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This isn't a collection thread because Mr Duke, who I bought my new Citroen Xantia off, was kind enough to deliver it to my door while I was at work. Still, it was a wonderful thing to come home to and I thought you lot might appreciate some pictures. In every respect, this car is better than I expected. It's my first experience of a floaty Citroen and the novelty still hasn't worn off. I could happily sit on the driveway just moving the suspension up and down, pretending to be some kind of lowrider bad boy in very slow motion. In all seriousness,the ride is smoother and more comfortable than my Rover 75, and I certainly didn't expect that. The 1.9 turbo diesel has ample power; the acceleration is fast and you can cruise at 85 (for continental driving of course) without even thinking about it. It's also my first experience of a car capable of running on vegetable oil. I did feel a bit conspicuous in the Morrison's car park, but it's worth it for the saving. Mr D gave me a bargain price on the basis that the MOT was due, but I've just had this done and it was 100 per cent drama free. I have to say, it's the first time I've been given an advisory for a badly positioned air freshener, but that's still a pretty short list by my standards... So, in the next few days I have an 800-odd mile round trip up to Scotland and back to do in it. Mrs Wilko220 is far from convinced that it's going to make it and, I'm sure, is preparing her lecture about why we need to spend 10 grand of borrowed money on a new Kia or something, for when it all goes wrong half-way up the A1. But I have faith. To me, it drives almost like a new car and I've no concern at all about taking it on a long trip. Who will be right? Place your bets now.

Hello, long time reader, seldom poster, with a unique opportunity to purchase Renault's scissorhands, a Vel Satis 2.2 DCi Privelege resplendent in 'Almond Green' (at least the majority of it), with MOT and Tax lasting to the heady horizon of July. The car is roadworthy, does run, and does drive. There are some issues, as you would expect of an 11 year old Renault loaded to the chrome windowsills with electrics. The front suspension is from a 2.0 petrol, hence it sits quite low. The CD changer doesn't work. The paintwork is quite shabby and the wheels have a bit of kerbing, expected from the previous driver who drove by touch I expect. The ashtray lid is a bit loose. One of the keycards doesn't lock/unlock the car, though it does have a new card with it (the only problem with that one being it has 'Laguna' written on it). The air conditioning isn't very effective, but tries. The rear suspension bushes are worn and grumble a bit over rough terrain. The electric windows and mirrors work, as does the dipping RV mirror. There is also a Nokia in-car kit if anybody has a Nokia 3110 and needs to keep up a taxi-like façade. Recently serviced, with a new rear spring. 98,000 miles. It's hard to put a price on perfection, or this, but I figured £950 with leeway to be beaten down to its actual value is the best course of action. Pictures for the memories.

