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26 March 2014, 09:44 PM

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Flogging your car for bits

Is it worth the hassle.?

( engine /injectors gone, uneconomic rebulid)
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Mondeo diesel estate 2004 )

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26 March 2014, 11:11 PM

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Surely it depends on a few variables

How much space you have?

How much you value your time? (whether you enjoy working on cars)

How much you need the money?

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26 March 2014, 11:15 PM

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How much the car costs, how much the parts are worth, how mechanically competent you are, i.e. will it take you 3 hours to take a wheel off.

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26 March 2014, 11:23 PM

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IV got the space and time, modicum of ability , Just seems slightly mad to ditch this one for scrap , the rest of it is sound. It's only worth 2k though in best nick all running

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26 March 2014, 11:30 PM

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What's the estimated difference in price between selling as is and breaking yourself

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26 March 2014, 11:48 PM

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I imagine several hundred quid, not much to the average person probably

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26 March 2014, 11:53 PM

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Depends on the car

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27 March 2014, 08:43 AM

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Just mondeo estate 2004.

Every other car iv ever owned bar the crash victims has been sent to the compactor through rust.

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27 March 2014, 11:00 AM

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Scrap prices are low again at the moment. I think the difference you'd get price wise between selling it as a runner or selling it in bits would be minimal, depends how much you need the dosh I suppose.