Knackered Clio

[rich_cree]

My mightly clio has finally kicked the bucket! Head gaskets gone and after 145000 less than carefully driven miles, its not worth fixing.

So anyone got any idea whats the best way of getting rid of it? I was hoping to sell it for parts or something? Anyone want to buy it!

Rich

[Southwell]

You could strip it and sell the bits on Ebay, or get a scrappy to pay you for it (probably only £50) and you wont have the hassle of trying to get rid of a shell. Or Ebay it.

[jono83]

how old is it?

[rich_cree]

9 years annoyingly!

[jono83]

gutted was gonna say you can get a scrappage allowance like £2000-£3000!!!

[Chrislong]

But if it can sit on your drive 12months declared as Sorn, then you get the scrappage allowance.

[HarlowS]

Tow it to a field, burn it and claim on insurance lol , Make sure you get out the car first though for H&S reasons

[Lee]

You can take it to any scrap metal yard and weigh it in

[rich_cree]

Originally Posted by Lee

You can take it to any scrap metal yard and weigh it in

It's a clio mate, its 99% plastic!

[jono83]

sell it to a pikey and let him weigh it in

[ryan_93]

strip it down for parts and sell them ebay

[Lee]

Maybe Pique could learn to drive in it

[super__dan]

Got to have an MOT for scrapage allowance

[Gaz_Stanton]

Does anyone have a link for the details of this scrappage scheme?
I got a 9 year old Jag so I wouldn't get raped by the high tax based on the emissions of a 4 litre V8, but if i can get a worthwhile amount off a new car soon it might work out even better.

And back on topic; Rich, the clio could make an ok chicken coop...

[strobe]

Bodge the engine up. strip interior and put a roll cage in and go banger racing

[Garry Driffill]

Originally Posted by strobe

Bodge the engine up. strip interior and put a roll cage in and go banger racing

Ace.

[sosidge]

Originally Posted by Chrislong

But if it can sit on your drive 12months declared as Sorn, then you get the scrappage allowance.

Scrappage is only available for one year at the moment, and the pot of cash is finite too... if the economy picks up then I expect the government will stop the scheme, SORN may not be worth the hassle.

Some of the manufacturers are doing their own "scrappage" schemes, I think both Citroen and Nissan are offering a guaranteed trade-in against slightly newer cars. Although probably works out the same as you could barter off anyway!

What we did with my girlfriend's old car was donate it to the fire service for training (ie cutting the roof off and setting it on fire). Seemed like a more worthwhile way to end a cars life than paying someone to scrap it.

[Lee]

Thats 2 pikey references so far in this thread

[ben]

Originally Posted by Lee

Thats 2 pikey references so far in this thread

3 if someone puts savageman

[Garry Driffill]

I wonderd how long it would be before that was said, If im honest im supprised Lee hadn't in his first post