Seen a nice car, but……..

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Tom Sawyer wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:06 pm Not that it really changes anything, but I got a bit more info today about this car

5 owners, not the 2 as I thought I’d been told.

Because the owner contributed to the engine replacement it comes with a 2 year warranty.
Glad I got the 5 owners right, always tricky interpreting the history.

So the previous owner paid 17 grand (of a 22 grand bill)... I'm just repeating that to myself... £17,000!! and then got rid after paying that (why? - it's hardly cutting your losses!) and now it has a leaky diff, no MOT, missed last service and off the road.

Wow. A great surprise for the next owner.
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stevejag wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:58 pm https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/12770663

Worth looking into ?
Eh, please be careful with recommendations.

Hope I am wrong. But that is car 22000 and is a Copart special if you Google the complete VIN.

The picture is copyrighted but as it appears on Google I'll post it and admin/mods can remove if required. Anyone with the VIN could google and find it.

May be 7 years old with 3000 miles but according to service info it only had its 1st oil change last year.

Screenshot_20220112_191007_com.android.chrome~2.jpg

EDIT - Advert does say Cat D so picture is OK.
400 Sport AWD - MY18 - Black, pano roof and thats about it 8-)
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simpleR wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:03 pm
Tom Sawyer wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:06 pm Not that it really changes anything, but I got a bit more info today about this car

5 owners, not the 2 as I thought I’d been told.

Because the owner contributed to the engine replacement it comes with a 2 year warranty.
Glad I got the 5 owners right, always tricky interpreting the history.

So the previous owner paid 17 grand (of a 22 grand bill)... I'm just repeating that to myself... £17,000!! and then got rid after paying that (why? - it's hardly cutting your losses!) and now it has a leaky diff, no MOT, missed last service and off the road.

Wow. A great surprise for the next owner.
Exactly, the Indie has stated the previous owner sold it to them due to a change of circumstances and wasn’t in the market for another sports car, I wonder why :D
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simpleR wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 7:21 pm
stevejag wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 6:58 pm https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/12770663

Worth looking into ?
Eh, please be careful with recommendations.

Hope I am wrong. But that is car 22000 and is a Copart special if you Google the complete VIN.

The picture is copyrighted but as it appears on Google I'll post it and admin/mods can remove if required. Anyone with the VIN could google and find it.

May be 7 years old with 3000 miles but according to service info it only had its 1st oil change last year.

Screenshot_20220112_191007_com.android.chrome~2.jpg

EDIT - Advert does say Cat D so picture is OK.
Yep saw this one on Autotrader, almost identical to the other one and a perfect match for what I’m looking for, but not with the insurance tag
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I for one are shocked by the facts that simple R has found out regarding this car , I knew the guys in the former Motherwell jaguar dealership and knew them well , it has changed in the last 3 year to be a jlr dealership and now is just a LR dealer , how they would take this junk on :!:
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simpleR wrote: Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:11 pm Happy to help where I can.
viewtopic.php?f=21&t=3805&start=30
Good luck with the search.
I think you have probably saved me from myself, so thanks for that.

I’m going to view another black one tomorrow in Lichfield and next week a white one in Newcastle, as per usual the Autotrader ads only give a certain amount of information
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Feel free to PM me any regs and I'll look up the VIN's and history for you. Might save you trip.

So far your luck has found an off road engine swap and a Cat D copart special. I'm sure we can all help you do better than that!
400 Sport AWD - MY18 - Black, pano roof and thats about it 8-)
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Go for an approved used if yo can find one you like , peace of mind well was until a few posts back
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simpleR wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:22 pm Feel free to PM me any regs and I'll look up the VIN's and history for you. Might save you trip.

So far your luck has found an off road engine swap and a Cat D copart special. I'm sure we can all help you do better than that!
:lol:
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If it was Cat D, then it would normally have been as a result of a crash, a flood or vandalism. So it has been written off (and an assumption that the owner got the insurance). Did he then pay for a replacement engine, and then sold car on to make a profit?
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