Panda (Classic) cat c

[Zanzari]

hi i bought as you know 1991 panda dance been driving it around for a while now no issues at all... i checked under car when buying , new shocks new exhaust infact all looked good and is,,,, no dents or rust and all drives well...

then i got the v5 the other day from dvla and saw in notes on front page car has been inspected or extensively repaired.

i guess thats cat c as cat d dont get recorded on v5.

i also assume that as the car is 20 yrs old and worth no more than a few hundred quid cat c may of been a smashed in boot panel on an old girl like this panda and was just not economical to repair . i also assume that a vic check has been undertaken just make sure its not a cut and shut and numbers all match, and as its got an mot its legally roadworthy ?

just wondered if the more experienced of you out there think i have any cause for concern. ??

its motd and taxed and my insurance company insured it with no problem (would they of known it was a cat c), although i didnt declare it as a cat c as i didnt know then what i know now .... i saw the original v5 when i bought the car and it had no mention of this repair in the notes..

as i say im not too fussed but just wondered if there is anything i need to do in regards to checking what the actual repairs may of been i guess there recorded somewhere ?

if this thread is in the wrong area apologies ....

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

VIC would have been taken out on the date stated in the notes section. How recently has it been.

It's nothing really to worry about, old style V5C's didn't state if it's been a CAT C, only the newer red ones do.

I personally wouldn't worry, if you know what your looking at with a car and are happy with it then all is likely to be well, as you say if it's happened in the last decade, it's likely to have just been uneconomical to repair. Might have even been stolen and later recovered, might be worth doing a cheap £5 HPi check if that fussed and bothered.

Jon.

 

[Zanzari]

Hi and thanks that Explains why the old V5 didnt show it as a CAT C , as ive now got a nice shiney red v5 and it does (I didnt know old V5s didnt show that info) .

I'm comfortable its been nothing serious, out of interest the repair/ Inspection was in march this year acording to the V5, and then put back on the road in April this year which would tie in with the current tax and MOT dates , from the previous onwer he stated it had been sat up for years prior to this year, so i guess it was taken out of storage in March given a going over and let loose in April. regards J.