RE: Scrappage carnage detailed
Discussion
I hope the Audi Quattro, both sport and coupé, were just sloppy model designation by the garage accepting the scrappage scheme.
Otherwise WTF was someone thinking!?
And far too many mini's on that list.
I fear some used the scheme not knowing the actual value of their car as projects/fixerupers
Otherwise WTF was someone thinking!?
And far too many mini's on that list.
I fear some used the scheme not knowing the actual value of their car as projects/fixerupers
Baz2000 said:
80+ Morris Minors
Whilst we can all point to more than one Moggi 1000 we have spent money on, for the most part they are wholly uneconomic to restore properly. Most are crusty in the extreme needing re-shelling (or the equivalent of) so given a roadworthy one is £5k to £10k what's the point of mourning the loss of wreckers?loudlashadjuster said:
bmthnick1981 said:
I think a current MOT was one of the requirements of the scheme; http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1...
No, you could use an MOT fail within 14 days of the days of MOT expiry. I should know, I managed to turn £100-worth of scrap ex-Micra into £2,000 off a £4,995 Panda.Sold the Panda three years later for £3,200
bmthnick1981 said:
loudlashadjuster said:
bmthnick1981 said:
I think a current MOT was one of the requirements of the scheme; http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1...
No, you could use an MOT fail within 14 days of the days of MOT expiry. I should know, I managed to turn £100-worth of scrap ex-Micra into £2,000 off a £4,995 Panda.Sold the Panda three years later for £3,200
loudlashadjuster said:
bmthnick1981 said:
What a shame. Alpina B7? An M5? Lots of Merc 560's and 600's. Shame the govt couldn't allow enthusiasts access to this vast stock for a flat rate of £1k or £2k per car.
I'm sure there were very good reasons that most if not all of the cars that were ostensibly worth saving ended up crushed.We see the PH-worthy names and like to think they were worth saving, but in reality most would probably have been rusty, poorly-maintained junk, or been accident damaged or MOT fails but still within the terms of the scrappage scheme.
People that own PH worthy cars tend to be enthusiasts who understand a cars value. Why put a car through the scrappage scheme when it's worth more?
It's very easy to get all misty eyed at the name of a car on a spreadsheet. However I suspect that many of the cars scrapped weren't worth saving. To assume they were and get worked up about it just seems daft to be honest.
M3Maverick said:
No way someone has turned in an Audi Quattro, Lancia Delta etc for a £2k scrappage trade in. Something is wrong with that list or something dodgy has gone on
Lots of Audis can be described as a Quattro. It's probably not the 2.2 20V Turbo model that most of us think of though. There did a N/A 10V 2.3 Coupe with 136 bhp IIRC.Lancia Delta 1.6ie?
That list isn't worth the processing power it's using up.
Such inaccurate data it's unbelievable - perfect example, "PEUGEOT,BEETLE 106,1". Oh yeah, I remember the Peugeot Beetle....
Bottom line is that it looks like dealers have just entered the closest thing to the scrapper they could find. It was not in their interests to record accurate data - just ENOUGH data to get their £2k.
Such inaccurate data it's unbelievable - perfect example, "PEUGEOT,BEETLE 106,1". Oh yeah, I remember the Peugeot Beetle....
Bottom line is that it looks like dealers have just entered the closest thing to the scrapper they could find. It was not in their interests to record accurate data - just ENOUGH data to get their £2k.
We weren't alone though: take a look at the list of countries on here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrappage_program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrappage_program
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