Sometimes I really hate scrappy's..

Phil63 · 18th August 2015, 15:55

Down my local today, and a dark purple 75 2.0 V6 on a V reg was driven in. Not sure what spec, as it had manual leather seats, electric rear blind, and chrome bullets. No front foglights, no parking sensors, and manual dip mirror. Anyway, I asked if they'd sell it whole, and was told yes. By the time I'd walked back round from the office, some spotty oik had forked it into a corner, and plonked a vectra on top of it... 10 months mot as well. The guy that drove it in had taken it in px yesterday. Not a happy bunny..

OddSox · 18th August 2015, 16:03

Well thats just ridiculous and a great pity. The spotty oik needs a good talking to.!

I would have felt slightly better about this if he had put the Rover on top of the vectra.

Awful shame.! Did the yard owner not know what was happening?

Phil63 · 18th August 2015, 17:05

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Originally Posted by OddSox

Did the yard owner not know what was happening?

He wasn't fussed. Just said "Oh well, never mind." Numpty...

Simon.h · 18th August 2015, 17:21

Hi Phil,
And I know which scrapped that is!
I haven't been down there for a while.

Ros3 · 18th August 2015, 17:58

Had a similar thing recently, needed a new bool lid lifting arm (due to the stupid auto boot lid lift mod...) so went to my scrappy for one. They had a 75 in so I asked if I could have the arm of the boot lid, no problem I was told we will just get that for you.

They clearly had no key for the car and the release must have been broken as they used a forklift to "pop" the boot lid, in the process ruining a perfectly good rear bumper and a boot lid.

Bloke comes over with the arm, there you go mate, a fiver to you. Crazy they have just ruined two good parts to sell me one for a fiver.. Makes you wonder...

hamster19 · 18th August 2015, 18:02

Yikes, it's criminal, the throwaway society !

Polly · 18th August 2015, 18:38

The criminal bit is the perceived value of the car, and that in the end is down to what we, as "enthusiasts" are prepared to pay. Let's be honest, our cars are worth peanuts, so a liability to the trader that brought it in, and to the scrappy, the quicker it gets melted down, the quicker he gets his money back.
That, and a quick look at a XPart price list will quickly explain why our cars can be bought so cheaply.

planenut · 18th August 2015, 19:12

That is a sorry state of affairs.

A few years back I spotted an unmarked MG Magnette, when the grandad of your spotty oik did just the same, another, much less worthy vehicle dumped on top.

andymc · 18th August 2015, 19:19

What colour were the manual leather seats?

Phil63 · 18th August 2015, 19:23

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Originally Posted by andymc

What colour were the manual leather seats?

Sandstone. It was an ex-taxi with 160k on it. The seats showed every mile... To be fair, the only thing it had going for it was the colour. I checked the temp, and it was ticking over at 107c, with the fan going full tilt.

18th August 2015, 15:55	#1
Phil63 Posted a thing or two 04 75 tourer cdt auto. Two tone grey. X-Power over Tempest. 04 75 V8 Chatsworth Bronze.. Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Devizes Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 392 Thanked 402 Times in 244 Posts	Sometimes I really hate scrappy's.. Down my local today, and a dark purple 75 2.0 V6 on a V reg was driven in. Not sure what spec, as it had manual leather seats, electric rear blind, and chrome bullets. No front foglights, no parking sensors, and manual dip mirror. Anyway, I asked if they'd sell it whole, and was told yes. By the time I'd walked back round from the office, some spotty oik had forked it into a corner, and plonked a vectra on top of it... 10 months mot as well. The guy that drove it in had taken it in px yesterday. Not a happy bunny.. __________________ This vehicle was the 26,209th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407 This vehicle was the 1,673rd 75 Tourer CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 2,074 This vehicle was the 487th 75 Tourer in XPower Grey (code: LEF) to be made out of 670 XPower Grey 75 Tourers [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

18th August 2015, 17:21	#4
Simon.h This is my second home Previously owned- MG ZT V6 160 Y plate Lpg, MG ZT 190 2003 In Rare Celestial Factory Ordered Lpg MG Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Calne Posts: 4,531 Thanks: 8 Thanked 116 Times in 108 Posts	Hi Phil, And I know which scrapped that is! I haven't been down there for a while. __________________ Previously owned- MG ZT V6 160 Y plate Lpg, MG ZT 190 2003 In Rare Celestial Factory Ordered Lpg MG ZT 190 2004 lpg

18th August 2015, 19:19	#9
andymc Posted a thing or two Wedgewood Connie SE / Black Club SE Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ballymoney Posts: 1,459 Thanks: 542 Thanked 583 Times in 365 Posts	What colour were the manual leather seats? __________________ My blood brother is an immigrant A beautiful immigrant My blood brother's Freddie Mercury A Nigerian mother of three

18th August 2015, 16:03	#2
OddSox Gets stuck in 2002. Rover 75 saloon club se. 1.8 vvc. Moonstone green. Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Dunno...Sat nav broke..! Somewhere in Yorks. Posts: 988 Thanks: 296 Thanked 233 Times in 160 Posts	Well thats just ridiculous and a great pity. The spotty oik needs a good talking to.! I would have felt slightly better about this if he had put the Rover on top of the vectra. Awful shame.! Did the yard owner not know what was happening?

18th August 2015, 17:58	#5
Ros3 This is my second home Rover 75 V6 saloon (gone to the Rover garage in the sky), Mazda mx5 Phoenix. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cumnock Posts: 3,215 Thanks: 347 Thanked 157 Times in 92 Posts	Had a similar thing recently, needed a new bool lid lifting arm (due to the stupid auto boot lid lift mod...) so went to my scrappy for one. They had a 75 in so I asked if I could have the arm of the boot lid, no problem I was told we will just get that for you. They clearly had no key for the car and the release must have been broken as they used a forklift to "pop" the boot lid, in the process ruining a perfectly good rear bumper and a boot lid. Bloke comes over with the arm, there you go mate, a fiver to you. Crazy they have just ruined two good parts to sell me one for a fiver.. Makes you wonder...

18th August 2015, 18:02	#6
hamster19 Gets stuck in tourer conn CDTI Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: morpeth,northumberland Posts: 834 Thanks: 381 Thanked 112 Times in 105 Posts	Yikes, it's criminal, the throwaway society !

18th August 2015, 18:38	#7
Polly Posted a thing or two MG ZT 260 SE, ZS120, ZR105 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Peterhead Posts: 1,375 Thanks: 203 Thanked 350 Times in 241 Posts	The criminal bit is the perceived value of the car, and that in the end is down to what we, as "enthusiasts" are prepared to pay. Let's be honest, our cars are worth peanuts, so a liability to the trader that brought it in, and to the scrappy, the quicker it gets melted down, the quicker he gets his money back. That, and a quick look at a XPart price list will quickly explain why our cars can be bought so cheaply.

18th August 2015, 19:12	#8
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	That is a sorry state of affairs. A few years back I spotted an unmarked MG Magnette, when the grandad of your spotty oik did just the same, another, much less worthy vehicle dumped on top.