Mondeo stood for two years. Scrap it, or better use?
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Hi all,
We have an old 2000 registration MK II Mondeo that has been off of the road for two years. Every few months it's started up and driven around a bit of private land. Not much space though, but is allowed up to temperature etc. It was always meant to be taxed and tested and used by a family member. That never happened and it was kept just in case.
Now the battery is dead. So a replacement is £50. 6 months tax £135 odd. MOT £35-£50, but I need to get it there. Tyres are near the limit. So all need replacing soon.
Is it worth putting through the MOT, or are there going to be gremlins hidden away?
Cartakeback.com have offered £150-£200. As much as I don't like waste I can't see it being worth putting back on the road and trying to sell it. It's nothing special, but when taken off of the road it was fine and had new discs and pads and timing belt six months prior. Do apprenticeships? Colleges take these kind of cars?
We have an old 2000 registration MK II Mondeo that has been off of the road for two years. Every few months it's started up and driven around a bit of private land. Not much space though, but is allowed up to temperature etc. It was always meant to be taxed and tested and used by a family member. That never happened and it was kept just in case.
Now the battery is dead. So a replacement is £50. 6 months tax £135 odd. MOT £35-£50, but I need to get it there. Tyres are near the limit. So all need replacing soon.
Is it worth putting through the MOT, or are there going to be gremlins hidden away?
Cartakeback.com have offered £150-£200. As much as I don't like waste I can't see it being worth putting back on the road and trying to sell it. It's nothing special, but when taken off of the road it was fine and had new discs and pads and timing belt six months prior. Do apprenticeships? Colleges take these kind of cars?
Edited by Birdster on Thursday 21st August 10:51
What engine does it have?
I had a Mk1 2.0 4x4 Mondeo that stood for about eighteen months, then I taxed it, drove it to an MOT which it passed, and carried on!
I wouldn't assume there's anything wrong with it, and I wouldn't count the tax as a cost against it either.. Any car is going to need taxing before you can use it, but I'm fairly sure you can drive the car to a pre-booked MOT without any tax. It has to be insured, but certainly in the past you didn't need tax if the MOT was the sole purpose of your journey.
Get it booked in and see how it does! If it does turn out to be a hopeless case, a local college with a mechanics course would love to take it off your hands.
I had a Mk1 2.0 4x4 Mondeo that stood for about eighteen months, then I taxed it, drove it to an MOT which it passed, and carried on!
I wouldn't assume there's anything wrong with it, and I wouldn't count the tax as a cost against it either.. Any car is going to need taxing before you can use it, but I'm fairly sure you can drive the car to a pre-booked MOT without any tax. It has to be insured, but certainly in the past you didn't need tax if the MOT was the sole purpose of your journey.
Get it booked in and see how it does! If it does turn out to be a hopeless case, a local college with a mechanics course would love to take it off your hands.
If it's insured then just drive it there.
Assuming you've done a quick run round (all lights work, tyres ok, wipers ok) you'll also pretty quickly see if there is anything very major likely to fail on. Obviously there might be something more subtle but if that's the case you're unlikely to spot it yourself anyway.
You don't need MOT or VED as long as you are going to (or returning from) a pre-booked MOT test.
Assuming you've done a quick run round (all lights work, tyres ok, wipers ok) you'll also pretty quickly see if there is anything very major likely to fail on. Obviously there might be something more subtle but if that's the case you're unlikely to spot it yourself anyway.
You don't need MOT or VED as long as you are going to (or returning from) a pre-booked MOT test.
McSam said:
Any car is going to need taxing before you can use it, but I'm fairly sure you can drive the car to a pre-booked MOT without any tax. It has to be insured, but certainly in the past you didn't need tax if the MOT was the sole purpose of your journey.
You can't actually tax it if you don't have an mot ;-)Not that it's a big deal as it isn't a classic, or a rare car, but I gave the car away to a family friend. He is learning to drive and isn't particularly flush. I was offered just under £200 scrap and there was £200 of work to get it though the MOT.
So I gave the car to them and told them pay me what you can/think it's worth if you want to. As they asked if I was sure. Or just buy me a bottle of something.
It's a little bit of trying to do a nice thing for someone and a little bit of not wanting to crush another car. Especially one that holds some memories.
So it lives on.
So I gave the car to them and told them pay me what you can/think it's worth if you want to. As they asked if I was sure. Or just buy me a bottle of something.
It's a little bit of trying to do a nice thing for someone and a little bit of not wanting to crush another car. Especially one that holds some memories.
So it lives on.
Edited by Birdster on Sunday 26th October 08:46
Nice one, good to put it to use rather than scrap it.
Ironically, a scrapper's might just be a good place to get it a good used battery for much less than a new one. That, and having some part-worn tyres, should see it through an MOT for not much more than £100. Bargain motoring for your friend.
Ironically, a scrapper's might just be a good place to get it a good used battery for much less than a new one. That, and having some part-worn tyres, should see it through an MOT for not much more than £100. Bargain motoring for your friend.
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