Try and sell, or just scrap?
Discussion
Next month I will disposing of my 1996 1.6 Astra.
The scrap man has offered me £175 for it, would it be worth trying to sell it, or should I just accept this offer?
It will have no MOT, registered as disabled, and will need around £100 spending on it for the MOT, plus whatever a chip in the windscreen costs to put right.
Is it worth subjecting myself to Ebay idiots for the sake of a few quid, when I can drive into the scrap yard, and walk out with cash?
The scrap man has offered me £175 for it, would it be worth trying to sell it, or should I just accept this offer?
It will have no MOT, registered as disabled, and will need around £100 spending on it for the MOT, plus whatever a chip in the windscreen costs to put right.
Is it worth subjecting myself to Ebay idiots for the sake of a few quid, when I can drive into the scrap yard, and walk out with cash?
Edited by englisharcher on Thursday 16th August 14:49
englisharcher said:
Next month I will disposing of my 1996 1.6 Astra.
The scrap man has offered me £175 for it, would it be worth trying to sell it, or should I just accept this offer?
It will have no MOT, registered as disabled, and will need around £100 spending on it for the MOT, plus whatever a chip in the windscreen costs to put right.
Is it worth subjecting myself to Ebay idiots for the sake of a few quid, when I can drive into the scrap yard, and walk out with cash?
£175 + £100 MoT = £500 in the paper, accept £400... worth it with a full ticket. Is it worth dealing with potential idiots for £125 - £225? Your call entirely but I certainly wouldn't take the £175 towards a new but similar shed.The scrap man has offered me £175 for it, would it be worth trying to sell it, or should I just accept this offer?
It will have no MOT, registered as disabled, and will need around £100 spending on it for the MOT, plus whatever a chip in the windscreen costs to put right.
Is it worth subjecting myself to Ebay idiots for the sake of a few quid, when I can drive into the scrap yard, and walk out with cash?
Edited by englisharcher on Thursday 16th August 14:49
Got £250 from scrap dealer for an Audi a4 saloon (1998) with knackered auto box - took it in having removed stereo and cd changer, took wheels off, removed battery (wanted a spare) and took home
Sold stereo for 90 quid, cd changer for 45, wheels for over 200
Granged a bit of agro but no plonkers to deal with!
Without changing tax status and putting a 12 month ticket on it (assuming it doesn't need more than you think spending on it) I doubt you'll get much more for it in any case
Sold stereo for 90 quid, cd changer for 45, wheels for over 200
Granged a bit of agro but no plonkers to deal with!
Without changing tax status and putting a 12 month ticket on it (assuming it doesn't need more than you think spending on it) I doubt you'll get much more for it in any case
We tried to sell my daughter's Puma for parts (had some accident damage and the engine was dying) after the MOT people refused to rev the engine enough to test the emissions, but no-one wanted it.
We got almost as much as we had it for sale for from a scrapyard who came and collected it!
Some yards were insulting in their offers and unpleasant to my daughter when they rang. Thankfully the friendly bloke was the most helpful and offered the best price (and didn't quibble when he came around either, just handed her nice crisp twenties!).
M.
We got almost as much as we had it for sale for from a scrapyard who came and collected it!
Some yards were insulting in their offers and unpleasant to my daughter when they rang. Thankfully the friendly bloke was the most helpful and offered the best price (and didn't quibble when he came around either, just handed her nice crisp twenties!).
M.
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