To put a "This Car is *not* for sale sign* on our car

[bruffin]

We inherited an old battered Nissan Micra from MIL. Its an automatic 03
plate but only has 30k on the clock. I work for a dealership and had it valued so know the value. Its off road on our drive at the moment so no tax or mot but that will be sorted out in a few weeks. We are keeping it for the dc who are having driving lessons at the moment. It has a few knocks as MIL was driving it up to a few months before she died at 87.
We keep getting people knocking on door or leaving notes wanting to buy it! Another note this morning. We live in a quiet cul de sac, so it's not like we get a lot of people walking past the house
Is there something about this car we dont know, was it used in a heist and someone's hidden drugs or money in it

Shall I start a bidding war

Think this car will out live us at that rate.

Mil was secretary for U3A and a bit worryingly treasurer for the gardining club. Maybe she absconded with the funds.

I do miss her, she was a very lovely lady

Why is a 12 yo car with only 30k on the clock so battered? Mine is 02 and has 220k on the clock and while it's a bit tired....it's not battered. No-one has offered to buy it though.

Oh, sorry, only saw the bit about the few knocks - mine has a few knocks, I've never repaired any bumps from doors and things, but I don't describe it as battered.

I miss my automatic micra so much. I mourn for her actually. This thread has brought it all flooding back.

Ive got a 1.4 auto thats 13 years old maybe I should sell it privately instead of trying to trade it in, only 30,000 on clock as well.

Low mileage does boost the price. I valued it in a Buymycar website and it came back £540 ( i think) I then asked at work who did it on the official website the use and the £540 was the lowest for high mileage. Another £1000 on top for low mileage and good condition was even more. This was about a year ago so will have lost value since. Cant remember the trade value.
I said above it is actually 15 years old as it is a W reg. But the number part was 03 which is why i got confused.

£1500 for a battered 15 year old micra, even with low mileage?

Can I please park my undented, fully serviced, 27k miles, 10 year old Hyundai on your drive to see if there's any interest?

I loved my automatic Micra. Sadly DH took a corner too fast on a country road and managed to roll it 360 degrees. He was uninjured (which is testament to the safety of the car) but the Micra didn't survive.

I live in North America where way more cars are automatic, and advice from the equivalent of the AA/RAC is to teach your children to drive in an automatic before having them use a manual. This makes a lot of sense to me as autos are much easier to drive and so you can learn how to steer, break, accelerate and get your spacial and road awareness before you have to think about all the gear change stuff.

No Nissan Micras here - our Golf is considered to be a small car! I learned to drive in one so have a soft spot for them.

did a 'webuyanycar' for my 22 year old auto golf with 70K on the clock and they were unable to quote - why ? I was tempted to accuse them of false advertising as they do say 'any car'
anyhoo - I do not understand why so many people are against automatic cars as I learnt to drive first in Canada (in a chevy Impala ) and my first and last car there was a 351 1969 Ford Mustang which was also automatic. so kept to an auto only licence as it suited me - changing gears is such a faff.
However, discrimination abounds as allegedly are even rumours that insurance companies load the insurance if you drive on an auto only licence (even if the insured car is an auto )

I will never understand why they messed about so much with the design of the micra. Mine is brill. Cheap on pertrol, tax and insurance. Drives better at 70 than my husbands astra and it has been very reliable (please dont jinx it now)

It is the ronseal of cars. Does exactly what it says on the tin.

People did this with our ford fiesta.I think the old cars can be simple yet reliably so compared to some coming out now so are in demand.our fiesta lasted years!!literally from my gran to parents to younger brother.part of the family RIP

Nissan Micras of that era are particularly well built, simple and reliable (compared to complicated, stuffed full of unreliable and expensive computers new cars made today).

There are lots of people who now realise this and are buying up the older reliable (often Japanese) cars which have no fancy gadgets, therefore less to go wrong in the first place, and just getting on with driving them.

Hold on to it whatever you do, it's absolutely perfect for a new driver. You're not too precious about the stay of the bodywork and there won't be any massive bills to fix the complicated stuff.

You can't buy a new car today as beautifully simple as this.

I drive an unusual 12 seater minibus for my childminding.It actually started out as a van and was converted into a minibus by the people I bought it from as they had taken up fostering.So, there aren't many minibuses like mine around-I think the appeal is that it's still quite small so easy to park etc.
I'm forever getting people-always men-asking if it's for sale.They knock on my front door and ask, they knock on the window in car parks, and even at traffic lights to ask.One guy pulled up next to me at a roundabout and got me to wind the window down to ask me. I came out of Tesco once and there was this great big bloke standing in front of my minibus, arms crossed, like a bloody bouncer, waiting for me!I had to tell him to go away in the end or I'd call the police as he'd blocked the door so I couldn't get in and kept badgering me to sell it to him. Just a couple of weeks ago, a man followed me into a charity shop when I was dropping off some stuff and started asking me about it.He then followed me back to the minibus and kept knocking on the window! I say to them " Has it got a For Sale sign on it? No. Then it's not for bloody sale" or "You can have it for £50,000"
It drives me mad though, and can actually be quite intimidating.

Nooka - here if you pass your test in an automatic car you arnt allowed to drive a manual.

Oh I know balletgirlmum (am from the UK), I wouldn't advocate taking the test in an auto, just disputing the idea that driving an auto first when you are learning is a bad idea. It certainly is making ds more confident - there is so much to learn it's good I think not to have to do it all at once. Stalling used to make me very very anxious (actually it still does) and driving an auto is very easy in comparison to a manual.

I am learning in an automatic, after millions and millions of manual lessons and not getting anywhere, and am now test ready. I bought myself a 15 year old Nissan Micra, automatic, and I love it. I love driving it. I think it is waaaay better than the brand new Ford Fiesta learner car.

When I was researching best automatic cars for new drivers, the older Nissan Micras came up time and time again, and every one I found for sale was always sold before I got there. When I found this one, for a very reasonable 700 quid, 70k miles, I was there in seconds with the cash clutched in my hands.

Simply put, they are reliable, cheap, cute, drive well and fantastic. I love my baby.

How weird - I got quite a few offers for my 1993 Micra but I was learning/practising in it so couldn't sell. My postman loves a Micra - he's always telling me how great they are. Perhaps there is a secret Nissan Micra fanclub that we're not aware of.

Crikey, I have a W reg (May 2000) and she has done 179,000 miles.... No one wants her at all ...well my DB said he would take her off my hands for doing circuits or stuff probably banger racing