Six-cylinder Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 This is my next door neighbours car so I thought as a joke I would give it away! No not really, it is my neighbours car and has a sad tale in that he is now bed ridden as his legs are locked solid and won't drive again. Unfortunately his son and others have used it and messed it up. Ford Focus 1.8 LX 5 door manual. MOT 11th April 2017 and get you home tax. I am told with jump it will start fine and drives ok. As you can see from the photo first his partner let it roll into my Alfa and then his son seems to have done other damage even smashing the n-s front window. It is free and can be collected from Buckingham. I can help with collection from a local station and jump etc Any good to anybody or it is going to the bridge before the MOT expires? Banger Kenny, Supernaut, strangeangel and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wow, that's grim. Even if it was nearer I still wouldn't want it. Cavcraft, chaseracer and Aston Martin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 So that's why your alfa has an odd coloured door, I wondered why when I saw Ian's video! If any potential victims can more easily get to Maidenhead train station in the week I can run them over to mine/yours if it helps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wow, that's grim. Even if it was nearer I still wouldn't want it. Harsh, you didn't have to say it out loud, you could have spared my feelings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 That's a shame for the owner but his partner and son are a bit cretinous! Mint pre-accident condition too no doubt, shame Banger Kenny and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 I don't know why, but if that was (a lot) closer to me, I'd find it strangely alluring. Bash the front end back into shape with a hammer, proper farmer stylee, then fit a wrong-coloured front NS door in order to replace the window and mirror, then drive around everywhere at 11/10 for full insanity points. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 If my son had done that damage to my car, he would get the biggest can of whoopass. Supernaut, Dick Longbridge, purplebargeken and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 CALLING KILTOX! Ideal tip monkey, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 If my son had done that damage to my car, he would get the biggest can of whoopass. You wait, my son did this to my E30 included breaking the sump and seizing the engine, he is still alive just, but now lives in the penal colony Canada! Dick Longbridge, 0ldCh0d, Dirk Diggler and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 CALLING KILTOX! Ideal tip monkey, surely?Thanks fella but I'm having Dermist's Passat for a bit before passing it on to Lord Sterling eddyramrod and Lord Sterling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You wait, my son did this to my E30 included breaking the sump and seizing the engine, he is still alive just, but now lives in the penal colony Canada! Remind me why we have children again can you?! Twiggy and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Harsh, you didn't have to say it out loud, you could have spared my feelings! Sorry, I'm still at work! Maybe later I'll have some beers and think it's a bargain. Sigmund Fraud and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 That's a shame for the owner but his partner and son are a bit cretinous!Mint pre-accident condition too no doubt, shame This. What a shame, hope the previous owner hasn't seen it in this state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Too far south for Billy?? Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 There's little value in these anymore. Shame as they are lovely cars (IMO anyway) Just sold my brother's for £200 Sent from my D6603 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You wait, my son did this to my E30 included breaking the sump and seizing the engine, he is still alive just, but now lives in the penal colony Canada!I did that to my dads e30 at the tender age of 17 whilst schooling myself on understeer and oversteer. My older sister did it to the same car 2 years earlier too. Those were the days. chaseracer and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 to be honest that would be a straightforward bridge job for me. these are very capable motors but this one looks a lost cause,especially when reasonably tidy ones are only a couple of hundred quid. saucedoctor and 0ldCh0d 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 chaseracer and 0ldCh0d 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 ^ This, I'm afraid. An ad on Ovalchat would see the Focarse gone, sharpish. Standlake's not far from you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Look the lad in the high viz coat is on the phone to you already. Twiggy, eddyramrod and fiatdaft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Gave £150 for an Estate recently. It had MOT until May, was in surprisingly good nick actually. Could have put it back on the road for less than a hundred. But I needed the bits off it, got £60 for the shell, sold some bits off it for £60, it had half a tank of fuel in it, so it paid me back before I'd even took anything off it. You'll struggle to shift a 1.8 for anything more than pennies, costs as much to tax as a Mondeo and does less to the gallon. I'd frag it. But I'd have the CD player out of it though if it works and has a code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Gave £150 for an Estate recently. It had MOT until May, was in surprisingly good nick actually. Could have put it back on the road for less than a hundred. But I needed the bits off it, got £60 for the shell, sold some bits off it for £60, it had half a tank of fuel in it, so it paid me back before I'd even took anything off it. You'll struggle to shift a 1.8 for anything more than pennies, costs as much to tax as a Mondeo and does less to the gallon. I'd frag it. But I'd have the CD player out of it though if it works and has a code. I was asked to take this to the bridge but I thought I would offer it on here first, in case when I posted "I bridged this today" their would be somebody who was disappointed that I had not offered it round first. We are not trying to sell it, but you can have it free if you want it. DeeJay, CortinaDave, Cavcraft and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 How much for the radio out of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 I was asked to take this to the bridge but I thought I would offer it on here first, in case when I posted "I bridged this today" their would be somebody who was disappointed that I had not offered it round first. We are not trying to sell it, but you can have it free if you want it. I take my hat off to you, it'd be easier to bridge it but offering it up for nothing is a bloody good gesture imho. timolloyd, oldcars, mercedade and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 How much for the radio out of it? I will look at that if nobody takes the complete car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
23rdian Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 Bloody hell no one wants a free car. It's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 I am surprised there's not more love for this, scrap yard door, bare minimum for an mot and its an ideal work shitter! This place etc. When's cannock next? Can you store it until then and we enter it as an autoshite sale? I can help you get it there a few days before (follow you up then drive you back, then we go up on sale day etc) Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaughant Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I'll have a look in my shed but I'm pretty certain ive got all the mk1.5 parts for one of these in silver for pretty much free to whoever wants them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 If i wasn't in Scotland this weekend i would come down and get it. Could do with bits for missus moogs focus so would be easier if had donor car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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