Station Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I also sent him a message and got this back:dont worry it wont be scrapped..........i've never known such concern for such a little car...............yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTransit Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Good! Oh the power of the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 I also sent him a message and got this back:dont worry it wont be scrapped..........i've never known such concern for such a little car...............yay!Size isn't everything don't they know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 There was a story in the Sun about a Singer Gazelle that got saved - the dealer helped the person sell it to a collector.I read that, It made me feel all warm inside, But no doubt the dealer done alright out of it though.When was that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Last Friday i think? Can't remember now, Was in an article about the scrappage scheme and how many cars are selling Edit - Heres the article online. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... r-Kia.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Well done, Mandelson. Your Wastage Scheme is truly fantastic., I'm sure it will single-handedly raise this country into a state of never-ending full employment.Meanwhile, the vile little faggot hasn't given any real world, on-paper assurance that Vauxhall will survive in the UK. But he has promised/given his word which with Evil Lord Mandelson means nothing. Never mind, he'll be back in Brussels bumming himself silly in a couple of years.Evil Lord Mandelson - I could never tire of punching him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestar25 Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 The Sun wrote:One motorist even had a super rare 1967 Bond Equipe crushed to buy a Picanto,I think these people are total braindeads, trading this or a Porsche or Mercedes for a Pi-can't-o . These motors are as horrid as the Daewoo Matiz ( ) and I can't see these former owners of such well made, high powered cars being satisfied driving round in an underpowered shopping trolley like this... (rant over, thanks for reading ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Well done, Mandelson. Your Wastage Scheme is truly fantastic., I'm sure it will single-handedly raise this country into a state of never-ending full employment.Meanwhile, the vile little faggot hasn't given any real world, on-paper assurance that Vauxhall will survive in the UK. But he has promised/given his word which with Evil Lord Mandelson means nothing. Never mind, he'll be back in Brussels bumming himself silly in a couple of years.Evil Lord Mandelson - I could never tire of punching him.Nice bit of homophobia there! Anyway, how do you suggest he gives this on-paper guarantee that vauxhall will remain in the UK? He doesnt own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicsmith Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 How about this then:One thread for all the hostage holders, not just so we can talk about how they`re a nob head and all that, but to evaluate the car itself and whether or not it is actually worth, in the cases of real peachy stuff, entering into some sort of discussion with the seller, after all a grand or less should buy any of these cars, everyone knows the other grand is on the table no matter what.No thread at all for the stuff that`s doomed - we are honestly better off not knowing, however it`s like being presented with a big stack of "Crimes and Punishments" magazines from the `60s, you would end up flicking through them all to look at the black and white photos of muder scenes and that, but does seeing them really do you any good? Then another thread for stuff that gets saved from this scheme, you never know, some of us on here might even end up saving something. I`ve heard one or two miraculous escapes from the Austrian version of this as well, it would all make nice reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompo Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I'd go with that vicsmithLove your avatar and signature by the way, the in program music for WoE was ace, nevermind the evil 'thing' in the black Merc (?). [/code] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogeezer Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Here's one from my local Ford dealer 'Bristol Street' Looks like a rare model too but it was pretty scraggy.. To their credit thought, the first thing the salesman said to me was' your not bringing that in for scrappage are you?' about my Escort. And they also had this on the frontage so good work Bristol Street motors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Hey that's excellent, no scrapping for this 323F it seems. Good because I like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTransit Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 That's brilliant, admittedly no more than they would be paying toward the wastage scheme, but after all you have to accept car dealers are not a charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 With dealer induced boot marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicsmith Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 I'd go with that vicsmithLove your avatar and signature by the way, the in program music for WoE was ace, nevermind the evil 'thing' in the black Merc (?). [/code]Please don`t get me started on the incidental music from that program, I only wish there was some way to obtain a CD of it all, seriously.You have done well with your av by the way, I love the fact that the guy who was inside the Wordy suit probably had to go down the shops and buy a pair of women`s