Copied from the ebay listing: "I bought this car as a project last year, but due to working overseas now I have to reluctantly admit that there is no way that I am going to be able to finish it off, so it's up for sale. When purchased it had 12 months MOT but that has now lapsed but I don't think that there should be too much work required to get another. I have replaced all the brake discs and brake pads with new items from a reputable Saab specialist as well as replacing the split fuel filler pipe (so you can now fill up without £30 of petrol ending up on the floor!). I also had 3 new tyres fitted (the car has aftermarket TSW alloy wheels). New distributor cap and rotor arm, - this car does NOT have the potentially troublesome direct ignition system New battery I probably did some other stuff but quite honestly can't remember it all as I've been out of the country for 11 months! The interior is in good condition - the leather seats (heated up front) are in good condition and, as you'd expect, very comfortable. Electric windows all work - although the central locking doesn't The biggest negative point is that the hood mechanism is pretty much wrecked and part of the frame is damaged. The electric motors work and replacement used hoods can be found on ebay for as little as £75 (there's one listed right now, in fact). You can raise and lower the hood manually, though Other problems are: Floppy gearchange (all 5 are in there but 5th can be a bit elusive!) Rust in the front corner of the bonnet (see pic) Some rust in the a-posts but not a big issue to fix( (see pictures) Radio has no code - but the Saab CD changer is installed SID (Saab Information Display) tells you that the hood is unlocked and that the car needs a service (I don't have the kit required to clear those warnings) It drives nicely, the brakes are good but it has NO tax or MOT so you will need to make the appropriate arrangements for removing the car from it's nice, dry home in North Yorkshire (near Bedale on the A1 about 12 miles north of the Ripon exit). Currently declared SORN." I've got it up for a £250 start and a £400 Buy It Now - but of course I'm happy to haggle for shiters. I'm going to lose a shit loadof money thanks to the money spent on the brakes and tyres, but sometimes you just have to do tne sensible thing. I'll add some photots when I'm not on my ipad but you can see the pics on tne ebay listing (link below): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181487487454?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Selling on behalf of a friend who doesn't go onto such sites as this. She has sense. I've been asked to try and dispose of her car which is a Citroen 1.5 AX diesel. It may run on veg it may not. I think this was discussed a little while ago but I can't remember the outcome. It's a 3 door jobbie in metallic light'ish green. It has some things wrong with it. Nowt mechanical - enginey/gearboxey though. Has been to Scotlandshire many times without incident. It hasn't got intergalactic mileage on it and nope I don't have any piccies. It looks like a green 3 door Citroen AX that has a bit of a dent in the back. Simples. Oh, I think it is around W or X reg, something like that. Some arse product tried to nick it a few months ago and fiddled with the drivers side lock. The door has to be opened from the inside now but I would imagine it would be fairly easy to fix. Plenty on ebay being broken. I can't be arsed to do it as I am completely lacking in motivation. The other bit is that my mate reversed into a bollard and dinted the tailgate slightly. It's taxed to the end of the month and has MOT, it's gotta go ASAP as she now has another car. Open to offers and will be sold for not very much. PM me if you want it and I will pass on a contact number so that you can sort out the detailz. It lives in North Londshire by the way. Cheers Ken X

OK, in response to popular demand*... Twingo Mk 1, 1.2 manual, registered in Germany in October 1995, LHD, with approx. 160,000 miles on the clock. Engine and gearbox are in fine fettle, just completed a 700-mile trip from Germany loaded up to the gills without complaint. The car has 6 months' German TÜV, Bodywork is good for its year, a few trolley dings and scratches (see pics) but no sign of rust anywhere (I plated the usual Twingo rust spots under the front wheelarches and back of the nearside sill for its last TÜV). (^ the scratches look much worse in that pic than they do in real life, a lot of what appear to be scratches are reflections of crap on the road) The window seals have also swelled a bit at the ends, although they don't let water into the interior and the metalwork is not rusty underneath them. The interior is good, if rather intensely blue (apart from the heater control knob which is lime green). The stitching has come away slightly around the left-hand bolster of the driver's seat but the seat fabric is still OK. The dashboard is fine (hard plastic) and the carpets & headlining are in good condition. It's got a radio. The Twingo works as it should APART FROM: - the dashboard indicator repeater doesn't repeat (the indicators still work properly though)... apparently this is a common fault & is fixed by replacing the indicator relay. - driver's (left-hand) electric mirror can only be adjusted up/down, left/right adjustment doesn't appear to work and I've not had chance to look at it to find out why. - central locking doesn't lock / unlock the boot (although it can be locked manually). Again, I haven't investigated this. - I suspect the nsf wheel bearing will need replacing in the next few thousand miles or so The car is still registered in Germany and will need changing to UK registration. This involves getting a certificate of conformity from Renault, fitting a fog light to the offside (in place of the one currently on the nearside), fitting beam pattern adjusters to the headlights and thus getting a UK MoT. The Twingo's plates have to be sent over to Germany to be cancelled, so some arrangement may have to be made in terms of delivery to new owner (e.g. new owner collects it on a trailer or with trade plates OR Twingo is followed to its new home (if reasonably local to West Yorks) & the plates are brought back afterwards, etc.). Price? As it stands, £500.

