Selling a faulty car

[ten200]

I have a 2016 Vauxhall Astra that has had an engine failure and requires a rebuilt / reconditioned engine - it seems to be a fairly common fault with this engine. I want to replace the car with something more interesting, so will be looking to sell it or trade it in.

Is it better to get the engine rebuild done myself, or sell it in its current state? Would a dealer regard a faulty car as more trouble that it's worth, or as a chance to get the engine rebuild done by a company that they know and trust? It seems that most engine rebuilders give a non-transferable warranty, so feels like a waste to get the work done and then invalidate the warranty by selling the car.

[PistonTim]

Sell it private as spares or repairs to a scrap man etc

A dealer isnt going to take a car needing a new engine and they certainly wont be fitting one to sell it on.

[stevemcs]

You will never get your money back

Put it on ebay with a price you are happy with - remember its a big paperweight at the moment.

Someone from within the EU will no doubt email you, offer you a price and then someone will collect it. All without fuss and any tyre kickers.

[2Btoo]

stevemcs said:

You will never get your money back

Put it on ebay with a price you are happy with - remember its a big paperweight at the moment.

Someone from within the EU will no doubt email you, offer you a price and then someone will collect it. All without fuss and any tyre kickers.

As Steve said.

Maybe easier would be to put it on eBay as an auction, starting at £1 and ending 10 days later on a Sunday afternoon. You'll probably make more for it than you expect (although eBay fees will dent this a bit.) I've done this with a number of older vehicles that don't work as they should and always done better than I'd hoped.

[OutInTheShed]

If it's cheap enough, some backstreet or semi-amateur mechanic will buy it, sort it and sell it on.
Or break it for spares.

A look at ebay completed items suggests that people will pay up to £1500 for a non -runner of this kind of age, you can get one which works for under £5k.

Personally I would not get involved with having it fixed, costs can spiral.

[Wacky Racer]

If you advertise it, SPELL IT OUT what's wrong with it to avoid comebacks later.

[Ryyy]

No help at all but out of interest what engine is it?

[ten200]

Thanks for all the feedback so far. The engine is the petrol 1.4 turbo (150bhp).

[georgeyboy12345]

ten200 said:

Thanks for all the feedback so far. The engine is the petrol 1.4 turbo (150bhp).

Knew it would be that engine. Have heard of this happening a fair bit with these. Not that this helps you in any way now of course. Good luck, let us know how it goes.

[McMoose]

Ebay with a very clear description or try finding a local indi who might fancy taking it on for a profit.

[stevemcs]

McMoose said:

Ebay with a very clear description or try finding a local indi who might fancy taking it on for a profit.

There is no profit in it, why would you spend 10 hours removing and refitting an engine when you could have charged that time out to customers and made £1000 ..... Its great if you want a cheap car and can afford to do an hour here and there but then you lose a ramp and parts get lost.