£100 cars gone forever?

[Jonny_693]

Have the days when you could pick up an older car for next to nothing gone forever? Obviously the price of scrap has gone up considerably and the scrappage sheme won't of helped. Five years ago though you could buy some properly interesting metal for £500. Now all I can seem to find is none runners and Knackered old mondeos.

[mat13]

you can occasionally still pick up something intresting or cheap, i got my old pug coupe for 500 qui and i picked up an old peugeout 106 diesel a few months back for a ton, these were both people wantin rid quick though who happened to knw i buy and sell cars now an again.

[Nimbus]

depends on what you mean by interesting..

my current shed, '97 saab 900s, 145k, 3 months tax/mot and full tank of fuel was £360..

All in pretty good nick, great for crusing to work and back, and been fine so far

[300bhp/ton]

Jonny_693 said:

Have the days when you could pick up an older car for next to nothing gone forever? Obviously the price of scrap has gone up considerably and the scrappage sheme won't of helped. Five years ago though you could buy some properly interesting metal for £500. Now all I can seem to find is none runners and Knackered old mondeos.

Mot's are tougher these days and with scrappage, means less older cars out there and if they have a ticket they are generally worth more anyhow.

Cheap ones, even a few years ago where more the rarity than the norm.

But its not just this, look at inflation too. If you go back far enough in time new cars were under £1000....