Feeling guilty
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The wife needs a new run about so we started looking around over the weekend. Found a nice little city car for £7.5k and was offered £2.5k trade in on the current one. Got talking to the sales guy and we got on to the scrappage scheme. Long story short, turns out I can get £2150 for my little Roadster. It's a 1997 1.8 Mk1 Eunos Roadster in reasonable condition with 43k miles on the clock so this is probably about what it's worth. So the wife gets a brand new car for about £3k.
I've been thinking about getting rid of the Roadster for a while now as I very seldom get the chance to enjoy it so this seems like a convenient way to get a decent price for her: no advertising, no viewings, no tyre kickers, no haggling, no rubber cheques...
However, I feel guilty about scrapping a perfectly good car. Yes, the body work has a few imperfections, there's no PAS, and the driver's seat bolster is getting a bit threadbare, but the engine is a peach and she drives like a dream.
In the words of Natalie Imbruglia, I'm torn...
I've been thinking about getting rid of the Roadster for a while now as I very seldom get the chance to enjoy it so this seems like a convenient way to get a decent price for her: no advertising, no viewings, no tyre kickers, no haggling, no rubber cheques...
However, I feel guilty about scrapping a perfectly good car. Yes, the body work has a few imperfections, there's no PAS, and the driver's seat bolster is getting a bit threadbare, but the engine is a peach and she drives like a dream.
In the words of Natalie Imbruglia, I'm torn...
Edited by tuglet on Tuesday 26th May 20:36
maz8062 said:
It doesn't mean they scrap the car. Your car, with the low mileage, is probably worth nearer £3k, so it'll be traded and the new owner will be on here gushing over their new car.
Dont worry, be happy
Nope. They must scrap it. They don't get the money from government without producing a certificate of destruction.Dont worry, be happy
tuglet said:
maz8062 said:
It doesn't mean they scrap the car. Your car, with the low mileage, is probably worth nearer £3k, so it'll be traded and the new owner will be on here gushing over their new car.
Dont worry, be happy
Nope. They must scrap it. They don't get the money from government without producing a certificate of destruction.Dont worry, be happy
So a perfectly good little sports car is going to be killed for no good reason. This makes me very sad 
Scrapping a good little roadster would be such a shame! I've got a 1968 MGBGT which I've had at uni the last couple of years but is proving too much trouble to keep on the roads. As soon as I finish my exams on the 11th of June I'm starting my hunt for a cheap MX5, my first taste of open air sports cars but I'm starting to worry there won't be any left within my budget by the time people have finished scrapping theirs!
I for one would certainly be willing to pay £2k for a decent car, yours sounds far too good to scrap!
I for one would certainly be willing to pay £2k for a decent car, yours sounds far too good to scrap!
t.NOOOOOO! You CAN'T! do it!
Find someone you know (and trust) who has an old banger that's eligible, and get them to buy the car, scrapping their said car. Then just swap ownership over. Give the friend a fair price for their car, and sell the mx5 afterwards, or give said friend the mx5 for their trouble!
I could definitely help out with that - I know several mates who own sheds with MoTs!
Find someone you know (and trust) who has an old banger that's eligible, and get them to buy the car, scrapping their said car. Then just swap ownership over. Give the friend a fair price for their car, and sell the mx5 afterwards, or give said friend the mx5 for their trouble!
I could definitely help out with that - I know several mates who own sheds with MoTs!
Source : http://carpages.co.uk/hyundai/hyundai-scrappage-sc...
carpages said:
It's no surprise that customers have been flocking to showrooms wanting a new Hyundai under the government-sponsored scheme, but some of the cars they are trading in have come as a bit of a shock. One dealer was amazed to see a Jaguar XJ-S being sent to the scrapper in exchange for a new Hyundai i10, while another crushed an XJ6 to make way for a Hyundai i20. BMWs, Audis and Mercedes cars and vans were relatively common sights on their way to the automotive knacker's yard (34, 22 and 32 respectively) as were Mazda MX-5s (six in total), MGFs (seven) and several Saabs.
The oldest car to be traded in this week was a 1966 Austin 1100, closely followed by a Morris Minor, which was just two years younger. Both were said to be 'basket cases' and not worthy of restoration, although the scrappage rules will allow some of the parts to be used again to keep other classics on the road. An MG Midget, MGB GT, Nissan 300ZX and even a Fiat X1/9 also appear on the list
So wrong! All those beautiful cars being taken off the roads The oldest car to be traded in this week was a 1966 Austin 1100, closely followed by a Morris Minor, which was just two years younger. Both were said to be 'basket cases' and not worthy of restoration, although the scrappage rules will allow some of the parts to be used again to keep other classics on the road. An MG Midget, MGB GT, Nissan 300ZX and even a Fiat X1/9 also appear on the list
Mrs Trackside said:
Source : http://carpages.co.uk/hyundai/hyundai-scrappage-sc...
Except the MGFs. They can have them. carpages said:
It's no surprise that customers have been flocking to showrooms wanting a new Hyundai under the government-sponsored scheme, but some of the cars they are trading in have come as a bit of a shock. One dealer was amazed to see a Jaguar XJ-S being sent to the scrapper in exchange for a new Hyundai i10, while another crushed an XJ6 to make way for a Hyundai i20. BMWs, Audis and Mercedes cars and vans were relatively common sights on their way to the automotive knacker's yard (34, 22 and 32 respectively) as were Mazda MX-5s (six in total), MGFs (seven) and several Saabs.
The oldest car to be traded in this week was a 1966 Austin 1100, closely followed by a Morris Minor, which was just two years younger. Both were said to be 'basket cases' and not worthy of restoration, although the scrappage rules will allow some of the parts to be used again to keep other classics on the road. An MG Midget, MGB GT, Nissan 300ZX and even a Fiat X1/9 also appear on the list
So wrong! All those beautiful cars being taken off the roads The oldest car to be traded in this week was a 1966 Austin 1100, closely followed by a Morris Minor, which was just two years younger. Both were said to be 'basket cases' and not worthy of restoration, although the scrappage rules will allow some of the parts to be used again to keep other classics on the road. An MG Midget, MGB GT, Nissan 300ZX and even a Fiat X1/9 also appear on the list
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