Soldato
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How much could i get for my dads Rover 800 in scrap money?
So my dad had a knock on the door the other day by a scrapman wanting to buy his 1995 Rover 800. He turned him away and after a little chat, he's decided to scrap the car as it has the following wrong with it
Car is white but has rust on all arches and across the top of the windscreen. He's had it painted twice before by his local garage, but the rust keeps peeping through again after 8 months or so.
The handbrake fails to hold
The ABS lights stops on and the brakes feel crap, like the worst brakes ever.
The engine is leaking oil out of the headgasket.
The engine has started tapping, needs a new hydraulic lifters somewhere
The front lights work when they want to.
The front window wiper arms are bent and make a horrible screaching noise across the window.
The front grille is rusty, the lens has gone on the front indicator and the drivers door handle is broke.
It stinks of fuel when parked up suspected leaky fuel tank for the 2nd time!
The petrol flap fails to close
a central locking motor doesn't work
It crashes over bumps due to the 17" wheels and low profile tyres
It's quite thirsty on the petrol.
The boot area makes a horrible rattly noise.
Now im gonna flog the wheels and some other bits i can off it, and scrap the rest. How much do you lot reckon i'll get for it as a driveable scrap car?
So my dad had a knock on the door the other day by a scrapman wanting to buy his 1995 Rover 800. He turned him away and after a little chat, he's decided to scrap the car as it has the following wrong with it
Car is white but has rust on all arches and across the top of the windscreen. He's had it painted twice before by his local garage, but the rust keeps peeping through again after 8 months or so.
The handbrake fails to hold
The ABS lights stops on and the brakes feel crap, like the worst brakes ever.
The engine is leaking oil out of the headgasket.
The engine has started tapping, needs a new hydraulic lifters somewhere
The front lights work when they want to.
The front window wiper arms are bent and make a horrible screaching noise across the window.
The front grille is rusty, the lens has gone on the front indicator and the drivers door handle is broke.
It stinks of fuel when parked up suspected leaky fuel tank for the 2nd time!
The petrol flap fails to close
a central locking motor doesn't work
It crashes over bumps due to the 17" wheels and low profile tyres
It's quite thirsty on the petrol.
The boot area makes a horrible rattly noise.
Now im gonna flog the wheels and some other bits i can off it, and scrap the rest. How much do you lot reckon i'll get for it as a driveable scrap car?
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