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Hi folks,
If a 20 years old 1 litre Japanese car is still running with three 3+ months of mot. Should it be scraped if it has following weakness. It's scrap value is just £130 which is disgrace because it is still drive able.

1. Oxidized paint on bonnet & roof
2. Speedo meter displays 4-5 miles inaccurately
3. Left mirror has been replaced with glued one but it's working & serving.
4. Water reservoir sometimes goes off.
5. In hot summer acceleration slows down.
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Surely that decision is yours alone, assuming it belongs to you?

Or are you asking if it was ours, would we scrap it rather than keep it?

As someone who has a long term affiliation with Saabs, I've rebuilt more than one with more faults than that on it.

1. Oxidized paint on bonnet & roof - Cosmetic
2. Speedo meter displays 4-5 miles inaccurately - At what speed? Mine at 77 displays 81-82mph
3. Left mirror has been replaced with glued one but it's working & serving. - My right mirror 'glass' is a halford's stick on
4. Water reservoir sometimes goes off. - Radweld fixed my leak
5. In hot summer acceleration slows down. - Could be a variety of things mechanical, fuel delivery related or Air intake related. Check for cracks on your intake hose. I once had a Mazda 3 sport routinely run like this and it had a split in the elbow of the air intake manifold pipe. A bit of gaffer and aluminium tape worked as a temp fix.   

Do you want to keep it?
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1. Oxidization is silently spreading
2. At all speeds and sometimes previous mileage disappear.
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Are we talking distance or speed?
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speed.

with above imperfections & faults how best to dispose off this legend car for better price. Because scrap value is around £120-150 which is too little. What alternative is of scrapping or selling to private buyer/trader?
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Did you want it scraped or scrapped? there's a big difference. It will take a while, you can always scrape the oxidisation from wherever it appears and paint over it. If you want it scrapped, it's a bit termianl and if the scrap value is £100, then that's what it is. What's the market price for that car? Have a look on Autotrader or somewhere like that. It may be worth spending £200 on another MoT and you get another year out of it.
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what car is it? there are many 30yr old jap cars some sought after some not
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It's 1 litre Suzuki alto nicknamed as "mini rocket".
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