Fiat Punto Free to Charity/School

[Moulder]

Hi

I have a 2000 Fiat Punto HGT which has a full service history including cam belt service. Shocks, hubs, discs, and power steering pump have all been replaced in the last year.

It has just failed the MOT on a few issues and also has the odd electrical quirk such as the central locking and drivers electric window have recently stopped working.

It seems a waste to scrap it as mechanically it is a good car and still drives very well. I do not have the time to fix the problems, and it is uneconomical to do so at garage labour rates.

Therefore does anyone know of any charities/schools that use cars for teaching, learning, etc that would be able to make use of it? Ideally in Kent/Surrey/Sussex/Hampshire?

Thanks

[Garlick]

I don't know of any but just wanted to say good on you

[Chris71]

Skidz might be worth Googling. That's a motor industry educational charity I believe.

[DannyScene]

Off the top of my head I don't but what a brilliant idea op!

[welshjohn]

Maybe your local college may take it of your hands

[Robb F]

Donate it to Brake

[Negative Creep]

I admire your morals, but surely if it's a HGT it wouldn't be suitable for learning and is rare enough to keep running?

[jacobpalmer05]

eBay with proceeds to a local charity? Keeps the car going and opens your options for charities.

[Riknos]

jacobpalmer05 said:

eBay with proceeds to a local charity? Keeps the car going and opens your options for charities.

This is a good idea also. Make sure that the advert clearly states, all over it, that all the money is going to charity.

A lot of well off people in particular will pay over the odds for items if the proceeds are going to charity, so this could be a big win all round.

Well done on you OP though for being so selfless

[Deluded]

local fire station or college will have it off you no problem. Just call them.

Otherwise as said, stick it on ebay with 100% to charity.

Failing either of those. I'll have it. Would make a good little track car project to play with on weekends.

[Moulder]

Many thanks for all your replies, it has a month of the MOT left so I will spend the time trying to find somewhere that will make use of it, any further ideas most welcome. If this is a non-starter I will go down the Ebay route highlighting the money is for charity.

Negative Creep said:

I admire your morals, but surely if it's a HGT it wouldn't be suitable for learning and is rare enough to keep running?

I think the cost of petrol and insurance has pretty much killed demand for these. Apologies, when I said learn I meant from taking it apart or fixing it as opposed to sticking L plates on it. The mind boggles as to how much it would cost to insure it, the insurance was actually more than the Tamora that it replaced.

[Deluded]

Good condition, unmolested ones still fetch decent money. They are a nice little warm hatch in all honest. Good handling, revy little 1.8 with vvc. 130hp. Good on fuel. Insurance groups are high but makes no difference once your over 25 anyway.

Whats it failed the MOT on anyway?

[Decky_Q]

Im sure a young PHer will be along shortly now schools is out.

[B'stard Child]

Deluded said:

local fire station or college will have it off you no problem. Just call them.

Fire station will cut the roof of it....... Perhaps not what the OP wanted

[Deluded]

B'stard Child said:

Fire station will cut the roof of it....... Perhaps not what the OP wanted

Maybe not but atleast it will be put to good use. A college may fix it up or strip it apart etc and then scrap it anyway. Both good causes but I imagine giving to a college will involve more hassle than the Fire chaps.

[anonymous-user]

Basingstoke College of Technology do an Automotive Technologies course! im sure they would be glad to have it!

http://www.bcot.ac.uk/school/courses/sos/motor_veh...

[Matt UK]

http://www.midkent.ac.uk/courses/subject-areas/mot...

MidKent College would take it

[Moulder]

Chris71 said:

Skidz might be worth Googling. That's a motor industry educational charity I believe.

Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread, the car has been dropped of at Skidz in Reading who were very pleased to receive it.

[Negative Creep]

Fair play to you