Junkman Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 What's wrong with this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-LAGUNA-PRIVILEGE-3-0-5-DOOR-AUTO-PETROL/222962554168 I mean, apart from everything? Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 This has cloth but more pedals than neccessary, (but automatics do exist)https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201712021759063 **Would benefit from yellow headlamps. Junkman and Schaefft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Avantime next. Go on, you should. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 And what's the advantage? It makes more sense than everything else, within your parameters. I was being British and sticking by the rules. Espace V6 would be more satisfying and create a talking point, though. What's wrong with this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-LAGUNA-PRIVILEGE-3-0-5-DOOR-AUTO-PETROL/222962554168 I mean, apart from everything?Perhaps this is somewhere between the two? Definitely would make a better thread than a Volvo. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Price: average Transmission : automatedCylinders : 8Power : lotsConstruction: iloominumRisk factor : explosive Prestige : brand new car as all a8s from 1996 to 2018 look pretty much the same. https://www.gumtree.com/p/audi/audi-s8-4.2-quattro-v8-a8-open-to-offers-or-px/1302477874 CGSB, Schaefft, Supernaut and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 £450, ebay. V6, but airbag light is on, the seats are covered with dead animal skins and there's a dent in the rear wing. Should be visited, though. Schaefft and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Price: average Transmission : automated Cylinders : 8 Power : lots Construction: iloominum Risk factor : explosive Prestige : brand new car as all a8s from 1996 to 2018 look pretty much the same. https://www.gumtree.com/p/audi/audi-s8-4.2-quattro-v8-a8-open-to-offers-or-px/1302477874 Way out of budget. This is more like it, no? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-R-PLATE-AUDI-V8-4-2-QUATTRO-AUTO-PETROL/263650715951 WCPGW? stormee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Visit the nearest advertised Type 44 and C4 4-ring 5-pot and do the same with an E34/32 6-cylinder and make yourself a picture and have a chat with the owner. Even the worst examples will show their built quality, far away from modern standards. My 520i was literally ridden into the ground but I'm sure it will still live on in Africa. The two cheapest, best built, most reliable and profitable cars I've owned in the last couple of years The Reverend Bluejeans, Junkman and stormee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 How about not one of these? Renault Scenic Dynamique 1.6 VVT 16 Valve Auto No hole in roof. Wind deflectors idea for smokers. Massive boot PLAH! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153058548334 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Price: lowCountry of origin : trumpCylinders: 8Transmission: automatedConstruction : dubiousFuel consumption : breaching eu standards https://www.gumtree.com/p/jeep/-jeep-grand-cherokee-4.7-v8-the-one-you-really-want-/1302386369 Junkman, garethj, Talbot and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Way out of budget. This is more like it, no? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-R-PLATE-AUDI-V8-4-2-QUATTRO-AUTO-PETROL/263650715951 WCPGW?That place is almost a scrappy so perfect . Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1444882607.htm/ Lacquer Peel, Junkman and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 image.jpegimage.jpeg The two cheapest, best built, most reliable and profitable cars I've owned in the last couple of years Sell him that red E34 for fucks sake. We'll be here until bastard Xmas at this rate. garethj and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Price: lowCountry of origin : trumpCylinders: 8Transmission: automatedConstruction : dubiousFuel consumption : breaching eu standards https://www.gumtree.com/p/jeep/-jeep-grand-cherokee-4.7-v8-the-one-you-really-want-/1302386369This is THE ONE YOU REALLY WANT!!**** - it sez so on the advert. Junkman and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 If I come to Glossop in my 323iA, you can have a go in that. They really do purr along quite nicely. 70 mph is 2000 rpm and it does 30+ on a long run. Obvsly mine is a complete shitbox that I wouldn't sell you because the body is so poor but the general idea etc etc. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 Bear with me on this one, but dare I suggest a Vauxhall or Opel Omega? Nope. Sell him that red E34 for fucks sake. We'll be here until bastard Xmas at this rate. Are you in a hurry? Der Führerwagen hasn't been picked up yet. At least until then, this topic stays warm.Only after the wad was plonked down for some chod this will be over. They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I haven't read all the suggestions here but: Toyota Camry? Or if that is too dull, how about a Mitsuoka Viewt? Reliable but with a touch of class* *Not necessarily HIGH class Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angle Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 What's wrong with this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-LAGUNA-PRIVILEGE-3-0-5-DOOR-AUTO-PETROL/222962554168 I mean, apart from everything?You don't like cars made after 1986. On that basis, even as someone who owns one, everything. