As above, do you think I should take this on myself? Or sell it on as it is?

Or break it for parts?

It's a 55 plate Peugeot 206 Sport (1.4l 16v) with a panoramic sunroof and only 10k miles on the clock. It's cat C.

it's likely to have to have the chassis leg pulled straight (and down) or possibly cut off and replaced...

Depends on your experience and equipment you have.

Do you have a jig, gas bottles, MIG/TIG, spot welder etc, plus the chassis data for the car (distance all points should be from each other)

If you do and can confidently put the car back on the road so it is 100% straight then go for it, it looks pretty straight forward (is there any floor damage?)

If however you need to hire in stuff or get someone to straighten it and weld the new bits in, then i would look at it's market value to see if its worth breaking or selling as it is.

I'd break for parts personally, based largely on how the market it is at the moment. Especially on something like a 206 - quite common, never mind trying to sell a CAT-C repair.

Steve

there's no floor, door, sill or engine damage. The only bent chassis part appears to be the inner wing and offside chassis leg (which has been bent up). It stops just short of the bulkhead.

The only thing I don't have is a jig, but I have a friend who has a jig, and the necessary expertise to straighten it...

You will probably be looking at a value of around £4k finished (thats roughly the trade in price for a straight one, so add £1,500 dealers profit for forecourt price) obviously you already know that a Cat C is going to be worth at least £1k less than a non damaged one.

Without knowing what you paid for the car (I'm not asking BTW) i can't see much of a profit in it by the time it's finished, especially if you need to pay people to do things on it, unless you are painting it yourself or getting it done for 'mates rates' that is.

If you paid peanuts for the car and get things done at 'mates rates' then i would repair it, if you need to pay the going rate for work then the easy solution is to sell it now, you will make more breaking it, but don't forget you will always end up with stuff you can't sell.

break it up i'd say

anyone want to buy a slightly damaged 55 reg Pug 206 Sport?

£1100?????

anyone want to buy a slightly damaged 55 reg Pug 206 Sport?

£1100?????

Seriously... anyone?

anyone want to buy a slightly damaged 55 reg Pug 206 Sport?

£1100?????

where's the pics of the slightly damaged one??

where's the pics of the slightly damaged one??

erm... most of that will polish out I reckon...

There's no stopping you John is there.

Bonnet and wing from a scrapper in the correct colour as IIRC they are both bolt on items, and get the rest of it straightened up at mates rates.

The market for a used small car isn't as bad as people think and if you could fix it up for under £1k assuming your asking price is the price you paid for it, then I think you could get a reasonable amount for the car.

To have the all glass sunroof I'm guessing it can't be a bad trim level.

I paid just under £1k for it. I can get most parts at less than cost from the breakers, so the only expensive bit will be the jig work (even at mates rates)

It's back on ebay for one last try, starting at £950 (with lots of pictures). If it doesn't go this time I will repair it myself...