View Full Version : why do people do this?
nova danny1
10-09-10, 11:57 PM
I've recently started doing scrap metal collection as i can't get no work anywhere:( and today while i was out and about I spotted these just sat in peoples gardens rotting, a mk3 escort xr3i convertable,an old bmw 6 series (not sure which model) and more importantlylol a cavalier and calibre turbo.but why do people buy good cars like this just to let them rot in their gardens?it really p****s me off:mad:
i see it alot and its such a waste especially when you see them in the same place sitting for years slowly rotting away the worst ones are the ones that have been driven in to the drive one day they just forgoten about. go and make them an offer for the cars lol .
seen a yellow nova lay up rotting. people offering him lota of money and just wont sell
nova danny1
11-09-10, 12:13 AM
i see it alot and its such a waste especially when you see them in the same place sitting for years slowly rotting away the worst ones are the ones that have been driven in to the drive one day they just forgoten about. go and make them an offer for the cars lol .
believe me mate if i had somewhere to them i would, there's also a manta gte,carlton gsi (i think,might be a rep) and a belmont sri close to my area aswell that are just sat rotting,I've been trying to find somewhere to put the belmont as i desperately want itlol
its a waste but some people are just to proud to let things go. i know an old guy who has had a mark 1 golf gti since it was brand new and it looks amazing never out in the wet but when it comes down to it he would probinly let it rot rather than let it go
brainsnova
11-09-10, 12:28 AM
i had a mk3 escort cabby and i got asked to sell it and said no then 3 years later scrapped it lol
nova danny1
11-09-10, 12:32 AM
pics or gtfo.
of which?
:witch: well then you are the best person to inlighten us on this matter
nova danny1
11-09-10, 12:46 AM
all of em....
lol there's also a 5dr mk2 astra at the top of my road so i'll start with that and then when i'm out and about i'll detour and take pics of the others,may take a few days but i'll def get em:thumb:
There is a corsa gsi not far from here, flame pink, 25k on the clocks, sat to rot away :( Wont sell it :(
There is a corsa gsi not far from here, flame pink, 25k on the clocks, sat to rot away :( Wont sell it :( flame pink ? sounds ugly
brainsnova
11-09-10, 01:08 AM
There is a corsa gsi not far from here, flame pink, 25k on the clocks, sat to rot away :( Wont sell it :(
sing the webuyanycar jingle through his letter box.
1990GTEBOY
11-09-10, 02:48 AM
that made me lol :thumb:
they once offered me 56 pounds for a corsa i sold for 400 :tard:
davidfox280585
11-09-10, 05:44 AM
danny i will give you a drink on the mk3 scort if ya get it
danderv
11-09-10, 06:00 AM
Apparently there is a guy down the road who has a mk1 mexico on his drive he refuses to sell because it is his let son's and would rather see it rot than part with it:( Feel sorry for the guy but what a waste.
all of em....
google street view plz k thx
Royston
11-09-10, 07:39 AM
And when they decide to finally sell their pride and joy in the garden, its too late, i.e. the Sport on Fleabay:roll:
flame pink ? sounds ugly
Mop it and it would be lovly flame red again
mk1nova_rich
11-09-10, 08:52 AM
there is a genuine Lotus Sunbeam near me, mate showed me it once and said it had been there for at least 8 years. The shell is practically sat on the floor it is that rotten
It angers me,what is the fukkin point in having it just sat there????
It angers me,what is the fukkin point in having it just sat there????
Remember this one that you sent to me a while ago not far from you...?
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Cars/Photo262.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Cars/Photo263.jpg
Or how about this one borrowed from CTOR....
http://i41.tinypic.com/i6zink.jpg
is that a real lotus carlton? what a waste :(
This car has been parked near my house for about 5 years, 2005 was when it saw the road last. It's sitting there rotting away. What a shame an iconic car doing nothing. Many people have offered them cash and they refuse it they rather see it rot away.
