ebay 'BARGAINS'

[dollywobbler]

Apparently so.  In one of the (many) previous listings he admitted that it wouldn't pass the emissions test IIRC and the garage said the most likely cause was head gasket failure.

It's pretty much scrap money now I think at £225 and the body looks very clean but for some* reason, no-one's biting!

 

Or it could be that it just needs a good Italian tune-up after sitting around for three years. The only things putting me off are the year (too new) and the bloke's feedback. He sounds like a bit of a twat. Oh, and no money.

[brickwall]

Perhaps some folk have been to see it and something is amiss?

 

 

A change in circumstances has pushed me to sell my 405 quick so don't p*ss me around

 

 

 

fuck lol.

[outlaw118]

Not sure if we've had this yet.....

Scoobaru WRX based, but i can't help thinking it's been inspired by something else....

And the piss-goblin seems to think it's worth five grand.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unfinished-Project-Kit-Car-one-of-Subaru-WRX-Turbo-/161174224197?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2586bb7d45
 

[Pillock]

Perhaps the garage that diagnosed the 405 HGF just wanted him out of their workshop and to never come back. "Yeah mate, head gasket has gone. Also the rear wurzel has stripped, the flux capacitor has run out of sparks and the top flange is lower than the bottom. Three grand"

[outlaw118]

Now, this is hyper-super-lush and all that but.....

It's currently £7100RNM and it's in bloody Portugal!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SUPERB-SIMCA-RALLYE-2-/321277737358?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4acda5398e

[warren t claim]

It is back again just in time for Christmas. He is certainly good at the drunken ebay listing 2.30 in the morning he put it on

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321282269196?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:VRI&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2661

I can't believe that this has been on sale since June 2012.

[willswitchengage]

Do we know who found it/posted it first?

[overrun]

I haz askt kweschin

[warren t claim]

Do we know who found it/posted it first?

I found a reference to it in a thread about selling my W124 back in June 2012.

[oman5]

Its not that far from me. I must admit had it been a dizzler I would be heading to swansea with money by now.

[ShiteRider]

We should post a link to that eastern european guy from the facebook "cars under £500" .

Dmitri Kalashnikov says; "£17 toenyt, i colekt ? Yez"

I think a brief exchange with him would finally break 405 guy.

[ProgRocker]

£3k Acclaim. Still a lot for a car with under 20,000 miles.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Acclaim-1984-/231117728348?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35cfb0aa5c

 

[Negative Creep]

Its not that far from me. I must admit had it been a dizzler I would be heading to swansea with money by now.

 

 

Could we not just find 22 of us who are willing to chip in a tenner and put it out of its misery?

[UmBongo]

£3k Acclaim. Still a lot for a car with under 20,000 miles.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Acclaim-1984-/231117728348?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35cfb0aa5c

 

 

I always fancied an Acclaim but not at three grand.

[trigger]

You'd have to be mental to spend £3k on a Acclaim, I've been thinking about letting mine go and I'd only be asking £600 for it.

[wackywacerwill]

Acclaims are great, I've had two and really regret killing the first one (giant snowball, don't ask!).

 

For 3k that one, nice as it is has truly sealed it's place in this thread.

[vulgalour]

Acclaims are great, I've had two and really regret killing the first one (giant snowball, don't ask!).

 

Are we talking a giant ball of snow here, or epic quantities of Advocaat and lemonade?

[Micrashed]

Are we talking a giant ball of snow here, or epic quantities of Advocaat and lemonade?

Im so hoping its the latter - A tale of automotive tragedy involving something old ladies drink before telling rude jokes would be grade A autoshite material

[crapcarcollector]

Could we not just find 22 of us who are willing to chip in a tenner and put it out of its misery?[/quote

 

i has tenner, can PayPal, but expect epic collection thread involving extracting 20p in front of moronic mad seller.

[Mr Livered]

I would be delighted to contribute a tenner.

 

Such is the legendary status of this vehicle that if we were to purchase it, the collection would have the potential to be a fantastic and hilarious Autoshite outing.

 

I reckon we could even get our money back by a sort of halfhearted breaking enterprise involving flogging off a few easy-to-remove but desirable bits (wing mirror for example, perhaps, as lots of people get theirs broken) followed by bridging the rest.

[Lord Sterling]

I'd be happy to contribute, I guess we could do with having a pool car or two as there is always one or two of us who find ourselves without a car from time to time. But where do we keep it in the meantime?

 

I suppose we could contribute to keeping it in a rented garage or covered space whilst its not in use?

[crapcarcollector]

I have covered accommodation for it in between shitter assignments

 

 

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force.

[Jim Bergerac]

I would also be willing to contribute to the 405 fund, if only to spare the sanity of ebayers everywhere.

[rml2345]

I too would happily contribute to the 405 fund in order to save someone from insanity.

Shame it's not badermatic as we could have MOT'd it and donated it to Dave...

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I'm not in. If it comes down any more in price I'll find it very difficult not to lob in a cheeky one.

[crapcarcollector]

You are right, surely it's in the realms if acceptable now. 405's are not particularly common now. (I can't remember the last time I saw a clean one?)

 

 

Sent from my Nokia 3310 using the force.

[Cavcraft]

Im so hoping its the latter - A tale of automotive tragedy involving something old ladies drink before telling rude jokes would be grade A autoshite material

 

 

Providing he crashed it into the front window of the Derby & Joan club at the time, citing he'd hit the accelerator instead of the brakes. And he isn't pissed, he's always like this on Wednesdays ever since that funny turn after the space cakes incident.  

[Negative Creep]

I think we should turn up with the money, then point out the 50p sized dent wasn't in the listing so we aren't buying it. Then film his reaction.

[Cavcraft]

Don't all rush at once...

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-Ford-Escort-1-6i-16v-Calypso-Cabriolet-Convertible-STUNNING-SHOW-WINNER-/181292117906?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2a35da2f92

 

As clean as it is, it's still a horrible car in a horrible colour at a laughable price.

[trigger]

I don't know if anybody has spotted it yet but the 405 has come down another £10, it's now £215, that's pretty cheap really, I mean he must have spent that alone on advertising it!