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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: MadMark73 on 19 January 2009, 22:24:25
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Hi all. Have been offered an L reg omega saloon for 100 pounds. Cambelt has snapped. Mot till sep and private plate. And four recent tyres. Is it worth it.And if so is it a replacement engine or headrebuild?
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Hi all. Have been offered an L reg omega saloon for 100 pounds. Cambelt has snapped. Mot till sep and private plate. And four recent tyres. Is it worth it.And if so is it a replacement engine or headrebuild?
Might be worth it for the tires alone
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I was thinking be worth it for the plate alone if a private plate
Sounds like the plate is worth more than the car ;D
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Might be worth it for the tires alone[/quote]
That was my train of thought but SWMBO wants a burgandy saloon and I know if I turn up with it SWMBO will probably say thats mine, Fix it.
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Hi all. Have been offered an L reg omega saloon for 100 pounds. Cambelt has snapped. Mot till sep and private plate. And four recent tyres. Is it worth it.And if so is it a replacement engine or headrebuild?
As an "L" plate it must be one of the first Omega's after the Carlton / Senator range went out of production! :o :o
Personally I would doubt the worth of spending a lot of cash on a car so old, but what is the mileage? :-? :-? Is much of its running gear, transmission, equipment, let alone that damaged engine, in need of replacement? Think of the cost of all that. :o :o
A lot newer miggy can be obtained complete, with everything in working order for what it is going to cost you to repair and maintain this miggy to get it on the road and give you a good return / worthwhile economic running. ;) ;)
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what model is it? if gls or select then i wouldnt bother
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Hi all. Have been offered an L reg omega saloon for 100 pounds. Cambelt has snapped. Mot till sep and private plate. And four recent tyres. Is it worth it.And if so is it a replacement engine or headrebuild?
As an "L" plate it must be one of the first Omega's after the Carlton / Senator range went out of production! :o :o
Personally I would doubt the worth of spending a lot of cash on a car so old, but what is the mileage? :-? :-? Is much of its running gear, transmission, equipment, let alone that damaged engine, in need of replacement? Think of the cost of all that. :o :o
A lot newer miggy can be obtained complete, with everything in working order for what it is going to cost you to repair and maintain this miggy to get it on the road and give you a good return / worthwhile economic running. ;) ;)
Well seeing i just sold my Facelift 2.2 for £280 (just short MOT) then id say look for something else.
Bargains do crop up. :y
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what model is it? if gls or select then i wouldnt bother
Its a CD.
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nah, id still pass im afraid. too old and you would never get any serious money back on it if you were to sell running.
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L reg is too old for a miggy isnt it? my glass book says 1994/M as the earliest!
i bought my MV6 with a rebuilt engine for £200 lol!
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Early registered models (the ones the dealers tried to sell for that bit extra to the eagerly awaiting mugs that had the cash to pay ful whack) were L plates, seen a few about, my philosophy is to never buy the first of anything, well except a mk1 capri ;)
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Get an idea of the value of the plate from one of the many plate sales companies on the net. be aware of the difference between a straight purchase price by them and a sell on commission, then work a value from there. As scrap, it should still get the better part of your ton and you keep then plate on retention, if its worth that much. Otherwise, pass.....
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Get an idea of the value of the plate from one of the many plate sales companies on the net. be aware of the difference between a straight purchase price by them and a sell on commission, then work a value from there. As scrap, it should still get the better part of your ton and you keep then plate on retention, if its worth that much. Otherwise, pass.....
i dont think its acherished no. broocie ;D
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Get an idea of the value of the plate from one of the many plate sales companies on the net. be aware of the difference between a straight purchase price by them and a sell on commission, then work a value from there. As scrap, it should still get the better part of your ton and you keep then plate on retention, if its worth that much. Otherwise, pass.....
i dont think its acherished no. broocie ;D
OP quoted a 'private plate' so took the lead from that.... :-/
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has to be mot'd and taxed to transfer or retain a plate
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has to be mot'd and taxed to transfer or retain a plate
MOT september, do insurance transfer to get certificate, tax it and loose a month when you cash it back in, and take the plate off...
Works for me at the LVLO anyway.... ;)
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Well seeing i just sold my Facelift 2.2 for £280 (just short MOT) then id say look for something else.
Bargains do crop up. :y
:o :o :o
an L reg with good tyres and private plate for £100? no brainer!, sell the plate and the tyres and bin the rest!!
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You would make more than £100 on breaking it and then weigh the rest in. :y :y
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also the DVLA have started stating on V5s on some cars Number plate Not Transferable i sold a Rover 800 Vitesse in the summer that had a private plate P9 GR* and the logbook stated number plate nit transferable >:(
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How do you go about getting a price for selling a private plate?
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How do you go about getting a price for selling a private plate?
Just google for cherished number plate dealers. Most of them have an online valuation search facility.... :y
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also the DVLA have started stating on V5s on some cars Number plate Not Transferable i sold a Rover 800 Vitesse in the summer that had a private plate P9 GR* and the logbook stated number plate nit transferable >:(
It will depend on a number of things, I believe, including if the car becomes accident damaged/insurance total loss whilst the private plate is on and whether its been out of tax/mot for an extended period. If the latter, I think the plate becomes irrecoverable, but not 100% on that....
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also the DVLA have started stating on V5s on some cars Number plate Not Transferable i sold a Rover 800 Vitesse in the summer that had a private plate P9 GR* and the logbook stated number plate nit transferable >:(
It will depend on a number of things, I believe, including if the car becomes accident damaged/insurance total loss whilst the private plate is on and whether its been out of tax/mot for an extended period. If the latter, I think the plate becomes irrecoverable, but not 100% on that....
depends how long after such accident/mot expiry occured as far as i know
a donor vehicle needs to technically be roadworthy by DVLA rules for someone to have it's plate removed, because it needs to be re-registered to its original (or available age related) number, but if you crash your car and write it off then its not technically road worthy, so they give a time limit of something like a month to get your plate off a written off car so you dont lose out