Junkman Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Finding one might be difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Did these things seriously only have a *3* speed auto? I'd love one, but only with a spanish gearbox. Both the 12v and 24v my dad owned were 4spd autos. Schaefft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Mine was 4 speed 2. If that Renner had two cylinders more, it'd be mine by now. RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Finding one might be difficult. True. There is one on Gumtree at the moment, and although it's amazingly low miles, it's the "wrong" engine and box for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Not horrendously dismal: Just incredibly dull. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E34-2-0l-520i-A-Touring-Auto-79-000-miles-Super-condition/232786181709?hash=item3633233e4d:g:pbUAAOSw7kVbDUp~ He might take One and a Half. 4 cash 2nite etc etc. 5 speed auto so it's civilised. nice 2.0 strate six and being a 520i, no rear self levelling to go wrong. Cloth and no A/C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 If only you could change gears yourself - unbecoming, but................ https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alfa-Romeo-164-2-0TS-Classic-Car-manual-retro/142829118170?hash=item21414762da:g:E1QAAOSwTbVbHYIi The last really good car Alfa built before that 156 nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 U NO U WANT 2 M8 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XJS-1990-with-12mths-MOT/113072984592?hash=item1a53acd210:g:BYkAAOSw5P9bH7Mt garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 The thing is with these BMWs is that however good they are, and I expect that they are very good in absolute terms, they are joyless to behold for me. I really don't want to open my front door of a morning to see one. I know that is not rational, but being ruthlessly rational about cars has got me in the shit**before and I won't be doing that again.I'd rather own a broken Bristol, Gamma, VelStasis or Avantime than any engineered to the n'th degree 5 / 7 series. **New Golf syndrome RobT, The Reverend Bluejeans, richardthestag and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 From 100-ish miles north-west of you comes a discreet cough... stormee, Junkman and Brodders 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 The thing is with these BMWs is that however good they are, and I expect that they are very good in absolute terms, they are joyless to behold for me. I really don't want to open my front door of a morning to see one. I know that is not rational, but being ruthlessly rational about cars has got me in the shit**before and I won't be doing that again.I'd rather own a broken Bristol, Gamma, VelStasis or Avantime than any engineered to the n'th degree 5 / 7 series. **New Golf syndrome You're quite right. For me they have that 'fuck me, these were good' feeling but I've rarely felt the way about an E34 that I felt about an E28 or an Alfasud over 30 years ago. Moving onto the E39, they are just an old car to me. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 U NO U WANT 2 M8 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XJS-1990-with-12mths-MOT/113072984592?hash=item1a53acd210:g:BYkAAOSw5P9bH7Mt I'd buy an XJS in a heartbeat - if I could.I wanted one since I first saw one at the Frankfurt Show in 1975. The Reverend Bluejeans and MorrisItalSLX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Of course I've been dicked about, as it is now absolutely compulsory on eBay.This one has a new quality though, he actually paid a deposit! There must be more rewarding hobbies... Anyway, I relisted it yesterday (I'm a stupid man, what can I do?) and it sure didn't take long. Hi mateWhat would you take cash for it Exactly as much as I would take for it by bank transfer. Hi do you have a buy it now price would. Get it collected ASAP thanks I listed it as an auction there. Is thus no BIN by definition. Hi, will you take £800 for the mercedes, requires A LOT of work due to corrosion Yes, I will take £800 for it, times three. The amount of work required is the very reason why I would settle for such a low sum.In fact, the two front wings alone which I throw in for free would easily yield £800 if I sold them separately. Any buy it now price auctionˈɔːkʃ(ə)n noun: auction; plural noun: auctions1.a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. Hi there wot do you need for the old 280 as is I need a doner car I'm restoring one it's to rusty to restore but would be good for me I can pay you a deposit and get a mate to pick it up I don't need to look thanks henry What I would really need is someone who doesn't give me a lot of horseshit, comes around with a transporter, looks at the car, pays me an adequate amount of money, loads it up and takes it away.But I'm afraid all the men who would have that decency fell at the Monte Cassino. richardthestag, djim, mercrocker and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Once again the eBay tat thread has saved the day. Large saloon, with auto box, velour, 6 cylinders and demeanor which still cuts mustard in the corporate car park today. Currently at £500 with 18 hours to go, which will possibly leave enough money to paint over the rust and find out what "some TLC" constitutes. s-l1600 (25).jpgs-l1600 (24).jpghttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-SENATOR/153059607846?