:eek:
blue_peg_16v
11-09-10, 10:47 AM
i had a vectra gsi rotting in my front garden for 14months lol
almost on the road again now tho
Yeah but a vec GSi aint anwhere near as special as a chevvy V8 converted manta A or a Lotus Carlton though is it lol
blue_peg_16v
11-09-10, 10:57 AM
never said it was but its beter than a fecking calibra turbo donor car
Id love a calibra turbo rotting away out the back of my house, i could steal the engine and put it in my bedroom to keep it all nice and safe and corrosion free, then when i go out and get into my vectra every morning i could point at the silly mars bar car rotting away slowly and laugh, loudly lol
i'd give my left testicel for a lotus omega!
that guy is a proper tool :(
but there are many people like that, i know of an old farmer, who has a big ass barn, full with classic cars.
i know for sure:
golf mk1 gti (swallowtail)
manta A GTE
manta B gsi
Escort mk1
somewhere 60's charger
50'ish jaguar
etc etc.
he wont sell, or ever drive them.
I really cant see what the point is of leaving stuff like that just to rot to nothingness, i mean okay maybe if its going to be fixed up but if theyre not even going to repair them or do anything with them at all then why??
Its like the abandoned ones thread on RR, some of those are just shocking and upsetting :cry:
paul james
11-09-10, 11:23 AM
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Cars/Photo262.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a36/spudly01/Cars/Photo263.jpg
Even if you didn't drive a car like this, and just kept it for the memories, at least give it a clean now and then! And why is it parked OUTSIDE of that garage!? unless theres an even more impressive car inside :roll:
Theres a 50's vaux up the road from me thats been laid up on axel stands for probably 20 years. Its pretty much pure rust, and I'm surprised the council hasn't had it removed. Can't see why people waste cars like this, can't bare to let them go, but won't look after them either. Why would you watch something you care about rot away to nothing instead of passing it on to someone who will look after it ande let it live on.
dj_wudgey
11-09-10, 02:13 PM
believe me mate if i had somewhere to them i would, there's also a manta gte,carlton gsi (i think,might be a rep) and a belmont sri close to my area aswell that are just sat rotting,I've been trying to find somewhere to put the belmont as i desperately want itlol
why not post up adresses for any one else interested! as many would be interested in going to aquire some off these!!
and im wounded about the lotus carlton manta and the lotus sunbeam!!
why not post up adresses for any one else interested! as many would be interested in going to aquire some off these!!
I wouldnt advise that at all, that could and would cause us a lot of problems if all and sundry tip up and start banging on their doors for these cars, where did you find out about these cars, oh it was posted on the internet.
Not a good idea at all so please refrain from posting any location details, they will be removed and people tickled with the banhammer if needed!
dj_wudgey
11-09-10, 02:44 PM
yea supose lol i wouldnt mind knowing where a few were so i could try get them when ive got some more pennie's lol
blue_peg_16v
11-09-10, 03:40 PM
never then with a kid wudgey
dj_wudgey
11-09-10, 03:42 PM
yea and no the money im getting for my claim will be more than likely spent on cars lol
Turbo Rix on CTOR"[/b]] This car has been parked near my house for about 5 years, 2005 was when it saw the road last. It's sitting there rotting away. What a shame an iconic car doing nothing. Many people have offered them cash and they refuse it they rather see it rot away. :eek:
They're ALL rotting away, it's just he doesn't choose to drive his. lol (It is sad to see though)
The house opposite mine has a Peugeot 205 and 406 on his drive, never seen the road in the three and half years i've lived here.
The daft thing is, road space is rather sparse so if he sold/scrapped them, he'd always have somewhere to park.
Theres a chap near me with a mk2 Cavalier Convertible with the half way down (now collapsed) and an Audi a4 (not rare I know) with its windows down, both have been sitting there for over 2 years, house looks completely abandoned, only reason I know theres anyone in there is because he put an England flag in the window for the World Cup, though its still there... lol
I know of a complete tool who parked up his silver GSI nova 6 years ago and just left it in the same place!! Never touched it in 6 years, it's almost beyond repair!! The same twât has a nova GTE that has been lying around for 11 BLOODY YEARS!!!, it's that bad you stick your hand through the inner wing and touch the wheell!!
