Best of the Bargain Basement (Vol.3)
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egor110 said:
The mot history for that looks odd.It seems to have consistently done 5k miles every year without fail...
And some years seems to have gone from zero advisories to a whole load of issues in 5k miles.
It's almost as if it's been clocked...
In fairness though - the body looks to be in good condition.
Edited by TonyRPH on Saturday 12th January 12:02
Right guys, I've got a dilemma. In this situation, would you scrap or sell?
I have a 2005 Astra. It's the five door, 200 horsepower 2.0 turbo petrol. So it's a perfect combination of least desirable body shape with thirstiest, highest insurance and tax engine.
On top of this, it has various faults. Like being Cat N (a Ford Kuga ran into the side last year and dented the passenger side doors). And it reports an emissions fault as I replaced the catalytic converter with an aftermarket one (although it has been through two MOTs since then with perfect results, it just doesn't like the cat). It's also just looking tired and shabby
However, for me it has been totally reliable for three years. Engine and gearbox are perfect, as far as I know. But I don't think it's worth more than scrap value, being realistic. I've already replaced it with a new Bargain Basementer which is more useful for my needs - a W163 Mercedes ML.
My options are thus:
1: sell for scrap value, knowing at least it doesn't go to waste. But if something I don't know about went wrong for the next owner, I'd feel guilty. Silly, but it's true. Doing this I'd include the alloys as a sweetener to attract a buyer
2: scrap car with its winter steelies and Avon winter tyres on and sell the 'Astra penta' 18" alloys that are standard on this model. Maybe £150 with the good Avon tyres that are on it. But then I'd feel guilty for letting a perfectly good shell get cubed. Obviously this would see me better off financially though, by a small amount. But that's not really the point for me
I know it's a silly dilemma to have, but any thoughts either way would be appreciated!
I have a 2005 Astra. It's the five door, 200 horsepower 2.0 turbo petrol. So it's a perfect combination of least desirable body shape with thirstiest, highest insurance and tax engine.
On top of this, it has various faults. Like being Cat N (a Ford Kuga ran into the side last year and dented the passenger side doors). And it reports an emissions fault as I replaced the catalytic converter with an aftermarket one (although it has been through two MOTs since then with perfect results, it just doesn't like the cat). It's also just looking tired and shabby
However, for me it has been totally reliable for three years. Engine and gearbox are perfect, as far as I know. But I don't think it's worth more than scrap value, being realistic. I've already replaced it with a new Bargain Basementer which is more useful for my needs - a W163 Mercedes ML.
My options are thus:
1: sell for scrap value, knowing at least it doesn't go to waste. But if something I don't know about went wrong for the next owner, I'd feel guilty. Silly, but it's true. Doing this I'd include the alloys as a sweetener to attract a buyer
2: scrap car with its winter steelies and Avon winter tyres on and sell the 'Astra penta' 18" alloys that are standard on this model. Maybe £150 with the good Avon tyres that are on it. But then I'd feel guilty for letting a perfectly good shell get cubed. Obviously this would see me better off financially though, by a small amount. But that's not really the point for me
I know it's a silly dilemma to have, but any thoughts either way would be appreciated!
Jimmy Recard said:
Right guys, I've got a dilemma. In this situation, would you scrap or sell?
I have a 2005 Astra. It's the five door, 200 horsepower 2.0 turbo petrol. So it's a perfect combination of least desirable body shape with thirstiest, highest insurance and tax engine.
On top of this, it has various faults. Like being Cat N (a Ford Kuga ran into the side last year and dented the passenger side doors). And it reports an emissions fault as I replaced the catalytic converter with an aftermarket one (although it has been through two MOTs since then with perfect results, it just doesn't like the cat). It's also just looking tired and shabby
However, for me it has been totally reliable for three years. Engine and gearbox are perfect, as far as I know. But I don't think it's worth more than scrap value, being realistic. I've already replaced it with a new Bargain Basementer which is more useful for my needs - a W163 Mercedes ML.
My options are thus:
1: sell for scrap value, knowing at least it doesn't go to waste. But if something I don't know about went wrong for the next owner, I'd feel guilty. Silly, but it's true. Doing this I'd include the alloys as a sweetener to attract a buyer
2: scrap car with its winter steelies and Avon winter tyres on and sell the 'Astra penta' 18" alloys that are standard on this model. Maybe £150 with the good Avon tyres that are on it. But then I'd feel guilty for letting a perfectly good shell get cubed. Obviously this would see me better off financially though, by a small amount. But that's not really the point for me
I know it's a silly dilemma to have, but any thoughts either way would be appreciated!
