Beer goggles and late night eBay madness.

[Bobthebeard]

Most of us have stories of cars that we regretted selling, has anyone any tales regarding shite that we, ahem, regretted buying and we bought whilst in a 'temporary self induced condition'?

[pompei]

I bought my Citroen GS unseen on ebay, lobbing on a cheeky bid after coming back from the pub. Next morning I was the winner ... Never regretted it though, but The Fuhrer pressurised me to get rid a few months later

[Cavcraft]

Sadly out of all the unadulterated shit that I've scored off eBay I don't think a single one was purchased whilst I was pissed.

[dollywobbler]

I can't blame alcohol. I just buy shit cars.

[Bobthebeard]

I can't blame alcohol. I just buy shit cars.

 

Me also... Was just reminded of the time that I bid on, and won, an awful* Toyota Landcruiser that I didnt need some years ago after a few beers.... It ended badly!

[ashmicro]

Not cars, I have a habit of buying old, obscure mobile phones when Mr Smirnoff and I are in company.

[Bobthebeard]

Bought an old Nokia 6310i recently........ Smirnoff did indeed play a part! Luckily it works...

[TimothyClaypole]

I bought this from two pictures while sober...

 

 

[Bobthebeard]

I bought this from two pictures while sober...

 

 

 

I don't quite know what to say......

Although the wheels aren't original perhaps....Not altogether sure about the stuffed elephant trunk on the windscreen. Maybe an aftermarket option?

[Negative Creep]

I've never bought a car when drunk. The biggest gamble was the 120Y that I bought unseen, but that turned out to be somehwat of an epic win

[Bobthebeard]

My ex father in law used to have a Datsun 120Y in mustard yellow.... His daughter however was not an epic win. The car was in every* way better.

 

 

* Almost every way IIRC

[Cheggers]

I don't drink, and have still bought some true eBay horrors...god knows what would happen if you added alcohol

[sporty-shite]

Rather sensibly, I only tend to add to my watch list whilst pissed. It makes interesting reading the next morning!

 

Have bought a few unseen whilst sober, though. Mainly* winners.

[nigel bickle]

Sober -but bought unseen.

 

Loads..

 

Good news . Bellet lands at Tilbury 15th December. Finally......

[flat4alfa]

5pm: daily car shunted in rear.

 

7pm: got upset at loss

 

8pm: wine bottle opened.

 

9pm: found an excuse

 

10pm: Lancia Beta won, sight unseen, from doctored photos.

 

 

Drove it home 100 miles with no exhaust and a trickle of tax left on it

Ran it for six months then tucked it away, outside in the elements, for a few years, for a body overhaul that never happened

 

Last I heard it had changed hands a couple of times and is (was?) part of Bickle Fleet, with MOT

 

So it's not all bad

[wuvvum]

I've had a few. Most memorable was when I watched the first "Johnny English" film on DVD after a few beers, it got to the scene where the baddies in a DS420 hearse were being chased through central London by Rowan Atkinson in a Merc 814D HIAB lorry. I thought to myself "That looks fun, I wouldn't mind a 7.5-tonner to go hooning around in". Awoke next morning to find that a) I had a slight headache and I was the proud owner of a G-reg Leyland Roadrunner flatbed lorry.

 

The following Saturday found me on a train up to Rotherham to pick the beast up. First few miles were fun - I'd never driven anything with air brakes before, and I'd never driven anything with a 22' bed either, and my first experience of doing so was through the centre of Rotherham on a Saturday afternoon. Once I got onto the A1 it was fine though, and I actually started to enjoy myself.

 

The other memorable one was a Bond 875. That wasn't due to a movie-induced fantasy, I was just pissed and not thinking straight.