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Buying a write off - is it worth the risk?

Is it ever worth buying a write off? I've been looking at a Category C Ford Fiesta that seems very good value. It has had two MoT passes since the write off. Is it still a big risk?

Asked on 25 January 2016 by Adam

Answered by Honest John

Depends on the standard of repair. This explains write off categories: www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/insurance-write-offs/ Difficult to re-sell. Almost impossible to part-exchange. But if it's cheap and you just want to run it into the ground could make sense.

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