Finding my old car, where to start?

[aaron_2000]

I'm interested in looking for an old car, I'm currently looking at 225 Leon's and figured why not do what I did with my ST170 and look for our old one. It was just by chance that I found my car, I've done some digging on the Leon and know that it was sold in October by JCT600 VW Bradford, when we sold it, it was sold to a guy in Southampton. Any advice on how to go about finding an old car? The reg is KY05 TUW in case anyone on here owns it. That's it in 2008, not sure if it would still look standard or not.

[aaron_2000]

magooagain said:

Mot and road tax check might be a good start.

That was the first thing I did.

[aaron_2000]

S11Steve said:

v888/1 from the DVLA should give you a starting point - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/v888-re...

Alright thanks alot

[aaron_2000]

Algor73 said:

NKD88M 1973 orange bug
Hi
I'm wanting to track down our family beetle. We are from the wigan area. We sadly had to let sell her in about 1999. I remember the two lads who bought her said were from the Manchester area. Dvla shows it isn't taxed and doesn't have a mot so sadly thinking it is no longer around or is in a barn. Any help or information would be much appreciated.
Cheers

Depends on the condition, if it was in good nick when you sold it, I'd imagine it'd be in a garage now, if it was a little tatty then most likely it's gone. Hopefully you find some good news, found out X351AJA is scrapped, found the pictures of it in a breakers yard in Leicester from December.

[aaron_2000]

Well, I got my Leon back in summer at least.

[aaron_2000]

SamTC98 said:

Hey guys, pretty late to the party on this thread but I'm looking for my Dad's 1992 Rover Mini Mayfair, K741 TOD.

MOT ran out in 2014, I think we got rid of it around 2006/07 and I'm pretty sure it wasn't SORN for all that time between.

My Dad talked about getting it back (I think he knew the current owner but I can't be sure whose hands it's in now) and restoring it, but he passed away in Feb '17 and since then I wanted to see if I could buy it back.

The fact its on a SORN now suggests it's still around, Mini Owners Club UK, Facebook and watching selling sites is your best hope. I came across the Leon on Facebook marketplace, owner agreed to hold it for me until I sold my Subarus. Good luck with it

[aaron_2000]

Nick198282 said:

Looking for my old car Reg is KV55 XDS anyone find out if scrapped or not. Not had mot last 12 month. Really want to buy it back. Black 2005 vectra SRI

Last V5 change was April 2017, as of April 2018 it's got no Tax/MOT and it's uninsured. It's 99% been scrapped.

[aaron_2000]

Simon Harper said:

Looking for my old Fiesta XR2 F920 LGW if anyone has seen it

Never had an online MOT, currently on a SORN. Last sold in 2012, sat in a garage somewhere or long since broken for parts.

[aaron_2000]

Filmguy said:

Looking for my folks old VW T25- H721 ODC tried various Facebook forums. It was sorned but checked again and it’s been taxed and MOTd. So it’s still on the road. Any tips for finding it? Cheers

It was sold on Just Kampers in 2013, still with that owner.

[aaron_2000]

Abhishek56 said:

aaron_2000 said:

Well, I got my Leon back in summer at least.

How did you manage to get it back?

Found it for sale on FB Marketplace. I still regret selling it badly, it's on a SORN with no MOT so I'm guessing it's gone. I'd have it back in a heartbeat

[aaron_2000]

SteveR1979 said:

aaron_2000 said:

Found it for sale on FB Marketplace. I still regret selling it badly, it's on a SORN with no MOT so I'm guessing it's gone. I'd have it back in a heartbeat

So you didn't get it back then?

As I said, I got it back and ended up selling it

[aaron_2000]

Chrismawa said:

Looking for mine and my dads old Golf GTI reg Y97 EAJ. It's still taxed but not MOTd. I sold it 8 years ago, and hopefully it will still be around in the North East.

Did anyone have any joy with the v888 form?

V888 is an absolute waste of time, they'll give you nothing. It failed it's MOT in August and hasn't been put through another so look around for people breaking them

[aaron_2000]

Alex.L21 said:

Theres one particular car I’d like to find, even though its nothing exciting. When I was growing up my Grandparents owned a Ford C Max (MT58 HCX). I was only around 6 when they got it in 2009 and it is the reason why I love cars as my Grandad used to let me sit on his knee and let me steer the car into his garage. If I was to ever find this car I’d try to keep it forever but I doubt I’ll ever see the C Max again.

