Blown head gasket on Ford Fiesta T Reg

Sabrina237

Good afternoon everyone. Yesterday I came home from North Wales and my car was overheating and the fan wasn't working. I got the recovery guy out and the head gasket went shortly after. Thank god we didn't carry on driving! Basically, I'm not sure what to do now. The MOT runs out at the end of May anyway, but do you think I would be able to sell it to someone who knows what they are doing- i.e a garage or would they not touch it? Or is my only option to scrap it. Thanks

DUTR

If the car was running, you may struggle to get £200 for it, seen newer ones on autotrader for £175.

AdrianC

You could put it on eBay as spares/repair, but - honestly - it's unlikely to make you much more than the zero-hassle route.

DaveTheMus

just scrap it, it's almost worthless

Sabrina237

Thanks everyone. Will contact the scrapyards

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Sabrina237 wrote: »

Thanks everyone. Will contact the scrapyards

Why not make money off it and strip everything off it. I hate it when someone scraps a whole car for the scrap yard to make a few hundred on it.

DUTR

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

Why not make money off it and strip everything off it. I hate it when someone scraps a whole car for the scrap yard to make a few hundred on it.

It is a possibilty, however I feel if the OP has the space and more so the ability, then they may have the ability to replace the gasket themselves.

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atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

Why not make money off it and strip everything off it. I hate it when someone scraps a whole car for the scrap yard to make a few hundred on it.

You end up with the trouble of advertising, waiting for a buyer to arrive, and are left with the bits that won't sell.

Much easier to get it collected and get a few pounds with no hassle (make sure they are legit, and give a certificate of destruction, not some local tatters)

You can make more by driving it to the scrapyard yourself (if it is a couple of miles just fill the water up and go) if you want to chance it.