2.2 Turbo SE Scrap or Sell
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Hi Guys, its been a long time since i was on here and when you read down you'll understand why!
I have a 2.2 Turbo SE 1990, which has not been driven in a couple of years. It was garaged for 2 years and when i went to move it the clutch was stuck open. The engine started but only one light popped up.
I had to move the car because i moved house and decided following a chat to my local mechanic that he would restore it to MOT and i would sell. However with all best intention this has not happened. The car is now sitting outside his workshop and i think the best thing for me is to get rid of it.
The question is, should i sell it as it is or sell it for scrap. Selling it as it is would be easy, but would i gain more if i sold the engine and gearbox separately etc?
Its has approximately 40,000 miles, its British Racing Green, Cream interior and lots of history.
I would appreciate any comments? Thanks
Liam
I have a 2.2 Turbo SE 1990, which has not been driven in a couple of years. It was garaged for 2 years and when i went to move it the clutch was stuck open. The engine started but only one light popped up.
I had to move the car because i moved house and decided following a chat to my local mechanic that he would restore it to MOT and i would sell. However with all best intention this has not happened. The car is now sitting outside his workshop and i think the best thing for me is to get rid of it.
The question is, should i sell it as it is or sell it for scrap. Selling it as it is would be easy, but would i gain more if i sold the engine and gearbox separately etc?
Its has approximately 40,000 miles, its British Racing Green, Cream interior and lots of history.
I would appreciate any comments? Thanks
Liam
Nooooo ....... do not break it for scrap just because you cant be bothered sorting what could be a weekends work on it.
No doubt some electrical connectors will be dodgy which will just need cleaning up.
Water in rad will need flushing through theres bound to be some crud.
New fluids all round and a general lube on moving parts.
New battery and at most a few hours to sort the clutch out.
If this sounds too much for you budget your better off selling as is for best offer.
Anyway good luck and hope you get it back on the road.
No doubt some electrical connectors will be dodgy which will just need cleaning up.
Water in rad will need flushing through theres bound to be some crud.
New fluids all round and a general lube on moving parts.
New battery and at most a few hours to sort the clutch out.
If this sounds too much for you budget your better off selling as is for best offer.
Anyway good luck and hope you get it back on the road.
I'll pay the same, but in tenners. It will seem like more 
You've got a can of worms ready to open. It could cost £500 to get right (unlikely) or could cost £10k+ (also unlikely to be fair) but will most probably plant itself somewhere in between. The car isn't worth much more in todays credit crunched market unfortunately. Don't break it though, someone will have it to fix up and can do the labour themselves to make it a more viable option. (Wanna go halves GKP?)
You've got a can of worms ready to open. It could cost £500 to get right (unlikely) or could cost £10k+ (also unlikely to be fair) but will most probably plant itself somewhere in between. The car isn't worth much more in todays credit crunched market unfortunately. Don't break it though, someone will have it to fix up and can do the labour themselves to make it a more viable option. (Wanna go halves GKP?)
Edited by Bibs_LEF on Monday 5th January 22:41
The stuck clutch is a common fault of not being used and is a 5 min no cost fix.
The front headlight pod is probably a bad connection.
Like others I'd be happy to give you very little for it, fix it and flog it for a nice little £4-5k profit.
Advertise it properly and get a fair price for it
The front headlight pod is probably a bad connection.
Like others I'd be happy to give you very little for it, fix it and flog it for a nice little £4-5k profit.
Advertise it properly and get a fair price for it
its always the same...a none runner is nearly worth nothing....investing some time and money will definately increase the sales price...but who should repair it when the owner does not have time? a garage? than the invoice of the garage will cut down the profit!!
e.g. i recently had a a blown piston on my daily runner ( 2 year old car). i thought to leave it to the garage on replace it by a new one. finally i asked the garage to repair it.
the car as a runner is worth 11000 euro, with the engine problem the garage offered me only 3000!! the repair cost me 2000.
this is a good example between the value of a runner and non-runner, considering also that the marging is much higher.
maybe you get 1500 for the lotus as non-runner..immediately...as a runner maybe 5000 (maybe!!!)...but you have to invest another 1500....ok..2000 profit but in a few weeks...or months and all the hazzle...
e.g. i recently had a a blown piston on my daily runner ( 2 year old car). i thought to leave it to the garage on replace it by a new one. finally i asked the garage to repair it.
the car as a runner is worth 11000 euro, with the engine problem the garage offered me only 3000!! the repair cost me 2000.
this is a good example between the value of a runner and non-runner, considering also that the marging is much higher.
maybe you get 1500 for the lotus as non-runner..immediately...as a runner maybe 5000 (maybe!!!)...but you have to invest another 1500....ok..2000 profit but in a few weeks...or months and all the hazzle...
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