Scrap value ?

[Gargamel]

Hi,

My Honda failed its M.O.T, and the bill now and the ones to come look un economic.

Its done 110,000miles, 2001 Honda Civic Coupe, 1.7 (Black) drives fine mechanically. But front suspension needs some work, exhaust is crack, rear disc needs replacing. Rear brake lines badly corroded etc etc

So off to the scrappers.

Someone just offered me £50 to take it off me - sounds a little low to me... ?

Any idea of possible value - or do I put it on the bay and let a bidding frenzy commence?

[The Moose]

If it were I, I'd list it on the bay as 99p, no reserve, stating the issues/reasons it failed and see what happens.

£50 is very low. Don't know what it weights, but I'd guess it's worth 3 times that.

[y2keable]

I'd say £50 is a little low for scrap value. £70-£80 would be more like it. Sell it privately and you may get up to £150 but I wouldn't have thought the extra effort would be worth the return.

[Mikeyplum]

I got £159 for a VW Bora collected from my front door.

Google "Rewarding Recycle".

They seemed to offer the best price out of all those types of companies.

[real4star]

£50 isn't enough.

I got £90 for a Citroen AX I weighed in (they collected it) and I got £150 for a diesel Fiesta MOT failure (front suspension and sub-frame corrosion) from the same breakers.

[Thurstonland]

Ball park of £100 - £150 at the scrappers.

Or put on the bay spares or repair.

If its insured set fire to it and claim of the insurance £700*

• please note all advice on the internet should be taken witha big pinch of salt

[Gargamel]

The Moose said:

If it were I, I'd list it on the bay as 99p, no reserve, stating the issues/reasons it failed and see what happens.

£50 is very low. Don't know what it weights, but I'd guess it's worth 3 times that.

It has £170 of tax disc on it, all the way to June 2014....

I could remove it I guess and sell at no reserve, or put a £170 reserve on it.

[Prawnboy]

cash in the tax disc, if its still drivable, drive down the scrap yard and weigh it in yourself. would expect aprox 150 for it.

[chrisw666]

Gargamel said:

It has £170 of tax disc on it, all the way to June 2014....

I could remove it I guess and sell at no reserve, or put a £170 reserve on it.

Cash in the tax, list car spares or repair on ebay with the MOT fail sheet items listed and hope the winning bidder turns up.

[The Moose]

Gargamel said:

The Moose said:

If it were I, I'd list it on the bay as 99p, no reserve, stating the issues/reasons it failed and see what happens.

£50 is very low. Don't know what it weights, but I'd guess it's worth 3 times that.

It has £170 of tax disc on it, all the way to June 2014....

I could remove it I guess and sell at no reserve, or put a £170 reserve on it.

Cash in the tax disc and then eBay with all the faults declared.

[tannhauser]

Prawnboy said:

cash in the tax disc, if its still drivable, drive down the scrap yard and weigh it in yourself. would expect aprox 150 for it.

How about fixing it? Scrapping over such minor things is pretty wasteful!

[Mikeyplum]

tannhauser said:

How about fixing it? Scrapping over such minor things is pretty wasteful!

Perhaps the OP isn't handy with a spanner, so asking a garage to do the work he's asked for could lead into the £100's to get back on the road.

[john2443]

Cash the tax disc in quickly - IIRC it needs to be cashed in before 1st of the month or you'll lose another month - 1 July is Monday!

£50 is too low, must be worth at least £150 as scrap but on ebay will probably go for more.

[V8RX7]

Cash in the tax and stick it on Ebay with a detailed list of faults and good pics.

I'd expect you'll get £350+ there are a lot of Civic fans about.

[6cylGolf]

Gargamel said:

But front suspension needs some work, exhaust is crack, rear disc needs replacing. Rear brake lines badly corroded etc etc

A regular 1st fail MOT for me. Sad that the car met you and with it it's early demise.

[Ozzie Osmond]

V8RX7 said:

Cash in the tax and stick it on Ebay with a detailed list of faults and good pics.

^^^^ This.

[Bjam99]

Sold a 2001 KA that was happily rotting itself away. Failed MOT (because of the typical rot they always get) and had been standing for 6 months on ebay. 99p listing and it went away for £300. I was very happy with that! So your Civic must be worth more than £50.

Always a risk, just make sure you set it up so the Auction ends on a Saturday. You get more people and a higher price. (i'd never buy on a saturday)

[Gargamel]

tannhauser said:

How about fixing it? Scrapping over such minor things is pretty wasteful!

Yep, it could be fixed. But with 110,000 miles on it... To get through the MOT is probably about £600

But thats without tackling the advisorys, which are rear brake pipes, cracked exhaust pipe and replace rear brake disc. Front suspension track rod ends, bushes and ball joints are all very worn too.

Thats at least another £600.

This is its final for me at least. I paid £3000 for it five years ago, have put 50000 miles on it and spent about £1200 on gearbox repairs.

Done with it.

[Bennet]

Since you're talking about recouping such a low value, these guys auction off donated cars or melt them down and the proceeds go to charity.

http://giveacar.co.uk/

They pick your car up and a couple of weeks later you get a letter saying how much money they raised.

I donated an MG ZR with no interior and a destroyed engine (thanks, floodwater). They auctioned it for a few hundred quid.

[PH lurker]

Cash the tax in today or tommorow, so you don't lose another month.

As suggested drive to the scrappy and expect £130+

Or ebay with a good description and pictures.