Having said that, sometimes it can work out well. I have a friend who has a gorgeous Mondeo (if you can call a Mondeo gorgeous) which was written off to Cat C because some kindly scrote poured paint stripper all over it and the necessary bodyshop attention to put it right would have cost too much compared with its value. He is a sprayer by trade and did it over weekends, with the boss's permission, and only had to pay the cost of the materials. Now it's better than when it came out of the factory. It's a gamble, and not one I'd take with a 307.
Short answer no, and no.
Trouble with a Cat C is that you don't know what's happened to it. Practical reasons to avoid it are that many insurance companies won't touch them, those that do charge more and if yoiu have a claim they'll pay buttons for it.
Also, even if are prepared to take the risk, a Cat C car should be no more than half the price of a non crashed one, that car is way too dear.
To be honest I wouldn't buy a 307 in the first place, have a look on here and see how many people have problems with them.
Apart frpm the fact that it is a useful size estate i just don't know why you you are considering this, Cat C so the damage will have been substantial, it will be difficult to sell when you wnt to changw and the 307 has a very poor reliability record, why invite problems ?.
Having a Cat C car (or salvaged title) is not always a bad thing. Cars that have been virtually destroyed in an accident can be rebuilt and run well for a long time. As long as everything was repaired and aligned properly, it shouldn't be a big problem. The secret is to look really carefully at anything that could be damaged. Have a tech check it out with you.
ANY metal that has been bent on a car will be only 25% as strong as new metal so you not only risk financial problems you also risk your life, too many badly damaged cars are being put on the road with substandard repairs, get an expert to check it over and ask to see photos of the crash damage - no photos = no sale
It will be more trouble than it is worth even if the repairs were done perfectly
It has had an incident which was severe enough to make it uneconomical to repair and was written off. The insurer then sold it on and someone bought it and has almost certainly repaired it on the cheap.
Some insurers will not touch it. Most that will insure it will do so for about 75% of its value if it were not Cat C
It will be difficult to sell on when you have finished with it
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hi i'm looking to buy a used 2004 307 sw, its a 1.6 automatic, i have just found out its a cat c write off back in 2012, the car has done 50k miles and looks very good condition... is the car worth 1300 pound as a cat c? and would you buy a cat c car?
