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Scrappage scheme - one Morris Minor victim

Post by stephenpolhill »

Has anyone else seen this?
http://pistonheads.co.uk/news/default.asp?storyId=19961
I could never do it myself, how can any modern car worth taking £2k off be the same.
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Post by dalebrignall »

that is a bit sad,it looks like a good one.
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Post by hotrodder13 »

i could never do that ive only owned mine for 2 months and im still learning to drive in it. but its a fun drive. better then my instructors car.im gona keep it forever:)
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Post by Dean »

The sad thing is, this moggy would have been road worthy. So in effect rather than a restoration project or an already dead one going to scrap... good ones are being handed over.
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Post by bmcecosse »

It's a con! There is no £2000 to be saved - you can actually get a BETTER deal at many places if you go along with NO trade-in. And - you have the option to buy a pre-registered car (of which there are loads!) and save even more cash.
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http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blo ... ris-minor/

It was described as a 'basket case' and not worthy of restoration.


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Post by bmcecosse »

Yet to get the supposed £2000 - it has to have an MOT!
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Post by katiekat »

I find this very very sad. I have just sold one that looked exactly the same. I spent many hours improving it for the next owner. I really can't believe it.

Are these people stupid? Don't they realise they don't make Morris Minors anymore?
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Post by bmcecosse »

Don't they realise thet don't really get £2000 for it!!
Mugs like that who keep Broon in power!!
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Post by eveline »

and there payin the lender back 2,000 in intreast if not more on a new car ,
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Post by stephenpolhill »

I suppose it is their choice and their car, it is just sad that the cars HAVE to be scrapped.
I would never bring myself to crush any car, let alone a Moggie.


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Post by FrankM83 »

it's a good thing that cars are at least being dismantled to keep others on the road, might be stupid but a site which lists cars that are being victims of this scheme would be good as owners can contact scrappers and buy the parts off them

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Post by les »

Do these cars have to be crushed to comply with the scheme or can they be broken and sold for spares at some stage?, I would have thought they would need to disappear completely.
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Post by FrankM83 »

according to these site some of them are being broken so at least a good thing a bit

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Post by mike.perry »

For those of us who were at the last AGM I seem to remember that when this proposal was discussed we were assured that as far as classic cars were concerned they would not be affected.
There should be a ruling that exempts cars with a Historic licence disc from qualifying. No that would be too difficult!!!!!!!!!!! :evil:
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Post by d_harris »

Even then though Mike the "modern" classics would be affected 80s and 90s stuff.....

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Post by Sidney'61 »

Yep, that list printed by hyundai quotes 20 Mazda MX-5s !! Definitely a future classic... and already got an owners club.
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Post by mike.perry »

If the present government had not frozen the rolling 25 year tax exemption that would have at least covered more potential classics. Anything before '84 would have historic status
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