Due to MAXIMUM OVERLOAD of vehicles and the arrival of the Italian supercar, Cavcraft are pleased to offer the following: 1999 Vauxhall Corsa 1.0 petrol 3 door manual MOT January 2015 6 months tax Only done 70,000 miles. Brilliant car, been all over the place in it and never let me down. Had two advisories at last MOT (oil pressure switch and a tyre) and both have been sorted. CD player. Excellent tyres. Totally reliable car, I'd drive all over Europe in this if I had too. Very very clean inside and out, this car is ready to be driven away. No power steering, central locking or electric windows SOZ. Having just taxed it for 6 months (from start of July) I think it's pretty good value for a cheap, reliable car. MPG is in the forties I think, it's ace on juice. Special Autoshite price of £375 can drive it away, I don't want a swap or anything, just good old MONEY. Collect from Chester, Cheshire. I'll deliver within 25 miles as long as it's paid for first, as I'll put my bike in the bike and ride home. I did machine polish it recently but can't find the pictures. Ps bike rack and funky BMX not included, but the bike is for sale separately if wanted. *Edit: I'm not riding that bike home 25 miles though.

Yeah, that one, the ex-Dick Dastardly and Dollywobbler Daihatsu Sirion. MOT July 19th 2014 Taxed end of May 2015! Recent new tyres. Fucking UBER fun to drive. I've been offered £135 over the bridge for it and there's a right chunk of tax to CASHBACK, plus the wheels, battery and cat must be worth a few quid on their own. Bodywork is rough, sills are quite bad. I've not bothered taking it to my local garage for a quote but I can do if anyone wants to see what it'll cost for the test. £250 (soz, price is firm) can come and drive it away. V5 pending as it's gone off to come back in my name. Chester, Cheshire, can collect from railway station and would consider delivery within reason for fuel, train home, dinner etc.

For Sale !997 VW Polo 1.4 manual Mot november/tax just expired Pov spec,manual everything Decent Panasonic Radio/cd/mp3 player. Drives well,everything works. Dent in drivers wing,otherwise tidy Bought for daughter,sorted faults but she doesnt want it. £250 ono

Well I did it, I bought another car. Went to see it on Tuesday (100 miles each way) and left a deposit. Today I went back for it... So, after work and walking the dog, I persuaded MrsR to take me to the station... Where I boarded one of these... Which took me as far as Preston... Where I boarded one of these... Which took me to Manchester Victoria. I caught the next train with mere seconds to spare, so no time for photography. You haven't missed much, it's a gloomy hole. However, here's the train I was on, at the other end (Durham)... Durham station looks like this... As arranged, I texted Alan (the seller) with my arrival time, and he picked me up... On the drive out of Durham to Tow Law, where he lives, he told me we would have to stop at his workshop and change cars, as he's arranged to take someone to a Prom Night. I knew what was in his workshop (he showed me on Tuesday) so I didn't mind at all. His mate at the workshop next door has this... VW-powered sand rail! And yes, road-legal too. However, that wasn't the point of the trip. So off we toddled in Alan's 1963 Cadillac, to his home where my purchase awaited me. Damn shame it wasn't the Cadillac... We were telling stories, as car blokes do, and I got a look at his Ford dayvan... And finally, to the point! Someone sent me this link on Facebook... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C504760 I phoned, I travelled, I drove, I negotiated, I bought. I'm back in an American car, finally! Not much of one, I suppose, being a relatively modern, smaller car with a V6 and even FWD, but still, it's the best thing I could get on a three-figure budget. I would never have left you without this, would I? Have some interior pics too... The dash is a little chewed at both ends, but I've met a trimmer locally who might be able to deal with that. One of the many jobs I need to get onto, beginning next week. My drive home, accompanied by some of these entertainers... ...showed up some other stuff that wants doing, most notably the front suspension, which was lovely on the roads around Tow Law, and on the drive home, but all fell apart when it met the speed bumps around me. Something isn't right, it shouldn't feel like it's hitting them that hard. I have a feeling new springs may be on the cards. Still, it's a pleasure to drive apart from that. There's quite enough power. What I realised on the way home though, was what driving a car like this means to me. It's contentment. I feel at home, this is where I should be. And now I am. I booked my train tickets online, using Trainline.com. I told my neighbour who is a train guard, because he was arriving home just as I did tonight, and he said they are ripoff merchants. 50 quid and 4-1/2 hours? He was horrified. Anyway it's done now, and I've enjoyed it. And I'm going to enjoy the Mercury. This car is my first American Ford, after several near* misses in the past, two of which were Mustangs of different types. All the other American cars I've owned have been GM or Mopar.

