What to do with my car?

[WD Forte]

So, a 2004 Focus 1.8 with 50,000 and a bit on the clock in generally good nick
just needs a battery and tyres sorting for MOT
BTW, you can get an 063 battery from £45 delivered if you cant find/scrounge up
a cheap SH one locally

There are always folk wanting a cheap motor
Scrap it for £150
Put a bit work in to it and get maybe £500 plus
Stick an MOT on it and maybe get a grand?
are there any serious advisories on the last MOT it had?

1.8/50K 'not worth anything' bollox
Mine's a 1.9 TDI deisel Galaxy @96K and I could easily get well over a grand for it
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[MarJay]

[MarJay]

[WD Forte]

I'm just guessing, I have no real idea of SH car prices
but I do hear they're pretty high.
Also when you see the asking price of utter shit box bikes and cars
I reckon he's got more potential value on his hands than he thinks

On a geographic /nearby customer base note
Cumbria can be anywhere from Kirkby Lonsdale to Carlisle
If he's near Kirkby for instance, he may well get people willing to nip up from the Manchester area to have look.
If he's in Whitehaven they may not be so keen.
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[chickenstrip]

[Diggs]

I put my old 130k Nissan 'Bastard' twin-cab on EBAY with little MOT left, 5 tyres on the limit, 2 years from its last service and holes in the chassis so big you could put your fist through (it was about to snap in half...) for £1,500 a few months back, and it had gone within 2 hours. I was completely honest about its condition too. People are desperate for cars at the moment because new ones aren't being delivered, so things that were worthless previously now have a value.

If it were me, I'd get the engine running then put it on the Bay with no MOT for £600 and see what happens. You may be presently surprised. If you don't want to shell out for a new battery until you know whether it still runs or not, borrow one from a mate to try it out...
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Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting...

[Easy-X]

I looked up my old Skoda on eBay and the closest equivalent miles and age was 3 bags! So much for diesels going in the bin.
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[WD Forte]

Just scrap the thing

https://www.car.co.uk/scrap-my-car/locations/north-west/cumbria
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[mentalboy]

Isn't there some loaded sod on here who can loan CS a couple of quid to put the thing through it's MOT and realise its full potential?

As previously noted the second hand market is jumping as there is a shortage of new motors feeding the system.
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[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

yeah if only there were some wealthy americans reading this
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[UncleFester]

He could start an adult version of cumbriacraic and take in lots of ponds .... there's a bolt for every nut etc etc
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[chickenstrip]

[Diggs]

[Ste]

99p no reserve auction on eBay and let someone pay you far more than you ever thought it could be worth.

Once you've got lots of money for it you can thank me later.

[hellkat]

Where you based these days, Chickenbobs?
edit: I mean, generally.
oop norf or dahn sarf
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[chickenstrip]

[chickenstrip]

[Skudd]

Scrap is poor at the moment £120 max, MOT is £48 I think and a battery is about £60, If I was closer to you I would put a battery on it and put it through an MOT and see what was what. Minor stuff is usually a scrappy job or ebay parts. But if you are brassic it might as well be millions of pounds to sort.
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[TaffyTDM]

If its any guide i picked up a 1.4 clio a couple of months ago as a run around whilst the daily driver came in for an overhaul, 06 plate with 120k and 4 legal but mismatched tyres (long mot tho), paid 600 quid plus 60 in coach ticket and fuel to get it from yorkshire and back, and in the current second hand market i was chuffed with the deal

[arry]

[arry]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[B5234FT]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fsrp=1&_from=R40&_nkw=ford+focus&_sacat=0&Model%2520Year=2004%7C2003%7C2002&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1&Fuel=Petrol&rt=nc&Vehicle%2520Mileage=50%252C000%2520to%252074%252C999%2520miles%7C25%252C000%2520to%252049%252C999%2520miles&_dcat=9844

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[steve the grease]

Cartakeback.com gave me £400 for a non running Peugeot Expert van that was hanging.
If you have no money to get it fixed up - this might be a good option.

Local scrappys have been giving like £40 or £50 - I think we have been being ripped off. The manufacturer pays for de-toxing and processing the vehicle, it seems . Money in the bank the next morning - certificate of destruction from DVLA by lunchtime. Lots of messages. All paperwork , log book etc done properly. You just need to have it where it can be driven or winched onto the recovery lorry.
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All the above is my personal opinion, you can see my lips move, but I'm talking out of my arse.
I've been riding, and fixing , bikes for 50 years, in that time the more I learn, the less I am absolutely sure of.....