THAT abandoned dealer again Swadlincole

[Wingz123]

Has anyone made contact with the ‘owner’ of these cars? If not, what are you waiting for? Send me the number and I’ll call him!

[sierraman]

That Cavalier...

 

Failed Test in 2006 on...

 

Pair of Track Rod Ends

CV boot

Rot near front suspension mounts

Rot near rear suspension mounts

Anti Roll bar D bushes

Pair of springs

Pair of brake hoses

Not bottom arm bushes debonded

Both calipers pissing fluid out

Both strut mounts holed

3 of the tyres fucked

Handbrake out presumably the adjusters stuck or rear cylinders bollocksed.

 

It’s was fucked then. It won’t have improved like a fine wine. I’d say rag the useful bits off and let the rest go in the baler.

[Sir Snipes]

If they were all listed on eBay from different areas of the country they would be laughed at for the worthless junk they are, if they were even deemed worth crowing about in the first place. Just because the site has some 'legendary' status does not change the fact that they are all still hopeless pieces of shit which ought to be stripped and cubed at the soonest opportunity. There are loads of well preserved examples of each of these cars and when they come up for sale hardly anybody gives a wank. Get over yourselves FFS, its hardly a treasure trove.

Well yes but this site isn't Automint is it?

Can't be many Cav 1,4s bumbling around nowadays? It sounds utterly fucked but that Cav is strangely appealing.

[sierraman]

Well yes but this site isn't Automint is it?

Can't be many Cav 1,4s bumbling around nowadays? It sounds utterly fucked but that Cav is strangely appealing.

It’s still better than a small scheme of semi detached executive homes at just £149,999. It’s proper DIY that garage with its single leaf block walls, no pillars, clear fibreglass sheets.

[Sir Snipes]

It's remarkable it's survived so long while still being obviously abandoned.

[barefoot]

Has anyone made contact with the ‘owner’ of these cars? If not, what are you waiting for? Send me the number and I’ll call him!

 

 

01283 222222

 

I think you'll find that he's more than willing to sell, but his prices were optimistic when the garage closed, never mind twenty years on.

 

[HillmanImp]

Why don't we all put our money together, buy the site, cram 15 tiny houses on it, sell them for £149,995 each and spend all the profit on new windows for the cars? Any surplus funds can be spent on Talbot Rancho's and high 'class' prostitutes.

[sierraman]

I think we all ought to remortgage our houses, club in and open it as a really shit used car sales pitch. Selling today’s equivalent of automotive dead dogs like doom blue smoky Mondeo Mk3s, battered Vectras and clapped out Rover 75’s.

[motorpunk]

I’m sure a classic car mag bought and ‘restored’ the Skoda not that long ago. The Cavalier looks wretched and will be utterly fucked.

[Sir Snipes]

If by wretched you mean fucking fantastic then I agree.

[sierraman]

On the face of it that Cavalier doesn’t look too bad but under its veneer it’s fucked. Cue it being on eBay for eleven million pounds soon.

[Rod/b]

If they were all listed on eBay from different areas of the country they would be laughed at for the worthless junk they are, if they were even deemed worth crowing about in the first place. Just because the site has some 'legendary' status does not change the fact that they are all still hopeless pieces of shit which ought to be stripped and cubed at the soonest opportunity. There are loads of well preserved examples of each of these cars and when they come up for sale hardly anybody gives a wank. Get over yourselves FFS, its hardly a treasure trove.

Amen

[Sir Snipes]

On the face of it that Cavalier doesn’t look too bad but under its veneer it’s fucked. Cue it being on eBay for eleven million pounds soon.

 

I think it may be saveable but it's deffo not a weekends work. What do we think; welding, springs, TREs (usually seized anyway), CV boot, flexis and calipers, discs and pads while your at it, probably a set of shoes & cylinders (hopefully drums will clean up)? Nothing especially complicated.

A lot of work assuming no other surprises (lol) but it is an early BASE SURVIVOR. No doubt it would be SLOW AS F**K though!

[sierraman]

The rust that was found 13 years ago will be fairly grim now.

[Sir Snipes]

It's been on hard standing in an almost car port. Might not be too bad.

[Angrydicky]

I think it may be saveable but it's deffo not a weekends work. What do we think; welding, springs, TREs (usually seized anyway), CV boot, flexis and calipers, discs and pads while your at it, probably a set of shoes & cylinders (hopefully drums will clean up)? Nothing especially complicated.

A lot of work assuming no other surprises (lol) but it is an early BASE SURVIVOR. No doubt it would be SLOW AS F**K though!

I lot of that stuff I could probably procure from work at cost price (usually a few pence as it came as part of a job lot 20 years ago) if it helps with a plan. I saw a pile of MK3 Cav brake pads only yesterday.

[brownnova]

I’m sure a classic car mag bought and ‘restored’ the Skoda not that long ago. The Cavalier looks wretched and will be utterly fucked.

I think you’re right, and did Sam Glover have something to do with it if I remember rightly. I’m sure it was in a recent Craptical Plastics... I have a feeling he went to Europe in it.

[paulscavalier]

Looks like someone on twitter (Chris pollitt) may be taking on the Rover.

[greengartside]

Looks like someone on twitter (Chris pollitt) may be taking on the Rover.

That’s the not2grand bloke that DW met, IIRC.

[brownnova]

That’s the not2grand bloke that DW met, IIRC.

That it is- not£2grand shared a “should I buy it” post on Facebook yesterday.

[chaseracer]

not£2grand shared a “should I buy it” post on Facebook yesterday.

 

I think we all know the only correct answer to that question...

[pauldoubleyou]

What i dont get is that its quite obvious that shouldnt be two grand. 

 

Has anyone actually phoned that phone number? I would but i dont like people. 

[barefoot]

It's the real number.

 

 

Who knows, there might be better stuff at his top secret, underground, air conditioned location...

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Chris Pollit isn't buying it, unfortunately. I messaged him after I saw his Twitter posts, and he's not in the market after seeing some of the updated photos (trashed screen and both offside windows).

 

I still like the idea of a group buy, but lack facilities and geographical suitability (sunny Cornwall).

Someone save the poor old thing, please!

[omegod]

Any idea what the fucker actually wants for it? Did Chris reveal the magic number ?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Chris has negotiated a VERY decent price on it. It's a deal he's negotiated, so if anyone can genuinely take it on with a view to getting it back in one piece, and offer it a future, drop me a PM and I'll give him the info.

[sierraman]

What’s a VERY decent price though?

[strangeangel]

What’s a VERY decent price though?

 

Indeed. I'm struggling to see value in the cars left on that site extending anywhere north of what they'd make over the bridge.

 

That's not to disrespect the efforts being made to save these hopeless shitters, though - I fully understand that our position lies a long way from any recognisable form of logic, and long may that continue

[Dick Cheeseburger]

The price is way, way less than you'd expect. Do you want to buy it?

[pauldoubleyou]

Will someone post prices and stop this stonecutters secretive buggerance

 

 

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