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[jereboam]

Not sure whether that's the car or me...

Just been up to the local scrapyard and bought a battery for £15.  Put it in the car, and it started first time.  I let it run for a few minutes, and it gave no problems - not bad after something like 2 months just sitting there.  I switched it off and disconnected the negative terminal of the battery to stop whatever drained the last battery draining this one.

Can't put the new battery on charge, as my battery charger is now dead - collateral damage, I'd call that. 

I didn't drive the car round, but as far as I can remember - which really isn't very far - the only problem on the road was that the ABS may not have been working.  And, of course, the speedo and several other bits were out of action because of the problem which has been diagnosed here as being ABS/ECU failure.  Also, the stereo didn't seem to be working - can't remember if that was a problem before.

I'm pleased with my replacement car, so the Omega has to go.  So the question is - what do I do next?

Options seem to be:

• Drive it straight to the scrapyard
• Sell it as it stands to an enthusiast
• Dismantle as much of it as I can for parts for sale here, then get it towed away
• Repair the ABS/ECU and then sell it to an enthusiast

The tax runs out at the end of the month.

All (polite) suggestions welcome. 

(if this is posted in the wrong place, please move it.)

[Sir Tigger KC]

I've bought scrapyard batteries before with no problem, apart from the time that one had a leak that I hadn't noticed and the acid ate away a good portion of the battery shelf.....      Some scrapyard batteries might have suffered trauma..... 

As to what to do with your Omega, only you can decide that one! 

[Bixy1]

Spares or repair on ebay? 

[jereboam]

I've bought scrapyard batteries before with no problem, apart from the time that one had a leak that I hadn't noticed and the acid ate away a good portion of the battery shelf.....      Some scrapyard batteries might have suffered trauma..... 

As to what to do with your Omega, only you can decide that one! 

Actually, I was dead lucky with the battery.  It's got a sticker on it showing that it was supplied by the RAC in December 2012.  It's a Bosch 680mAh job - the dead one - in my garage until I can find the receipt for it and take it back to Halfords - was also a Bosch, but rated at 780mAh, and that cost me £104 if I remember correctly, which isn't actually very likely.

[Varche]

Hi Jereboam

Lets put some prices on your options

1. Scrapyard will give you £260 approx for your car.
2. I presume it has an MOT? £300, maybe £400 ? depending .............
3. Dismantle? Lots of hard work, you need loads of space and time and the price of parts has plummeted. On the plus side the elite has several desirable items. (cruise, rear blind, washer jets, alloys) You might still get £260 for what is left from a scrap yard though.
4. Repair the ABS. S/H unit £35 to £50 or reconditioned unit with 2 year guarantee £130. Then car still only worth little more than 2). 

You will need to move fast though because of the tax situation    

[chrisgixer]

5 place an Add in the sale section.