Both cars went of the road when he bought a new toy, both cars were still taxed and mot'd when they of the road, what a tosser
lol
There used to be loads of good cars this way, but they've slowly disappeared.
I know of a complete tool who parked up his silver GSI nova 6 years ago and just left it in the same place!! Never touched it in 6 years, it's almost beyond repair!! The same twât has a nova GTE that has been lying around for 11 BLOODY YEARS!!!, it's that bad you stick your hand through the inner wing and touch the wheell!!
Both cars went of the road when he bought a new toy, both cars were still taxed and mot'd when they of the road, what a tosser
flol lol lol bazil
my current nova was sat on my drive for 6 years before i shifted it to my brothers workshop, and also my previous one was laid up on the drive for a couple of years then completely stripped... nobody offered to take them away.... but when my old moggie minor pickup was on the drive, almost weekly i'd get offers.. i dry stored it & 2 years ago ebayed it... with a badly corroded chassis & no rear bodywork, i got £550 for it!!!!!!!
L33 LEG
11-09-10, 06:16 PM
I don't see the problem. They're the owners and they can do what they want with them lol
dj_wudgey
11-09-10, 06:54 PM
I don't see the problem. They're the owners and they can do what they want with them lol
true but its a shame to see rare cars go to such a waste!!
hendrix
11-09-10, 07:18 PM
never said it was but its beter than a fecking calibra turbo donor car
oiiiiiiii lol
blue_peg_16v
11-09-10, 08:22 PM
yours is a turbo wannabe even worse lol
nova danny1
11-09-10, 11:11 PM
danny i will give you a drink on the mk3 scort if ya get it
I'll be going past it on Monday so i'll ask if they want to sell it.
The pics of these cars will start coming Monday!:thumb:
I know there where abouts of a Chevette HSR in Chelmsly wood in Birmingham, an Escort Mexico & RS, GroupA LHD Escort Cosworth, Talbot Sunbeam & Lotus twincammer.
hendrix
11-09-10, 11:30 PM
yours is a turbo wannabe even worse lol
mehhhh lol
5 pages and no op pics! epic fail!
Angus Closier
12-09-10, 11:34 AM
Some of you people really need to get a life, When you buy somthing it becomes yours. You can then do whatever you like with this said thing.
Yeh its a shame its a shame, but there are plenty more of most of the cars listed around and about. Id rather keep a car and let it rot than sell it to most of the car forum world who would change everything (things) on that car that ment somthing to me in the first place. As far as im concerned its none of anyones buisness what I do with any of my cars.
dj_wudgey
12-09-10, 01:14 PM
I know there where abouts of a Chevette HSR in Chelmsly wood in Birmingham, an Escort Mexico & RS, GroupA LHD Escort Cosworth, Talbot Sunbeam & Lotus twincammer.
such a shame cars like these get left to rot!!
5 pages and no op pics! epic fail!
here is the cars i was talking about earlier
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/me%20novas/PC300069.jpg
http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy181/Bazil_2468/a5.jpg
dj_wudgey
12-09-10, 02:17 PM
im shure ive seen that gsi on here!! with the guy saying he's going to rebuild it!
im shure ive seen that gsi on here!! with the guy saying he's going to rebuild it!
aye, i hope he hurries up before theres nothing left of it lol lol
im shure ive seen that gsi on here!! with the guy saying he's going to rebuild it!
lol lol
Err arent they your cars bazil lol
yup i are one of "those assholes that lets there cars rot rather than fixing them " so to speak lol lol
Lol i thought they were yours but wasnt sure haha, i could be accused of doing the same as my nova has rotted too much by the time ive gotten chance to do anything to it:cry:
dj_wudgey
12-09-10, 06:57 PM
aye, i hope he hurries up before theres nothing left of it lol lol
i thought id seen it on here before lol
Lol i thought they were yours but wasnt sure haha, i could be accused of doing the same as my nova has rotted too much by the time ive gotten chance to do anything to it:cry:
not everyone can save a nova that's almost past the point of repair, currently my gsi owes me £10,000 from date of purchase to the rebuild start, since the start of the rebuild I've spent almost 2k on parts and still need paint etc etc, it's really really not worth the money lol
dj_wudgey
12-09-10, 10:22 PM
not everyone can save a nova that's almost past the point of repair, currently my gsi owes me £10,000 from date of purchase to the rebuild start, since the start of the rebuild I've spent almost 2k on parts and still need paint etc etc, it's really really not worth the money lol
well it is and it isnt! if you enjoy it why not spend some coin on it you only live once lol
you can give me the GTE if you want bazil
i know of a mk2 escort mexico that was delivered as a primered shell and running gear in the 70's to be raced, and was registered on a y 82 reg.....
