I have a 1995 Land Rover Discovery with a failed mot, i have just spent £350 on new brakes,i knew they were bad,and now they say it needs atleast £500 on weilding 'atleast'. What do i do pay for the weilding,or try and trade it in with a garage for a newer model, the cars probably only worth £1750,any help would be appreciated!!
2007-02-06 00:32:21 · 10 answers · asked by tingtong 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
The garage has said it will NOT pass next year,it will need alot of money spent on weilding next year!!
2007-02-06 00:56:50 · update #1
Trade it in. Otherwise you're just throwing good money after bad!
2007-02-06 00:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds as if the MOT station has given you a pass with an advisory on the welding for next year. Time to sell it for what you can. Wouldn't try this right away after MOT as wherever you take it for trade in will question why you have just MOT'd it and want sell it immediately. A month or 2 would be the best time to sell it. Although Landrover Discoveries don't have a great trade value and will be going to the auctions to get as much as they can for it. Depends what you are thinking of buying to replace the discovery. Best time to sell is when the new registrations come out.
2007-02-07 00:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by Chippers. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love your comment about it being worth £1750. It isn't worth bugger-all with no MOT, it's scrap or spares, and you might get a couple of hundred quid for it.
I'd write-off the £350 you spent on the brakes, and get what you can for the rest of the vehicle to someone who wants it for spares or scrap.
That £500 you need to spend on welding can go as a deposit or part-payment on a new vehicle. You don't want to be chucking good money after bad, and you'll go through all this in 12 months time when the next MOT is due.
Land Rover Discoveries are sh*it anyway. Buy a Japanese 4x4, and you won't have problems. All Land Rovers are sh*it.
2007-02-06 01:11:26 · answer #3 · answered by Phish 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'd personally try and get it welded up cheaply, pass an MOT and get rid. With no MOT on it you'll not even see £500 never mind anywhere near £1750. Thats in the region of retail value these days.
No garage will offer you any more than its scrap value without test unless they are making a good profit on the car they are selling you.
2007-02-06 05:44:00 · answer #4 · answered by Mark B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it doesnt have any MOT you can forget your £1750
£500 worth of welding minimum? it mustnt have any chassis left!!
Sorry mate I think your best bet is to break it for parts and get what you can and take the rest to the scrappers.
You could try selling it as a whole 'for spares or repair' for £350. at least that way you get your money back that you paid for your brakes
2007-02-08 23:23:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it has an mot now, and the garage reckon it will fail next year, it's time to trade it in so someone else takes the burden. Any mot tester who says "it will fail next year" probably has given a few borderline items the benefit of their doubt, but they know next year it won't be worth doing, so you get at least another year out of it.
2007-02-06 09:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by Bandit600 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think anyone would give you a decent price for it as it stands, a garage will rip you off,repair it and sell it on for a massive profit. But at least you'd get a new one and not be worrying about repair costs.
2007-02-06 00:38:00 · answer #7 · answered by heebygeeby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can get £1750 for it I'd snatch their hand off. I suspect you cant though... Get rid its not worth the £500...
2007-02-06 00:42:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
did they tell you what it failed on before you had the brakes fixed if not you take advise off the ministry of transport they may just be trying to do a hard sell.
2007-02-06 04:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by james l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you trade it in, give it 18 months and your new motor will need money spent on it, only you know how much the motor is worth to you. and remember "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know"
2007-02-06 00:44:39 · answer #10 · answered by Chris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