KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hello gang, I wrote off my Supe with damage to the suspension recently and I'm shocked to see it on Ebay right now for £3600. I filled in the V5 and sent it to the insurer and received payment, but I got a letter yesterday from the DVLA saying someone is applying for ownership and if I still have the V5 I can be prosecuted. There is no mention of the write-off in the Ebay listing. Is there underhandedness afoot? It's so sad to see my beloved car again, I had assumed it would be dismantled. How do these things work? KaiBosh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopgunTT Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Do you have a link for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Do you have a link for it? Hmmm, I was hoping I could have this conversation WITHOUT 15 people calling me a chav, but *sigh* - here it is: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200376126876 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Oooooh a chipped NA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Oooooh a chipped NA Yeah AND it has has power mirrors, apparently. FFS. The nearly new suspension is actually barely drivable (unless it's been repaired which is possible). I'm genuinely worried for the buyer's safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Chav.... That is the most depressing advert I have ever seen. Loads and loads of over elaborate sales crap..!! Car looks quite good though, with the obvious exception of the spoiler..!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Chav.... That is the most depressing advert I have ever seen. Loads and loads of over elaborate sales crap..!! Car looks quite good though, with the obvious exception of the spoiler..!! H. I want the spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 That is the most depressing advert I have ever seen. I got a headache from all the exclamation marks tbh. He won't sell it for £3600 but if he reduces it it might go and honestly some poor sod will try to make it go round a corner or summink and it will collapse. I don't want to sabotage his auction or anything but my moral compass is spinning. Don't you have to declare if it's an insurance write-off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 What exactly happened the car that it was written off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I want the spoiler You can have it..........comes complete with car attached.. H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 I want the spoiler It's a universal one. Carbon fibre, £250 from... damnit, I can't remember the one useful bit of info. Some dealer in W Sussex I seem to recall. Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Nevermind mate I just found your bad news thread. I'd say someone has bought and repaired your car for a snippet. From your description of the damage it wouldn't take alot to put it right especially if 2nd hand parts were used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero-M Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 If it shouldn't have been put back on the road it needs removing from ebay. contact them and let them know, by using the report item icon in the listing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprag5 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 spoiler looks very much like this one: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Carbon-Style-Drift-Spoiler-200sx-S13-R32-R33-R34-Supra_W0QQitemZ250485201336QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3a5214d9b8&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 I'd say someone has bought and repaired your car for a snippet. Yeah probably, Pedro. I just hope it HAS been repaired. So what happens in these cases then? The insurer takes ownership, sells it to a salvage agency and they sell it on? Why do other auctions say things like "This is a Cat B write-off but has been repaired"? I'd assumed it was a legal requirement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 If it shouldn't have been put back on the road it needs removing from ebay. contact them and let them know, by using the report item icon in the listing. Unless they are in the process of getting the car re-certified and went ahead with the advert while waiting for the paperwork. Am I just too trusting for my own good?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Good find, Sprag. Not exactly the same but very very similar. I imagine I'll get another one for the next Supe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I think you have a point there, i thought you had to state if it was written off and repaired!! But whoever buys it, if anyone, they will have the sense to HPI it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 If it shouldn't have been put back on the road it needs removing from ebay. contact them and let them know, by using the report item icon in the listing. Well that's the thing. I was told by more mechanically-minded and equipped people than I, that it wouldn't cost that much to fix if you did it yourself and put in used parts etc. Maybe - HOPEFULLY - that's what's happened here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Hahahaha, just spotted this on the listing: "Beautiful rare colour" It's black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Did you get paid out more than the car is being sold for?? As if you miss it that much you could buy it back if you really wanted to or would you rather start over again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezz Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Its HPI clear. Just checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 If its a CAT C or D then it can be repaired. It MUST be declared when being sold though (you should report the advert to EBAY or bid really high to sabotage it) Dont worry about the request for the DVLA this happened to me once in the past, its not an issue HTH Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiBosh Posted September 4, 2009 Author Share Posted September 4, 2009 Its HPI clear. Just checked. What does that mean Jezz? They've had it repaired, certified and cleared the damage/claim record? Or it was never recorded? And Jon: "Dont worry about the request for the DVLA this happened to me once in the past" Thanks for this, I will stop fretting now. Just a bit of a shock to see it again I suppose - I should be glad it's not dead. It's like seeing a seriously hot ex-wife with a new bloke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedrosixfour Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Ah yeah, but if the bloke ends up in a ditch with a tree branch through his face who'll be laughin then eh?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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