The banger auction thread.

[Pillock]

Can't help imagining an Autoshite meetup at an auction would turn into something like a Top Gear challenge, but without the scripted bits.

[beko1987]

"The person with the furthest to travel home must buy the shittiest, ropiest piece of fuck there"

 

And then write an epic collection thread.

[warren t claim]

I'm up for the challenge!

[Bren]

I used to go the auction at Haydock - lots of ropey old shite there, in the days before it was taken over by Manheim.

 

I remember popping the bonnet on an XJS V12 to have a nosey, but could'nt get the thing to close - I remember large sections of the inside of the bonnet dropping off because it was so rotten as I pushed on the damn thing.

 

The one down the road at Carr Mill had a reputation as where all old knackers were sent - some nights it was a novelty to see a car enter the hall under it's own power as a lot of them were pushed in.

 

At least the trade appreciate that you can'y punt everything on ebay , you can bet that if these vehicles were on ebay people would turn their noses up at the mileage on some of them, or whinge because there was a stamp missing from the service history, even at those prices.

 

I bet some interesting old shite turns up there now and again.

[brickwall]

I found that after VAT and fees n stuff the savings were minimal.

[Cavcraft]

I'm up for the challenge!

 

I'll get hold of you later mate and we'll sort something

[Lankytim]

I once had to do a runner from Birmingham banger auctions because I accidentally won a passat when I scratched my nose. Id love to go again. IM IN.

[skattrd]

I found that after VAT and fees n stuff the savings were minimal.

 

At my local auction the fees were quite steep for private buyers, something like £60 under £500, £90 on anything over £500. It was considerably less for business/frequent buyers though.

[Cavcraft]

I bid on (and 'won') my own car at one auction. Cue excuses about nipping to the bank, then never going back again!

[cort16]

When I was a kid there was pretty much a cottage industry around buying old knackers from the auction, tarting them up then sticking them back into the auction the next week. You don't see that so much now.

My mate was telling me that years ago there was these couple of good old boys he knew who used do exactly this. They used to cover broadsheet newspapers in filler then just stick it to panel of the bit of the car they where fixing then just sand it off when it was dry. He said one week they'd bought this ropey old Uno from the auction and tailgate was pretty much rotted off it's hinges so they welded it shut, filled the shut lines around the boot with filler then gave the whole car a lick of shiny paint before drawing the shut lines back in with a black marker pen. I would have loved to have seen the face of the person who bought it. I imagine them in the supermarket car park trying to put their shopping in the boot.

[HillmanImp]

When I was a kid there was pretty much a cottage industry around buying old knackers from the auction, tarting them up then sticking them back into the auction the next week. You don't see that so much now.

My mate was telling me that years ago there was these couple of good old boys he knew who used do exactly this. They used to cover broadsheet newspapers in filler then just stick it to panel of the bit of the car they where fixing then just sand it off when it was dry. He said one week they'd bought this ropey old Uno from the auction and tailgate was pretty much rotted off it's hinges so they welded it shut, filled the shut lines around the boot with filler then gave the whole car a lick of shiny paint before drawing the shut lines back in with a black marker pen. I would have loved to have seen the face of the person who bought it. I imagine them in the supermarket car park trying to put their shopping in the boot.

 

 

I think I might have bought an Imp off them.

[Pillock]

Wasn't that actually more effort than welding a couple of hinges in off a scrapper?

[cort16]

Not when you put filler on with newspaper.

[Station]

That is incredible. I would've just taken the lock mechanism and said it had failed.

To their credit, at least it's the first time a Fiat had a nice fitting shut line.

[Junkman]

I'd join in, but only if someone else is doing the driving so I can get rightfully pissed before the bidding starts.

[garbaldy]

There is no other way to do it. Pocket full of cash belly full of booze= itchy bidder finger

[Junkman]

Almost as much fun as getting visibly intoxicated before going to an autojumble to buy parts for cars one doesn't own.

[cort16]

Pity there's not one on at the weekend it'd make a good autoshite field trip.

[garbaldy]

Autoshite style russian roulette. One way train ticket to auctionville buy somthing and hope it makes it home. Sounds fun

[retrogeezer]

ah, the days of the black tide mark 1/3 of the way up the doors....happy times.

[Rusty_Rocket]

My mates and I were always regulars at our local auctions in our 20s.  We bought and sold.  It seemed great at the time and we had a lot of fun but now when I look through the records of my sales/ purchases at the time (I keep thorough records of every vehicle that passes through my hands) I can see that the only winner is the auction house.

BCA Paddock Wood were always the dearest as far as charges went, so we usually went to Ashford Auctions.  There was always a good selection of tat, most of it total rubbish, some of it maybe good enough for another year but most of it wasn't worth bothering with.

 

The charges now are even more expensive; I decided a while ago that you're much better off buying from other places

[warren t claim]

I must admit that wanted ads on Gumtree were a winner until I ended up in a battle with someone who copied my ad and reported me.

[Cavcraft]

If there's enough interest we could possibly arrange a weekender if some sort but I think locally the auctions are either Fri eve or Sunday mid-day.

 

Can try and arrange a day meet though if people fancy it, it's fairly easy to get to as just off the M53 so easy from M56/M6 and A5/A55.

[Shep Shepherd]

I'm told that Chelmsford Car Auctions is a good source of old chod. Might go and have a look one day

[Junkman]

Yo, Chelmsford would also be far enough away to make the trip back to here interesting*.

[trigger]

Chelmsford used to be excellent for crod, Manhiem auctions in Colchester has a lot of part ex tat go through on either a Tuesday or Thursday evening IIRC.

[Station]

Ellesmere Port on Friday starts at 7pm. The past few months I've been I've been disappointed, but I was on my own.

[cort16]

 

Autoshite style russian roulette. One way train ticket to auctionville buy somthing and hope it makes it home. Sounds fun

 

This sounds like a magic idea. Not sure I've got the bottle for it though and it'd be a busy day for the AA.

[CortinaDave]

Auction houses must hate all the computer warning systems inbuilt into cars of the last ten years or so. Back in the day it was fairly simple to hide major faults in the saleroom as long as the thing could limp its way round the auction ring.

 

Nowadays the cars often have glowing engine management lights or proudly display "gearbox failure " or suchlike on the computer display screen, and effectively grass themselves up to potential punters.

[wuvvum]

I picked up some gems from the local banger auction back in the day.  Lancia HPE for £150, Prisma i.e. for £80, 928cc Talbot Sunbeam for a tenner, V6-engined Renner 25 for £140, Renault 5 TC for £30, Rover 2000TC with long test for £90, Seat Malaga 1.5 GLX for £80.  Doubt you'd find owt that interesting there these days - ebay has seen to that.