What to do with the HDi??

[Toms306]

Ok,

So fixing really isnt an option, more bits are falling off or breaking literally every day...bloody door handle fell off today FFS!


Current MOT fails are -

~Rusty hole NSR, visible from wheel arch so a fail - would need welding
~Snapped cat pipe - can't be coupled due to the location of the snap - could be welded or replaced with decat, but the bolts are just lumps of rust so would need fitting kit/hacksaws etc
~Front tyres on limit, one rear puntured - could be changed for swallows tbf
~Both front wheel bearing knackered - needs new bearings obv, but I dont have a hub nut socket or bearing press
~Handbrake doesn't hold despite new cables - think one caliper is knackered
~Rear seatbelt doesn't retract on NS - I think this is MOT fail, needs replacement anyway
~Intermittent number plate light - broken loom, needs fixing.
~Beam creak - f*ck knows what this is, but clearly something not right and probably a fail!


Aside from the MOT fails -

~Clutch slips badly - needs clutch kit and cable
~Door handle fell off (PITA!) - time and effort
~Engine side of things is completely f*cked, turbo is shot, gearbox is extremely crunchy, engine hunts and jumps and is just horrible tbh - err, yeah, not worth the hassle
~Heater blower intermittent - wiring fault
~Door loom fixed by me, wont last long!


So as you can see, its basically f*cked!! Plus the fact it'll need the MOT fee of £50, and tax at £220, plus insurance at £600 odd, I can't keep it even if I wanted to.

But now I need to try and work out the best way of retrieving as much money as possible from it! Bear in mind I'm not sure what I'll be replacing it with...if I replace it (might see if I can get by without a car, although have been strongly warned by several family members that it isn't possible down here, no matter how much I try and convince myself that i dont need a car lol).

The options I see them are -

1. Return to standard (couple of days work), then drive round dealers looking for something to PX it with, probably only get £200 from that - plus the sales of the non standard parts.

2. Sell whole, as is, spares/repair. Easier to do, but think I'd be lucky to get £300 like that, so probs more money from the above.

3. Return to standard and sell spares and repair - don't think anyone would even buy it like that tbh, lot of time wasted possibly.

4. Break it for parts - lots of time and space needed - but is there even anything worth selling from it?

5. De-spec it and scrap the rest. Basically, buy a cheap drivers seat, steels, povvo steering wheel and remove anything I can sell but leaving it legal to drive - then drive it to scrap yard and scrap - but this would go by weight and I'm not sure if I'd gain anything from removing parts or if it'd just be a waste?


So what would you do to get the most money?

And just some pics of how rubbish old Peugeots are.







Tom