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[BorniteIdentity]

It will be scrapped / passed on for scrap value. I'm considering finance as I literally don't have two pennies to rub together, and I need a car for picking my son up from the rendezvous point.

And nobody dare suggest negotiating with my ex, she's not that kind of person, and we've only just had the court crap sorted.

Want my w202?

You have a child, it’s xmas, you can pay me on tick. Whatever.

[Tamworthbay]

Want my w202?
You have a child, it’s xmas, you can pay me on tick. Whatever.

I love this place.

[Snagglepuss]

Want my w202?

You have a child, it’s xmas, you can pay me on tick. Whatever.

Are you going to wrap it?

[purplebargeken]

Rap it?

[BorniteIdentity]

If it gets the man on the road, I’ll even stick a bow on the grille.

[purplebargeken]

Can someone please buy this Golf. It is a solid thing with a good chunk of MOT on it. It has a nice tidy GTi interior and virtually mint alloys and tyres. The wheels alone are worth £100 to £150.

 

Surely it can't be that difficult to lob a clutch in it.

 

How much is scrap?

[purplebargeken]

I'd offer the Volvo as a loaner but not sure it'd be the right vehicle for the task in all honesty.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

£150 on the scales is a good start.

 

Bornite's offer does indeed restore one's faith in humanity. 

[purplebargeken]

Clutch kit is £58 on eBay.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

When  car wants to die, don't try to save it. (Confucius, 460BC)

 

#weighthefucker

[purplebargeken]

At least flog the wheels and interior....

[Coprolalia]

Or for £150 from the scales there's the pink Skoda floating around for sale somewhere...

[purplebargeken]

The wheels would fit the Volvo.....

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Remove interior, drive to the bridge on a milk bottle crate, whip the rims off, weigh.

 

Collect cashiers cheque and chuckle as the four finger grab comes down and plonks it into the baler.

[pandamonium]

I've sold the wheels already.

[pandamonium]

Want my w202?

You have a child, it’s xmas, you can pay me on tick. Whatever.

 

Bloody hell, that's some offer. My insurance company would screw me on a Mercedes, they threatened to do so when I tried to insure the pink Felicia before its current owner. 

[Lacquer Peel]

Bloody hell, that's some offer. My insurance company would screw me on a Mercedes, they threatened to do so when I tried to insure the pink Felicia before its current owner.

Try them, you might be surprised. A low powered auto Merc may be considered low risk.

[pandamonium]

I will, and you have no idea how much I appreciate the offer, either way. 

 

This place.... 

[pandamonium]

Would a roffle at £1.25 a ticket be a good idea? 

[purplebargeken]

Surely yes?

[BorniteIdentity]

I think it would definitely raffle at that kind of price.

 

Whether it's the right thing for you - only you can decide.  I think there's such a negligible difference between scrap (minus the wheels/interior) and raffle - i'd be taking the path of least resistance and making a few calls this morning about having it cubed.

 

What I would say is it's December, you've clearly got plenty on and it could end up being in the way for a little while whilst the raffle sells out, is executed and the car collected.

 

Good luck either way.

[purplebargeken]

How much are they offering for scrappage? As B said above, it all depends on timescales/space and so on.

 

It would b e great if the car lived on as all said, it is solid and so on and has a lengthy MOT but you have to do what is best for you in the crappy circumstances.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I would defo do a cartakeback rather than a £1.25 roffle, you just know the winner isn't going to want it!

[dollywobbler]

I would defo do a cartakeback rather than a £1.25 roffle, you just know the winner isn't going to want it!

 

Indeed. Or they'll just take the easy option and do a cartakeback themselves.

[Parky]

Maybe pinch a few useful small bits off it first - lights and switches don't take up a lot of space, maybe a few smaller bits of trim. Might be a way to get another £50 out of it on top of anything cartakeback offer?

[purplebargeken]

The headlining is a reasonable seller as most had sunroof holes in them. A bit of unscrewing needed but not a major faff.

[23rdian]

Roffle it. Don't break it mate. It looks nice. I'll have a couple of tickets

[loserone]

^ GIB

[Mr_Bo11ox]

If you win this for your £2.50 stake are you seriously gonna shift it home and put a clutch in it? Fair play if so.

[pandamonium]

Cartakback have offered 95 quid. I think that will be less hassle.