Not had this long, and unfortunately may have to move it on as I'm too large to be comfortable in it. Its doing my back in sitting hunched up when the weather isnt conducive to putting the roof in the boot (though I am exeptionally large) So, I AM SELL MY CAR NOW AS TO GET NEW CAR AS SO FOR SAIL. No timewastrels. 1997 Mercedes Benz SLK 230 Kompressor. In English, thats the one with the chain timed 2.3 supercharged 193bhp sexpiss engine. Traction control/stability system gets ALL the power on the road. Will knock your hat off AND be north of 100mph before it hits the ground. Has the fancy "learning" gearbox that LITTERALLY learns your driving style and shifts accordingly - easy to reset if you want to set it for MPG or BOY RACER. 125k - Dealer stamped service history to just over 10000k Full MOT - No advisories. 6 Months Tax. Spec. RARE BLACK PAINT!! Electric marrows. Electric widdows. Electric steering. Electric locks. Electric folding hard top. Electric headlight washers that pop out of the bummer like magic. Cruise control. External temp gauge. Two stage heated leather chairs. Air Con (I think) Aftermarket CD player, still has the amazing original Bose speakers (6 of) though. 18" AMG Monoblock Split rim wheels with very recent tyres (apparently worth north of £800? ??!!!?? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-AMG-Monoblock-18-two-piece-alloy-wheels-split-rim-oz-brabus-sl-R129-bbs-/331247218351?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Trims_Car_Rims_ET&hash=item4d1fdf6eaf ) Brakes great, shifts great, runs smashing, pulls like a train going toward a horse, MPG is actual 30mpg local stop start. Roof functions exactly as it should, at the speed it should, with no issues. Sports an aftermarket K&N panel filter in the original airbox housing. Pics: Roof on. Roof off Interior Bad bits: Two very small chips on windscreen. Well out of field of vision. Some chips, scratches, scuffs to paint. Nothing bad, but not perfect either. Air con doesnt blow cold. (ebay mode) Probably just needs regassing (end ebay mode) Main beam and dipped beam function as they should, but the stalk "flash" function doesnt work? Switch? Ebay seems to think that similar cars of a similar age are worth £2000-£2250. I'm asking what I paid Daveb47 for it not so long ago: £1650 - which includes the tax. Based north east, very close to public transport, A19, A1. May part ex, but no projects. Cheers all. Any questions, just ask.

1995 Purr Joe 106 1.4 Mot Jan 2015 Taxed end of July 2014 Only showing 55,000 miles on the clock Brill little runner Had a new exhaust inc cat not so long back Bloody nippy little car Slight blow from exhaust, a former owner said because it was an aftermarket one it didn't line up right or something. ABS light on. Great little car and I think the price is very fair, especially for condition and mileage. Autoshite special price just £299 cash on collection from Chester. Cavcraft this weekend only special: buy the car for only £350 and I'll include 6 months tax. Yes, 6 months tax included for just £350 drive it away. E&OE exempt Previous offers not applicable Available at all good council lock ups and quite a few shit ones. Prefer cash sale but would probably be up for some sort of deal.

You cannot accuse my father of not having an Astra for sale. Fact! 2001 (Y) Factory Duel Fuel Vauxhall Astra for sale. I asked him to photograph the important bits. I will prove presently that this was a waste of time. Some Astra facts!: Its a 1.6 - I think. It has traversed 118,000 faultless miles. Tax will get you all the way to May 2015 if you drive forwards in time. MOT expires Sept 2014 - No advisories on last one. CD spec - which I think is pretty high? certainly has all the electrics, some wood and sumptuous fabric. There is a lot of history but fatha shitpeas does enjoy doing things himself if its dry and sunny. Hes a fastidious auld man in the old fashioned style, and treats his cars very well. Car us described as being in very good order. Unmarked interior. Vauxhall alloys. All tyres are gr8. Everything works, including the LPG system. Strap yourself in for the pics. Reasonable effort. But hes left the bonnet open. 7/10 What? Who is this to persude into buying a car?? 1/10 A centre console. 3/10 And lastly, a rear quarter pannel. 4/10. The pics are shite, but its a good honest solid car. The only fault he can note is the following: Puff of blue on start up, clears quickly. He would like £700. Located not far from Hexham, Northumberland. Bellingham to be precise. Any questions, I will gladly pass on, or I can provide a contact number if required.