my nephew has a 1968 ford tractor that has never been registered.... he might register it for fun just to annoy swansea...he has all the paperwork
smcgsi16v
12-09-10, 11:08 PM
On the North Circular oppsosite Ikea there is a drive with an XR4i, Pug 505GTi, and a couple of other classics just rotting.
It is a shame to see them every time I drive past.
my nephew has a 1968 ford tractor that has never been registered.... he might register it for fun just to annoy swansea...he has all the paperwork
epic lol that would seriously melt a poor DVLA brain lol
Nova_Tek
13-09-10, 12:14 AM
Baffles me too mate.
My mates neighbour has probably about 12 Ford Capri in his garden. alot of them have started rotting away left on the grass and out in the open to catch loads of rain.
Really don't get it. At least keep them dry ffs!
dave.gsi
13-09-10, 07:13 PM
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=20301&page=1
180+ pages of rusty goodness
you can give me the GTE if you want bazil
Naaa it's not as bad as the gsi yet so it'll lie for a few years yet lol
( currently getting panels for this at the same time as the gsi, it's costing a bloody fortune but if I wait till the gsi is done the parts may be harder to get)
dj_wudgey
13-09-10, 10:22 PM
Naaa it's not as bad as the gsi yet so it'll lie for a few years yet lol
( currently getting panels for this at the same time as the gsi, it's costing a bloody fortune but if I wait till the gsi is done the parts may be harder to get)
its nice to hear they are getting done and not just left like many of the cars in this thread!!
I know but my earlier post does show that even folk like me who intend to do their car up sometimes never get round to it, tis sad but true. I will be lucky to have the gsi done by the end of 2011!! Which means the GTE might not get started till 2012,
dj_wudgey
13-09-10, 10:34 PM
well at least yours are getting done though i know some people never het round to it thats why they should sell to people like me lol
http://i41.tinypic.com/i6zink.jpg
I know PNG does not condem illegal antics, but if i knew where that was, id sure as hell make it dissappear :d
dj_wudgey
13-09-10, 10:59 PM
I know PNG does not condem illegal antics, but if i knew where that was, id sure as hell make it dissappear :d
i did think that myself matey would be nice to have it st somewhere safe wouldnt it lol
On the North Circular oppsosite Ikea there is a drive with an XR4i, Pug 505GTi, and a couple of other classics just rotting.
It is a shame to see them every time I drive past.
Indeed there is!
why are people that bothered what a complete stranger does with a piece of metal ??
paul james
03-11-10, 08:52 PM
why are people that bothered what a complete stranger does with a piece of metal ??
If people were not interested in other peoples cars and what they do with them (good or bad) - forums like this would be empty.
Funny how everyone will comment on a car with bad bodykit fitted for instance, but when it comes to letting them rot, or scrapping them for no good reason, suddenly its not so polite to have an opinion.
Count Vaux Alot
03-11-10, 08:59 PM
I noticed the carlton was on RR too
http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=91441
If people were not interested in other peoples cars and what they do with them (good or bad) - forums like this would be empty.
not really, theres a for sale section and an 18+ section :p
maybe its just how things come across on-line but people getting irate/mardy/upset because a car has been parked on someones drive for XXmonths/years is a bit pathetic
suppose its the flip side to me prefering to see a sport blasting a b road/rallying not being pampered and kept in a bubble - horse's for course's and all that
all imo of course
there be a monza gse beside my nova in a barn...sat there
maybe its just how things come across on-line but people getting irate/mardy/upset because a car has been parked on someones drive for XXmonths/years is a bit pathetic
suppose its the flip side to me prefering to see a sport blasting a b road/rallying not being pampered and kept in a bubble - horse's for course's and all that
Exactly, I can kinda see why some people get annoyed about it - they see someone letting something special go to waste. Especially in this case, where people appear to have approached the guy to sell and he's just carrying on letting it sit there and rot. If he's not going to use it, why not let someone else restore/enjoy it? Plus its not really sound financial sense to let something of value like that crumble away and lose all its value.
