What to do with car worth basically nothing?

scamalert

Anyway family got new car,as old one wouldnt pass coming nct in a next month,thus was told just to get rid of it,all would been well since thought might bag 500e selling it decent return in my mind,before hit dondeal and seen that same model with yrs nct some tax and overall few times better shape would be going for 600-700e at most.

Now the model is mazda 323f hatch 2002 1.3l,great car since over the years was maintained to overall minimum just whatever works would be needed for nct and filters oil change/brake pads which i would do myself and cost minimum to run and never give bother on electrics or engine side.But if anyone's familiar with them models particularly 2000-3
they have factory fault with rust getting around wheel arches,now on the one it would been everlasting battle for last couple years to get most of them patched,but it spread to point where its possible to poke out metal pieces around arches front and back.besides that only other issue is clutch on the way out-so reckon minimum cost to bring it back on road would be at least 1000e for another year or two if wanting to keep it,which i sort of would since its nice car overall and cheap maintenance if not looking too closely at rust thats destroyed and spreading-since its been basically work horse just to get around and never put any cash or much effort since getting it to maintain.

so now in crossroads what to do with it,since could bring it to breakers and get 200e at best which they would turn into at least few times amount of that on parts alone,try selling in parts myself and recoup extra few hundred,but no space to keep it in estate and would look barebones,or get someone to store and just restore in time which again not sure of cost longterm and even if its worth it,since love the look of it and cheap running cost,but again better one could be gotten for fraction if needed,since car is road legit for another month with nct and tax and just sickness me to just sell it for what could be price of a new tire.

trabpc

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mikeecho

DDeal
Get a few quid

quadrifoglio verde

You won't get anywhere near 200 quid for that car of the breakers

scamalert

well as it seems it will be going DD way,but wonder maybe should get whatever parts possible off console,lights,interior parts and sell as scrap metal afterwards to any local yard that will collect it,just to squeeze extra cash.

Toyotafanboi

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

You won't get anywhere near 200 quid for that car of the breakers

€20 would be more realistic.

It's only worth it's weight in scrap metal to a breaker. They would make sod all parting it out. It's an older, obscure model, demand for spares will be slim to none.

Just call it a day OP and bin it.

colm_mcm

It's worth €100 privately. Nobody wants them.

mickdw

scamalert wrote: »

well as it seems it will be going DD way,but wonder maybe should get whatever parts possible off console,lights,interior parts and sell as scrap metal afterwards to any local yard that will collect it,just to squeeze extra cash.

You will get no money from a scrap dealer that has to collect.
You will struggle to make money off parts yourself so best bet is stick it on donedeal and take whatever you can get.

scamalert

guess your right guys need to be realistic few quid better then none given condition its in anyways.

XR3i

scamalert wrote: »

Anyway family got new car,as old one wouldnt pass coming nct in a next month,thus was told just to get rid of it,all would been well since thought might bag 500e selling it decent return in my mind,before hit dondeal and seen that same model with yrs nct some tax and overall few times better shape would be going for 600-700e at most.

Now the model is mazda 323f hatch 2002 1.3l,great car since over the years was maintained to overall minimum just whatever works would be needed for nct and filters oil change/brake pads which i would do myself and cost minimum to run and never give bother on electrics or engine side.But if anyone's familiar with them models particularly 2000-3
they have factory fault with rust getting around wheel arches,now on the one it would been everlasting battle for last couple years to get most of them patched,but it spread to point where its possible to poke out metal pieces around arches front and back.besides that only other issue is clutch on the way out-so reckon minimum cost to bring it back on road would be at least 1000e for another year or two if wanting to keep it,which i sort of would since its nice car overall and cheap maintenance if not looking too closely at rust thats destroyed and spreading-since its been basically work horse just to get around and never put any cash or much effort since getting it to maintain.

so now in crossroads what to do with it,since could bring it to breakers and get 200e at best which they would turn into at least few times amount of that on parts alone,try selling in parts myself and recoup extra few hundred,but no space to keep it in estate and would look barebones,or get someone to store and just restore in time which again not sure of cost longterm and even if its worth it,since love the look of it and cheap running cost,but again better one could be gotten for fraction if needed,since car is road legit for another month with nct and tax and just sickness me to just sell it for what could be price of a new tire.

tldr

visual

Car is scrap, breakers yard is where it belongs unless someone buys it for parts.

Parting it out at home might seem good idea but it will be difficult to sell on parts, time consuming and not practical if it's your front garden.

Giacomo McGubbin

Didn't bother reading the too long OP

If you have them taxed and nct'd, scrappage scheme offers are hard to pass up, or sell them on done deal.

Other than that get 100 off the scrappy for them.

jimbis

Google common faults with them, what ever parts seem to fail a lot then whip them off and stick them on adverts. If your around Dublin/Wicklow area then ring Leon recycling in arklow, they'll give you a price for the car and collect it.
If the tyres are anyway new I may take them and replace them with old ones so it's still rolling.