You see that, I bet reading that has started to get you excited hasn't it. That's right, you too could look as cool as Crockett and Tubbs above in this proud piece of British motoring history. Due to the impending purchase of this Merc my faithful Acclaim needs to go. I really need to take some more recent photos. Right, Good points: 51000 miles. Good, strong engine which has recently a new head gasket, rocker gasket, cambelt, plugs, coolant, oil, filter, plug leads, radiator and fan belt. New discs & pads and recent new rear shoes and very good tyres all round. A very tidy brown velour interior with some fancy Bluetooth CD player which i can't work out how to use. A new MOT with no advisories and tax until end of October. Smooth 5 speed gearbox Done a 600 mile round trip for Shitefest back in May loaded up with car magazines and it didn't miss a beat, Bad stuff. Starter motor bendix slightly sticks when first starting which makes a strange noise. Wheels could do with repainting again. Bodywork a bit scabby around the edges, but not unsightly. It's had a new pair of rear arches at some point but the offside one was poorly filled so doesn't have a swage line like it should. Got a patch in the boot on the rear wheel tub, a common area but it's solid now. Sunroof used to drip in heavy rain so I've sealed it with mastic, it still slightly drips in very rain but I suspect it's fixable. Back box has just started to blow so I've bodged it for now with a tin can, screws and some exhaust paste, it's got a new mot so there's no panic on that one. So there you go, warts n all. I'm making it sound worse than it is but trust me, It's pretty good for one of these. The car genuinely drives really nicely, very light controls and it's perfectly quick enough for modern traffic, 1335cc twin carb Honda EN engine which is a dream, cheap tax and insurance too. Any questions just ask, So how much for all this grade A* GOLD then?.. £800 ono, which i think is pretty fair as I paid more than that for it a year ago and spent a fortune getting it up to scratch since. A nice, comfortable, cheap to run and maintain, nippy daily driver.

I've now been driving a naturally aspirated Subaru for a week, and although it's thirsty I feel like enjoying the comfort of it for a while, so my little 'toy' which I've had for coming up to four years is now available. 241k KM. Tax till the end of the month, MOT till the 6th of Aug. It's a V-spec, so 1600 + LSD + A/C (doesn't work) + beige leather + speakers in headrests, wooden controls etc. Built '90, imported '98. NINE owners in the UK since then. Had a "new" (60k engine fitted at 180k) - cambelt age unknown. Gearbox & clutch at 200k. Lowered with second hand Konis of unknown history about the same time (but at least they were the same length). Raybrig lights mean you can drive quickly in the dark, too. Came with a cheap cone air filter which cleans up well. Had the nearside sill dug out and re-fabricated by scaryoldcortina a couple of years ago, and I've been talking to him about getting the offside done before the MOT. I'm reasonably sure it will need work on the sill before an MOT pass, but the last Mazda I sold on here didn't need anything and was at least as bad. It will also need some fiddling with the rear calipers - it always does - and.. er.. something else small that I can't remember. The windscreen surround leaks into the cabin when it rains, and it's a little scabby. No stereo, but if you twist my arm I'll leave in a Blaupunkt four channel amp (in the boot) which comes with a 3.5mm input (I feed it from my phone). Roof leaks too - towel for driver's seat included. Door cards were so minging we replaced them with some funky brown fabric and grab handles from some kind of Daimler. Asking £450 it, I think - which might seem a lot, but I do think it's an excellent car. That includes your choice of wheels and tyres (see below), and the following extras open for negotiation. Also have: A hardtop (with peeling paint, in the right colour, but no heated screen and a japanese tax disc still attached), A tow bar (never fitted, the intention was to buy a bike rack to go on it) Two sets of wheels (steels with yoko winter tyres, and the original daisy alloys missing one trim with toyo CF1s) A chrome boot rack. ..and some other bits and pieces. Some pictures taken after I threw a bucket of water over it last week: Offensive offers welcome if you commit to turning up on Saturday and taking it away

2005 Astra H (Mk5) 1.6 petrol estate MOT September 2014 Taxed end of September 2014 Only showing 82000 miles Great runner Alloy wheels Good tyres. First time starter Car was damaged and had an identity check in 2013 Front bumper a bit battered. Bonnet been sprayed but up close it's not too clever. Airbag light on and power steering has stopped working. Car can be driven as it is and the V5, MOT and tax are present. A decent real money spinner for someone or a cheap, modern family car, it's your call. Any inspection more than welcomed. £650, shiters discount available. Chester, Cheshire. Up for a swap, or cash either way deal. Pictures of the (even) worse bits to follow.