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3Dc8a48f745d2c416f947690491ebbf6aa%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D192572117454%26itm%3D153059607846&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3Ac94e9b6d-7350-11e8-89c0-74dbd180eab9%7Cparentrq%3A154424061640add882bd722afff38bb2%7Ciid%3A1 I'd lick that, they are bloody lovely motors. Brodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 . loserone, Schaefft and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I'd like that Wsquared, but it'd only encourage you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Of course I've been dicked about, as it is now absolutely compulsory on eBay.This one has a new quality though, he actually paid a deposit! There must be more rewarding hobbies... Anyway, I relisted it yesterday (I'm a stupid man, what can I do?) and it sure didn't take long. Exactly as much as I would take for it by bank transfer. I listed it as an auction there. Is thus no BIN by definition. Yes, I will take £800 for it, times three. The amount of work required is the very reason why I would settle for such a low sum.In fact, the two front wings alone which I throw in for free would easily yield £800 if I sold them separately. auctionˈɔːkʃ(ə)n noun: auction; plural noun: auctions1.a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. What I would really need is someone who doesn't give me a lot of horseshit, comes around with a transporter, looks at the car, pays me an adequate amount of money, loads it up and takes it away.But I'm afraid all the men who would have that decency fell at the Monte Cassino. Ebay is probably the most accurate barometer of the human race. The biggest threat to humanity is not AIDS, Ebola or cancer. It is stupidity, a condition for which there is no cure. GLWTS m8 stormee, mercrocker, Junkman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyeller Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Why not just keep putting it on 3 day listings and taking the deposits from the dipshits who never turn up? It's another source of income..... I once did this 5 times in a row with an old car that nobody could be arsed coming to collect when they won it! ETA why chuck in those wings for free? I bet you'd have no trouble selling those on the bay - after all it requires someone who actually owns a car to need them, so you can be sure of avoiding all the dreamers! The only question then is what car to buy for £800 and what to do with a rotted Merc in your backyard that nobody will buy... The Reverend Bluejeans, BorniteIdentity, stonedagain and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 This isn't in budget; (2750 euros) but otherwise may fit the stringent criteria of Junkman; but it's white Don't care how pre 1986 it is; whitez the colour of the cloven footed one https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/ghia-2-8-auto/19076952 Junkman and Talbot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Here you go: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F163108104427 Tempted myself to be honest. Brodders, Schaefft and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Is that Sam's car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Surely all of this car searching is utterly pointless. The 405 Auto you already own fits all your criteria doesn't it? Just use that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Is that Sam's car?The guy who sold it to the current seller was indeed called Sam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 The 405 Auto you already own fits all your criteria doesn't it? Just use that! I would, if the Junkwoman would let me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyeller Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I would, if the Junkwoman would let me. Be a man!! Assert yourself.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Dentressangle Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Finding one might be difficult. But not impossible: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Peugeot-605-sri-auto-classic-car-80k-of-miles-only-3-left-in-the-country-1990/163108104427?hash=item25fa0028eb:g:zXEAAOSw4Q5bKprS LessThanEqual, NorfolkNWeigh, CGSB and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Be a man!! Assert yourself.......... I believe my track record speaks for itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Is there a car she fancies that could be purchased? Kill 2 birds with 1 stone, reclaim your 405 and please the missus! Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I would, if the Junkwoman would let me. Buy her something more appropriate for the mileage she does? Or maybe it's time for his and hers matching 405s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleyeller Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Sod it all, just give the junkwoman the Mobylette and the child can ride pillion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LessThanEqual Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 That 605 looks gr8 Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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