Would anyone buy this or should I scrap it?

Howard · 30 Jan 2015 at 20:27

mccarf said:
Obviously you're not looking at them properly

Dr House · 30 Jan 2015 at 22:58

Lopéz said:
I'll give you fifty quid for it and take it away tomorrow.

If it does not sell on ebay I may take you up on that.

VTR said:
Better pictures and that will sell for around £300 easily.

you are right, I will take it to the car wash and take some better photos.

Its actually a tidy little car.

matthab · 30 Jan 2015 at 23:00

Oh now come on doesnt ebay have a rotate button when you upload them?

Lopéz · 30 Jan 2015 at 23:02

Dr House said:
If it does not sell on ebay I may take you up on that.

you are right, I will take it to the car wash and take some better photos.

Its actually a tidy little car.

It's got four days left, I may not be free next weekend.

Luke · 30 Jan 2015 at 23:02

OR.... Spend the hundred or so it will cost to replace the brakes and sell it for a fair bit more.

AtreuS · 31 Jan 2015 at 10:26

"will post to the uk" apparently..... sure that will fit in a royal mail van?

~Divine~Wind~ · 31 Jan 2015 at 10:40

NO MOT!! NO MOT!!! hehe Bet some clown still complains its got no MOT

Do you not have the list of MOT fails? I just thinking the "and other things" might be dissuading people tbh.

Whats the leather interior from? Surely youd get at least £100 for the interior itself?
£100 for the alloys with tyres
then get one of those car reclyers to come pick it up for cash, probs get about £60 for a fiesta.

hawker1986 · 31 Jan 2015 at 11:56

~Divine~Wind~ said:
Do you not have the list of MOT fails? I just thinking the "and other things" might be dissuading people tbh.

That's what I was thinking TBH, "and other things" could mean anything and sounds distinctly like something terrible is being hidden.

Mirage · 31 Jan 2015 at 12:24

AtreuS said:
"will post to the uk" apparently..... sure that will fit in a royal mail van?

It probably would!
Great little car, someone is going to get a bargain by the looks of it

Begbie · 31 Jan 2015 at 12:26

If I was closer, I'd have bought that.

Leather trim on a fiesta of that age! Amazing.

Rilot · 31 Jan 2015 at 12:32

Do the discs and pads yourself. £60 in parts for ECP. You say "maybe" brake lines so I'm assuming that is an advisory on the MOT and not a fail. Then get a new MOT and flog it for £500. I'm sure some kid will buy it as a first car.
Why throw money away when there is more on the table with a tiny amount of effort?

Dr House · 31 Jan 2015 at 13:56

Well the guy doing the MOT said it definitely needs discs and pads, maybe brake lines and maybe callipers but he does not know without taking a closer look.

So I told him not to bother.

I agree I could spend some time and effort to fix it and sell it on but its just not worth the time and effort. The car is down in London and I am in Sheffield Monday to Friday. I cant fix anything my self.

It was a nice little car and its served me well for the last 16 years, it was my first car and actually my pride and joy when I first got it.

Re the leather, I bought the seats from ebay for around £750 quite a few years ago and fitted them my self.

Dr House · 31 Jan 2015 at 14:03

Just had a look at the MOT thing, so says rear brake recording little or no effort.

windscreen wiper does not clean screen effectively

And faulty light bulbs needs replacing.

Tican · 31 Jan 2015 at 18:59

Dr House said:
Just had a look at the MOT thing, so says rear brake recording little or no effort.

windscreen wiper does not clean screen effectively

And faulty light bulbs needs replacing.

All really easy fixes, if I had a transporter I would have had this for the banger rally I am doing for charity

Dr House · 31 Jan 2015 at 19:30

Tican said:
All really easy fixes, if I had a transporter I would have had this for the banger rally I am doing for charity

Honestly I would be sad to see it used for something like that. It will make a good first car for someone.

Tican · 31 Jan 2015 at 20:51

Dr House said:
Honestly I would be sad to see it used for something like that. It will make a good first car for someone.

Fair enough lol. I think a lot of people would to be fair, I've not mentioned it on the few people I've called about cars for sale

Dr House · 31 Jan 2015 at 21:26

Tican said:
Fair enough lol. I think a lot of people would to be fair, I've not mentioned it on the few people I've called about cars for sale

lol, I remember getting out in the cold and washing it by hand my self when I was at collage.

Tican · 31 Jan 2015 at 21:42

Dr House said:
lol, I remember getting out in the cold and washing it by hand my self when I was at collage.

I've never really become emotionally attached to cars, never kept them long enough

Dr House · 31 Jan 2015 at 21:46

Tican said:
I've never really become emotionally attached to cars, never kept them long enough

Yep in general I am not. I have been through quite a few cars over the last 3 years.

Lopéz · 1 Feb 2015 at 08:58

Dr House said:
Honestly I would be sad to see it used for something like that. It will make a good first car for someone.

If I buy it I'll be putting it on the road and either giving it to my neice who will be 17 soon, and if she doesn't want it my next door neighbours daughter is about to start learning to drive, I'm sure they'd buy it for her if my neice isn't interested.

I learnt to drive in the 1.4 version of this when they were brand new out, they are great little cars.

Would anyone buy this or should I scrap it?

Can't type for toffee