My mate has just come into the possession of this little beauty as part of a job lot of mini spares. It's of no interest to him to do anything with so he wants rid...I thought some of you perverts might prick up your ears... It's a Metro GTI it's been in storage since about 2006 Rear sills and arches need work 60k miles Engine runs, but it needs a hose V5 present He wants £150. That's about it really. Located near Brigg in North Lincolnshire...easy access from either junction 4 or 5 of the M180. My mates name is Paul and he can be contacted on Have some pics of the sad looking old thing...you know you want to give it a little bit of love...

As seen at Shitefest 14 , hilarious 1978 Lancia 1300 Coupe. Front end not too bad, with inner wings done, but back end well rotten and needs big weldage and full paintage. Mechanically pretty good, with peppy 1300 Lampredi twin cam and recently redone cooling pipes and rear brakes. Almost new Pirelli tyres, on rare steelie wheels. New steering rack included as present one dodgy, along with two new doors. Uber rare car as pre facelift interior. Seats designed by certified Sex Maniac. Very few 1300 Coupes left, and maybe only two or three pre facelift. All electrics work, five speed gearbox fine. Rorty little thing that is great fun to drive. Comedy exhaust system for noisy hoots. Costs approx 2p to insure unless you are Jim the Crim. Original owner's handbook, official Lancia workshop manual, and HBOL included. No MoT, so trailer or drive to pre booked MoT (it will fail). £500, located in South Oxfordshire next to junction 5 M40. NB NB NB big but do-able project, so only take on if you have SKILLZ or CASH. NB -some paint removed by bodyshop since photos taken. WCPGW?

In many respects I have already failed since the true spirit of collectioneering should invole waking up half an hour before you go to bed. Starting a journey at this time is almost like doing it tomorrow.

My car is for sell as I am sell car. No 20p in handbrake. No locking wheel nuts stuck. No dent by badge on boot. Not Green 306 Diesel. Not Automatic. For sell is lovely fast sports not coupe 5 door Mazda 323F. 1994 1.8 DOHC 16v putting out 134 Bhp. Goes well. Better than you think. Under 67000 miles Lots of historty, Cam belt up to date. The car has full stamped Mazda service history up to 58000 miles (16 Stamps). Following that, there are reciepts for Battery (euro car parts with warranty), clutch master and slave cylinders, cam-belt and aux belt, exhaust front pipe, middle section and back box, a wheel bearing and sundry services. I have the last 7 MOT certificates. E/W (X4) oooh rare!. E/M (X2) The correct amount. PAS ABS E/Tilt and slide sunroof. Pop up Lights (fwar) Pull out Clarion Radio cassette with front Aux line in. X4 great Toyo Tyres. New Bosch Battery. New exhaust middle section. New correct twin exit back box. New Genuine Mazda Fuel and Oil Filters. Genuine K&N induction Air filter (adds at least .8 hp) Sports half bucket striped seats and matching door cards. Pics- Lots more info and pics here: http://autoshite.com/topic/9785-94-bg-323f-gt-up-for-grabs/ What it needs - Ignition service parts! could do with leads and possibly a dizzy cap. (I have a rotor arm) Runs fine put suspect moisture entering the dizzy in bad weather. Also needs a pass side bulb (OMG). The aux belt is also squealing. May need tensioning or replacing. (has required tightening in past, hard to reach without a ramp or ingenuity). Paint is best described as great in parts and poor in others. Some scratches and scrapes, but nothing major. Both front wings have been rattle-canned, one with more sucess that the other. The ask is £400 to a shitter. Located NE30 North East England. Local to Northern Scotland and the South Coast of England by method of road, rail and air. Loserone Delivery service may be available north of Coventry* No swaps please. Money is required, or I wouldnt be selling it. Cheers all. *I think! no garuntees!

