Manual Diesel Tourer £200 - Doncaster area

v-man · 1st May 2015, 19:32

Nothing to do with me, but thought someone might get a fixer-upper.

http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/sh...or-repair.html

Gino · 1st May 2015, 20:48

Nothing too expensive to fix, could be a bargain!

Sonic ZS · 1st May 2015, 22:30

Incredible that another 75 (and a diesel estate at that...

) is at scrap money, all for the sake of some piping and brake repair.

Firstly, do the repairs yourself.
25 feet of Kunifer brake pipe, approx £10. Flaring tool, £35.
Discs & pads all round, maybe £200 (guessing).

A large, well built, family estate with a BMW diesel engine for under £500.

These things are the bargain of the century...

RodgerD · 2nd May 2015, 00:41

It'll end up in a scrap yard unfortunately as people don't work on cars these days. Labour rates in garages are the death nail of cheap cars as people only see a monetary value it can bring if sold, and not the value of a serviceable car.

Mantra these days is, if it goes wrong, chop it in and get another one. From an ecology perspective I'd like to see the same mentality that say that Indian or Cuba adopt regarding car, repair, repair, repair and not just dispose.

marinabrian · 2nd May 2015, 06:59

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Originally Posted by RodgerD

It'll end up in a scrap yard unfortunately as people don't work on cars these days. Labour rates in garages are the death nail of cheap cars as people only see a monetary value it can bring if sold, and not the value of a serviceable car.

Mantra these days is, if it goes wrong, chop it in and get another one. From an ecology perspective I'd like to see the same mentality that say that Indian or Cuba adopt regarding car, repair, repair, repair and not just dispose.

Well said Rodger

Brian

RodgerD · 2nd May 2015, 08:13

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Originally Posted by marinabrian

Well said Rodger

Brian

We need community garages throughout the country that are run on a not-for-profit basis where people can go with their cars and get help from others, perhaps then more car will still be on the road and not made into tin cans. Think of them as an extension to the various car forums, a meeting place where cars can be repaired.

When I was growing up, people were out tinkering with their cars in the street, which not only kept cars on the road, it fostered a community spirit as others would come and lend a hand. Now weekends are taken up going around those blooming large supermarkets buying more cheap disposable item that are thrown away after 6 months.

Personally I'd slap a £5000 disposal fee on a used car, then people will start to value what they have and realise fixing it is much better for the planet. Fix it for £200, or pay £5000 to get rid of it as an end of life sale. The disposal fee only being waved after a full assessment (end of life MOT perhaps) of the car's viability of remaining on the road. ie so full of rust etc it is justified in being crushed.

rrobson · 2nd May 2015, 09:14

I'd probably have had a go if I had space but I've already got one I can't sell sat on the drive...

1st May 2015, 19:32	#1
v-man I really should get out more....... Ford Fezza Poverty Spec & ? Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 2,892 Thanks: 526 Thanked 349 Times in 275 Posts	Manual Diesel Tourer £200 - Doncaster area Nothing to do with me, but thought someone might get a fixer-upper. http://www.preloved.co.uk/adverts/sh...or-repair.html __________________ Report potholes, flytipping, broken streetlights - www.fixmystreet.com Find cheaper diesel/petrol - www.petrolprices.com 2001 Rover 45 1.8 Impression S owned for 15 years, now scrapped.

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Sonic ZS Posted a thing or two 75 Conn CDT Tourer, 75 Conn SE V6, 75 Conn V6, 75 Conn CDTi Tourer, ZS 180 Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Devon Posts: 1,986 Thanks: 1,287 Thanked 963 Times in 534 Posts	Incredible that another 75 (and a diesel estate at that... ) is at scrap money, all for the sake of some piping and brake repair. Firstly, do the repairs yourself. 25 feet of Kunifer brake pipe, approx £10. Flaring tool, £35. Discs & pads all round, maybe £200 (guessing). A large, well built, family estate with a BMW diesel engine for under £500. These things are the bargain of the century... __________________

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rrobson I really should get out more....... 75 tourer cdti, MG ZS 180, nissan terrano & 1.8t rover 25 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pontefract Posts: 2,643 Thanks: 17 Thanked 295 Times in 218 Posts	I'd probably have had a go if I had space but I've already got one I can't sell sat on the drive... __________________ How to view a car - everything you need to help you inspect a used car VIS motor tester avalible to local members Injector removal tool and auto gearbox pressure tester now available

2nd May 2015, 00:41	#4
RodgerD Rodger & Out Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: London Posts: 712 Thanks: 10 Thanked 159 Times in 141 Posts	It'll end up in a scrap yard unfortunately as people don't work on cars these days. Labour rates in garages are the death nail of cheap cars as people only see a monetary value it can bring if sold, and not the value of a serviceable car. Mantra these days is, if it goes wrong, chop it in and get another one. From an ecology perspective I'd like to see the same mentality that say that Indian or Cuba adopt regarding car, repair, repair, repair and not just dispose.