WA - Repairable Write off - Minor Vandalism

Kylel39 on 28/08/2022 - 18:40
Last edited 28/08/2022 - 21:24 by 1 other user

Hey All,

I know there's been a few questions regarding repairable write offs, thought I'd throw one more into the mix….

I've not got too many details at this stage as I don't know if I'd be interested given it's a RWO. The vehicle is currently listed at about 2/3 of the regular value i.e usually worth about $31k up for sale at $22k.

The PPSR shows the below;

WA, 16 Feb 2022, Inspected

• M14K[Malicious/vandalism/stripped | Whole vehicle | Minor vandalism]
• M09K[Malicious/vandalism/stripped | Interior | Minor vandalism]

WA, 16 Feb 2022, Repairable Write-off

• M09K[Malicious/vandalism/stripped | Interior | Minor vandalism]
• M14K[Malicious/vandalism/stripped | Whole vehicle | Minor vandalism]

WA, 21 Oct 2021, Repairable Write-off

• M09K[Malicious/vandalism/stripped | Interior | Minor vandalism]
• M14K[Malicious/vandalism/stripped | Whole vehicle | Minor vandalism]

Not recorded as stolen also.

I'm not entirely sure what this would entail in terms of damage to be written off (I'd check with the seller prior to buying and dig out as much details as possible). It's a 2019 car so not that old and minor vandalism sounds ok?

Questions is, would you consider buying the vehicle based on the above and at that price point or is it still too high?

Any comments appreciated.

Thanks everyone.

Automotive Volkswagen Passat

Comments

  • AndyC1 on 28/08/2022 - 19:11
    +2

    Make sure you inspect it and also get it inspected by a mechanic as the price seems a bit high 66%. Get an guess from the mechanic as to what the min and possible max repair cost would be (add 30% to the max price just to be safe) and include the cost to get it off RWO register and back on the road.

    • HeWhoKnows on 29/08/2022 - 07:41
      +2

      Cannot agree with buying any repairable write off - never ever!

      Firstly repair the costs would be very high
      Insurance companies get the best prices
      No way OP will do better

      Secondly if not repaired properly it would be considered unsafe

      Thirdly and most importantly The "Repaired write off status" always remains with the car.It sticks with it like a big RED FLAG!

      You will find extreme difficulty in selling the car when the time comes.
      Its basically a Throw-away car

      Finally
      And as our friend above points out the price is too high
      One must ask the question why the insurnace company will not repair the car
      Hence There are much bigger issues with this car than meets the eye

  • Kylel39 on 28/08/2022 - 19:14

    Hey Andy,

    Thanks for the reply.

    Apologies I should have been clearer.

    I believe it's all been repaired and is full roadworthy now (I would request a roadworthy certificate) but know it's registered etc.

    I believe the inspected part is that it has been approved for being roadworthy.

    • brendanm on 28/08/2022 - 19:41

      Wa does not have roadworthy certificates.

      • Silvo on 28/08/2022 - 19:52
        -3

        Any chance you could help the guy out? I'm only seeing you fault finding. A skill you excel in, but why not help the guy instead?

        • brendanm on 28/08/2022 - 20:43
          +2

          What's there to help out with? Get a pre purchase inspection, as you should with any car, then buy if you are happy with the price. With the price, keep in mind it is going to be a hard sell if/when you want to sell. Done.

      • terrys on 29/08/2022 - 08:18

        Perfectly correct.

        You just can't register it unless it has passed one.

        You should publish a book of interesting facts, such as " You can't get Belgium sausage in S.A., or Fritz in Queensland." I'm sure we'd all pay you what it was worth.

        • brendanm on 29/08/2022 - 11:07

          You just can't register it unless it has passed one.

          Passed one what? It needs to have passed a viv inspection, and a pit inspection for rego in WA.

          • terrys on 30/08/2022 - 09:47

            @brendanm: Your "roadworthy certificate" is the re-registration receipt. You don't get one without passing the roadworthy examination.

  • Silvo on 28/08/2022 - 19:30
    +3

    G'Day from Yokine, Kylel39,
    Geeze that car… Must have come from a dodgy area (Secret Harbour, Koondoola, Armadale).
    Twice vandalised ???
    My five cents… If you buy it, It will be hard to sell, when you try. The car market is falling, except 4wd's.
    Also get the plates changed, if you buy it, so whoever hated the last owner, doesn't do it to you too!

