Been offered FREE Ford Ka...

[Rossay]

Hi,

Just looking for a bit of common sense as i seem to lack it and jump the gun with things.

I've been offered a Ford Ka for free but i have to pay £100 to get it from where it is to my house.

It is a woman my girlfriend works with's old car and it has sat for 6 months now doing nothing.

Heres what i know of;

2001/Y Ford Ka Luxury
1.3 8v
Full Black leather
Alloys
Air Con
No MOT
No Tax
Bodywork has the odd scratch and tiny rust spot


Only known problems;
Wont start (Battery)
Discs and Pads
Front passanger wheel goes through tyres.

Other than that, it drives and stops and is a decent looking car.


Just wondering of it will be worth me buying and fixing and selling or am i better putting the £100 on 35 RED.


Any help, Advice, knowledge welcome.

Cheers

Ross

[rottie102]

I'm sure that just the leather interior will sell for more than £100

[slipstream 1985]

id buy it

[Scott330ci]

Buy it. Around here they will get you £190 per car for scrap. If It's no good you can earn yourself £90.

[anonymous-user]

Buy it.

If you dont I will quite happily pay the £100 and take it off her hands.

[Corsair7]

Rossay said:

Hi,

Just looking for a bit of common sense as i seem to lack it and jump the gun with things.

I've been offered a Ford Ka for free but i have to pay £100 to get it from where it is to my house.

It is a woman my girlfriend works with's old car and it has sat for 6 months now doing nothing.

Heres what i know of;

2001/Y Ford Ka Luxury
1.3 8v
Full Black leather
Alloys
Air Con
No MOT
No Tax
Bodywork has the odd scratch and tiny rust spot


Only known problems;
Wont start (Battery)
Discs and Pads
Front passanger wheel goes through tyres.

Other than that, it drives and stops and is a decent looking car.


Just wondering of it will be worth me buying and fixing and selling or am i better putting the £100 on 35 RED.


Any help, Advice, knowledge welcome.

Cheers

Ross

35 Red? 35 is black. So that would be a bad bet.

(On all European roulette tables anyway)

[Atomic Gibbon]

can you take a battery, book an MOT near home, and drive it straight there? Save you the £100.
You know it'll fail the MOT, but it gives you the chance to get it back for £35 not £100. I have assumed you're able to insure the car online, then change your mind within the cooling off period. I know it's pikey, but noone has love for insurance companies!

[Rossay]

Corsair7 said:

35 Red? 35 is black. So that would be a bad bet.

(On all European roulette tables anyway)

Gambling is bad lol. I have no idea, that was the only thing i could think of that is a similar waste to me as im useless at gambling.

[Rossay]

Atomic Gibbon said:

can you take a battery, book an MOT near home, and drive it straight there? Save you the £100.
You know it'll fail the MOT, but it gives you the chance to get it back for £35 not £100. I have assumed you're able to insure the car online, then change your mind within the cooling off period. I know it's pikey, but noone has love for insurance companies!

With this wheel eating tyres i dont know if its a bearing or what or if its even safe to drive.
But thats an idea, Not sure on its legal side of things though.




Thanks for your reply's, I may just pop up on Sunday night with a battery and see what happens.


Thanks for the advice, It is appreciated.

[freecar]

Rossay said:

Atomic Gibbon said:

can you take a battery, book an MOT near home, and drive it straight there? Save you the £100.
You know it'll fail the MOT, but it gives you the chance to get it back for £35 not £100. I have assumed you're able to insure the car online, then change your mind within the cooling off period. I know it's pikey, but noone has love for insurance companies!

With this wheel eating tyres i dont know if its a bearing or what or if its even safe to drive.
But thats an idea, Not sure on its legal side of things though.




Thanks for your reply's, I may just pop up on Sunday night with a battery and see what happens.


Thanks for the advice, It is appreciated.

If you get pulled by the bib driving to an MOT station miles away from where the car was acquired you'll be in the st big time!

You must book at your nearest station and go DIRECTLY there! No stops at the shops apparently!