Me... meh. If it was something I desperately wanted, maybe. But most of the time I'd just go find what I wanted elsewhere.
maybe the guy is saving up to restore it tho ? theres more important things in life than 80's vauxhalls (honest) so it could be a longterm project.
and not everyone gives every detail out on forums. he obviously knows what he has and is getting wound up with random people knocking on his door (i know i would)
good job not many people know i have an ex forest rally shell (GTE aswell) rusting away in my lock-up lol
hybridturbo
03-11-10, 10:08 PM
Found this local last month :( owner wants £10k left on drive for ten years its unregistered ex press car
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/gsijoe/escos.png
maybe the guy is saving up to restore it tho ? theres more important things in life than 80's vauxhalls (honest) so it could be a longterm project.
Making it harder for himself by just letting it sit there and rot though! If he was that bothered about it, surely he'd cover it over or something to stop people going on about it. Meh, perhaps he's just doing it on purpose to annoy the easily-wound-up GM brigade lol
hybridturbo
03-11-10, 10:42 PM
Making it harder for himself by just letting it sit there and rot though! If he was that bothered about it, surely he'd cover it over or something to stop people going on about it. Meh, perhaps he's just doing it on purpose to annoy the easily-wound-up GM brigade lol
End of the day 99% of the people nocking on his door wont have or be willing to part with the cash its worth to buy it anyway.
The owner will have either payed alot for it years ago or been given it because its worth a high value. In the back of his mind he prob thinks one day i will restore it "it will only cost a few hundred quid"
Car must be worth £5k -£7k if mint ones are £15k +
So how many pikey scrap men would buy it if the owner answered the door and said you can take it away for £5k?
non
how funny would it be if he suddenly painted bright pink viper stripes on it lol
NovaBoi92
03-11-10, 10:55 PM
around my area is an old mk1 nova, been sitting on the drive for ages. Not bad condition either. Spoke to the owner about it, before her it had one old man owner that died in the car lol original factory tyres, 40000 miles, not been driven in long. Aparently its not for sale, because she wants to re tax and insure it to use as a school run car. Months later, its still just sitting there. :confused:
Found this local last month :( owner wants £10k left on drive for ten years its unregistered ex press car
Are we actually suppose to be looking at the door/wing in the background? Im not sure I can make out what it is let alone if it's in one non holy piece still lol
one old man owner that died in the car
!!!!
Are we actually suppose to be looking at the door/wing in the background? Im not sure I can make out what it is let alone if it's in one non holy piece still lol
erm what am i looking at?
hybridturbo
04-11-10, 01:14 PM
Escort cosworth door wing and bonnet in the yellow and blue colour to the rear of the picture lol
if it was a press car, then it would be std, painted up quickly & ragged mercilessly by every motoring journalist on the planet, then probably sold off to some motorsport action day company and ragger by the general public, so it isn't worth much.....
LEWI007
04-11-10, 06:32 PM
Guy round here got a couple belmont chevette estate van things things and chevettes sat on a bit of grass at the side of his house rotting away or theres a MK1 Cav. i dont know the names of them theyre 70s.
^ Those are the cooler Vauxhalls. You think 90's Nova's are rare? Surviving Chevannes blow them out of the water. lol
Escort cosworth door wing and bonnet in the yellow and blue colour to the rear of the picture lol
Michelin Pilot colours.
Guy round here got a couple belmont chevette estate van things things and chevettes sat on a bit of grass at the side of his house rotting away or theres a MK1 Cav. i dont know the names of them theyre 70s.
pm me his details. now:cool: :thumb:
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