

At what point in a cars life does a "cat" status become irrelevant...?

E type jags, old Triumphs, or Sunbeams etc; classics... They don't carry a Cat status, as it wasn't around then. Was it a late 80's/90s thing?
peoe would be falling over themselves if an old TR6 they had bought had been restored because it had rusted away so much beyond economical repair that it could "re shelled" with a heritage body... Depends entirely on someone's viewpoint.

IMHO, all cat status does us gives you knowledge/history of a car, and if it's on the wrong side, knocks a chunk of cash off. I've not a problem with one, providing it's been repaired well, and valued accordingly.
As an example, I don't think there was much wrong with PolishingFrenchies....

If I was after a low mileage coupe, I wouldn't have a problem with it as long as it was checked out.

[jubjub]

[QUOTE=Fat Audi 80;856103]I agree with Alex, how much damage did it sustain to be a write off 2 years into its life? [/QUOTE

An insurance assessor I know reckons as little as 35% of value can be enough to write a car off

If that was 25k motor so as little as £9750.... Say someone had driven it down a country lane, and got gouged down the side by a lorry ( seen it happen in Shire lane/Orpington)

A wing/door/mirror rear panelwork and full respray by an Audi dealer, I'm sure that would be getting on for £10k.....

[Cottis]

Or chassis damage? It is all speculation. Anyone interested would be mad not to have it professionally checked out if the relevant docs are not present to illustrate exactly what the crack was. If it is all fine, then could be a goodun just as much as a car without any Cat status could be a total shed.

[shaun5]

A wing/door/mirror rear panelwork and full respray by an Audi dealer, I'm sure that would be getting on for £10k.....[/QUOTE]

It needs to be viewed or paperwork seen before a real decision can be made of its true value. Don't forget back in 1998 labour rates weren't as high as what they are now and £10k was a fair chunk of money.

[Fat Audi 80]

Not saying don't touch it it, just that it must have had serious damage of some sort which needs checking out...