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Feb 27, 2007 13:45:00 GMT
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My dad's decided not to put his Golf Mk2 on the road again for another year. I keep telling him it might be of interest to someone but he wants to break it for a few bits he wants and scrap the rest.
So how much is an A reg Golf Mk2 with an 1100cc petrol engine and a 2 door shell worth? Tatty but serviceable, even has a week or two's MOT left.
Go on - help me convince him it's too good to scrap!
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor |
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Feb 27, 2007 13:49:18 GMT
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Sorry, i'm with your dad on this one.
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'82 944 Lhasa green
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Feb 27, 2007 13:49:53 GMT
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would need to see pics etc but he would probably get more for the parts rather than the car as a whole
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Feb 27, 2007 13:57:17 GMT
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£50.
Or put on VW forum with *Rare! Pov-spec! Rat-look! Hood-ride!* with a £500 tag.
With the price of scrap being so high*, weighing it in would look mighty tempting.
*As I know to my cost. Here's a hint - don't remove all the radiators from your house and leave them in your front garden awaiting re-fitting!!!! I have no radiators to re-fit now.
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Last Edit: Feb 27, 2007 13:57:39 GMT by arthurbrown
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Feb 27, 2007 14:59:33 GMT
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Not worth a mountain to be honest, you can still get early 16v's in the sub 1k bracket.
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Feb 27, 2007 15:08:31 GMT
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It depends what you call tatty, also depends what you call serviceable, (ie anything need doing, clutch, driveshafts etc?) what sort of mileage its clocked up and whether it feels like a tired old rubbing rag or solid old motor.
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Feb 27, 2007 15:27:04 GMT
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I'm with pog, put it on VZi for £500+, be prepared to email the pics out to 10000 interested parties who just need to sell something else first, then send it for scrap anyway.
Having said that, A-reg Mk1's are quite a rarity now are they not?
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon
1975 Mazda 929 Coupé
1986 Mazda 929 Wagon
1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop
1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica
1977 Toyota Carina TA14
1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon
1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr
1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL
1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo
1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr
2000 Rover 45 V6 Club
1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel
1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon
1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler
2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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Stu
Posted a lot
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Feb 27, 2007 17:43:38 GMT
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A-reg Mk2's are indeed pretty rare, I'd definitely sell it complete on ebay or a VW forum with 'rare rare early Mk2 basic spec' etc as mentioned about, should get a few hundred quid for it.  |
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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Feb 27, 2007 17:50:53 GMT
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Stivck it on ebay with a 10 p start and no reserve. It might make £50-100 and at least it might live on. It would weigh in for about £60 as scrap, but then it's gone forever.
Forums aren't good places to sell stuff IMO - you just get all the 'I need to sell my car first' idiots who don't actually have £50 plus as said earlier they all want detailed pics of the ashtray in triplicate. Losers!
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Feb 27, 2007 18:19:20 GMT
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How likely is it to get another years ticket? With an MoT, and choice advertising, I'd say you'd cover the cost of the test and pocket up to £100, more than you'd get scrap.
If it's full of rot and crud, then break it.
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Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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Feb 27, 2007 18:30:49 GMT
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Anything with a years MOT is worth £400 standing on its head these days.
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So it seems I'm alone in seeing potential I just think it's too good to go even if it is a rather uninspiring spec, afaik it's pretty MOT-worthy, just surplus to requirements. Never mind eh! Just remember in 10 years time when Mk2 Golfs are the new split screen busses and command a scene tax in excess of the GDP of a small third world country that RR got it so wrong on this one!  I'll stick some baking tins under the rear wheels and sell it as "T3h l33t Dr1ft0rzz W4gon" then. |
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"Jeremy Clarkson, a man we motor enthusiasts need on our side like Lewis Hamilton's F1 car needs a towing ball and a Sprite Musketeer" My motor |
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Feb 28, 2007 13:55:52 GMT
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theres always some potential juice to squeeze out of any lemon, take it on as a project, slap a large engine in, sort the brakes, then drives past all ours houses waving the V sign at us. ill be the first to ask for a lift
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Feb 28, 2007 14:00:12 GMT
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if its low mileage and then then it could be a winner
if its not, its not worth keeping
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planty
Part of things
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Feb 28, 2007 14:54:16 GMT
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Rare? I didn't even know they made an 1100. bejebus my 1300 was slow enough!
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but then that was a peugeot and they're generally made of cheese anyway ;D |
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Feb 28, 2007 14:57:10 GMT
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Anything with a years MOT is worth £400 standing on its head these days. Hmm, not sure about that. I had a really tidy 97 R plate 2.0GLS Vectra a few weeks ago with 10 months MOT which the owner couldn't sell. I paid £150, robbed the Sony CD player and 10 disc changer and advertised it - I just got all the penniless council meatheads (whass ya lowest price mate) so I weighed it in as scrap, £80! |
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My Driver with a long MoT which was visually a bit tatty because the clearcoat on the paint had gone but other wise very sound and had all new suspension sold for about £180.
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Jaguar S-Type 3.0 SE
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