purplebargeken Posted December 29, 2014 Author Share Posted December 29, 2014 Nah. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 doubt it, the mark 6 is a pretty crap car at the end of the day, and that particular example looks well rotten! Rusty Pelican 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 It looks sod all work to get it looking OK to sell on and if you were round the corner I would have it. But as your scrap price is so high, any profit for me is wiped out in the cost to come and get it, which is a shame Edit: are they genuine Ford rubber mats? How much to post them and the gas struts from the boot if they're the same/similar to my fiestas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Is this where you have the entertainment of having to get it UK registered before you can bean can it? hairymel and HillmanImp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctormop Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I've emailed John Nettles care of Midsommer.org.UK about my idea for a new series entitled 'Bergerac meets Breaking bad' but he has yet to get back to me regarding the starring role of a former alcoholic smart arse Detective who fights crime and creates new forms of crystal meth with which to send Charlie Hungerford completely off his tits from the comfort of this Ford estate car so unfortunately can see no future film career for this worthwhile escapee from the channel islands.Good luck with whatever happens, think ive been up too long!......ZZZZZZZZZZZZ cms206 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Nope, we takeranycar thingy gave a price without any hassle. I will have a look at the bits for you at the weekend/when it goes to its doom. Please PM colc with a donation if they are ok for your Fester.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Never a shame to see these crushed, quite the reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 It's a shame Christmas has gone, I suspect a laminated photo of this headed into the crusher and a box of Kleenex would have made Billy's week. Cavcraft and sporty-shite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Jersey log book is here, thanks Col. We are taking her to the breakers tomorrow. Damn shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Er so who and how much am I paying for these mats and struts? Can they be posted? If it's all to much arseing about chuck em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CortinaDave Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I don't mind these, as low cost transport I've driven owned worse. However with the purchase price , as minimal as that is, plus a road trip to collect, £50 odd to register it, then probably a couple of hundred to get it through a ticket its unlikely its going to make sense on the pound notes front to a shiter. Sometimes you just gotta hand the keys over to the man at the weighbridge, shrug and walk away. Id be taking out the Ford 6000cd player though, you can still get 30-40 quid for one of those on fleabay, and holding on to the alloys with decent tyres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Don't do anything about the struts and mats yet - wait until I get hold of them first. Then I'll sort out p&p and we'll take it from there. Sound ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 No problem will wait for orders. I know their giving stupid scrap money but have you thought about breaking it on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Not really thought about ebay as they won't let me sell on there because Mrs. PBK would not yield to their irritating demands about giving free P&p or other such bollocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Tick tock, tick tock. I'm leaving in 30 minutes to go over to Essex and fetch the Escort. Last chance folks for a 'just in time' saving episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 You'll need proof of ID (passport, photo driving licence) when the scrap people come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 CRUSH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Bren, sporty-shite, warren t claim and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Arrgghhh! Mate drove this back from Essex to Enfield and he was very impressed indeed. There might be a chance for a customer of his buying it. I should know tomorrow. Failing that bridge on Friday. If I needed a car then I'd have bought it myself. Let's hope it can be sold. Talk about a last minute reprieve eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I hope it's saved..................doesn't deserve to die just yet! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 A new year cliffhanger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 Well of course the customer who was really, really interested never phoned my mate back. Oh what a monumental surprise. I am almost tempted to buy it myself and just de-rustify it slowly but surely. The problem I have is that the modern Beetle will be going to the barn as will my Toledo (in April/May) and I have only 2 spaces available to me. FFS, I am so loath to scrap this car. 500tops 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If you've room don't scrap it. As we've said it's technically not that bad and seems a shame to kill it for no reason* Slowly fix it and in the end if you cba then the options always there that you'll get stupid scrap money and some weird alloys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If you've room don't scrap it. As we've said it's technically not that bad and seems a shame to kill it for no reason* Slowly fix it and in the end if you cba then the options always there that you'll get stupid scrap money and some weird alloys.A shitter really needs to save it - I doubt anybody else will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Get rid of the modern Beetle instead? 😄 500tops, AlabamaShrimp and In The Pit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted January 2, 2015 Author Share Posted January 2, 2015 I really like the Beetle and have wanted on for a long time. Beetle has to stay I am afraid. I guess I could store it until April but after that I'd be in the same situation as now really. Meh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If you can store it till April without bother then why not - someone on here is bound to be after a cheap runaround between now and then and, if not, then nothing lost, just scrap it in April... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 If anybody buys it they will probably end up scrapping it themselves in a few months anyway. Try not to get too sentimental over it, it's a typical ELV. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Have you tried a banger racing Facebook page. There's quite a few prepped Escorts for sale in there already so there must be interest. If you are loathe to scrap it, just keep a hold of it for a bit and see what happens. I did that with my old Vectra and ended up breaking it for spares. However I really regret that now but it was a good car with a few things that went wrong at a bad time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilko220 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 By the way, am I the only person who on first seeing this thread, though that the "Escort Emporium" must have been some crap '90s dealer special... KruJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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