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 It'd be relatively unrealistic to hope for a real car at this stage, due to life currently being a bit shit.Thus some post 1986 chod unfortunately needs to be considered,the rofflage of which shall commence without further ado should normalcy ever resume,which is somewhat unlikely in this time and age.Having said that, don't start the revolution without me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Way out of budget. This is more like it, no? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-R-PLATE-AUDI-V8-4-2-QUATTRO-AUTO-PETROL/263650715951 WCPGW?Very fragile 5-speed auto. Otherwise great cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormee Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 image.jpegimage.jpeg The two cheapest, best built, most reliable and profitable cars I've owned in the last couple of yearsI vant this Avant! Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Sorry chaps, both were sold last summer, the Avant to a Fulham based Canadian hipster carpenter who couldn't afford a W124 to take his artisan furniture to country fairs.The e34 to a young Russian banker to use on a banger rally, I felt real smug selling it for £700 after paying £250 a year before. It appeared on Car and Classic after the rally for £950! Must have been the competition history- although it hasn't been taxed or MoT'd since. With these and the C Class that an African was sending to Zambia, the E Classes to Albania and Romania not to mention the e61 to Lithuania. I can't remember the last time I sold a car to an Englishman! Dave_Q, Junkman and stormee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 Very fragile 5-speed auto. What does that even mean?That it won't survive your average hamfisted bumpkin with no feeling for anything whatsoever?You know the type, you ride in a car with them and realise after two minutes why it's at the garage every week. I blatantly refuse to accept that any gearbox that has survived over a quarter century and 140k miles is anywhere near "fragile". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I blatantly refuse to accept that any gearbox that has survived over a quarter century and 140k miles is anywhere near "fragile".Challenge accepted. I will report back in 12 years and 26k miles and let you know if the Honda SWRA CVT is still functional or not. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormee Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Sorry chaps, both were sold last summer, the Avant to a Fulham based Canadian hipster carpenter who couldn't afford a W124 to take his artisan furniture to country fairs. Best way of transporting artisan furniture, at least the car has style. phil_lihp and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 I like this artsy fartsy furniture.There. I said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormee Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I like this artsy fartsy furniture.There. I said it.Schönes Wood. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 What does that even mean?That it won't survive your average hamfisted bumpkin with no feeling for anything whatsoever?You know the type, you ride in a car with them and realise after two minutes why it's at the garage every week. I blatantly refuse to accept that any gearbox that has survived over a quarter century and 140k miles is anywhere near "fragile". Also remember NOT to piss around changing gearbox oil. Sealed for life means just that - leave it alone, just top it up as and when. That A8 is too shoddy really but for a couple of hundred quid or so (scrap value) it would be an entertaining beast until it did shit itself. That could be one week or two years. Old cars can surprise you by just keeping going but the minute you start doing this 'maintenance' thing or 'refreshing' (what a fucking stupid phrase) the car knows it has you over a barrel. A car is your servant, not vice versa. Repair it when it needs it, not before. HMC and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 I would really enjoy that gopping pile of newfangled tosh grenading right under my arse. eddyramrod and The Reverend Bluejeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormee Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Old cars can surprise you by just keeping going but the minute you start doing this 'maintenance' thing or 'refreshing' (what a fucking stupid phrase) the car knows it has you over a barrel. A car is your servant, not vice versa. Repair it when it needs it, not before.That was exactly the attitude towards my E34! Bought in need of a car for 800€ with some recent extensive repair list done I decided to drive as it was. Lacquer peel galore, unknown milage, some rost but seemed solid. That thing lasted almost 4 more years without major things going wrong. On the other hand, they are really thankful cars. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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