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PeterL
United Kingdom
1731 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2020 : 11:27:12
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Dear All
I am about to dispose of an deceased friend's BMW - 1997 523i under 100,000 miles, a few niggling problems because it has been standing. He had it from new in South Africa.
Is anyone interested before I drive it off to the scrap yard?
It is in Ilminster, Somerset...
Cheers
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Fred Boothby
United Kingdom
365 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2020 : 12:16:42
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Peter , I am interested , and live just up the road . Does it have a tow bar ? Is it expensive ? Fred |
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1731 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2020 : 13:32:01
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Good. Email sent saying no tow bar but come and have a look...
Cheers
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Edited by - PeterL on 11/09/2020 13:32:33 |
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Fred Boothby
United Kingdom
365 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2020 : 07:27:32
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Peter , I regret that lack of towbar rules it out for me. They are expensive , and together with associated electrics time consuming. My apologies. Fred |
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1731 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2020 : 11:47:39
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Thanks Fred...
Anyone else?
It goes to the scrap man on 1 Oct...
Which is a pity as it starts first time and is low milage...
It was sitting where the new garage is going so it has to go...
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
765 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2020 : 16:34:10
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Have you tried "We buy any car"? They don't give much but at least the car wouldn't be scrapped.
John Cooper M 628 |
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Colin Butchers
United Kingdom
1487 Posts |
Posted - 14/09/2020 : 17:52:09
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Peter. I am mildly interested in giving the car a home. Are the "niggling problems" likely to prevent my driving it home to West Sussex ? Also does it have a current M.O.T. and Tax ?
Colin B. |
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colintf
United Kingdom
1506 Posts |
Posted - 14/09/2020 : 21:15:31
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quote: Originally posted by Colin Butchers
Peter. I am mildly interested in giving the car a home. Are the "niggling problems" likely to prevent my driving it home to West Sussex ? Also does it have a current M.O.T. and Tax ?
Colin B.
Sadly Colin the days of driving a newly bought car on it's existing (sellers) car tax are long gone you would have to tax any car you buy before driving it away (things aren't as easy as they used to be!)
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Oz34
United Kingdom
2575 Posts |
Posted - 14/09/2020 : 22:59:56
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No Colin, and if any person or organisation other than a Government agency were to operate such a system, it would rightly be regarded as a scam and legal efforts would be made to stop it.
Dave |
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1731 Posts |
Posted - 15/09/2020 : 13:52:09
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Colin
Have emailed...
Cheers
P |
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PeterL
United Kingdom
1731 Posts |
Posted - 20/09/2020 : 10:48:26
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Car now sold
Many thanks everybody.
P |
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