Rich.T

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My old steed.
Sold (gave) it to we buy any car end of march time.
Just wondered if anyone on here has it or where it is now.
Was a good car. Only problems with it were the usual central locking and window regulator issues.
Sold it as id had it a few years and wanted to go back to petrol.

Rich
 
How much did they give you for it as I wouldn't be surprised if they had scrapped something that old?

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£200

Didnt think they scrapped anything.
Thought they just put them through BCA (which they own) and took their chances. A win some lose some touch.
 
Yikes, I did think it might be as insultingly low as that.
Probably sold off in bulk to a car recycling company.

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Yeh, i know. I wasnt happy but had to get rid in a bit of a hurry.
The road i live on seems to have been built assuming everyone was a 1 car family, with parking space to suit.
I had 2 Leons and the good ladys Fiat 500.
So it had to go sharpish.
Itd be a shame if it were scrapped. It would have been good for someone.
Id taken it to AKS when i 1st got it and had it wound up to 180hp.
A lively old thing it was lol
 
Just checked on a app I have and it looks like it’s still on the road
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Why on earth would you want to go back to petrol?
Having the 1.9TDi and the 1.6 in the family now I see the comparison direct - same insurance, tax nearly double and fuel doing barely 3/4 of the miles, and really really sluggish.
 
I always wanted a petrol Cupra but at the time (5 years ago when i got the diesel Leon) couldn't justify the expence. I still cant but (touch wood) i can now afford to treat myself a little.

Its a lot tax but ive got a lot of car. 260hp of madness.

Unfortunately the black car was starting to feel a little worn out. Central locking and window regs all pretty much toast.

And my total commute every day is 6 miles to and from work and the engine didnt like the constant plodding in traffic. Resulting in me having to clean the turbo out every 6 months.

Also im fickle lol.

Im hoping my next one will be an ultra mint low miler.
Will have to see how the prices go.

Rich
 
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Why on earth would you want to go back to petrol?
Having the 1.9TDi and the 1.6 in the family now I see the comparison direct - same insurance, tax nearly double and fuel doing barely 3/4 of the miles, and really really sluggish.

I'm half and half on this one. My insurance for my FR TDI is around £200 a year, and I have plenty of fun when I want to give it a fist full of beans - and get 55mpg doing it - but when I bought the car I was doing 35k a year and I'm doing about 5k now - and it shows. I've failed on emissions every year for the past couple of years and it's totally down to the fact the engine only gets a few good runs a year.

If I could, I'd probably get a smaller petrol block and tune the life out of it...


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200 quid shocking, when i scraped mums micra k11 2000 which was a dam sad day as there a good drive and easy to maintain it went for £164, loved that thing you know too turbo it the kit was 1k, may of been a good thing though as there not E10 friendly
 
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