Car Parts, Car Breakers etc...

**Lionel Ritchie** · 18/09/2007, 12:50 PM

Anyone recommend a good car breaker? I've been trying to look some up online and am having limited success.

I've a 2000 Punto and the gearbox has packed up on it bang on schedule ...best offer I've gotten is 250 bucks for a box out of a 2003.

Also packed up is the electronic power steering unit. I'm having no joy there at all. That job could cost a grand on it's own if I've to go through a fiat dealer.

Should I even bother? Should I not just push it off a cliff somewhere and claim some knacks took it? Trade it in? can you even trade cars in anymore?

**anto1208** · 18/09/2007, 1:06 PM

most garages will give you a scrapage value depending on the car you are trading and buying 1000-1500 is normally quoted, its your best bet as its knackered .

If you want to claim knacks took it its not a good idea to put that on a forum

& it would prob affect your insurance premium making a claim

**Lionel Ritchie** · 18/09/2007, 1:11 PM

Originally Posted by anto1208

most garages will give you a scrapage value depending on the car you are trading and buying 1000-1500 is normally quoted, its your best bet as its knackered .

I know but the car only has 54,000 miles on the clock. seems very wasteful -yet I don't want to chuck money at the thing either. I bought a shaggin Punto so I WOULDN'T have to spend money on it.

Originally Posted by anto1208

If you want to claim knacks took it its not a good idea to put that on a forum

& it would prob affect your insurance premium making a claim

True. But that was just a sample lie.

**pete** · 18/09/2007, 1:17 PM

How much would the car be worth once you fixed it up? How much would it cost to purchase a similar replacement.

I don't know how much a 2nd hand gear box worth but I would think any decent car breakers yard would keep them which might keep the price down. Power steering unit might be a bit more difficult to source. You should also note that could cost a bit in labour to get those parts fitted.

Without both those fixes your car will possibly cost you E100-200 to get a breaker to take it off you as at 7 years more or less worthless to them.

**Lionel Ritchie** · 18/09/2007, 1:29 PM

Originally Posted by pete

How much would the car be worth once you fixed it up? How much would it cost to purchase a similar replacement.
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Looking at the ads in the local papers I wouldn't get more than 2500 bucks for a 00 punto.

Originally Posted by pete

I don't know how much a 2nd hand gear box worth but I would think any decent car breakers yard would keep them which might keep the price down. Power steering unit might be a bit more difficult to source. You should also note that could cost a bit in labour to get those parts fitted.

Just got a quote from a UK company for a reconditioned power-steering unit UKSTG 287 + VAT and delivery !!!! that's over 500 bucks easily.

Originally Posted by pete

Without both those fixes your car will possibly cost you E100-200 to get a breaker to take it off you as at 7 years more or less worthless to them.

I dunno about that now. that's a bit doomsday. A breaker took a 14 year old Renault 5 off me a couple of years back. I got nothing for it but wasn't charged either.

**pete** · 18/09/2007, 1:35 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

I dunno about that now. that's a bit doomsday. A breaker took a 14 year old Renault 5 off me a couple of years back. I got nothing for it but wasn't charged either.

In Dublin 4 years ago when I was dumping an old car breaker said they would not pay for anything over 7-8 years. They obviously charge to collect but maybe only E100 to take off me. In the end the dealer I bought replacement off too it for nothing.

A 7 year old Punto with crocked gear box & power steering can't be worth much?

**Lionel Ritchie** · 19/09/2007, 6:29 PM

No I wouldn't expect I'd get anything for it.

Am now seriously considering taking it to some shower of vampires like auto-Xchange and getting my "guarenteed minimum �2000 part-exchange".

Sourced a gearbox s/hand for 250 out of a 03. dunno what the mileage on that 03 was but all bets are off on it if it's anywhere near the 50,000 mark (which mine passed and promptly croaked).

**pete** · 20/09/2007, 10:08 AM

Is the gear box completely dead? I remember driving around in old Uno (pre Punto for younger posters) with no 1st gear until I got the box replaced. Its surprising how little you really need 1st gear

**Lionel Ritchie** · 20/09/2007, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by pete

Is the gear box completely dead? I remember driving around in old Uno (pre Punto for younger posters) with no 1st gear until I got the box replaced. Its surprising how little you really need 1st gear

No it's working -not perfectly obviously but still has a decent degree of function. Screams like there's an empty biscuit tin under the hood in 1st and 2nd. No probs at all in 3,4,5 or reverse.