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Advice: selling Jimmy for spares or repairs
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08 Dec 2025 14:53 #263026
by Johnny_vonf
Advice: selling Jimmy for spares or repairs was created by Johnny_vonf
Like a previous poster, my Jimny has just failed its MOT, and I am not sure I can afford to have it fixed, nor do I have the mechanical skills to do so myself. It is definitely worth something for spares/repairs though: four brand new all terrain tires (£150 each), recent suspension restoration, very tidy bodywork and interior. I have attached a photo below. I hate to copy and paste the previous poster, but I have the same questions:
1) what sort of price would it be worth? (details in signature)
2) what would be the best way to transport it to a buyer and roughly how much would I expect to pay?
3) are there any other options I have missed/anything else I should do with it?
MOT result:
Repair immediately (major defects):
1) what sort of price would it be worth? (details in signature)
2) what would be the best way to transport it to a buyer and roughly how much would I expect to pay?
3) are there any other options I have missed/anything else I should do with it?
MOT result:
Repair immediately (major defects):
- Offside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced floor (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced boot floor (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
- Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))
- Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength out riger (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Rear Prop shaft joint excessively worn (6.1.7 (c) (i))
- Nearside Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength body mount (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Brake drum back plate insecure corroded (1.1.14 (d))
- Offside Rear Brake drum back plate insecure corroded (1.1.14 (d))
- Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))
- Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))
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08 Dec 2025 18:15 #263027
by jlines
1986 SJ413JX (Lil Red)
Pending...........
2019 SZ5 (Gerald)
2023 LCV
Replied by jlines on topic Advice: selling Jimmy for spares or repairs
Basically because it's not road legal it's down at the scrap value end of the market and it's only real value is some parts. You can either break the car yourself to gain the most amount of money or sell to a Jimny breaker (Lamberts engineering springs to mind as one option) I don't know what a Jimny breaker would pay but I would guess a little over scrap value. I would expect whoever is buying the car to come collect it so transport will not be your problem.
1986 SJ413JX (Lil Red)
Pending...........
2019 SZ5 (Gerald)
2023 LCV
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