"Barn" Find Tourer

RovernearDover · 3rd December 2012, 18:03

Just found this on ebay - 1 owner and has spent the last six years under cover in a garage!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-ROVER...21034693683%26

Just noticed it is also a CAT 'C'

rotrex · 3rd December 2012, 18:15

I might be wrong but wasnt this for sale a wee while back on the bay ?

CimmaronG · 3rd December 2012, 19:19

So why is it a 'CLASS C' Insurance

AURORA MG · 3rd December 2012, 19:24

I've just sent the seller a question asking why it is a cat C.

tonybubble · 3rd December 2012, 19:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by custyclerk

So why is it a 'CLASS C' Insurance

It was a Category C insurance write off.

CimmaronG · 3rd December 2012, 19:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by tonybubble

It was a Category C insurance write off.

But why? Will be interesting to why.

AURORA MG · 3rd December 2012, 19:54

Reply from the seller...........

[[Hi, it was parked behind a car that caught fire and the front end got burned. The damage did not go past the front wings and the cabin area/passenger compartment was not affected. It was only the front and engine bay.
The reason for it being written off is because 60%-70% of the items on the front end are plastic. The wiring in the engine bay would have likely been damaged requiring repair. The insurance companies don't repair things anymore, it's either replace or write-off. If a door gets dented they replace the whole door at a very substantial cost. Working on that basis, the cost of replacing every damaged part would have been extremely costly so it was cheaper to write it off. The engine bay was not damaged as in deformed but was smoke and scorch damaged. It has been painted yes. Thanks.]]

vindaloo · 3rd December 2012, 20:15

Hence there being no under bonnet pictures, I bet it's a right dog's breakfast under there.

AURORA MG · 3rd December 2012, 20:31

I emailed the seller to say I have posted the info on here & hoping it goes to a good home to which he replied I hope so as he is a Rover lover too having 2 BL/BLMC Rover Group cars.

3rd December 2012, 18:03	#1
RovernearDover Gets stuck in Mk2 Rover 75 Connoiseur CDTi Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Deal Posts: 618 Thanks: 139 Thanked 46 Times in 43 Posts	"Barn" Find Tourer Just found this on ebay - 1 owner and has spent the last six years under cover in a garage! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-ROVER...21034693683%26 Just noticed it is also a CAT 'C'

3rd December 2012, 19:19	#3
CimmaronG Gets stuck in Roverless at present :-( Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Walsall Posts: 964 Thanks: 305 Thanked 99 Times in 95 Posts	So why is it a 'CLASS C' Insurance __________________ My Rover 75 2.0CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Tourer Left the production line 08:07:14hrs on 01/07/2004 'Best to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it'

3rd December 2012, 19:54	#7
AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	Reply from the seller........... [[Hi, it was parked behind a car that caught fire and the front end got burned. The damage did not go past the front wings and the cabin area/passenger compartment was not affected. It was only the front and engine bay. The reason for it being written off is because 60%-70% of the items on the front end are plastic. The wiring in the engine bay would have likely been damaged requiring repair. The insurance companies don't repair things anymore, it's either replace or write-off. If a door gets dented they replace the whole door at a very substantial cost. Working on that basis, the cost of replacing every damaged part would have been extremely costly so it was cheaper to write it off. The engine bay was not damaged as in deformed but was smoke and scorch damaged. It has been painted yes. Thanks.]] Last edited by AURORA MG; 3rd December 2012 at 19:56..

3rd December 2012, 18:15	#2
rotrex Passed Away mg zt cdti se 150+. mg ztt 190 lpg. rover 75 cdt club se. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lanarkshire Posts: 4,389 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	I might be wrong but wasnt this for sale a wee while back on the bay ?

3rd December 2012, 19:24	#4
AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	I've just sent the seller a question asking why it is a cat C.

3rd December 2012, 20:15	#8
vindaloo Ex Owner MX-5 ND2 RF Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Leigh Posts: 6,574 Thanks: 462 Thanked 799 Times in 524 Posts	Hence there being no under bonnet pictures, I bet it's a right dog's breakfast under there.

3rd December 2012, 20:31	#9
AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	I emailed the seller to say I have posted the info on here & hoping it goes to a good home to which he replied I hope so as he is a Rover lover too having 2 BL/BLMC Rover Group cars.