Breaking a Clio- are my figures ball-park?

[daddycool]

i'm debating breaking my 172 cup and tried to guesstimate what stuff would go for. are these close to ball-park?

Jms inlets	100
Ktec flush cat back	150
solid top mounts	80
pro race 1.2's 16"	180
bumper + grills	175
wishbones w/pflex	40
spoiler	100
phase 1 airbox	40
Rear shocks 1yr old	50
Front shocks 1yr old	50
doors	50
side skirts	30
engine would prob need cambelt	200
gearbox rebuilt 1yr ago	200
interior	75
rear brake discs + pads <1yr	50
all calipers	50
badges	15
bonnet	50

ecu with fastchip remap + uch + 2 keys 75?

don't post asking for stuff you vultures, save it for if i start a breaking thread :rasp:

thanks, kris

 

[edewer]

accept my offer/make me a counter offer and sell it to me whole!

 

[mattg]

Prices seem reasonable tbh. You'd be surprised how much of the car will actually sell (even all the smaller bits). You may even be able to ask a bit more for some things, obviously depending how quickly you want rid!

 

[Sir_Dave]

Just out of interest, have you actually driven another cup to confirm that the steering 'issue' you have, isnt just a characteristic of the car?

 

[edewer]

camber perhaps? they can be a bit skittish

 

[daddycool]

Just out of interest, have you actually driven another cup to confirm that the steering 'issue' you have, isnt just a characteristic of the car?

James S and his buddy drove the car and agreed their was a problem, so it's not just me being funny

 

[daddycool]

Prices seem reasonable tbh. You'd be surprised how much of the car will actually sell (even all the smaller bits). You may even be able to ask a bit more for some things, obviously depending how quickly you want rid!

one thing thats tempting me to break it is that i wouldn't rule out another clio and having boxes of spares will always be handy

accept my offer/make me a counter offer and sell it to me whole!

bear with me caller

 

[daveski]

Prices seem quite cheap to me, compared to some stuff on here.

 

[daddycool]

i think i've had in mind that ebay stuff will have fees, p&p will be included. as i say ball park at the moment

 

[stevescort172]

just broken my clio ph1,

Made my money back what i paid for it and have a cupboard full of spare parts, also just purchased a cup so some bits could be used if needed

sorry mate im a vulture but if you do break i need a rear bumper and bonnet

 

[daddycool]

what did you do with the shell?

 

[stevescort172]

local scrappy picked it up, they said they'd give me 50 quid to take as i had basically rinsed it and werent alot for them to sell on lol

 

[daddycool]

what did you leave in/on? only ask because if i do break it i don't want to strip it so much that there won't be anything left and they won't take it

 

[daddycool]

ps. thanks for pm's for offers everyone, will get back to you in order received

 

[stevescort172]

what did you leave in/on? only ask because if i do break it i don't want to strip it so much that there won't be anything left and they won't take it

basically the only thing i left in was the engine loom and the interior loom, carpets, all the rubbers, seat belts, wiper arms and motor, wings(were cracked) interior door cards(cracked), not a lot tbh.
sometimes they do say that they will pick it up but not give any cash, if mine wasnt stripped they would have give me around the 200 mark for the whole car, but as i removed most of it they said they'd give me 50 lol

 

[Sir_Dave]

ps. thanks for pm's for offers everyone, will get back to you in order received

I've pm'd you about the whole car. Need so many bits it makes sense just to take the whole thing.

 

[edewer]

in a bidding war with dave? somehow i think i'll end up losing this one

 

[M@tt_182]

I think the prices seem fairly low, you should shift it all quickly. Personally I'd prefer to sell it hole and lose a small amount, breaking a car is a pain! (unless you have a nice warm garage)

 

[daddycool]

selling whole i stand to lose £500 based on just the items above
(car is currently up for £1200) so I could end up losing circa £800 if I don't break

 

[edewer]

if youre good with spanners, have the storage space, and the perseverance then its worth breaking it really, but if you lack 1 of the above just stomach the loss and sell it i reckon

 

[Sir_Dave]

selling whole i stand to lose £500 based on just the items above
(car is currently up for £1200) so I could end up losing circa £800 if I don't break

Of course, you will make more money breaking a car, but its very much dependant on whether you can be bothered at this time of year.

In the summer its fine, but when its -4 outside, you need a heated garage.