When I was the same age as you in 2017 I managed to track down and buy my dads ST170 which I hadn't seen since I was 5 years old in 2005. It was my first car and I still own it now, my advice is to save a search on eBay, Autotrader, Gumtree and on FB Marketplace and check daily. That's how I found mine, I also tracked down and bought the Leon 225 that replaced it which I hadn't seen since 2008 and my old S Class which I sold last year and bought back this year so it is possible to do, especially if you use VehicleSmart to track the MOT. Good luck with it hope you manage to find it, although sometimes they're better left as a memory

[aaron_2000]

Alex.L21 said:

aaron_2000 said:

When I was the same age as you in 2017 I managed to track down and buy my dads ST170 which I hadn't seen since I was 5 years old in 2005. It was my first car and I still own it now, my advice is to save a search on eBay, Autotrader, Gumtree and on FB Marketplace and check daily. That's how I found mine, I also tracked down and bought the Leon 225 that replaced it which I hadn't seen since 2008 and my old S Class which I sold last year and bought back this year so it is possible to do, especially if you use VehicleSmart to track the MOT. Good luck with it hope you manage to find it, although sometimes they're better left as a memory

I bet you where made up when you found the ST170 and the Leon. I’ve always wanted an ST170 as my current car is a Mk1 Focus Zetec. I always check for the C Max every day hopefully it comes up one day.

I was on holiday when I found it. I messaged the seller and told him why I wanted it and he agreed to hold it for me, I gave him £550 for it which could buy you a decent ST170 at the time. Think I was paying just over £4k on insurance, you'd be spending 3 times that to buy a decent one now and probably around the same to insure it. It went down to £1200 as soon as I turned 18 and now I'm 20 I pay around £400 to insure it. The Focus was in good shape and it's now stored over winter, the Leon was a dog when I found it. An ST170 as a 2nd car would be a good buy if you found one with the clutch/fly and cambelt done. There's nothing like searching for an old car and actually finding it, I still remember how excited I was walking into that lockup and seeing it there.

[aaron_2000]

Pistonn said:

Hi Guys,
I'm looking to find my old Vauxhall Signum. The reg. is HN54UAU. The car is black with irmscher body kit all round including back boxes. The z32se engine was painted in red. I sold it in 2015 on standard sri alloys to the new owner. The buyer signed paperwork as Jamie H****s. Please if you know the person or know anything about the car please let me know. I can give detailed description of the car to prove I was the former owner for many years. Thank you in advance.

Scrapped at the start of 2020

Edited by aaron_2000 on Thursday 28th January 18:27

[aaron_2000]

MiniMan64 said:

I wish I could check the status of my old first Mini but its on a Northern Irish plate and those don't appear to show up on the DVLA MOT and tax checkers.

GDZ 6667 where art thou?!

It was exported in late 2005 when it was just over 25 years old so it's 99% chance of being in the US now

[aaron_2000]

MiniMan64 said:

aaron_2000 said:

MiniMan64 said:

I wish I could check the status of my old first Mini but its on a Northern Irish plate and those don't appear to show up on the DVLA MOT and tax checkers.

GDZ 6667 where art thou?!

It was exported in late 2005 when it was just over 25 years old so it's 99% chance of being in the US now

Exported in 2005? That’s the year I sold it...the US?

Now I’m intrigued!!

It will be the US with it being exported at 25 years old. If it was clean enough to export then it'll certainly still be alive and well, I found a US registration for a Mini with GDZ-6867 as the licence plate in California but can't find any info on it

[aaron_2000]

MiniMan64 said:

aaron_2000 said:

MiniMan64 said:

aaron_2000 said:

MiniMan64 said:

I wish I could check the status of my old first Mini but its on a Northern Irish plate and those don't appear to show up on the DVLA MOT and tax checkers.

GDZ 6667 where art thou?!

It was exported in late 2005 when it was just over 25 years old so it's 99% chance of being in the US now

Exported in 2005? That’s the year I sold it...the US?

Now I’m intrigued!!

It will be the US with it being exported at 25 years old. If it was clean enough to export then it'll certainly still be alive and well, I found a US registration for a Mini with GDZ-6867 as the licence plate in California but can't find any info on it

Would it keep the same (or at least one number out) plate if it was exported? Of course it’s a massive coincidence if not!

GDZ was a pretty unique plate (Northern Irish) but Christ I’d love to know it’s story if it’s really in California!!

They just get assigned random registrations but have the option to pick a private reg too.

[aaron_2000]

Jellybeans2016 said:

I keep checking for my old Mazda MX5 S6 MXV, I’d love to buy it again.

On my weekly check yesterday on total car check I saw it was posted for sale on 22/3/21 then tax was stopped on 27/3/21. I missed it!

Sounds like it was quickly sold and last seller then stopped the tax.

Cannot find it on any car selling site Ive looked. Anyone know how to find the advert or is it dead now if it’s been sold?

S6 MXV is a red 2.0 sport and was on sale for £3500.

Ahhhhhhh!

[aaron_2000]

Jellybeans2016 said:

Amazing wow! Never used thumbs app, don’t suppose you know how I can access link where it’s from?

I’d love to see if sale fell through or if any way I can pass my details on to the new owner for maybe first refusal in the future.

Thanks Aaron

V5 was issued 2 days ago so I assume it sold.

https://cazana.com/uk/car/S6MXV