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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jamrock on 08 February 2011, 17:16

Title: to the crusher!!!
Post by: jamrock on 08 February 2011, 17:16

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after 6 years of loyal service my first mk2 1.3 is on its way to car heaven :cry:

the car was brought for £400 from an old fella who treated it well.

i did strip most of the parts off her and have either sold, reused on my GTI or put them in the shead!!


Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: tech1889 on 08 February 2011, 18:12
why was it scrapped though ?? rust ?? damage ??

Seems a shame to scrap a good shell..
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: cняis on 08 February 2011, 20:01
should have at least kept all the door handles and the rear bumper   :angry:

smooth boot may have made a couple of quid too
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: The Mighty Elvi on 08 February 2011, 21:02
You should have kept all the doors and the boot.  They look in good nick and a worth a few bob.

My 3 door 1.3 in Mars Red is mint having been dry stored since 1999.  It is the first car I owned, so loathed to get rid of it.  Plus its a MK2 as well.  :rolleyes:

Tend to find the 1.3 shells are in much better condition than others as they haven't been messed with.

 :laugh:

Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: Jay on 08 February 2011, 21:05
and the glass.
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: jamrock on 08 February 2011, 21:56
the shell had rusted!! the smooth boot was letting in too much water as inside it was falling apart.

should have at least kept all the door handles and the rear bumper   :angry:

smooth boot may have made a couple of quid too

i left on that door handle as its a sh!tty non gen one. The other three are OEM and are tucked away in the shed.

the rear bumper took a very bad knock and was all smoothed, i was toying with the idea of putting it on my white GTI sprayed up body colour but im not wanting to colour code it all anymore.
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: Jay on 08 February 2011, 23:03
what about the rear wiper? tsk tsk
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: Mr Blue on 09 February 2011, 07:33
Thats what I like to see.


Dash the lot :cool:
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: cняis on 09 February 2011, 20:21
Thats what I like to see.


Dash the lot :cool:

SADIST!  :evil:
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: jamrock on 09 February 2011, 22:06
Thats what I like to see.


Dash the lot :cool:

ha ha!!

i did have the car up in the breaking section but not that much interest. the doors had the usual parking dents and scratches so people who did come have a look were not really keen.

the inside was completly gutted!!! everything gone!!
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: tech1889 on 09 February 2011, 22:59
theres too many cars being broken now especially these old car so parts are more available now than ever give it a couple of years lots will have ben broken and they will be rare lol
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: X4MGS on 10 February 2011, 01:36
I have a 1990 driver that's been broken at the mo... Then off to the car grave yard in the sky..

Not by choice but rust & Pot holes has gotten the better of her sub frame :-((

Some bits fetch good money but others nothing, Storing really nice bits for my car in the future!!

OP; what did you get as scrap value?
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: jamrock on 10 February 2011, 12:09
i got £50 for it. that is probably way low but i needed my driveway back so i just bit the bullet and got rid of it. i made about £100 by breaking bits and many other parts transferred over to my gti plus parts in storage, so im happy with it.

i thought that parts would be in demand but i had a lot of time wasters :angry:
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: twistedblack69 on 10 February 2011, 13:23
Not by choice but rust & Pot holes has gotten the better of her sub frame :-((

Surely that's not a major issue worth scrapping over?
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: X4MGS on 10 February 2011, 16:27
Not by choice but rust & Pot holes has gotten the better of her sub frame :-((

Surely that's not a major issue worth scrapping over?

Not worth £700.00 to fix and no guarantee it would be 100% sorted when it came back...

Bought a much nicer car for less than the repair and as I said we are selling all the bits off, so should end up in profit at the end of it...

Was always the plan with this car anyway...
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: twistedblack69 on 10 February 2011, 20:19
Fair one :( I'm in a bit of a situation at the mo, I've got two/three leaks, a new windscreen may be a neccessity and possibly some welding over the front wiper blank :( gonna take it to the bodyshop tomorrow to get a quote.
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: X4MGS on 10 February 2011, 22:17
Fair one :( I'm in a bit of a situation at the mo, I've got two/three leaks, a new windscreen may be a neccessity and possibly some welding over the front wiper blank :( gonna take it to the bodyshop tomorrow to get a quote.

Hope it's not too bad for you!
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: Mitching on 10 February 2011, 23:26
theres too many cars being broken now especially these old car so parts are more available now than ever give it a couple of years lots will have ben broken and they will be rare lol
Less on the road so if you ever go to buy a new one it would be more expensive, prices are rising :(
Good for selling, bad for buying.
Title: Re: to the crusher!!!
Post by: X4MGS on 10 February 2011, 23:37
theres too many cars being broken now especially these old car so parts are more available now than ever give it a couple of years lots will have ben broken and they will be rare lol
Less on the road so if you ever go to buy a new one it would be more expensive, prices are rising :(
Good for selling, bad for buying.

Prices for good ones have always been strong.... I saw an valver in Oak Green at my mates garage last month and the guy paid £5K for it and then spend £2k putting new bits on and sorting out issues with it... Seems he used to own a Lambo...

with so many being broken at least you can still get parts for them at sensible prices... 6 Million were made so should be plenty left somewhere in the world...