 

[Ollie82.]

Perosnally I think you are jumping the gun breaking a Cup with what are fairly minor issues. If you have replaced what you say you have, pretty much everything in terms of suspension/steering components, and it still seems to have an issue then I'd get the actual geometry checked.

When did it last have a full alignment? Anything show up as untoward?

Also regarding the hesitation, which spark plugs did it have fitted? OEM ones or another brand/type? They are very sensitive to which plugs are fitted. Also investigate injectors....

 

[daddycool]

if they're minor issues i'm shifting it for £1500

 

[edewer]

did see no mention of a geo check. although surely with all that work you wouldve done one?

to be honest, take the map off which should remove the hesitation, get the geo done (and hope that the issue isnt because its been unrecorded damaged) and should be good for £1500

 

[daddycool]

it had three hunter alignments last year after having different stuff replaced. regarding the map, unfortunately i made a boo-boo and sold the box too soon.

 

[daddycool]

the geo problem only occured after a gearbox change

 

[Ollie82.]

Did it have a Geo after the gearbox was changed?

 

[edewer]

didnt budgie fit the box? his works pretty good so cant see where he would of messed anything up

 

[Ollie82.]

I know he wouldn't mess anything up. I trust his work completely......but he can't re do a geo!

Thats if it was him who did the gearbox....

 

[edewer]

speaking to dave this avo he did apparently
obviously he cant do geo, but if it was my car and i had an issue like then i'd be getting it aligned as my first port of call!

 

[Tunst]

If your going to break it, sell the stuff on ebay, way to many messers on here, i broke a car still had half of it in my shed 4 months later.. all parts people said they wanted then didnt get back to me.. All went in the scrap in the end

 

[Bluebeard]

If your going to break it, sell the stuff on ebay, way to many messers on here, i broke a car still had half of it in my shed 4 months later.. all parts people said they wanted then didnt get back to me.. All went in the scrap in the end

This times 1 million.

I have given up selling stuff on here now, it goes on ebay or it goes in the bin.

The amount of dickheads i've had is unreal. ''yeah mate i''l take that, pm me your paypal.... '' Still not heard from them a month later.

 

[Sir_Dave]

My favourite, by about 3 miles, is:

'1st dibs?'

Lol

 

[edewer]

ah just accept my offer already!

 

[LewisTaylor]

This times 1 million.

I have given up selling stuff on here now, it goes on ebay or it goes in the bin.

The amount of dickheads i've had is unreal. ''yeah mate i''l take that, pm me your paypal.... '' Still not heard from them a month later.

I'm in the middle of braking my car, i've had 2 people put there parts on now as because they didn't pay so i sold it to someone else, then got upset because they didn't get the items.

I'm finding the best bit about braking the car is when people come along and buy silly things like the aerial, or battery tray, both things i hadn't priced for so all extra money

I'll be putting all my parts on ebay at some point, but advertised on here while it's still being stripped so i'll sell as much as possible on here first as it is a lot easier than ebay

 

[l0rd]

when my clio RSi was on it's last legs, i put it on ebay and only fetched £150.

I made £400 by selling bits of it and i could have got a lot more if i had the space to break it and store the parts.

 

[Budgie]

I removed the box on this one, couldn't see anything untoward.

If memory serves me, Kris fitted it back in himself...

 

[daddycool]

thanks for all the responses guys. i've decided to try my luck at selling it whole for £1400. £2k breaking it is tempting (plus i'll have a load of spares as i've not ruled out another clio. (i've just bought a leon cupra 180 but it's quite thirsty and, well, boring.)) i'm willing to take a few £-hundred drop vs breaking as the weather's not kind at the moment.

ollie, mike, i tried to reply last night on my phone but got hacked off with it. as mike says, he removed the box and i refitted it, and problem was the same after both the garage refitting it the first time and me refitting it the second. the problem would have likely started when i went over speed bumps at a million miles an hour (don't judge me fishfaces, i have my excuses/lies) and the driveshaft popped a hole in the gearbox casing.

 

[edewer]

you did this since the new box?

 

[daddycool]

the geo issues? nothing before i popped the driveshaft, then been there ever since.
just realised that saying i drove really fast over speedbumps doesn't paint a great picture when trying to sell a car. it was a "moment" shall we say, and lesson learned.