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PeterL

United Kingdom
1703 Posts

Posted - 11/09/2020 :  11:27:12  Show Profile
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

P

Fred Boothby

United Kingdom
355 Posts

Posted - 11/09/2020 :  12:16:42  Show Profile
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
1703 Posts

Posted - 11/09/2020 :  13:32:01  Show Profile
Good. Email sent saying no tow bar but come and have a look...

Cheers

P

Edited by - PeterL on 11/09/2020 13:32:33
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Fred Boothby

United Kingdom
355 Posts

Posted - 12/09/2020 :  07:27:32  Show Profile
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
1703 Posts

Posted - 12/09/2020 :  11:47:39  Show Profile
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
751 Posts

Posted - 12/09/2020 :  16:34:10  Show Profile
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
1475 Posts

Posted - 14/09/2020 :  17:52:09  Show Profile
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
1473 Posts

Posted - 14/09/2020 :  21:15:31  Show Profile
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!)

Colin Murrell
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Oz34

United Kingdom
2485 Posts

Posted - 14/09/2020 :  22:59:56  Show Profile
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
1703 Posts

Posted - 15/09/2020 :  13:52:09  Show Profile
Colin

Have emailed...

Cheers

P
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PeterL

United Kingdom
1703 Posts

Posted - 20/09/2020 :  10:48:26  Show Profile
Car now sold

Many thanks everybody.

P
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