new wheels for a bag of sand!

[messerschmitt owner]

My wife bought this today - for a bag of sand. MoT'd to December, taxed to June, 180k, service history, six seats

 

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[dollywobbler]

Blimey. Looks smart for the money. These have been on my radar for a while as they look a bloomin' useful bit of kit. Once drove an NA diesel, which is the only modern vehicle I've driven down the M40 and needed to downchange to get up a hill.

[michiel]

I've been a pasenger in a taxi version in Leamington years ago. Or maybe it was Hull. Useful info innit?

[dollywobbler]

I've been a pasenger in a taxi version in Leamington years ago. Or maybe it was Hull. Useful info innit?

 

I was once a passenger in a taxi version in Derby, along with my mate who was dressed as a 10ft inflatable cock. That's not useful either, but it was quite amusing watching him trying to clamber aboard.

[ruffgeezer]

That's a complete bargain, we've an older one on sale at work with less miles for north of 2k, mind you it has had a lot of major surgery to warrant it though.

[michiel]

10ft inflatable cock

 

[messerschmitt owner]

Blimey. Looks smart for the money. These have been on my radar for a while as they look a bloomin' useful bit of kit. Once drove an NA diesel, which is the only modern vehicle I've driven down the M40 and needed to downchange to get up a hill.

I think it will be a fab bit of kit - still trying to comprehend the fact that it has aircon but only has keep fit windows. A little scruffy inside but I don't think it'd take much to smarten it up.

 

Now, I think the Sherpa will be for sale on the one in one out principle as I cannot cope with selling what is the most obvious car to go - the XM petrol estate.

[worldofceri]

If my wife went out and spent a grand on one of those, I've gotta say, I'd be less than impressed.

 

(But I would probably secretly grow to quite like it.)

[eddyramrod]

I spent a lot of time a few years ago driving the Fiat version as a milk van, and liked it a lot. Well done Mrs!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

£1000 for that seems gr9 valu! I quite fancy getting a van one, they look a good size - small enough to not be too heavy on the juice but big enough to be able to tow and carry some reasonably serious shiz.

[Shep Shepherd]

Bargain!

 

Must confess that I've never seen one of those which wasn't a taxi or adapted for wheelchair use.

[Micrashed]

If thats the 16v 136BHP HDi you just need to watch the timing belt and water pump - though they suffer less than the C8 boddied cars do due to the design of the engine bay / bonnet.

EGR valves are a bit of a PITA and thankfully it looks too early for the FAP/Eloys crap that became mandatory on later cars.

For a grand it looks a nice buy.

[messerschmitt owner]

£1000 for that seems gr9 valu! I quite fancy getting a van one, they look a good size - small enough to not be too heavy on the juice but big enough to be able to tow and carry some reasonably serious shiz.

He was using it to tow a Brenderup box trailer to Spain on a regular basis. He said 640 miles out of the 80 litres so I guess about 40mpg, which is what I get from the XM.

[messerschmitt owner]

If thats the 16v 136BHP HDi you just need to watch the timing belt and water pump - though they suffer less than the C8 boddied cars do due to the design of the engine bay / bonnet.

EGR valves are a bit of a PITA and thankfully it looks too early for the FAP/Eloys crap that became mandatory on later cars.

For a grand it looks a nice buy.

it's a 110HDi

[Spiny Norman]

Very popular as Taxis up here, which is generally a good thing. If the TOA boys (& gals) can't break them in half a million miles of pounding round Glasgow's cratered streets they must be pretty tough.

A grand seems no money at all for one of these if it's fit.

[Cavcraft]

Bloody hell, that looks a right bargain. Nice work!

[ProgRocker]

I generally don't like MPVs but I do like this. Utilitarian and ready for some abuse - not as glitzy as whatever it's equivelent was called (Synergie?).

[messerschmitt owner]

it does mean the Sherpa is going! It will be up for sale soon after we move house this week!

[andrew e]

Great value! I had one of these new as a van - the hdi was a flying machine, and the first van I'd had with 205 section tyres! Be prepared for water leaks and howling wind noise from the tops of the generally ill fitting sliding doors - they all do that sir.