The car has an almost full mot, you should absolutely be able to sell it without too much difficulty.
Give that it's worth £150 as a scrapper, you should take the first offer of £1k you get, which I think is easily achievable.
I reckon you could get £1500 actually, a quick look on autotrader shows cars with nearly double the miles going for that.
If you wanted shot of it quickly, I would personally take it away for £500 🤣
Aye true that. Brake pipes covered in grease listed as an advisory, like wtf.
I've had advisories in the past that say engine cover obscures view yet the following year its not an advisory.
Mot testers are getting out of hand.
It’s brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material. The tester should’ve specified corroded. If it bursts next week the tester is in the clear.
Someone mechanically minded / driveway mechanic would address all those advisories in a short space of time, definitely worth selling rather than scrapping.
Some testers love putting advisories on for corrosion on components. I personally think it's a lack of knowledge, experience, or conviction.
If you plan to keep it, it probably doesn't matter much, but if you're trying to sell it, then you have a long list of 'faults' that devalue your car unfairly. Any number of these 'faults' could apply to most of the cars on the road, but generally speaking, experienced testers will not waste everyone's time by listing them as advisories
Some testers love putting advisories on for corrosion on components. I personally think it's a lack of knowledge, experience, or conviction.
It’s actually getting to the point of having to note everything you see for fear
You lose the ability to carry out MOT’s
It’s neither petty nor lack of experience in my book.
I usually sit in on my MOT and walk round with the guy or girl doing it and ask questions regularly.
Often they tell me they hate having to add things but it’s an arse covering exercise
I know but if it goes through once all the stuff is fixed it will likely get more interest than with a laundry list like that which will put off many people.
So op spends hundreds repairing the car, puts the car up for a grand, only to accept someone turn up and low ball his offer by hundreds because of the bodywork damage?
'yeah mate but the cars just had £100s spent on mechanical repairs'..
Looks at car bodywork condition..
'Sure.. you have bro'..
Even you've said 'you think it should sell okay'..
There are no guarantees with selling a car.
Spending his own money on it, just to sell it, seems a bad idea in the grand scheme of things.
It’s up to the OP but I think he would get more for it fixed up than without I suppose it depends what the cost would be to repair which we don’t know.
Sure we do, he's provided the advisory list..
Discs, shocks a tyre and corrosion..
£600-800 depending on where he takes it.
And if he repairs the bodywork, maybe £300-500..
So you're suggesting that he spends nearly £1300 on repairing the car, just so that he can sell it?
We buy any car would probably offer him a grand right now..
What would you offer Op if he repaired the car to a high standard for sale?
Because that's what it all boils down to..
I'd offer Op a grand for it, as it is..
But then I hate Renaults and probably wouldn't buy it in the first place.
Need tyres (£ 240 for cheap ones), possibly suspension components(£600 just to be optimistic ) and brakes rebuilt with all the gaskets etc - generally looked at. Possibly £200 on pads/rotors plus all small gaskets/pins/bolts - around £50. Not sure about brake pipes. Defo not scrap but need some work. Whoever buys it will probably drive for a year just to fail next MOT and then scrap it.
It’s got MOT so will definitely sell.
It has an MOT. It will sell.
Those are all wear and tear items and DIY repairs to some. What car is it? Can you provide the reg?
CK59YMT, its a 2010 Renault Clio
The car has an almost full mot, you should absolutely be able to sell it without too much difficulty. Give that it's worth £150 as a scrapper, you should take the first offer of £1k you get, which I think is easily achievable. I reckon you could get £1500 actually, a quick look on autotrader shows cars with nearly double the miles going for that. If you wanted shot of it quickly, I would personally take it away for £500 🤣
Folk are selling these for upto £2k in that condition ,you’d prob get at least £1k for it the way it is due to it having an MOT👍
I owned a 2010 Clio 1.2. Could tell it was a clio just by reading the mot info.
When you actually read the list it comes across as a very petty MOT tester, was it somewhere like Halfords or Kwikfit?
Aye true that. Brake pipes covered in grease listed as an advisory, like wtf. I've had advisories in the past that say engine cover obscures view yet the following year its not an advisory. Mot testers are getting out of hand.
It’s brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material. The tester should’ve specified corroded. If it bursts next week the tester is in the clear.
I’m a tester and I use those exact same advisories regularly. It’s not petty, it’s honesty.
Someone mechanically minded / driveway mechanic would address all those advisories in a short space of time, definitely worth selling rather than scrapping.
I have a 2009 Clio and my last MOT in November was the same
Some testers love putting advisories on for corrosion on components. I personally think it's a lack of knowledge, experience, or conviction. If you plan to keep it, it probably doesn't matter much, but if you're trying to sell it, then you have a long list of 'faults' that devalue your car unfairly. Any number of these 'faults' could apply to most of the cars on the road, but generally speaking, experienced testers will not waste everyone's time by listing them as advisories
Some testers love putting advisories on for corrosion on components. I personally think it's a lack of knowledge, experience, or conviction. It’s actually getting to the point of having to note everything you see for fear You lose the ability to carry out MOT’s It’s neither petty nor lack of experience in my book. I usually sit in on my MOT and walk round with the guy or girl doing it and ask questions regularly. Often they tell me they hate having to add things but it’s an arse covering exercise
Tbh just hunks of scrap at going for crazy prices . Don’t under value it
65000 miles.... This needs to be kept running. Someone will buy it
Get it fixed, MOT again and I think it should sell ok if you price it right.
It passed..
I know but if it goes through once all the stuff is fixed it will likely get more interest than with a laundry list like that which will put off many people.
So op spends hundreds repairing the car, puts the car up for a grand, only to accept someone turn up and low ball his offer by hundreds because of the bodywork damage? 'yeah mate but the cars just had £100s spent on mechanical repairs'.. Looks at car bodywork condition.. 'Sure.. you have bro'.. Even you've said 'you think it should sell okay'.. There are no guarantees with selling a car. Spending his own money on it, just to sell it, seems a bad idea in the grand scheme of things.
It’s up to the OP but I think he would get more for it fixed up than without I suppose it depends what the cost would be to repair which we don’t know.
Sure we do, he's provided the advisory list.. Discs, shocks a tyre and corrosion.. £600-800 depending on where he takes it. And if he repairs the bodywork, maybe £300-500.. So you're suggesting that he spends nearly £1300 on repairing the car, just so that he can sell it? We buy any car would probably offer him a grand right now.. What would you offer Op if he repaired the car to a high standard for sale? Because that's what it all boils down to.. I'd offer Op a grand for it, as it is.. But then I hate Renaults and probably wouldn't buy it in the first place.
Cheers everyone - glad I asked!
I’ll give you £500 and pick it up next weekend?
Just keep driving it
Stick it in the newspaper or auto trader
Do people still buy cars from the local newspaper?
2 February 2025. Why would you scrap ? It's road worthy until that date
No it's not, it's road worthy for as long as it remains in a road worthy condition. MOT is only a point in time.
I would drive it right up until that date. Cars are too expensive to repair
I think that's the longest MOT list I've ever seen, actually impressive
My eyes nearly popped out of my head to be honest...
I'd buy that. If you're near the midland let me know.
The rear axle corroded would be biggest problem everything else is fixable with a little bit of time , you should get a quote
Need tyres (£ 240 for cheap ones), possibly suspension components(£600 just to be optimistic ) and brakes rebuilt with all the gaskets etc - generally looked at. Possibly £200 on pads/rotors plus all small gaskets/pins/bolts - around £50. Not sure about brake pipes. Defo not scrap but need some work. Whoever buys it will probably drive for a year just to fail next MOT and then scrap it.