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It's great that Ian has offered to help and I hope that you both can reach an agreement to keep the 75 from an ignominious fate. Simon
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28th November 2021, 10:28 | #12 | ||
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Am i reading the section quoted above right ? you are willing to pay your family member the £100 or what ever the scrap price is for the car, so he/she as got what they want for it. (1) Then you will give it to someone whom is willing to work with the car to get it back on the road after doing the work that is needed, which sounds like two new rear arms, ABS sensor or bearing, plus any other parts is may need such as tyres, and possibly four wheel alignment. (2) If the person you are going to let have the car for free? and they are going to just use it for parts to help others, you first want to take off what you would like for your own car, thus meaning that the car would need lifting to get to the place that the person whom wants it, which depending on the distance could be anything in cost wise from minimum of £100 up to £200. If number (2) was the case then i would say, it would be wise to just take the parts you need off the car then scrap it after, as you will have most likley taken the parts off that anyone else would need also. (3) Another avenue is to sell the car as it is on here for the price your family member wants, stating what needs doing, maybe add photo of the rust at the rear, tyres ABS, etc, this avenue would need you to pay the £10 subs so you could sell it through the forum.
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Hi Arctic,
Essentially number 2 is the case yes, with the caveat that the car is a driveable vehicle if it didn't have bald back tyres. My family member has a spare in the boot, so if someone can provide another wheel, they could swap it and drive it away to store instead of destroy. In essence, Simon has summed up my issue. The car is restorable, and if there's nobody willing to restore it, it's more than good for parts. If I had the space I'd very happily have bought the car and plonked it in a garage or covered it up to sit as a possible future restoration or to cannibalise it for parts for my own 75. However, I don't have that space, so I'd much rather see it go to someone who can mothball the vehicle, so that the parts can serve someone who may find themselves needing a niche and impossible to source part that, if the scrapyards didn't crush them straightaway, they'd be able to get hold of. The car will still drive, just preferably not with the back tyres as they are, especially in present weather conditions. For the sake of getting a jack under it and swapping two wheels, the parts are worth saving and worth more than what a scrapyard would pay for them, to anyone who finds themselves needing them. Hope that makes my dilemma a little clearer, if all else fails then it will go to scrap but I think it's worth avoiding that if at all possible! Cheers, Sam |
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Then i would say you need to put it in the for sale section as a spares or repair car, and see if anyone takes up the offer, a moderator will give you more advice or information aimed at resolving your problem
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