With impeccable timing my beloved 2004 Subaru Justy just gave up the ghost one week after we bought a new car. It had been starting to show signs of trouble over the course of a few days, and then it properly died over the period of a few minutes, with the engine shutting off shortly after starting it up and every warning light on the dashboard lit up. I could start it again, but the engine immediately cuts out. Am currently awaiting the TCS to tow me away.
The car has lots of small problems with the bodywork and very negligible resale value, especially now that it’s a brick.
UPDATE : I asked the TCS guy what my options were as I wasn't interested in being towed to a garage and wanted to get rid of this car with minimum hassle. He said the TCS could take care of the demolition for a cost of 100.- CHF. I agreed to this straight away. The process was as follows:
1. He towed my car to the TCS centre.
2. I left with my carte grise and plates.
3. I have 10 days to cancel the carte grise and return it to them. In the meantime my car will be stored free of charge.
4. I pay them 100.- CHF and don't have to worry about anything else.
Like every other interaction I've had with TCS this was sooooo efficient and hassle-free. Definitely recommend their service to anyone.
Do you never receive those little business cards in the mailbox from backyard-businesses offering to buy your car?
I do - but maybe because I'm still listed in the public database....
EDIT: problem solved, see post above.
Put it on Ricardo....we sold a Panda banger (the body was ok though) for 3,200.- ....about 3k more than we estimated
Must have been quite a wrench to part with such an old friend after all these years. I always get attached to my cars, especially the go-anywhere workhorses I’ve had.
You have no idea. It was a cheap and cheerful AWD manual transmission car that wasn't much to look at, but was a joy to drive, especially on small twisty roads. The new car is fully electric and I feel as though I am driving around in a bubble, I am so disconnected to the driving experience. I love driving cars with a manual transmission, and am sad to think that since society is switching to electric/hybrid cars, the joy of driving a manual car will soon be a thing of the past.
Swiss standard operating procedure is to list it for sale online for 5'000 Fr.
share your sentiments of joy at driving a manual. even a minivan manual beats a sports car auto anyday in a way.
manuals are at least still fairly rampant in the used EU market. it's practically non existent in North America already. maybe get a second 'fun' car that's manual?