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**Gryffindor**

My Berlingo is too good to scrap. It may be of use to someone here?

53 reg 1.4i petrol. Not a multispace.
Low miles - 63k on the clock.
Serviced Nov 19, Nov 20, and Nov 21.
4 nearly new Dunlop tyres (Nov 20).
Nearly new cambelt, water pump and front discs (Nov 21).

VF7GJKFWB93115818.pdf (Size: 1.31 MB / Downloads: 22)

The head gasket has gone (oil leaking into water) but it only leaks when the engine is hot.

My thinking is that this car has two possible uses for the right person:
If you can do head gaskets or want to train a young apprentice in the art, you can put this car back on the road very cheaply.
Or if you are about to buy a set of new tyres, buy this car, swap the tyres, and then scrap it. Or park it in your barn.

Other possibilities exist of course, but that's up to you.

One of the wheel trims is missing, and the speedo/mileometer does not work (despite the entry on the invoice attached below). No other know faults, no warning lights etc. One non-remote key (unless I can find the spare!). The steering column shroud is not broken - I removed it once then held it in place temporarily with sticky tape. The bolts will be included in the sale!

The front passenger seat is rather special - an electric motor allows it to turn 90 degrees. It's designed to allow a wheelchair user to get ('flop') into the car when facing sideways, and then turn forwards once seated. This must be worth something and I did consider selling it on eBay, but never got round to it (it isn't in the way, natch). There was also once a wheelchair hoist in the boot, with an unusually big payload of 90kg, but it has been removed for sale. However I still have it and can sell it with the car if you are interested. Both hoist and seat in GWO.

https://vimeo.com/686648504
https://vimeo.com/686649089

I have been offered £282 as scrap. If anyone wants to buy it from me for that much or (hopefully) a little more, grab it while you can. I am only offering the car on this forum for now, but will offer it elsewhere after a few days if there are no takers. I would want at least £200 for the hoist - they go for nearer £300 on eBay, and most have smaller payloads.

You will have to collect the car and trailer or tow it away. I cannot deliver.

If you want to view, because of work it's only possible this Sunday, or I might hold on until next Wed/Thu if you make a firm offer subject to viewing sooner than that.

You are welcome to start the engine. The car can still be driven very short distances but I don't advise it, and it is currently SORN so I can't let you test drive it unless you bring trade plates.

It is located a couple of miles off of junction 26 of the M25 (Waltham Abbey, Essex), near postcode EN9 3EL.

By all means reply publicly in general if you want, but please only PM detailed questions and serious offers to me - I don't want to clog the forum up. I will try to respond each day after work.

P.S. the Angles Morts stickers are magnetic, easily removed.

PPS also 2 new front springs Jan 22!

Romahomepete · 10-03-2022, 02:01 PM

That is a multi space and has got to be worth fixing for someone.

Peter

**Gryffindor** · (This post was last modified: 10-03-2022, 03:00 PM by Gryffindor.)

Thanks for the vote Peter!

But I should point out that it does not have the modutop or roof windows.

Romahomepete · 10-03-2022, 07:41 PM

Best without them, more trouble than they are worth.

Peter

Kieron G · 11-03-2022, 06:22 PM

Would make a good project, obviously been well maintained. Too far from East Yorkshire to be viable for me. I think it would sell on ebay OK if no one here interested.

**Gryffindor** · 11-03-2022, 08:53 PM

That is my plan, Kieron.

**Gryffindor** · 13-03-2022, 11:12 PM

Sadly I must be too far away from any member who can use this car. Its now scheduled to appear on eBay on Tuesday afternoon.

**Gryffindor** · 15-03-2022, 07:20 PM

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275210669013

**Gryffindor** · 16-03-2022, 03:48 PM

Looks like I should have done more research on scrap prices. I clearly thought the £282 I was offered was acceptable - about what I got for the last one a few years ago. But one very nice eBayer very kindly took the trouble to send me this screenshot.

**saskak** · 16-03-2022, 04:07 PM

(16-03-2022, 03:48 PM)Gryffindor Wrote: Looks like I should have done more research on scrap prices. I clearly thought the £282 I was offered was acceptable - about what I got for the last one a few years ago. But one very nice eBayer very kindly took the trouble to send me this screenshot.

That's a good person.

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