Scrapping a car?

Mr_Falling_Star

My car, after 15 years stirling service, seems to be at the end of its viable life. It won't stay in 5th gear and I have been told it probably needs a new gearbox which will cost £400-500?

I don't need it anyway now, I can get the bus to work really easily and to be honest running a car is a expense I don't need right now.

My question is...what is the best way to scrap or get rid of a car? There are adverts in my local paper saying they will pay to pick it up and all paperwork dealt with but as they only have mobile numbers they seem a bit dodgy to me? Could I sell it on Ebay or Gumtree or advertise it (and of course I would be honest about any problems? Apart from its gearbox it runs fine and indeed has 10 months left on its MOT. The Insurance runs out in late Oct so I need to get cracking I guess.

Any Suggestions?

mikey72

Ebay, if it'll drive in 4 gears, it'll sell well enough.

mcjordi

10 months MOT- i wouldnt be scrapping it lol.. ebay it you should easily see more than scrap value with MOT that long

Sidmon

What car is it?

vaio

Ebay or local auction house with a reserve of what you would get it you drove it to your local scrapyard so £125 maybe £150

With a long MOT and a reasonable runner I'd be surprised if you didn't get close to £500 even with a slight gearbox fault

Mr_Falling_Star

Sidmon wrote: »

What car is it?

Its a VW Polo 1.3

vaio

could it be a linkage issue?

Hammyman

vaio wrote: »

could it be a linkage issue?

My thoughts too but even if its the gearbox, a 15 year old Polo is not a complicated vehicle. I'd have thought 1.5hrs labour and a second hand gearbox for £100 would see it sorted.