GM900 Saab Convertible. 2.5 V6 so roughly 170BHP. Auto Gearbox with Sport mode MOT till 31st July 2015 Full leather throughout Hood works as it should Saab 6 disc cd changer plus radio with code Just serviced including all six spark plugs, filters plus inlet gasket Work for MOT included Front to rear brake pipes, handbrake cable, front brake hoses and rocker cover gasket Stacks of History Sub Woofer fitted Rear parking sensors Receipts for a Tracker fitted but dont know if it works. Bad bits Missing rear window from soft top A/C doesnt blow cold Alternator belt is grumbly at start up Bumpers are battle worn with a hole in one at rear Couple of tyres are low Drives really well but not quite suited to a farm track lifestyle, plus missus finds it hard to park.Been replaced with a Civic Located in Accrington, Lancs. Edit:- £400 for Shiters

Afternoon chaps. Form an orderly queue please for this little package of automotive excellence. It's a 1998 Mazda 323 1.5 LXi and it's just what you need. 132k on the clock, just had a couple of part-worns fitted and as of this morning it's been serviced as well. I need to shift it in the next couple of weeks as some sort of Volvo-shaped thing is needed, this one was bought from Cavcraft Enterprises Ltd as a temporary stop-gap and it's done the job admirably. If I didn't need a larger car, I'd be keeping it. Good points: Taxed until January 2015 MOT'd until 21st April 2015 4 good tyres (albeit all four are different brands I've never heard of), grips very well round corners Very sweet, smooth and responsive engine Just serviced with fresh oil, filters,wipers and spark plugs Everything electrical seems to work except the aerial which I just use as a manual one. It has pillarless doors, which everyone knows are for winners. Bad points: Bodywork is rough - a previous owner's nudged a fair few walls with it and done some pretty shoddy rattle-can repairs, most panels have dents and scrapes of some sort but nothing major. Looks fairly OK from a few feet away Passenger electric window switch missing but the window works fine off the driver's side It has A/C but doesn't blow cold, might just need regassing The driver's seat frame has broken on one side so the seat's a bit lop-sided - it's still perfectly useable and you do get used to it though. It certainly has plenty of grip and is a surprisingly fun car to throw around, the engine's revvy and reasonably powerful for a 1.5 whilst also being capable of at least 40mpg by my rough estimates. I reckon this has a lot of life left in it, you could probably tidy it up with a day's work if you know what you're doing but I quite like the knocks and scrapes, it gives it character and keeps other road users away. Since I've had it I've done about 500 miles, put two part-worns on it and serviced it. Mechanically it wants for nothing as far as I can tell. Here's some pictures. I am in Bideford in North Devon, I realise that's a long journey for most of you and I will do my best to help with collection by meeting you somewhere closer if it helps the deal. I would like £350 for it - PM me for more details.

This car IS SOLD! 86,000 miles, drives well bar brake judder so front discs probably a good idea. Very solid - had a small patch on the nearside sill just after I bought it. MOT January, tax (if you're quick) until end of October. Has four brand new Uniroyal Rain Sport 3 tyres. It has barely rained since purchase but they're bloomin' grippy. No history. I carried out an oil change about 1000 miles ago, if that. Timing belt comes with the car. One fitted looks ok. Swapsies possible, though I'm after a serious mile-muncher. I'm still awaiting the V5. Previous owner says they sent it off. May turn up soon I guess.

