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This plant has been with my family for about 50 years. My grandmother grew it from a cutting and when her health declined and she could no longer live at home, I took it in. That was 10 years ago.

Since then it’s survived three house moves with me. It doesn’t flower often, so every bloom feels like a nice surprise and this one especially so given everything it’s been through with me.

Sharing because I’m ridiculously proud of it.

Driving from London to Liverpool Friday evening, somewhere on the M6 around the West Midlands/Warwickshire stretch. Prime van indicated, fair enough, then went across two lanes in one go and started weaving through traffic like the delivery was on a countdown timer.

Must have been running late on those same day deliveries.

(Ignore the date and time, just got the dashcam and something up with the formatting)

Edit: A few comments calling this middle lane hogging. To clarify, I was in lane 2 to overtake a lorry and took a bit longer than ideal to move back to lane 1 afterwards. That’s not the same as hogging, which is sitting in lane 2 persistently regardless of traffic behind. The clip is really about the van’s behaviour after the overtake, not the lane position beforehand.

Got a valuation of £1,440 for my 2010 Mitsubishi Colt CZ2 1.3 manual, 74k miles. Was going to list it privately on Facebook Marketplace for £950 and realistically accept £750 to £800.

The car has a valid MOT until January 2027 and full service history with stamps throughout, never broken down in 15 years of family ownership. But it does have a dent on the roof rail, scuffing and paint damage on the rear left wheel arch, an exhaust rattle since it was replaced a few years back, and the usual advisories for a 15 year old car including corroded rear coil springs and suspension dust covers.

Obviously the £1,440 is the online valuation before they’ve seen any of that in person.

For those who have used them, how aggressively do they tend to drop after the physical inspection on a car with visible cosmetic damage and a few MOT advisories? Trying to work out whether it’s even worth the trip or just go straight to Marketplace.

Trying to get a sense of what to ask for this before I put it up on Facebook Marketplace.

It’s a 2010 60 plate Colt CZ2 1.3 manual, 74,482 miles, MOT until January 2027. Two owners from new, both same family, full service history with stamps throughout. Four new (budget) tyres were put on in September 2025.

The good stuff is that it has never broken down, never had any engine trouble and always starts first time. It’s genuinely been a reliable car throughout.

Being honest about the issues though. There’s a dent on the roof rail above the driver’s door and the rear left wheel arch has some scuffing and paint damage. Neither are hidden, both will be in the photos.

The gears can feel stiff if you’re not used to it, they just need oiling every now and again and it sorts itself out. It passed its last MOT in January 2026 but the advisories flag corroded rear coil springs and front suspension dust covers on both sides. They’ve been on the advisory list for a few years and haven’t caused any issues.

Exhaust was replaced a few years back and occasionally rattles slightly, still passing MOT fine.

Asking £950, is that fair or am I wide of the mark either way?