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The clutch on my car just died. How to offload it?

11 replies

Clutchstench · 21/02/2023 12:49

I can’t afford to fix it. Car has 6 months MOT and is worth about £1600 on a good day. The clutch will be £800 estimate to fix.

How do I offload it? WWYD? Has anyone used “webuyanycar”? They seem to want you to drive it their depot and this won’t actually go anywhere right now.

sad and frustrated! Please help!

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eurochick · 21/02/2023 13:06

Contact a scrap dealer?

GettingStuffed · 21/02/2023 13:08

If you advise them that the clutch has gone they should be able to send a lorry out.

ComtesseDeSpair · 21/02/2023 13:11

You can try listing it on eBay first making clear it’s a non-runner and will need to be collected and towed: a clutch is an easy fix for somebody with the time mechanical skill. I’ve also previously sold a non-runner to Redcorn for scrap, got a reasonable amount for if concessions I just wanted it off the drive.

Hellocatshome · 21/02/2023 13:14

Asvertise it on Facebook marketplace for its value minus the amount to replace the clutch. We did this when ours was dead (not the clutch) and we had quite a lot of offers, someone came and towed it away same day and we got more for it than we thought we would.

Iluvfriends · 21/02/2023 13:16

Advertise at reduced price as needing clutch, someone will buy it to fix and resell.

Grumpybutfunny · 21/02/2023 15:55

Facebook spares or repairs someone will likely fix it on their drive and sell it on.

KnickerlessParsons · 21/02/2023 15:58

Scrap yard - make sure they'll give you a certificate of scrappage (or whatever it's called) - your insurance may need to see that.

We recently got £500 for our Ford.

BluIsTheColor · 21/02/2023 16:03

Definitely try eBay and Facebook marketplace first but be honest.
Don't just ask for £1600-800=800
The right person will be able to fix it for a few hundred so maybe start at 10 or 11 hundred.

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Clutchstench · 21/02/2023 17:59

Ok will do. So fed up.

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WorkingFromHomeRocks · 21/02/2023 18:10

When our car died years ago, we contacted a scrap dealer who came with a low loader and took it away. It was such a crap and old car that they only paid us £20!!

The real kicker was we’d just put in £50 of diesel and used about 5 miles worth. The thing was, we’d already spent about £2k on it that year alone, plus more the year before. Similar cars were only selling for about £200 on autotrader and they actually started (I assume!!) Sometimes it’s best to just cut your losses.

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Clutchstench · 22/02/2023 18:43

Well Thankyou all!!!
it’s gone and I got £1000!

Obviously I’ve lost money overall but I know my Sunk Cost Fallacy and got out when I could. Phew!

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