On topic, get the car, it's worth the £100 tow for sure!

[ShadownINja]

Rossay said:

Corsair7 said:

35 Red? 35 is black. So that would be a bad bet.

(On all European roulette tables anyway)

Gambling is bad lol. I have no idea, that was the only thing i could think of that is a similar waste to me as im useless at gambling.

£100 on England to qualify. No, wait, £100 on Germany to qualify. No, I mean England. Wait, Germany. No, hang on...

[Rossay]

Freecar - I was thinking that, Not worth the hasstle to make a quick buck, be aswell paying the ton and getting it to my door.


ShadownINja - LOL, Thats another money burner.

[AndrewW-G]

freecar said:

If you get pulled by the bib driving to an MOT station miles away from where the car was acquired you'll be in the st big time!

You must book at your nearest station and go DIRECTLY there! No stops at the shops apparently!

On topic, get the car, it's worth the £100 tow for sure!

Wrong, its a lovely grey area, but the effective rule is that you must have pre booked for the test and the car must be roadworthy, there is bugger all in the rules about using the nearest test station

[Rossay]

AndrewW-G said:

freecar said:

If you get pulled by the bib driving to an MOT station miles away from where the car was acquired you'll be in the st big time!

You must book at your nearest station and go DIRECTLY there! No stops at the shops apparently!

On topic, get the car, it's worth the £100 tow for sure!

Wrong, its a lovely grey area, but the effective rule is that you must have pre booked for the test and the car must be roadworthy, there is bugger all in the rules about using the nearest test station

I cant be happy with myself in saying that its 80% road legal let alone 100%, So its probably not a risk worth taking for the sake of saving £65.

[AndrewW-G]

Rossay said:

AndrewW-G said:

freecar said:

If you get pulled by the bib driving to an MOT station miles away from where the car was acquired you'll be in the st big time!

You must book at your nearest station and go DIRECTLY there! No stops at the shops apparently!

On topic, get the car, it's worth the £100 tow for sure!

Wrong, its a lovely grey area, but the effective rule is that you must have pre booked for the test and the car must be roadworthy, there is bugger all in the rules about using the nearest test station

I cant be happy with myself in saying that its 80% road legal let alone 100%, So its probably not a risk worth taking for the sake of saving £65.

In this instance I'd agreee it's best to get it towed, however if the tyres / brakes / lights etc were OK, there is no legal reason why you couldnt drive it to a test station other than the nearest one, to a pre booked test

[Rossay]

AndrewW-G said:

In this instance I'd agreee it's best to get it towed, however if the tyres / brakes / lights etc were OK, there is no legal reason why you couldnt drive it to a test station other than the nearest one, to a pre booked test

I'll see how it goes tomorrow night but its not toooo far from home, Just that the only route is a major motorway with police on it alot.

So the chances of getting pulled and/or breaking down are likely so just avoiding it all with £100 seems worth while.

[Rossay]

TVR Moneypit said:

As others have said, the interior alone must be worth a ton? Add to that the glass, wheels, stereo, doors, bonnet, tailgate, lights, etc. All easy to strip off.

You could quite easily end up quadroupling your money for 40 hours work over a few weeks and a few ebay adverts.

My girlfriends father said the same, Even if it turns out to be a bit rough it may still be worth while.

[TheLurker]

Go for it. Free cars are great!

[jet_noise]

Dear Rossay,

I've got a 51 Ka luxury and it's great (offsets the Monaro's super unleaded habit). You might even enjoy it if you drive it

My uneven front tyre wear and odd handling was down to a wishbone and broken shock top mount.
Beware the odd bit of rust. Around the fuel filler, rear hatch wiper mount, A pillars and don't forget the sills. Ka's of this vintage can be great or grotty.

Don't worry if the engine sounds like a skeleton [polite mode]dancing[/polite mode] in a bucket. It is very likely to just need the tappets adjusting (well mine was, again )

regards,
Jet

[Shaw Tarse]

'ave it!
As to the £100 to get it home....
Are you a member of a breakdown company?