A Scrappage Scheme Car For Sale ?

[cologne2792]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-10th-Annivers...

[ging84]

i can't imagine why it couldn't be allowed back on the road
yes it should have been destroyed, but it wasn't that is an issue for it's previous owner and the recycling facility
i very much doubt the scrappage scheme came in with any specific laws which could prevent them appearing back on the road if they did escape the crusher

if it was priced well i'd be willing to take the risk on it
but not for £1200

[StuntmanMike]

Once a car goes into the scrapped scheme it's finished, I would suspect someone at a dealership has done a deal so it wasn't scrapped and has used it as a track day car and is now moving it on, hence the reason the ad states it can never be used on the road, because it can't.

[SMcP114]

1200 quid is a lot of money for a car that can't go back on the road.

[cologne2792]

ging84 said:

i can't imagine why it couldn't be allowed back on the road
yes it should have been destroyed, but it wasn't that is an issue for it's previous owner and the recycling facility
i very much doubt the scrappage scheme came in with any specific laws which could prevent them appearing back on the road if they did escape the crusher

if it was priced well i'd be willing to take the risk on it
but not for £1200

At the time of this madness a mechanic I know in Exeter wished to buy a mint, 30,000 mile MK1 Focus that had been signed up for the scrappage scheme - he was informed that it was impossible to return it to the road once so designated and it was crushed. Couldn't really see how this was helping the environment...

[hyperblue]

cologne2792 said:

Couldn't really see how this was helping the environment...

It was never about helping the environment, no matter what the Government claimed.

[Lucas Ayde]

hyperblue said:

It was never about helping the environment, no matter what the Government claimed.

Exactly, it was a taxpayer funded giveaway to boost new car sales and try to inject some life into the desperately flagging economy.

But of course it was promoted under the 'eco friendly' banner as an excuse.

[Toaster Pilot]

Would need to be going over the identity of that with a fine tooth comb - might be even more dodgy than it appears.

[vit4]

Toaster Pilot said:

Would need to be going over the identity of that with a fine tooth comb - might be even more dodgy than it appears.

This occurred to me as well, what a wonderful banner under which to flog a car with a very shadowy past... Probably okay but worth checking out.

The scrappage scheme was such a waste

[Leins]

I'd like to think the car was scrapped as part of the purchase of something interesting (you don't need to reply to tell me that this is unlikely! )

[deltashad]

Lucas Ayde said:

hyperblue said:

It was never about helping the environment, no matter what the Government claimed.

Exactly, it was a taxpayer funded giveaway to boost new car sales and try to inject some life into the desperately flagging economy.

But of course it was promoted under the 'eco friendly' banner as an excuse.

What rubbish, are you trying to tell us the government would ever lie or mislead us?

[Toaster Pilot]

vit4 said:

The scrappage scheme was such a waste

Fine things like this might've met their maker

[mcflurry]

vit4 said:

The scrappage scheme was such a waste

IIRC there were many cars that enthusiasts wanted to "save".. until they were asked to give the owner the £2000 instead of the scrappage

[daemon]

mcflurry said:

vit4 said:

The scrappage scheme was such a waste

IIRC there were many cars that enthusiasts wanted to "save".. until they were asked to give the owner the £2000 instead of the scrappage

Yes a lot of people would have been happy to "save" a car at a knock down price - not so many when it came to parting £2,000.

[xRIEx]

StuntmanMike said:

Once a car goes into the scrapped scheme it's finished, I would suspect someone at a dealership has done a deal so it wasn't scrapped and has used it as a track day car and is now moving it on, hence the reason the ad states it can never be used on the road, because it can't.

Might be able to remove its chassis and engine numbers, get it IVA'd and re-registered on a Q plate.

[daemon]

xRIEx said:

StuntmanMike said:

Once a car goes into the scrapped scheme it's finished, I would suspect someone at a dealership has done a deal so it wasn't scrapped and has used it as a track day car and is now moving it on, hence the reason the ad states it can never be used on the road, because it can't.

Might be able to remove its chassis and engine numbers, get it IVA'd and re-registered on a Q plate.

Why bother at that price? Its got a crappy paint job and non standard alloys, so by the time you'd sort all that, you'd be in to the price of a good equivalent one anyway.

[Kitchski]

"Please don't leave feedback on this as it's not my car"!!??

Jesus, are some people that naive/stupid/daft?! He's the seller, so he's representing the product.

These people walk among us too.....

[xRIEx]

daemon said:

xRIEx said:

StuntmanMike said:

Once a car goes into the scrapped scheme it's finished, I would suspect someone at a dealership has done a deal so it wasn't scrapped and has used it as a track day car and is now moving it on, hence the reason the ad states it can never be used on the road, because it can't.

Might be able to remove its chassis and engine numbers, get it IVA'd and re-registered on a Q plate.

Why bother at that price? Its got a crappy paint job and non standard alloys, so by the time you'd sort all that, you'd be in to the price of a good equivalent one anyway.

I wouldn't. I wasn't commenting on price, just the statement that it can't go back on to the road. I wondered if it was possible (unlikely, I'd guess) to get round it be removing any trace of its original ID.

[PSRG]

Toaster Pilot said:

Fine things like this might've met their maker

:-)

What are the chances of that! We had a Saxo in 1997 with the registration P994EJH. Bought in Reading. My partner learned to drive in it, and it was bought because it came with free insurance

[Toaster Pilot]

PSRG said:

:-)

What are the chances of that! We had a Saxo in 1997 with the registration P994EJH. Bought in Reading. My partner learned to drive in it, and it was bought because it came with free insurance

Bought from Caledonian Citroen in Reading by any chance? That's who supplied this (it had it's original plates on until last year and I still have a keyring )

Seems they must've been selling these as run out models because I saw a Saxo in Gloucester not long after buying this AX with a very close reg from the same dealer too