Selling my FAILED MOT Audi TT

AdrianC

prowla wrote: »

When would it be legal to drive it?

If it still has time remaining before the expiry of the old MOT, and if it's not unroadworthy.

If it isn't roadworthy, then it's no less legal to drive after the fail as it was before taking it for the test.

bengalknights

How much do you think the car is worth? Those repairs look fairly cheap.

The ESC will most likely be the costliest but if its a sensor issue, then around £150 in part, the rest around £20-£50 in parts.

LandyAndy

Helpmelord wrote: »

Repair immediately (major defects):
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Repair as soon as possible (minor defects):
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated insecure (6.1.7 (g) (i))

TBH if it was my car and it was otherwise as good as you imply I would be getting all of that fixed and keeping it.

coffeehound

I suppose if the CVJs have already been damaged by grit ingress, replacing them is more costly.

EdGasketTheSecond

"Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))"



Could be any amount from £150 to thousands really on an Audi; you'd need to get that diagnosed first. The remainder is predictable cost-wise. Bear in mind you'd have to insure the car again too to drive to/from the MoT so factor that cost in.


Also get a quote for scrap and start your ebay listing at that as there is no point going through the hassle of private sale to only get less than scrap value. I recently got £130 scrap for an old Hyundai and I don't think I'd have got over £100 on eBay as it was high mileage, no MoT, rust and using oil.

loskie

put it on ebay with no reserve auction but a starting price that you would be willing to accept or slightly lower. Have realistic expectations.
Take cash and make sure all the documentation is completed before the new owner takes it away. Keep a copy of a receipt, signed and dated with TIME on it.
Doesn't matter if the new owner drives it away or not that's his look out.
Cancel insurance immediately and notify change of owner/keepr online.

A year or so ago I sold my mot fail Forester , rotten subframe, 52 plate rough around the edges. Got £430 via ebay, was looking at 80 for scrap.

droopsnoot

The only thing of concern there is the ESP warning light. You should get the car scanned for codes (or if you have a laptop, ~£8 for a cable and a shareware copy of VCDS-lite and do it yourself), and that will probably tell you what the problem is. It might even clear the codes, and they might stay off long enough to get an MOT. My money would be on either of the acceleration sensors - £20 from a breaker, £140 from a main dealer, plug in to replace, just like a relay but not so conveniently located.

The ARB ball joint is a droplink, they're about £10 and five minutes to fit. The CV boot is about £14, longer to fit, but you can get aftermarket complete driveshafts for about £40 now. The only thing that makes me still change a CV boot is the waste.


There are specialist Audi TT breakers around, if you're intent on selling it as-is, they might be an easy way for it to go somewhere quickly. You could have a look on the UK TT forum for more info.

Helpmelord

Hi guys thanks for all the feedback really appreciate this.

I dont want to fix it myself because I'm moving onto another car now. It was a great first car but I'd rather someone else picked it up and fixed it up.

I've listed it on ebay, facebook and gumtree, my highest offer is £600 at the moment, customer organises trailering. What do you guys think?

So far I've had lots of interest from enthusiasts

AdrianC

Helpmelord wrote: »

I dont want to fix it myself because I'm moving onto another car now. It was a great first car but I'd rather someone else picked it up and fixed it up.

I've listed it on ebay, facebook and gumtree, my highest offer is £600 at the moment, customer organises trailering. What do you guys think?

We have no idea, since we know no more than it's an old TT with no ticket and a few issues.

What would it fetch with a new ticket?
How much would it cost to put a ticket on it?
How much do you value a small amount of hassle?

loskie

welcome OP to being talked down to in the motoring forum.