UK Scrappage Cars - pics

EPM

Just came across this the other day. They seem to have added more pictures to it since then. Some really nice cars just thrown away for no apparent reason:(

dudara

Have you ever seen footage of that machine in the UK that scraps the cars? It just chews them up and spits them out as fragments of metal. Impressive.

Saab Ed

Dear oh dear. This is the stuff thats going to be in demand so much. Thats not all scrap.

ongarite

Why have the first 3 pics been photoshopped?
Its really obvious they have just been pasted into the background. The lighting and shadows don't match at all compared to the scrap-yard backgrounds.
Its really bad in the 3rd pic, with the Puma in the background behind the Golf.

colm_mcm

Autocar wrote:

We struggled to find anything wrong with this mark four Golf

Maybe they should have looked round the front?

Hal1

Some of those cars look 'shopped'. Highlights, edge sharpening etc. Maybe they are trying to cover up some damage so they would appear saleable.

EPM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Maybe they should have looked round the front?

I think some parts had already been taken from it.

The photo's look shopped but I think it's just the shots have been set up with lighting and all that by the photographer.

That E320 is criminal

mickdw

Its a big silly to be pointing out that there is nothing much wrong with the cars. after all they have to have a current mot to avail of the scheme.
All those cars will be pulled apart and all the useful parts sold off and only the bare bones crushed. Its not so bad really is it? They only end up there when worth less than the scrappage grant surely.
The classic stuff shouldnt come under that scheme but old golfs etc with maybe engine on the way out, what else do you do with them.
The old merc - what if its starting to suffer serious rusting, it might be worth alot more for parts specially with the low mileage engine

VolvoMan

mickdw wrote: »

Its a big silly to be pointing out that there is nothing much wrong with the cars. after all they have to have a current mot to avail of the scheme.
All those cars will be pulled apart and all the useful parts sold off and only the bare bones crushed. Its not so bad really is it? They only end up there when worth less than the scrappage grant surely.
The classic stuff shouldnt come under that scheme but old golfs etc with maybe engine on the way out, what else do you do with them.
The old merc - what if its starting to suffer serious rusting, it might be worth alot more for parts specially with the low mileage engine

But is removing these sort of old cars off the road not having an effect small independent used car dealers and mechanics?

What people don't understand about this scheme is that the 2k they are getting for their car can be had off many new cars anyway, and add that to the fact that car manufacturers have actually hiked up the prices of cars since the scheme was introduced means these people are essentially scrapping their old cars for nothing.

DanFindy

Petrol golfs should be all scrapped.......horrible pieces of dirt :mad:

mickdw

VolvoMan wrote: »

What people don't understand about this scheme is that the 2k they are getting for their car can be had off many new cars anyway, and add that to the fact that car manufacturers have actually hiked up the prices of cars since the scheme was introduced means these people are essentially scrapping their old cars for nothing.

Id agree to a point but the extra money is being entered into the equation by the government so I assume there would still be an amount of wriggle room when doing the deal on top of the reductions due to scrappage.
In the area of small cheap cars, Id say this scheme makes a big difference to the cost of the purchase. Interestingly, most manufcturers are offering discount of 1200 to 1500 on top of the scrappage even on cheaper stuff like puntos etc