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Author What to do.... help - Update, headgasket has blown
Ally
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18th Jun 07 at 09:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Soon i will be buying a newer car, but my clio is in quite a state so i dont know what to do with it!

It has the following wrong with it -

Needs 2 new mirrors
new rear wiper
new headlight
new bonnet
drivers side front bearing is starting to make a noise indicating its going to need replacing in a month or so
Passenger door is keyed
There is rust round the rear wiper and a little bit on the rear arches
There are also a couple of small dinks, one on the boot, and a mark on the drivers door by the mirror where someone reversed into me

Given the current state of it, what would you do?

PS - Its an M reg Renault Clio, metallic green, 83k, 7 months MOT, 3 months tax, no PAS/electrics, tape player

Should i ebay it, autotrader it for fook all or pay to have it scrapped?




[Edited on 20-06-2007 by Ally]
Cupra Steve
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18th Jun 07 at 09:47   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
with 7 months MOT stick it on autotrader for £400.
P1CK4D
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18th Jun 07 at 09:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Take it to an auction and hope for the best or even Ebay it..
Planty02
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18th Jun 07 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would try to sell it cheap first. Could make someone a cheap little car to learn in etc.

Saves you paying to have it scrapped
Ally
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18th Jun 07 at 09:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£400????

No ones gunna pay that for it steve, it is a right mess
Fro
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18th Jun 07 at 09:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You wouldnt have to pay to have it scrapped. there should be a few companies around that will take it for free, Thats what my dad does, but you're a bit far
Fro
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18th Jun 07 at 09:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
but you would be better off trying to sell it really cheap, you've got nothing to lose.
Richie
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18th Jun 07 at 09:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
New front indicator = £8
New front headlight = £20
New bonnet = £50 - £80 new + spraying
New bonnet arms = £15
New door mirrors x2 = £35
New rear wiper arm = £10
New bearing = £30
TheCam
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18th Jun 07 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you get paid £80 for scrapping your car here
MarkM
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18th Jun 07 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Alison..

Even if you get £250 for it thats better than scrapping it...sell it to a Kosovan
Ally
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18th Jun 07 at 10:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Richie
New front indicator = £8
New front headlight = £20
New bonnet = £50 - £80 new + spraying
New bonnet arms = £15
New door mirrors x2 = £35
New rear wiper arm = £10
New bearing = £30


Thats £200 thou
Colin
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18th Jun 07 at 10:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Stick it in the free ad's / ebay for £200, the 7 months MOT may appeal to somebody, otherwise the scrappy may give you £50 for it.
Kathryn W
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18th Jun 07 at 10:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah id sell it for about £300...

Start it higher, people can always knock you down then...

[Edited on 18-06-2007 by Kathryn W]
corsa_rob
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18th Jun 07 at 11:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
flong it on the cheap mate...wud be great like project or first car/to learn in
Andrew
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18th Jun 07 at 11:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Take it around to your local car dealers and ask for £150. Show them all your documents etc.

Someone will buy it dead cheap as a runaround.

Here you can scrap cars and get £100.
Cupra Steve
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18th Jun 07 at 11:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'll give ya £50 for it now!
Joe
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18th Jun 07 at 11:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just stick it on ebay and hope for the best.
Dione J
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18th Jun 07 at 11:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ebay, you know it makes sense.
Baskey
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is it a 1.2 or 1.4?

il give you wat the scrappy will mate,

PM me if you want it picking up
Ally
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18th Jun 07 at 12:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its a 1.2
Ally
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20th Jun 07 at 07:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As title says headgasket has gone BOOM!
JM_16v
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20th Jun 07 at 07:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
put it on clip sport etc. or whack it on ebay
Ally
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20th Jun 07 at 07:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
and radiator cracked
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drive it into the sea
Andrew
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Scrap it

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