Ditto, too risky. And while the car you are looking at may be cheaper, that will have a knock on effect once your son decides to change, so you aren't going to make any meaningful savings.

I like the fact that you can now filter out any insurance write offs on autotrader, but it irritates me that this is not the default setting. You have to select it on the menu, which i usually forget to do initially!

I actually had to look up what a Cat N was! It appears they changed the Cat System recently which I was not aware of.

As others have said, unless you really know what you are buying, and I mean really know, then I would stay well clear of anything that's been placed in a category after being involved in an accident.

Also, bear in mind that any such vehicle will continue to bear that Category Marker for the remainder of it's life. It will always be worth significantly less than an identical uncategorised vehicle and, should the vehicle ever be subject to a total loss insurance claim, the insurance company will be well aware of the Categorisation which will result in a considerably lower pay-out.

My advice is to leave such a vehicle well alone.