Cat A or Cat B?

[paul bristol uk]

Is this Soarer A or B?

Some pictures of the soarer at the recovery yard.









No its not mine but a friends. It has every conceivable extra and if its B I believe I can get parts off it.Yep I will be a Vulture if possible!

How did it happen. Pulling away from a roundabout in the wet and diesel on the road. Tried not to hit the armco,over corrected and spun it off the road at 45mph into a tree forwards and spun it backwards into another one.

[mercutio]

i thought you get parts off it no matter what Cat it was ?

[ek9sid]

i thought you get parts off it no matter what Cat it was ?

This. Although I believe a cat b is fire damage. C and d are damage which is repairable but uneconomical for insurance. Cat a is where a car in no way can be returned to the road safely. C and d are repairable. A and b are scrap/recycle only.

[Sailor]

The RAC's website states:-

Category A

Scrap only. For cars so badly damaged they should be crushed and never re-appear on the road. Even salvageable parts must be destroyed.

Category B

Body shell should be crushed. Signifies extensive damage, although some parts are salvageable. Should never re-appear on road, although reclaimed parts can be used in other road-going vehicles.

Category C

The vehicle is repairable but the costs exceed the vehicle’s value. Can re-appear on road.

Category D

The vehicle is repairable but repair costs are significant compared to the vehicle value – including time delays to source parts. Can re-appear on road.

[ek9sid]

My apologies. I stand corrected