What to do with an old car

[HDAV]

The missus is changing her car and we are selling hers to a friend of the family for a little over what the PX offer was,the buyer of the car (well loosely buyer her parents are paying) has a P reg 5 door corsa its a 1.4 i think not sure on the mileage or anything else but they are thinking of scrapping. Well actually want me to scrap it, I'm wondering if eBay is a better option breaker will offer what £50-80 if we deliver? or collect for free?

 

Its a runner with MOT not sure how much but can find out

 

 

 

EDIT:its a 2000 1.2 with MOT till October 16

Edited March 14, 2016 by HDAV

[Dano0404]

Any car like that has to be worth £250+ with mot in my eyes.

[Hamster]

I agree, so long as it's a runner with MOT run it up to your closest chitters dealer and you should get at least £200.

[HDAV]

its had the same owner for last probably 10 years minimum (they bought it a few years old) and is used daily. probably 2 poss 3 previous keepers.

 

its done 120k ish similar car to this one in fact http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Corsa-b-/252318706816?hash=item3abf5dec80:g:LegAAOSwFNZWyFna

[stuey]

Can you not just use the Corsa as your trade in?..

[HDAV]

They don't really want old trade ins hence the low ball on ours it's a main dealer so I doubt their interested and I'm not taking half way across the country to find out they don't want it.

[Paul223]

The 'cash' price will reflect the minimum trade in and minimum is all you'd get

 

eBay it or local small used car sales

[Rupert]

_{Corsa is a kids fave, try a A4 add in the window.}

[Mungler]

I know someone who was looking for a legal car with T&T to park outside someone's house legally as part of an on going parking war

 

Any clean looking car with T&T is £250 to £500

[Dunkield]

I went through this recently, with a Corsa funnily enough. Older and higher mileage than your one though. Despite what everyone in the internet and down the pub will tell you you will very lucky to get £250 for let alone any more, you just have to look at what is out there.

I scrapped ours for £100 as it was costing me money just sitting there. I didn't deliver it though, they came and collected.

When the transporter arrived it was full of much newer/better cars going the same way, apparently a large garage bill these days is enough for owners to through the towel in. One reason less and less youngsters are owning cars.

[TONY R]

Run it over the auction block, that way its gone. There is any number of ways to make more money break it sell it off in parts or wait for a buyer EVENTUALY, everything taken into account block it Everytime thats why the trade do this.

[HDAV]

£250 would be great it's got a cherished plate on so once that's sorted then we have the option to sell or scrap I'll try a few local scrappies as the whole deal is becoming far too much hassle for the £300-400 we can be better off!

[TONY R]

Trust me block it its the thing to do here, you might be suprised what it fetches at auction.

[Dunkield]

From what I found if you ring a decent salvage company they will give a price, you can ring as many others as you like but the price will be the same on that day from all of them.

[dodeer]

I scrapped a P38 Range Rover last year and got £130.

Mercedes C220 £95.

 

I think a Corsa you'd get £40+-.

 

If it's got an mot and is half sensible someone will give you £150 for it. Auction houses are good places to sell but remember the sellers %.

[Dunkield]

We got £100 for ours, collected.

[TONY R]

Block it, if its presentable mot etc it will do ok even after the fee.

Go to any auction look on any auction site not much for 400-500 quid . October is a fair old lump of test it will sell and you will do ok and instantly.

Edited March 17, 2016 by TONY R

[HDAV]

Thanks chaps I still haven't seen it but body work is tatty so don't think it will sell at auction. Hope we can get £50 for it the current owner won't do anyhow shifting it privately and I don't want it on my drive shame really

[Dave-G]

I got nearly £400 for my old Y2K Pinin - declared as a welding mot failure from one of those end of life outfits. They even collected and the driver was grateful it was a runner that didnt need winching onto the truck.

[HDAV]

Scrap prices have fallen somewhat .....

[Tam]

Someone is looking in wanted section

[HDAV]

Someone is looking in wanted section

Got a link or anything I can't see it, ta

[smig4373]

1.4 corsa' are what the lads n lasses use for stock rod racing,get on the banger racing/short oval websites,some 1 will have it..

 

http://www.ukstockrods.com/ForSale.aspx

 

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/m.shinn/stock-rod/links.htm

Edited March 21, 2016 by smig4373

[Vince Green]

I scrapped a P38 Range Rover last year and got £130.

Mercedes C220 £95.

 

I think a Corsa you'd get £40+-.

 

If it's got an mot and is half sensible someone will give you £150 for it. Auction houses are good places to sell but remember the sellers %.

The scrapyard did well out of that Merc, the bonnet alone is worth £200, by the time it has been dismantled and all the bits sold on ebay they would have made thousands out of it. I bought a secondhand light switch for a W208 last week, finally located one for £20 but many were being offered around £40

 

Scrapping cars is big money now we have the internet, a very profitable business.

[dodeer]

The scrapyard did well out of that Merc, the bonnet alone is worth £200, by the time it has been dismantled and all the bits sold on ebay they would have made thousands out of it. I bought a secondhand light switch for a W208 last week, finally located one for £20 but many were being offered around £40

 

Scrapping cars is big money now we have the internet, a very profitable business.

The body work was good and engine sweet as a nut. Just the auto box seized up and the front wheel came off when was driving ( someone loosened the bolts on it)