Explain all the faults and stick on ebay action. Your get more than scrap for it, and more than trying to sell parts separately I have a 2005 Astra. It's the five door, 200 horsepower 2.0 turbo petrol. So it's a perfect combination of least desirable body shape with thirstiest, highest insurance and tax engine.
On top of this, it has various faults. Like being Cat N (a Ford Kuga ran into the side last year and dented the passenger side doors). And it reports an emissions fault as I replaced the catalytic converter with an aftermarket one (although it has been through two MOTs since then with perfect results, it just doesn't like the cat). It's also just looking tired and shabby
However, for me it has been totally reliable for three years. Engine and gearbox are perfect, as far as I know. But I don't think it's worth more than scrap value, being realistic. I've already replaced it with a new Bargain Basementer which is more useful for my needs - a W163 Mercedes ML.
My options are thus:
1: sell for scrap value, knowing at least it doesn't go to waste. But if something I don't know about went wrong for the next owner, I'd feel guilty. Silly, but it's true. Doing this I'd include the alloys as a sweetener to attract a buyer
2: scrap car with its winter steelies and Avon winter tyres on and sell the 'Astra penta' 18" alloys that are standard on this model. Maybe £150 with the good Avon tyres that are on it. But then I'd feel guilty for letting a perfectly good shell get cubed. Obviously this would see me better off financially though, by a small amount. But that's not really the point for me
I know it's a silly dilemma to have, but any thoughts either way would be appreciated!
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Scrap. Life's too short to be dealing with the type of people that might want to buy it. But I do understand the dilemma.
That's the other thing that I forgot to mention. I'm not sure I want to spend my time meeting the sort of person who wants to buy the UK's cheapest quick Astra!Jimmy Recard said:
That's the other thing that I forgot to mention. I'm not sure I want to spend my time meeting the sort of person who wants to buy the UK's cheapest quick Astra!
I'd put it on Facebook market place. At least on there, you can see who you are dealing with, before they even come to your door.Jimmy Recard said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Scrap. Life's too short to be dealing with the type of people that might want to buy it. But I do understand the dilemma.
That's the other thing that I forgot to mention. I'm not sure I want to spend my time meeting the sort of person who wants to buy the UK's cheapest quick Astra!SimonTheSailor said:
Jimmy Recard said:
egor110 said:
Audi TT convertible for £700 , no proof of cambelt change and the electric roof doesn’t work .
Is the roof currently up or down?Thesprucegoose said:
For a first car that's Bob on, safe to boot too.
ST565NP said:
Wow, what a great car for that price ! There must be some problems with it ( hope not ! ).
l354uge said:
Wow! Friend at work bought one of those at a similar age for £2500 last year!
Cheers guys, I found it locally on shpock, needed a tyre and a oil change, but it's a good straight car with no issues whatsoever.Had to kiss a few frogs to find it, but there are bargains still out there.
Anyone fancy a risk on some summerfun? slightly leggy z4 2.5 with a roof in need of repair.
Https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
I’m toying with the idea of shedding for a year or so to avoid having to get credit to buy something nicer.
The thing is I spend 1.5-2 hours a day in the car commuting so I would like it to be a nice enough place to be, but obviously also reliable.
First thought was try and find an automatic civic or corolla of early noughties vintage and retrofit a decent head unit with Bluetooth and just enjoy the reliability and cruise to work in that for a while.
Does anyone have any better recommendations for someone that does up to 20k miles per year commuting and 5k private miles?
I know the old find something local and in the best condition, but I tried that a couple of times with A Saab, a Volvo and a Peugeot and none of those lasted very long before becoming uneconomical to repair.
The thing is I spend 1.5-2 hours a day in the car commuting so I would like it to be a nice enough place to be, but obviously also reliable.
First thought was try and find an automatic civic or corolla of early noughties vintage and retrofit a decent head unit with Bluetooth and just enjoy the reliability and cruise to work in that for a while.
Does anyone have any better recommendations for someone that does up to 20k miles per year commuting and 5k private miles?
I know the old find something local and in the best condition, but I tried that a couple of times with A Saab, a Volvo and a Peugeot and none of those lasted very long before becoming uneconomical to repair.
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