"Laurence" (mrlaurence)
02/07/2016 at 09:39 • Filed to: None
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"Laurence" (mrlaurence)
02/07/2016 at 09:39 • Filed to: None | 0
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I recently found out about a red fiat Seicento sporting (like the one in the photo, only worse) fairly close to me for £120; the seller says it’s been sat a while and needs a new battery and some bodywork (think really nasty paint, dents on the bumpers and so on) but it can run. I’ve been considering it, but I’m not sure it’d be worth the space and hassle it’d take up; so oppo, what do you think? Should I consider it?
Flavien Vidal
> Laurence
02/07/2016 at 09:46 |
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Well it depends on where you live... If you have to pay like 50 gbp or more per month just to park it for example, forget it, or if you’re going to do that, at least get a car you’ll enjoy... If you can part it for free, that insurance is cheap (to you, I know england sucks for that) and if you know it won’t cost you much more than that, then go for it, it’s fucking cheap!
Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
> Laurence
02/07/2016 at 09:53 |
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They're kinda crappy, I even prefer old k11 micras to drive. If you can get it under £100 maybe worth it. Some people do enjoy them though to be fair.
Svend
> Laurence
02/07/2016 at 09:53 |
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You could always go and check it out but be prepared to walk away from it. Granted it’s a cheap car but it’s likely to need a lot more money to see it right.
It may only be £120, but if it needs another £500+ to sort it, it may as well of spent £600 on something that doesn’t need much work if any.
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Laurence
> Svend
02/07/2016 at 10:02 |
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These extra costs are what worry me; I ran a few checks, and a battery is £30+, road tax is £145 a year, an MOT is another £30-40 just for the test, and then they’ll be a huge list of other problems with it, not to mention insurance and sorting the bodywork (which, admittedly, I can live with, it’s a £120 fiat, after all)
However, on the other hand, as a parts car, it’s tempting; on eBay, a running 1.1 engine from one sell for £100, any major body panel (bumpers, doors etc.) are £30 each, and a full set of wheels with usable tyres are another £100, and all the big interior bits add up to another £100 or so; there would be a chance to make some good money if I put in the time, and wasn’t so fast to feel guilty about ‘killing’ a car
Blind Willie Tyresmoke Namington IV
> Laurence
02/07/2016 at 10:14 |
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Well I can assure you that nothing interesting, new, ingenious, vibrant, helping to humanity in any way has ever been thought, created or imagined in that slow, ugly, dangerous, soulless piece of utter Panda-rebadge misery that they call Seicento.
P.s. I'm serious, if you can make money by parting it out then you might consider it. For any other use just NO
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Svend
> Laurence
02/07/2016 at 10:34 |
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As a parts car it could be worth the money depending how fast you can move the parts on and cost, if any, of scrapping the remains.
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Laurence
> Svend
02/07/2016 at 10:42 |
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This is another problem; who the hell even still owns a Seicento? The thing would be stuck at my house in pieces for months...
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Svend
> Laurence
02/07/2016 at 10:52 |
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Lol. True.
Leon711
> Flavien Vidal
02/07/2016 at 13:26 |
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It’s not nearly as bad as people make out. It’s the fuel tax that gets you.