Polo Dune - What value vs scrap value? Walk away or Stay?

[grizz]

I have always liked these.

Especially in orange.

Saw this one today, last MOT 2017 iirc

MOT History is chequered, 128k miles

Battery flat, tyres bald, some paint damage, needs a wheel bearing(s) Uncle Bob has had it in his yard for 3 years.

What should I be paying for it, or do I need to keep walking?





In case you want to check the MOT/maintenance history.

No idea just how costly these are to maintain or what level of difficulty I may be letting myself in for.



But I still like them.

Opinions, advice etc please.

[grizz]

POOP !!


Sorry, meant to stick it in the question section, not sure how I posted it here.

[xbl]

MOT history isn't too bad, nothing major on it really. Scrap value is about £180-200.

[grizz]

Jul 28, 2021 15:03:57 GMT xbl said:

MOT history isn't too bad, nothing major on it really. Scrap value is about £180-200.

So scrap is up at the moment?

[xbl]

I'm oop north (Chester) and that's about right for a small-medium car round here.

[hairdoo]

Do it. When did anyone on here do anythin normal or sensible. There was some cool photochops an at worse you'll get your money back if its terminal. Cat will be worth decent money on it

[joem83]

Even as is, it's worth at least £500. Parts for these are quite specific. Probably fetch min £1500 with a MOT
If you can get it for scrap and it runs, should be a easy project. It's still just a polo, so loads of info online & cheap easy to get parts.



MOT history is quite good tbf, nothing unusual for a Polo. 1.4 Petrol is a dead easy lump as well

[ballbagbagins]

If you can get it for peanuts and have a need for it I'd buy it.

Probably a couple of weekends of tinkering and you'll have a nice little car.

As said above you can always scrap it if it's too far gone.

In March i got £170 for scrapping our yaris. I'm also oop North.

Do you know anyone with vag com or vcds? The diagnostic tool to talk to vws. I think vcds lite is a cut down free version. Plug your laptop into it and see what it has to say for itself.

[joem83]

Jul 28, 2021 15:54:36 GMT ballbagbagins said:

If you can get it for peanuts and have a need for it I'd buy it.

Probably a couple of weekends of tinkering and you'll have a nice little car.

As said above you can always scrap it if it's too far gone.

In March i got £170 for scrapping our yaris. I'm also oop North.

Do you know anyone with vag com or vcds? The diagnostic tool to talk to vws. I think vcds lite is a cut down free version. Plug your laptop into it and see what it has to say for itself.

I have the full version

[joem83]

Just to add, if you start it and the manifold is blowing - they are formed/pressed - so you can weld them up or replace it (not hard)

As said above, a couple of weekends sorting all the issues, a good clean/clay/polish & a set of part worns/budget tyres and it will make someone a good little runner.

I've had 2 1.4 Polo 6n2's (earlier shape) and both were really rough - neither let me down & the last 1 I paid £100 for with 6m MOT and sold it for the same when the MOT ran out - it's still going as I saw it parked near work lol

[xbl]

My brother-in-law has a 9N2 1.4 16v and it appears it can't be destroyed.

[joem83]

Jul 28, 2021 16:39:40 GMT xbl said:

My brother-in-law has a 9N2 1.4 16v and it appears it can't be destroyed.

Seems to be only rust & gearboxes that kill these tbh, that said gearbox on my 1st was noisy for all the years we had it lol

[joem83]

A battery, wheel bearing, set of wiper blades, all filters, saprk plugs, & oil is £177.21 delivered from ECP

Full set of brand new budgets £247.60 fitted from black circles (I would expect about £100-£150 for part worns)

Brakes arent expensive either (part worn tyres would balance the extra cost out)

MOT £40

Total £464.81 for a fully refreshed car + your time tinkering & cleaning - if you can get it for scrap money you could easily make £800 on it and not be ripping anyone off

Plus £16 for ebay's finest tailoured mats lol

[procrastinator]

Jul 28, 2021 15:12:56 GMT xbl said:

I'm oop north (Chester) and that's about right for a small-medium car round here.

Chester, oop North?  I would have to dis agree there. I am still in England, but in fact a bit North of some of Scotland.

[Waxoyling Lyrical]

Jul 28, 2021 16:39:40 GMT xbl said:

My brother-in-law has a 9N2 1.4 16v and it appears it can't be destroyed.

Agreed. We bought a cheap £200 9n1 TDI with around 180,000 miles on with no MOT a couple of years ago, got it MOTd for £430 all in (including purchase price), and it's still running well, now on 192,000 miles.

[penski]

Jul 28, 2021 17:04:02 GMT procrastinator said:

Jul 28, 2021 15:12:56 GMT xbl said:

I'm oop north (Chester) and that's about right for a small-medium car round here.

Chester, oop North?  I would have to dis agree there. I am still in England, but in fact a bit North of some of Scotland.

Northern England is the bit between the Tweed and the border. The Midlands ends at Alnwick. Anything south of Morpeth may as well be France.

[penski]

On topic, these are cracking looking things. Think I've only ever seen two on the road. That low one is lovely.

[gtidreamer]

These seemed a bit naff when new but I saw one recently and realised that I was wrong.

Based on the comments above it doesn't seem like you've anything to lose. Go for it!

[qwerty]

The wheels are worth at least £300, BBS wheels and look great on Fabia vRS'.

Tom

[grizz]

Sounds like a go.

If I can get it for the right money.