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After struggling to find a decent engine for my lupo, I'm looking at buying a whole lupo (for not a lot more than just the engine) and breaking it. I've found one in Warrington, but it's cat.d and therefore has no MOT. It still starts and drives and if it was closer I'd just take my bumper and headlights, book an MOT and drive it to the MOT test, which is coincidentally 200 yards from my house.
It's about 90miles though, which is really too far to use that method, so it needs transporting. I've got a quote online of £129 which I thought was reasonable, anyone else got any people they like to use in the area?
I'd be wanting it here within the week ideally!
Cheers
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Jun 15, 2009 10:01:28 GMT
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129 quid for 90 miles is a bit steep IMHO, you can hire a trailer for the day for circa 40 quid, and a van at the same price, saving yourself nearly 50 quid mate  |
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Jun 15, 2009 10:25:19 GMT
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129 quid for 90 miles is a bit steep IMHO, you can hire a trailer for the day for circa 40 quid, and a van at the same price, saving yourself nearly 50 quid mate i think you need to factor in fuel too  |
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Jun 15, 2009 10:29:41 GMT
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90 miles isnt exactly gonna break the bank is it now  Even putting 25 quid of diesel your still saving, and if there is someone else needing a car shifted, you can go halfers ! |
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Jun 15, 2009 10:38:38 GMT
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Unfortunately I passed my test in 2004, so I can't pull a trailer on my licence, otherwise I'd have probably gone for that method, and I can't find anywhere that'll hire out a flatbed truck, let alone somewhere that will hire one to under 25s (I'm 23)
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Jun 15, 2009 10:39:40 GMT
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don't think hes old enough to have towing on his driving license
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Jun 15, 2009 10:43:20 GMT
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buy it put yer bumper on book it locally to the scrapper
should pass drive home
cost of petrol and a mot - done
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Jun 15, 2009 11:03:07 GMT
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It's not a bad quote actually. If you get someone with a recovery truck there's their fuel (including getting back to their base), insurance and time to factor in. Not many businesses work for nothing.
Contact Red Dood on here, he's selling a P100 pick-up on Retro-Rides and his company details are on his signature. He's the cheapest I know of and reliable as well.
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Jun 15, 2009 11:05:43 GMT
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90 miles isnt exactly gonna break the bank is it now Even putting 25 quid of diesel your still saving, and if there is someone else needing a car shifted, you can go halfers ! and insurance |
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Jun 15, 2009 11:08:21 GMT
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the local company i hire from includes the insurance, its bout 48 quid for 24 hours hire |
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Jun 15, 2009 11:21:46 GMT
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pm bignut on here ,he is a great bloke for this, his names and [ i will try dig his number out]
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yes ,it started badly ,petered off in the middle and the least said about the end the better!!!
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Jun 15, 2009 16:44:27 GMT
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I looked into this at the weekend for an e bay purchase and finding a hire van with a tow bar for less than £90 was nigh on impossible.
In the end a guy with a transporter did it 190 miles for £180, cheaper than I could have hired stuff and paid for fuel.
It also meant I could go to work and earn most of that so it worked out even better.
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Jun 15, 2009 21:38:07 GMT
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Pay for the hire and fuel and I'll drive a van for you (I'm old enough) ?
Take a socket set and strip it a bit and throw it in a LWB van maybe, lol.
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Jun 15, 2009 21:54:07 GMT
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K and R autos (the scrapyard) on Heeley Bottom/London Road were good and cost about £1 a mile when I used them to bring a Bug back from Coventry |
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