Scraping my ghetto car?

413x · 1 Mar 2021 at 09:35

Have a car that now need to go.
I'm guessing the best thing is to scrap it?

It's an 04 plate 206 with 100k odd miles

It gets damp on the inside
It has a rough sounding engine. Likely from water damage
The driver side lock fell out
I big scratch /dent where someone reversed into it.

Collect and scrap?

bloodiedathame · 1 Mar 2021 at 09:37

Chuck it on ebay with no reserve. Some nutter will buy it.

Maccapacca · 1 Mar 2021 at 09:38

bloodiedathame said:
Chuck it on ebay with no reserve. Some nutter will buy it.

robj20 · 1 Mar 2021 at 09:41

bloodiedathame said:
Chuck it on ebay with no reserve. Some nutter will buy it.

And potentially sell it for less than scrap?

bloodiedathame · 1 Mar 2021 at 09:47

robj20 said:
And potentially sell it for less than scrap?

You won't get much for scrap. If anything. I had to scrap my old car, they were going to give me £25 for it, so I ended up giving it to the fire brigade to play with.

Will webuyanycar give anything for it?

413x · 1 Mar 2021 at 09:50

Actually the scrap price is 138 collected
Was surprised. I just did the quote

Are you not just opening yourself up to pain with ebay and idiots bidding and coming back later to your house complaining?

Scania · 1 Mar 2021 at 10:37

413x said:
Actually the scrap price is 138 collected
Was surprised. I just did the quote

Are you not just opening yourself up to pain with ebay and idiots bidding and coming back later to your house complaining?

Was just going to say check the weigh in value.

413x · 1 Mar 2021 at 10:40

I feel like 138 for no hassle might be best option.
Used prices on eBay look a bit higher. 200 tops.

I was expecting 50 quid for scraping

bloodiedathame · 1 Mar 2021 at 10:41

413x said:
I feel like 138 for no hassle might be best option.

I was expecting 50 quid

That's not bad actually, have you tried webuyanycar?

413x · 1 Mar 2021 at 10:53

bloodiedathame said:
That's not bad actually, have you tried webuyanycar?

Apparently there's a 50 pound fee over 100.

Quote with damage comes up at 222. I'll guess that's the highest which puts it at 170 max and having to drive there etc

They might drive it down too

Guess could try my luck. I'd no obligation

Lashout_UK · 1 Mar 2021 at 10:55

You'll come away with less, in the end, if you go that route – and then there's the time, hassle, driving, etc. Take the no-fuss scrappage option.

413x · 1 Mar 2021 at 10:58

Lashout_UK said:
You'll come away with less, in the end, if you go that route – and then there's the time, hassle, driving, etc. Take the no-fuss scrappage option.

This is what I'm thinking. It's a guaranteed 138

EBay has fees. And idiots.
Webuyanycar will drive price down and have to get back. With this there's no need for me to have to faff with insuring 2 cars for same day etc

Jez · 1 Mar 2021 at 11:08

Ive sold a fair few junk cars on eBay, never had a problem and always got hundreds for them.

Up to you, but eBay is my preferred disposal method for cars. Just be really clear when selling the thing, that its alternative fate was the scrap yard, give them the keys and say check this out as much as you like before purchase, but it is sold as seen.

Mr_Sukebe · 1 Mar 2021 at 11:11

What’s a ghetto car?

Nasher · 1 Mar 2021 at 11:14

Strip it out and fit nox. Go out with a bang.

Howard · 1 Mar 2021 at 11:23

It's a 206, so 100% scrap it. Don't inflict it on anybody else.

But at least have some fun with it on a green lane first. We did this with my friend's old mk3 3-speed Golf (4 speed gearbox but 3rd went MIA, so it only had 1st, 2nd, and 4th. Fun times) many years ago before it got sent to the scrapyard in the sky.

robj20 · 1 Mar 2021 at 14:11

I recently got about £140 scrap for a mk1 ford focus 1.6 running on 2 cylinders.
Guy turned up, took a photo of my driving license, gave me a receipt.
Ten minutes later I had the money in my account a few hours later the destruction certificate.
It was so easy it was refreshing.

NVP · 1 Mar 2021 at 14:59

Put it on Facebook marketplace at £200 and wait a week.

413x · 1 Mar 2021 at 15:07

Mr_Sukebe said:
What’s a ghetto car?

A car that looks more at home in a ghetto than on a UK street!

413x · 1 Mar 2021 at 15:07

Jez said:
Ive sold a fair few junk cars on eBay, never had a problem and always got hundreds for them.

Up to you, but eBay is my preferred disposal method for cars. Just be really clear when selling the thing, that its alternative fate was the scrap yard, give them the keys and say check this out as much as you like before purchase, but it is sold as seen.

Worth a go then. I'll try this first

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