    • brendanm on 28/08/2022 - 19:42
      +2

      Twice vandalised ???

      It has been vandalised once.

      Also get the plates changed

      Rego is cancelled when it is written off.

      • Silvo on 28/08/2022 - 19:43

        RE: Twice vandalised ???
        - It has been vandalised once.
        Once inside, Once outside.
        Two numbers, twice vandalised.
        RE Plates: Well there you go.

        Oh man, thanks heaps for schooling me !

        • brendanm on 28/08/2022 - 20:44

          RE: Twice vandalised ???
          - It has been vandalised once.
          Once inside, Once outside

          This would have happened at the same time, a single incident, vandalism inside and out.

  • JIMB0 on 28/08/2022 - 20:05
    +1

    It's going to be hard to sell again and possibly hard to insure. If you keep your cars forever then reselling it won't be a concern. You may find you'll only get insurance for third party property damage.

  • plmko on 28/08/2022 - 20:15

    If it drives well then there's no issue especially with a RWC. You are already getting a discount from typical value so don't let resell value cloud your judgement. Drive it enough to become an old enough car everything drops to around $2k-5k anyway.

  • Kylel39 on 28/08/2022 - 20:28

    Thanks for the comments so far everyone.

    So am I correct in thinking it's been vandalised twice? Once inside then once outside as noted above?

    What do you all think of the purchase price? Is it easy enough to change the plates also?

    Thanks

    • randomusername2017 on 28/08/2022 - 20:59

      Make and model?

      • Kylel39 on 28/08/2022 - 21:07

        It's a VW Passat 2019 132tsi comfortline 👍

    • Euphemistic on 28/08/2022 - 21:35
      +1

      I don’t see two incidents. I see two inspections. Oct inspected after damaged. Feb inspected after repairs. There are two codes entered into the system for the one incident. It’s possible it was two incidents.

      Buying a repaired write off is a risk. Especially a vandalised high tech car. Unless you know what the vandalism actually was, it’d be hard to be confident you weren’t going to get electrical gremlins popping up soon. Vandalism could mean seats slashed or it could mean set on fire or had liquids thrown around inside.

  • Kranbone on 28/08/2022 - 21:52
    +2

    Just some food for thought, a colleague once bought a vandalised car (unsure who vandalised the car, only that it was vandalised). Not all the issues were apparent in the report and it turned out there were internal issues as well. In this case, the automatic transmission was filled with the wrong fluid and other components sabotaged.

    Just be mindful that in some cases, things do slip through unreported.

  • farknos on 29/08/2022 - 07:41
    +2

    check with seller to see if he has before and after repaired photos, i have a family member that repairs the odd RWO, he always takes the photos before, during after repairs and provides receipts for purchases for repairs, if they have done nothing dodgy in the repair there is nothing to hide, if the seller isn't the repairer, he has owned it less than 6 months, i would guess its a lemon and hes trying to offload.

  • md333 on 29/08/2022 - 12:22
    +1

    If it is on the register as a repairable writeoff, and has been subsequently registered, that means it has passed a fairly strict inspection to confirm it has been repaired and the parts used were from legitimate sources.
    To some degree this makes it better than a car that has been damaged and repaired outside of insurance (never written off) which is a (slim) possibility buying any 2nd hand car.
    Being on the register will make it harder to sell, and reduce the price you'd get, but so long as you are paying a lower price now to allow for this, its not a problem. I'm guessing the older it gets and the longer since the write off the less difference it makes. Down the road if you are selling a 15 yo car that had repairs done 13 years ago, you probably wouldn't get a lot less due to the register. But you wouldn't be getting much anyway.

    That said, having enough damage to write off such a new car must have been fairly substantial. Still if you are happy with the current state of it, there is a chance to benefit pricewise from the widespread irrational fear of economic write off vehicles such as you can see in this thread.

  • Kylel39 on 29/08/2022 - 16:17
    +1

    Thanks everyone for the comments.

    Any thoughts on the price point or still think that's a little too high or about right?

    Thanks

    • Euphemistic on 29/08/2022 - 18:52
      +2

      Too much. Walk away unless you are handy enough to fix stuff that’s been missed yourself.

      That is: don’t buy a repairable write off if you know nothing about cars and have to get everything done by a mechanic.

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