Price me up a R reg escort 1.6 , no MOT good runner.

kippermitten · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:28

Should I pay for it? Im thinking no

Its on a mates drive, was his Ms old car and is currently SORN. Starts and runs fine apparently.
If he does want cash I reckon 100 squids tops.

Anyone got any recent 'scort pricing experience?

Perry.

Conscript · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:29

Give him fifty quid and a packet of Hobnobs.

Firestar_3x · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:31

Conscript said:
Give him a packet of Hobnobs.

Sounds more like it to me.

It needs Tax --> MOT so thats £245 inc car + you don't even know if it will pass an MOT.

R reg escorts with tax and mot can't be much more.

Lopéz · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:32

£50. £100 if it's really nice.

4T5 · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:33

Bid him Custard creams, Hob nobs would only spoil him.

[TW]Fox · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:34

Any car described as 'good runner' is clearly a shonky pile of rubbish with mould on the window seals.

You never see 'For sale, 2006 Audi A3 2.0 TDI S-Line. Warranty till 2009, cruise, concert sound system. GOOD RUNNER' do you.

Conscript · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:34

Not chocolate ones, of course.

Gaygle · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:34

Echoing other people - i'd say £50 as when you come to MOT it, i'd be shocked if there wasn't something that needed doing. For starters, have you checked the tyres? Because if two need replacing, that's £100 gone without even looking at anything else.

Lashout_UK · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:35

4T5 · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:36

My serious answer is that if he is a mate he won't mind you taking it for an MOT will he. Tell him you'll pay for the MOT & then decide after it fails dismally on welding & wishbones

[TW]Fox · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:38

What would you do with it? You cant drive it because what if somebody saw you, and you cant sell it because you'd get smelly people with tracksuits visiting your house and trying to haggle £10 off :eek:

Bill101 · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:39

Go halves with him on the MOT, if it passes give him £50-100, or just Jaffa cakes to sweeten the deal

4T5 · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:39

Personally I got my mate Jim to drive mine down the MOT centre using his trade plates but anybody is allowed to drive a motor to a PRE booked MOT as long as they are insured. I used Jim as the trade plates negate the need for tax.

Tesla · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:40

I would MOT it and then take proceedings from there.

[TW]Fox · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:41

malc30 said:
Personally I got my mate Jim to drive mine down the MOT centre using his trade plates but anybody is allowed to drive a motor to a PRE booked MOT as long as they are insured. I used Jim as the trade plates negate the need for tax.

Driving to an MOT centre negates the need for tax also.

4T5 · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:42

[TW]Fox;12979027 said:
Driving to an MOT centre negates the need for tax also.

Cool & good to know

Conscript · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:43

Bill101 said:
....or just Jaffa cakes to sweeten the deal

Whoa, lets not get silly, it's only an Escort.

swyllie2000 · 27 Nov 2008 at 14:50

Surely you will be doing them a favour by removing it? Therefore mates rates = free

kippermitten · 27 Nov 2008 at 16:15

W00t! Thanks for the replies

It will be a "buy me a pint" deall i think just wanted a rough idea.

Ive booked an MOT for next week so will get that done and remove it. I think he was planning to scrap it anyway, plus its SORN just now.

He decribes it as a good runner as Im sure thats all he knows about cars, hes a nice chap, nice but bit dim at times!

TBH long as it costs me very little to get through the MOT and next to nowt to him Im happy. It only for me little old Mum to pootle around in when she needs to get to the shops and so forth.

kippermitten · 27 Nov 2008 at 16:16

Conscript said:
Whoa, lets not get silly, it's only an Escort.

Bit rich for a 'scort. Hob nobs also bit too rich, maybe digestives, tesco vaue ones at that!