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Hey chaps, stuck in cos of the snow minds been on overdrive 
A bought a car for my dad in Feb this year it was a 'V' Reg Black Toyota Avensis Saloon CDX it is the 1.8 engine and pre VVTI. Its abit of a snotter paid £400 for it.
Its got 120,000 miles on the clock which is average and not a problem on these cars.
It needs a few bits and bots doing to it cosmetically and wanting to avoid scrap yards as it needs front passenger door and a offside wing due to the rust. Would like to add pics but as im on iPhone dont know how to do it.
So the question: could I contact a insurance company to see if they have something similar that they are going to scrap and purchase it off them for £250ish and take the required parts and then scrap it?
Sorry for the long essay and the possibility of it being a daft question
A bought a car for my dad in Feb this year it was a 'V' Reg Black Toyota Avensis Saloon CDX it is the 1.8 engine and pre VVTI. Its abit of a snotter paid £400 for it.
Its got 120,000 miles on the clock which is average and not a problem on these cars.
It needs a few bits and bots doing to it cosmetically and wanting to avoid scrap yards as it needs front passenger door and a offside wing due to the rust. Would like to add pics but as im on iPhone dont know how to do it.
So the question: could I contact a insurance company to see if they have something similar that they are going to scrap and purchase it off them for £250ish and take the required parts and then scrap it?
Sorry for the long essay and the possibility of it being a daft question
Thank you lads I have found one breaking that looks very similar to mine about 1hours drive away and will be giving them a call tomorrow or Monday.
Its just i dont want to ideally spend over £150 on the car. Hence why i would of have prefered to buy one for parts then scrap it.
Anyway thanks i will be looking out for them
Also would a scrap yard swap the doors and the wing? I also know i will have to give money on top but as i will not have any use for them.
Its just i dont want to ideally spend over £150 on the car. Hence why i would of have prefered to buy one for parts then scrap it.
Anyway thanks i will be looking out for them
Also would a scrap yard swap the doors and the wing? I also know i will have to give money on top but as i will not have any use for them.
SRi Slim R said:
Thank you lads I have found one breaking that looks very similar to mine about 1hours drive away and will be giving them a call tomorrow or Monday.
Its just i dont want to ideally spend over £150 on the car. Hence why i would of have prefered to buy one for parts then scrap it.
Anyway thanks i will be looking out for them
Also would a scrap yard swap the doors and the wing? I also know i will have to give money on top but as i will not have any use for them.
Can't see a scrap yard swapping parts for you, prob tell you to fIts just i dont want to ideally spend over £150 on the car. Hence why i would of have prefered to buy one for parts then scrap it.
Anyway thanks i will be looking out for them
Also would a scrap yard swap the doors and the wing? I also know i will have to give money on top but as i will not have any use for them.
k right off Steel is circa £125 per tonne, I have no idea what an avensis door weighs but lets say 25kg excluding glass and trim.
The door would be worth about £3, they probably won't give you money for it but they will dispose of it for you FOC.
I love scrapyards by the way, especially ones where you can still rummage!
The door would be worth about £3, they probably won't give you money for it but they will dispose of it for you FOC.
I love scrapyards by the way, especially ones where you can still rummage!
talksthetalk said:
"ive got a rusty back door, do you want it?"
Lol that made me chuckle, thanks And yeah not a huge deal was thinking around around a £5 for both the door and the wing!
But thats on the list after the car comes back from the garage. Had a new gasket and something to do with the sump. Needs another alternator which will be taken out the 'spare' one.
The spare one was meant to initially go back on the road but think dads just gonna use it for parts now then scrap the shell!
The thing is its cost me £510 so far, so i dont mind spending an additional £90ish quid. The reason being is apart from these little niggles the cars ok and should pass another mot.
I dont need to get the door abd wing sorted but I want to to keep my OCDness at bay.
I have been offered another avensis for £400 if we wait till the 15th of april as the guy needs it until then. But its better the devil you know as they say.
& no the perscription hasnt been delivered due to the weather
I dont need to get the door abd wing sorted but I want to to keep my OCDness at bay.
I have been offered another avensis for £400 if we wait till the 15th of april as the guy needs it until then. But its better the devil you know as they say.
& no the perscription hasnt been delivered due to the weather
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