how to get rid of old car

LOLA08

I am selling a very old 93 Nissan Micra i dont expect to get much or even sell it at all, it is in perfect condition, but i have purchased a new car. I just want rid of the Micra but don't know how to go about it. Does anyone know do I contact my local Council? and is it expensive to get rid of? your help would be much appreciated.

minxie

have you tried http://gumtree.ie
or http://buyandsell.ie

loyatemu

if its driving, put it in the buy and sell for €100. Your phone won't stop ringing.

Del2005

Your local council will take it off you for free and if you bring it to a scrapper they should buy it off you.

lostinsuperfunk

If it has a valid NCT you will be able to sell it easily through the classifieds.
I think most councils won't take cars for disposal (Cork City Council won't anyway). However I think most scrapyards will take it for free if you can drive it to them. If you're prepared to haggle you might even get a few quid out of them. The Motors forum would probably know more about this.

Calina

Moving to motors.

bazz26

Plenty of demand for a cheap runabout especially among our foreign national friends living here. If it is driving then it is worth something to someone.

Stick it up on www.adverts.ie and put on the advert somehing like "best offer secures".

mikemac

As said, put it in the Buy & Sell and mention that it drives. Set a low price, around €100.
Teenagers are always on the lookout for cheap cars to go rallying and racing on and off-road, you'll be doing them a favour

Please don't flame me

(don't actually do this OP)

peasant

micmclo wrote: »

(don't actually do this OP)

Why post it then

mikemac

It's always or it used to be often in the news that teenagers were buying old cars for maybe €100 or so and they going rallying around roads at weekends. Often they'd end up crashing and killing themselves. No insurance, no tax and sure they weren't even 17 at the time.
I'd find a link if I've time to one of the traffic accidents.

Immediately the person who sold the car gets vilified and almost certainly gets interviewed by the garda, even if they sold the car and could see nothing wrong.

It's an obvious way to get rid of car but if a gang of teenagers approach the OP and want the car, do you think it's a good idea?

Anyway my posts failed big time
Sorry for dragging this thread offtopic

biko

Location?
Put it in adverts.ie

LOLA08

Hi Thanks for your replies. Put it up on a few sites & already there is interest. It has its NCT until Dec 09, and is in perfect working condition.
Thanks again

charlesD

lostinsuperfunk wrote: »

However I think most scrapyards will take it for free if you can drive it to them.

A scrap yard should pay to take a car, although I am sure they will take it for free if you let them. Usually though if the car runs, you will make much more money selling it than you would scrapping it.

If you are going to scrap it though, you might consider removing the components of the car that still work, such as the transmission, so that you can sell them separately, but if you are just trying to dump it without any hassle, you can take it to the scrap yard. Call them first though and see if they require you to do any prep work to the car before you bring it in.

Vertakill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiODpxPRBr0

Coala

I will take it if its free

Our man in Havana

That car is easily worth €500 with that sort of NCT on it.

walshy123

ill collect this and give some money to a charity of ur choice

Stephen P

Dublin City Council charge €30 to remove the car.

Masada

breakers yards also usually charge about 60quid to take it away too.,

Steve

just saw this on adverts.ie
http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=67043&cat=26

i am lookin to take away any cars for recycling free of charge.all cars will be collected on tow truck.so if u have a car or any of your friends have thats unwanted and taking up space in the garden leave a comment.cars dont have to be driving.

Del2005

vtec wrote: »

breakers yards also usually charge about 60quid to take it away too.,

I though since the price of metal has gone through the roof they would be paying to take ~1 tonne of high qualitity metals. If they are charging to remove sod them they should be paying you go, to someone else.

John Mason

you can put it on freecycle

or you just leave it somewhere with the doors unlocked and hope for the best

LOLA08

irishbird wrote: »

you can put it on freecycle

or you just leave it somewhere with the doors unlocked and hope for the best

Sure i have been doing that for the last 10 years but no joy, i even left the keys in it.:)