[cmatt]

Hi all looking for a little advice please

My misses has a 06 tdci chia it has the dreaded cvt box !!!!!!!
Yep it's spat its dummie out and will barely move under its own steam now . I've been quoted £2000 to replace it plus a poss £ 400 if it needs ecu .
On top of this the stereo doesn't work for about 10-20 mins from start up
. This has been like it for while I've had a car electrician look at it and they say it can't be fixed . Replacement is £1800 from ford and I can't go aftermarket as this system has all the controls to the ac etc etc built into the face .
All this added up means I don't think it's worth me throwing any more money at it . It killing me in the last 2 years it's has a new turbo and the evrv changed aswell

I'm guessing it would be worth around £3600-3900 if it was all working properly ?
How much do people reckon it would be worth selling as is ? I know iys only a guess but just trying to weight my options up . It's fully loaded leather , 17 inch rims etc etc
Just don't know what to do . Any advice appreciated

 

[bottletree]

That's a real shame matt. I hope you get a good price and hopefully the next car will be a goodun.

 

[Richard G]

Hi all looking for a little advice please

My misses has a 06 tdci chia it has the dreaded cvt box !!!!!!!
Yep it's spat its dummie out and will barely move under its own steam now . I've been quoted £2000 to replace it plus a poss £ 400 if it needs ecu .
On top of this the stereo doesn't work for about 10-20 mins from start up
. This has been like it for while I've had a car electrician look at it and they say it can't be fixed . Replacement is £1800 from ford and I can't go aftermarket as this system has all the controls to the ac etc etc built into the face .
All this added up means I don't think it's worth me throwing any more money at it . It killing me in the last 2 years it's has a new turbo and the evrv changed aswell

I'm guessing it would be worth around £3600-3900 if it was all working properly ?
How much do people reckon it would be worth selling as is ? I know iys only a guess but just trying to weight my options up . It's fully loaded leather , 17 inch rims etc etc
Just don't know what to do . Any advice appreciated

Try having a look at what the parts are fetching on ebay and if you have the space, time and ability consider breaking for the parts sold seperately

 

[athonycmax]

Hi cmatt, like richard G states if you have the space & time breaking your cmax & selling the parts from your car may well get you more than just scrapping it, you state it has a full leather interior if that's in good condition that should fetch quite a few quid!! the way you have described it, it sounds like it was a nice motor until the cvt went **** up!!

 

[cmatt]

Yes I was thinking of stripping it . The main thing putting me off is after selling things like the wheels leather bumpers etc stuff I guess would go fairly easy I could end up being left with a large chassis / plant pot in the garden lol . Really need to get as much back as poss to pay for new motor .
The car was my mums from almost new so I know it's history it has everything on it heated this electric that it was nice seems such a shame just can't see any other way .

 

[athonycmax]

another option could be to take some good pictures of it & what its got, put it on ebay with a reserve and see if it generates any interest, like you said all the good bits will go and you could be left with a giant plant pot!!!!!!!!

 

[cmatt]

Well she has a friend who works in ford and " he will get us a good deal " lol she will have to find out for herself .
Back in the real world I think the eBay idea might be worth a go I'm sure the engine complete must be worth something and I don't have the equipment to remove or send it !
Does anyone agree with my rough pricing assuming it was in good running order of around 3500-4000 private sale ?

 

[steve escos]

Private sale price for a fully working car is about right.
Breaking prices I would suggest are:
Wheels £250
Interior £400
doors bare £50 each
Bonnet £20
Hatch £50
Bumpers £50
Engine ? going to say £700
Lights £40 pair
Switches etc £15 each.
Axles/ brakes £100 complete
You have lots of things that will sell but do you want the hassle of selling in bits? Best bet is sell as a non runner and see what you get offered.
Having broke a few cars over the years, the hard to get or pricey parts go quickly and then you are sat with a partly stripped shell or a garage that looks like a breakers yard.Plus you need to add in the time taking parts off,packaging etc and the hassle of dealing with idiots who want brand new parts for a £1

 

[cmatt]

Thanks very helpfully post . No I don't want the aggro , time and mess of breaking it myself ! I'm all too aware of eBay idiots lol

So if I could get around 1200-1500 complete I'd be happy ( if you could call it that )

 

[steve escos]

I think thats a reasonable price to expect however expect people/ traders wanting to pay a lot lower. LOL .

 

[richie]

Hi Matt..not sure if this helps but i had a 2006 picasso with 140,000 miles on the clock and the auto box had a major issue where it kept jumping out of gear...it was immpossible to sell privately really as no one wants a car with such issues...in the end i rang round a few scrap places that said they bought cars and i got 750 quid for it.On the bright side the bloke came round that afternoon,loaded it on his trailer, gave me cash and was gone,with no awkward questions 10 minutes later.Not alot of money but a real headache solved with no hassle and it enabled me to get it off the drive and replace it with a cmax!!

 

[cmatt]

Well I cleaned her up put it on eBay and sold it with an hour for £1300
Had 2 more offers of £1200 while I was waiting for him to arrive he came he saw he took ! Pleased to get some money for it still stings that ford can sell a car with such a sub standard gear box though

I still have a
Ford dog guard that clips into the roof
Rubber boot liner
Parcel shelf
Set of rubber mats
All for 06 cmax if anyone is interested before they go on flea bay aswel

Thanks for all the advice sorry to say I will not be Buying another one !!!!!

 

[bryans max]

Glad you sold it .
Nearly had a 1.6 diesel auto as well but garage also had a 1.6 diesel manual test drove both and it was a better drive in manual so got that instead the auto still at garage waiting for a mug to buy it .

2008 1.6tdci titanium

 

[muergo]

Looking at the various postings on Honest John of "The Telegraph", it appears that this joint venture of Ford with ZF went wrong even at an early stage of production, and only affected diesel versions.

It is alleged that the development was rushed through and not done properly, the output of the engines, even the 1.6 litre was higher than the design capability of the CVT box.

You don't say what mileage it has covered.

If I was in your position I would get advice from Consumers Association legal department even if it costs you a subscription, as to the chances of getting Ford to pay as a six year old car, only three years out of warranty should not have such an expensive failure.

In other words, it is unreasonable to expect it to fail after a relatively short time.

The Sale of Goods act does not restrict you to a warranty, it is down to a court to decide what life a product of this value should be reasonably expected.

At the least the publicity which Which? could generate might make Ford pay up.
Can you imagine a headline reading "Six Year Old Ford Focus only ready for scrap heap" might do

Your case is actually against the dealer that originally sold it to you, if you bought secondhand privately then you don't have much of a chance.

 

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