Chav car in part exchange!

[steeveeboy]

Hi all,
Recently got rid of my mercedes but in haste of getting the car i wanted i agreed to a part ex,
Its a P reg rover 214si but its had the mg ZR bodykit fitted, its also got the interior, The only thing is the interior is really filthy e.g mould on the half leather seats, its really bad!
Does anyone have any ideas how i can tidy this up? want to do it on the cheap really as i want to sell it on, Already got a car so its just a little project, Pictures havent been uploaded because im ashamed of it!
Regards
Steve

[VolvoT5]

How much does it owe you?

Must be worth £150 scrap?

[steeveeboy]

VolvoT5 said:

How much does it owe you?

Must be worth £150 scrap?

This is the thing though, it doesnt exactly owe me anything, it just seems too good underneath the tat to scrap, its just had a new clutch, headgasket, full stainless exhaust, This is why i was thinking take the tat off and make it a decent car again?

[VolvoT5]

steeveeboy said:

This is the thing though, it doesnt exactly owe me anything, it just seems too good underneath the tat to scrap, its just had a new clutch, headgasket, full stainless exhaust, This is why i was thinking take the tat off and make it a decent car again?

A P-reg rover that has been chavved up? Not worth the effort IMO. Probably something major wrong with it if they PX'd it anyway... the type of person who puts on a drainpipe exhaust and bodykits is also the type who never seem to spend a penny on essential maintenance. (massive stereotype I know).

[jamiebae]

It's going to be worth more in bits than as a whole car. You'll do well to see £500 for it when cleaned up but break it and put the ZR bits on eBay and you'll probably get more. If it's mouldy inside it probably leaks and you'll be chasing faults all round the car trying to sort it.

[shovelheadrob]

This thread is useless without pictures!

[0a]

I'd clean it as best as you can, take reasonable photos and put it on eBay. I'm sure it will take the fancy of some local chav if you don't take the piss out of it too much

[NiceCupOfTea]

If it's standard ZR bits it's hardly chav - purpose factory designed/built bodykit will be streets ahead of most of the usual ebay tat.

Mould doesn't necessarily mean it leaks, just that it's sat for a bit. My MX-5 has a slightly mouldy roof interior at the moment because I've not been driving it every day. I had an old wedge shaped Rover 200 that sat for a couple of months in the garage and that had some mould on the seats.

Just clean it up and sell it on.

[steeveeboy]

I only have pictures on my phone, ive just driven it and to be honest it feels and sounds mechanically sound, i know that theres not much demand for this car, i just thought it was a shame what with the scrappage scheme wiping out most bargain bangers!

[PumpkinSteve]

Get signed up to the MG Rover forum, they love sticking bodykits onto Rover 200's on there, seriously. Someone will probably be interested in it as is.

[IrrElephant]

Put it on eBay with no reserve and get rId. Easiest way

[TRUENOSAM]

Agree, I would clean it up and sell it on. Somebody will like it. I once took a mg zs180 p/x against my impreza and to be fair I had no trouble shifting it, nor did my sister when she sold her yellow mg zr. Both gathered plenty of interest

[steeveeboy]

Ive just taken it for a spin and i know im going to get flamed for this but i quite like the way it drives, Exhaust sounds raspy but not fake and annoying, Feels so much different to the merc, Hmm decisions!

[Carrot]

VolvoT5 said:

steeveeboy said:

This is the thing though, it doesnt exactly owe me anything, it just seems too good underneath the tat to scrap, its just had a new clutch, headgasket, full stainless exhaust, This is why i was thinking take the tat off and make it a decent car again?

A P-reg rover that has been chavved up? Not worth the effort IMO. Probably something major wrong with it if they PX'd it anyway... the type of person who puts on a drainpipe exhaust and bodykits is also the type who never seem to spend a penny on essential maintenance. (massive stereotype I know).

Plus as the headgaskets are practically interim service items on those, it will gone again by the next service interval so makes the car worth even less.

[s3fella]

Carrot said:

Plus as the headgaskets are practically interim service items on those, it will gone again by the next service interval so makes the car worth even less.

First lasted 8 years and 70k miles on mine and still ok at 14 years and 167 k now! If done properly with the updated stuff, they're pretty good.

[Baryonyx]

This thread definitely needs pictures.

[Eighteeteewhy]

Baryonyx said:

This thread definitely needs pictures.

So we can all have a laugh look

[Roman]

£150 will get you good second hand front and rear seats though I'd try steam cleaning your interior first. ZRs sell easily too.

[Buff Mchugelarge]

Roman said:

£150 will get you good second hand front and rear seats though I'd try steam cleaning your interior first. ZRs sell easily too.

50 - 60 quid should get you a full interior valet.

[davepoth]

At that end of the market people don't tend to be that bothered about brand, just condition. Get the seats tidy, and assuming it's got a decent amount of tax and MOT on it it's £500 of anyone's money.