Welcome to the first meeting of the Accrington Minibus Massive. At the back of the room you will find some sandwiches.. bit of an issue with the cheese and ham, but help yourself to the loaf of bread. Today the founder, only member and runner up in the AMM sexiest man poll - The Moog, is going to present us with a special slide show. Over to you Mr Moog Thank you Mr Moog. A couple of days ago a tantalising beast was advertised for sale on AS - a 1989 Transit Minibus. After consulting Mrs Moog (who gave it a double thumbs up) Pm's were exchanged and issuance people talked to. Getting minibus insurance was almost impossible, although if I removed the seats it becomes a van and that can be insured. A loophole was found that if the vehicle had only 8 seats then day insurance would be allowance. After a discussion with Andy, slave labour (aka the apprentice) was offered to help remove the seats and then this happened All that travel for the princely sum of £16.50. Bargainlicious. First train was a scabby Northern Rail train (no photos as locals werent friendly), but then at Preston I entered the luxurious age of the train Knowing my journey home may be noisier than a jumbo taking off I travelled in silence Vistiting the Water Closet found this delightful sign Speeding through lots of this Once at Glasgow, one of the famed SVM members met me in the soon to be mine carriage. Back at the garage everyone couldnt wait to tell me what a great van it was and were even more impressed when I told them I had Missus Moog's blessing. Seats were attempted to be removed but the floor fixings needed someone underneath to unbolt them. With time at a premium, we decided this turned them into non seats English cash monies handed over and in return received some page, a key and what was known as The Popemobile. Scottish hospitality was offered and the tank was topped up for free before I left. A really nice gesture Andy added a finishing touch which turned the bus into even more of a pussy wagon Journey home was a mix of 80% rain followed by 10% sunshine and 10% inbetween. To add to the fun factor side gusts of wind meant some lane tango would happen if not paying attention. Luckily the noise of the van worked well to keep me awake, in the way that no one sleeps at a motorhead gig. Mind you the stereo goes really loud! Top speed (no matter what) is indicated 62mph and gps 60mph. That was even downhill foot flat to floor. The box fitted to the van doesnt suit it for motorways as 1st is not really used, 2nd is good, 3rd is a bit namby pamby and 4th screams at 60. No diesel needed but i stopped to see if could deal with the noise that sounded like the exhaust about to explode on overrun. So petrol station pic The journey took around 4 hours, which wasnt too bad After presenting the beast to Missus Moog, it was met with a smile and then a big discussion about how we could turn it into a camper.

I've been thinking for a while I could do with an estate car for occasional tat hauling duties. I have also realised that it's over a year since I bought a car, during which time I have sold 4. I still have too many cars but that's not the point. My current thoughts are that I could either go for something usable for work or something different/interesting as a keeper. Work car: ideally would be automatic, turbo diesel and have cruise control ... I've been thinking Merc W202 c220 cdi, Volvo 850 tdi Interesting: pretty much anything 70-80's. Renault 12, Merc W123, Citroen GSA, Audi 100, a Rancho would be the ultimate. Whatever I go for must have MOT and be usable straight away, I don't care about cosmetics but no projects unless it's a Rancho or something equally awesome. Budget 1k, I can do more for something special.

Last Friday was a pinnacle of a shitness at work. There I am sitting there wondering, why do we do this to ourselves? This month's bills are paid and i've got a bit of spare, so time to load up the autotrader sub-£500 section and look for inspiration. There she is - Rover 75 2.5 V6 Club auto, £395 with full MoT and 30-odd miles away. That'll do! The seller was one of those part-time trader types and he'd been using it to smoke around in. He seemed decent enough and said 'lovely car, it's just a shame no one seems to want it'. Makes a change from the usual 'got loads of interest' bollocks. I probably could have knocked him down on the price, but couldn't be arsed for the sake of 50 quid or whatever. I just wanted to sign the docs and take it home. The drive home was uneventful in a good way, no overheating and it drives 'sweet as'! Perfection it 'aint though. The previous old giffer owner, an Oxford University professor or something, obviously used to touch park as the bumpers are scraped to buggery in places, and there's a big dent in the rear NS door that I'll get sorted if it becomes a keeper. Frankly I'm smitten at the moment. Being an early Cowley built car the quality isn't as good as the Longbridge ones apparently. In that case the friggers must be akin to a Bentley, as this seems pretty good to me. I've spent the last few days cleaning and generally fawning over it, and going out for pointless drives. 20 quid of pez don't get you far in these around town, but fuck it, this car makes me feel a MILLION DOLLARS!! Other issues are the ABS is intermittent, but tonight I disconnected what I think is an ABS sensor to try and trick the system into being off permanently. When it does work there's feedback through the pedal so I'd rather not have it . Needs to work for the next MoT obv. Also got some random noises at speed like a heatshield or something is loose, and a few advisories that I'll get sorted. Garage will have to do those as I'm a mechanical idiot most of the time. Anyway, here's some pics additonal to wot I put in the News 24 thread Giffer dent Beige loveliness The dash at night. Note the sensible placement of the temp gauge....