I bought my Ford Focus at £3000 and it was involved in an accident and require replacement of two doors at £1000. If I claim insurance, excess is £500 and I have to pay £500 in addition to losing NCB. The problem is that it is automatic and it takes a while to kick off when I press the accelerator and therefore it is dangerous in roundabout and therefore the accident. But my another auto Toyota has no such problem. Personally, I dont want to keep it for personal safety. Any suggestion?
2007-01-10 09:51:49 · 6 answers · asked by Beckham 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Can I really sell a damaged car on eBAY?
2007-01-10 10:31:41 · update #1
If its just two doors it needs then I'd be inclined to replace them from a scrapyard then punt it.
Hundreds of focus out there in scrapyards, might even get ones the same colur then no need to paint. They just bolt on anyway.
The lag before acceleration might just need an adjustment to the throttle.
2007-01-10 13:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by Mark B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont blame the Focus, you know it has poor pick up so drive accordingly, stop at line, left foot on brake, half throttle when a gap appears let the brake off, not rocket science.
It took 3 roundabouts for me to get used to a Rover Turbo Diesel yesterday, 1st time no acceleration, second 2 000 revs and wheelspin 3rd time 1500 revs and a good start,
There is more to safe driving than going slow.
2007-01-10 13:54:33 · answer #2 · answered by Tom Cobbley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of it, sell it for spares or repair. You are going to make a loss whether you sell it now or get it repaired, so I'd just get rid of it and use the money to get another car. If you are licensed to drive manual car get a manual instead, if you need to you can drop a gear and get it moving quickly in comparison to auto.
2007-01-10 10:23:55 · answer #3 · answered by Outsider 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
which breakers yard are you looking in, check ebay too, probably do it inc painting for £400 without affecting your NCB!!! then shift it on, i have a 3.0l auto shogun lwb, 3 ton machine and its lightning from a standstill, beats all the chavs round here!!! so theres maybe aprob with the auto box
2007-01-10 10:09:06 · answer #4 · answered by dan k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you state the faults and damage yes you can
2007-01-10 20:32:52 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put it on eBay, you'll get money for it there, even more if it doesn't have a salvage title.
2007-01-10 10:08:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