What to do with a loved but aged D2 A8?

[Greg66]

Our A8 is going in for its MOT soon, and there's a chance it won't make it through - well, I say that as if it's a new thing, but it's failed MOTs in the past in a remediable way. This time it may fail in an irremediable way.

Either way, I am beginning to wonder whether it's time to get the old girl go. We've had her since she was 6m old; she's now 13 years old. The mileage is low 70s, but I have to admit, to use a description from another thread, the outside is tatty. I should never have married Stevie Wonder.

The bumpers could do with a respray; quite a few panels have small stone dings; there's a small area of lifted lacquer on the bonnet around a chip; there are scratches on the bonnet and doors; a few bits of minor trim inside have vanished over the years; the onboard ancient Nokia phone is toast ... you get the picture. She's been used as the family bus a bit too much.

The question is, pass or fail the MOT, if I wanted to move her on, what would be the best way to go about it? PX, and forget about it? Put her up for sale (MOT pass required, obv) and put up with the chancers?

It's a tough one. Our kids have literally grown up in that car. If she goes, she'll be missed.