black tights and cut them in half at the crotch for each episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotorabia Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Fortunately here in NZ an idea of the scrappage scheme would be dutifully sent tothe scrap heap..basically becos our car assembly plants died in the 80s so theres no jobs to save..we assembled everything from Bambinas to Chryslers..nowadays its just a handful of Lotus 7 boutique workshops..The import tariffs were dropped in the late 90s..which meant since ive been here we ve been inundated with unsafe Japper imports bought for peanuts of the docks in Japan and sold to poor monkeys here who cant afford the latest and greatest from Europe...of recent the Russians have now banned the 2nd hand Japper imports to protect their industry..they were the main competition against the local dealers here..so now we re gonna get more..but cheaper..good for the consumer...but bad for head on collisions which is the most common accident here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 The import tariffs were dropped in the late 90s..which meant since ive been here we ve been inundated with unsafe Japper imports bought for peanuts of the docks in Japan and sold to poor monkeys here who cant afford the latest and greatest from EuropeShaken cast-offs, presumably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 T'was in my local Fiat dealer this morning, buying £1.84 of wiper components for SWMBO's Coupe; beside a nice,elderly couple trading in their immaculate 10,600 mile ('E'plate), 1 owner from new spotless Panda.Yes they had used the scrappage allowance- and yes wasnt it shiny-he's spent 2 hours polishing it yesterday.So -nice subsidy goes to Italy-usefull little car goes straight to the crusher.Oh dear.If the dealer has any sense they'll forego their grand from the government and preserve it as a showpiece, hanging onto it ad infinitum and ready to be rolled out as part of the next Panda/500/Punto launch, as a kind of "look how well built and long-lasting our cars are" talking point. It would also depreciate less than any of their other stock :lol:Sadly I doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 on my way home from work today i passed by a large Honda dealership - 'Rowes', in Plymouth. They currently have a T reg bug eyed Corolla on the forecourt for £2995!! WTF?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRegieRitmo Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 You have done well with your av by the way, I love the fact that the guy who was inside the Wordy suit probably had to go down the shops and buy a pair of women`s black tights and cut them in half at the crotch for each episode.What's it from?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXrescuer Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 I'd go with that vicsmithLove your avatar and signature by the way, the in program music for WoE was ace, nevermind the evil 'thing' in the black Merc (?). [/code]Please don`t get me started on the incidental music from that program, I only wish there was some way to obtain a CD of it all, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 You have done well with your av by the way, I love the fact that the guy who was inside the Wordy suit probably had to go down the shops and buy a pair of women`s black tights and cut them in half at the crotch for each episode.What's it from??Look and Read: It was a schools programme in the early 80s all us old 'uns used to watch in primary school when we were learning to read and write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXrescuer Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Wifey was in our local Vauxhall dealership this morning when a row kicked off between a sales bod and a potential customer. The gist of it was that the bloke had bought an old banger with little mot and tax for £100 and wanted 2k off a new motor. Trouble started when bloke was told that as he had only had the car a few days, he was not covered by scrappage scheme due to not owning said heap for at least 12 months. He was more than a little miffed that his £1900 profit clearly was not to be had so easily! Amid much swearing and accusations of seller ripping off people, my wife left whilst argument ensued and so doesn't know what the outcome was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredTransit Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Ah shame I would have pulled up a chair and watched the cabaret! What a nob the bloke was, serves him right for not listening to the news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Dear god, its hardly complicated is it, theres only about 4 rules to it. What a twat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXrescuer Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 My wife has just come off the phone to her friend and apparently he stormed out shouting about knowing his rights and is going to report them and then get the Citizen's Advice Bureau on the case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted June 17, 2009 Author Share Posted June 17, 2009 Bloody marvellous! Maybe he could write to Esther Rantzen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXrescuer Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 bought an old banger with little mot and tax for £100Did you find out what it was, it might be shiteworthy?1996 P? Vauxhall Astra Merit apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1992-PEUGEOT-405- ... 0433280827IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR, COULD BE TRADED IN TO GET £2,000 OFF UNDER GOVERNMENT SCRAPPAGE SCHEME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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