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Cavcraft Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Cavcraft

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Take a £700 car. Add shit, make it less driveable and mongify it quite a bit...

 

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-volkswagen-Bora-TDI-sport-150bhp-modified-custom-with-many-extras-/261235166967?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3cd2d44ef7

 

...and bang it up for £3500. Better still it's another £50 for a full MOT on it.

londonm Rank: BL Wedge

londonm

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He'd have to give ME £3,500 (+£50.00) to take it off him, who would ever consider buying this at all? Let alone for that sort of money? It looks horrible, and now probably drives horrible also. The mileage is less than appealing. If you're reading this sunshine, it's scrap value after what you did to it.

oman5 Rank: Renault 16

oman5

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I could be wrong, but I thought FD 4/90s were ALL 2.3?

The FE ones were, up until about 1972 the slant 4 ohc came in 1.6/2.0 flavours. it was then upgraded to 1.8 and 2.3

Pillock Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Pillock

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£3500 for the Bora, with faults included. Nice. "According to forums this could be an easy fix so I've obviously tried that already, not had any luck, you're on your own with that one". 

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

dollywobbler

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White room + DSLR = 5000% mark up. FACT.

 

Indeed. As Four Star demonstrate once again with this £12,000 £5000 2CV van.

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http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C400484

 

That van is also wrong on many levels. Shouldn't be RHD for a start, but appears to have post-1981 running gear as well. And the wrong headlamp bar.

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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a little care needed going back into first due to the limited nature of the standard syncro.

 

 

I always thought 2CVs had a crash first?  Or is it just that all the ones I've driven have been fcuked?

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

dollywobbler

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They do. No synchromesh on first, that's why you have to be careful - or double-declutch. 

Wilko220 Rank: Renault 16

Wilko220

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I am a Rolls-Royce Bentley trained Engineer and classic car enthusiast

 

 

Please do not mess me around as my personal circumstances are already challenging enough. Do not ask me loads of questions about its condition

 

 

 

Immaculate bodywork, there are a few marks

 

 

 

£1,750.00

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-220-Turbo-coupe-Tomcat-/121124712856?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c33987198

brickwall Rank: Lancia Gamma

brickwall

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Took me ages to figure out what it was. At first I thought is was a desk in a vestibule.

 

 

"This was donated to Edgmond Village Shotokan Karate Club to raise funds to buy more equipment for our ever increasing Pee Wee class"

 

Seems like the thing you do.

autofive Rank: Renault 16

autofive

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Holy shit, he sounds even unhappier with life than I am!

 

 

im going to ask him loads of questions about the condition

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Junkman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Junkman

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im going to ask him loads of questions about the condition

 

And rightfully so, since many points are very unclear. I seriously wonder whether all Bentley trained engineers are so vague.

 

Just had:-

 

Full service

 

Comprising what?

 

New bushes

 

Which ones? And why?

 

Mostly original condition

 

Except for?

 

No major rust issues.

 

And which minor ones?

 

Comprehensive and big history files by previous owners - £1000's spent

 

On what? If it is just on regular maintenance, this is to be expected and goes without saying.

 

 

 

Brand new tyres, with no more than 1000 miles of use.

 

The term 'brand new' denotes no use at all, so by definition they aren't. They are used.

 

Uprated clutch and gearbox

 
Uprated with what? And why?
 
 
Genuine 108K on clock.
 

And on the car? I find 108k quite excessive for a concourse car.

 

 

Multi - electrode spark plugs.

 

No self-respected automotive engineer would ever fit those, unless they are specified by the manufacturer.

 

 

 

New battery.

 

Considering what was said regarding the tyres, I take this with a grain of salt.

 

 

Immaculate bodywork, there are a few marks

 

The term 'immaculate' implies there are no marks, so by definition it is not immaculate.

 

 

but for 18 years old you will not find a better one.

 

I bet you anything, there are quite a few honestly low-mileage OAP owned 18 year old vehicles out there, which are oodles better and a lot less tinkered with. For a real classic car enthusiast, an 18 year old motor isn't more than a fairly new used car on a good day. This thing shouldn't have been listed in the Classic Car section at all.

 

 

Immaculate (No burn holes or tears) interior with cream leather.

 

As "immaculate" as the bodywork? The pic of the driver's seat shows it is far from immaculate, especillay when seen with the eyes of someone having been around Bentleys.

 

 

it is a condition 1 car

 

It is as far away from being a condition 1 car as the seller is from reality.

Looking at the pics, it's very obviously a condition 3-4 car and will likely turn into condition 5 on closer inspection.

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Lord Sterling Rank: Isuzu Florian

Lord Sterling

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Not a car, but a part...

 

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A fuel filler neck for a Rover 800. One if these surpringly sold for something like £150 a couple of years ago, now because people have realised how rare these parts are have started to drive prices through the roof. This donkey feltcher wants no less than £225 a for some metal piping. Fuck off, I could get one refurbed or made up for half the price.

Pillock Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Pillock

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Loving the mild threats in the Carlton advert.... "if they don't sell they will be no more". THE HORROR!!!11

 

At a BIN of £10,000, I'll keep an eye out for them on the banger circuit (although they'd probably refuse the GSI as it's too far gone).

autofive Rank: Renault 16

autofive

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Not a car, but a part...

 

$T2eC16V,!)!E9s2fB+b7BR1IqJLiR!~~60_58.G

 

A fuel filler neck for a Rover 800. One if these surpringly sold for something like £150 a couple of years ago, now because people have realised how rare these parts are have started to drive prices through the roof. This donkey feltcher wants no less than £225 a for some metal piping. Fuck off, I could get one refurbed or made up for half the price.

 

 

i saw one of these (a used one) fetch 348 on ebay about 3-4 months ago

 

i thought it was a dodgy auction, but maybe not...

Sigmund Fraud Rank: Renault 16

Sigmund Fraud

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N/A 220 coop:

 

Stupid question amnesty, please: Do these have the OMGHGF engines?

 

Nope, the 2l models have the T-series engines, rather than the K-series.

dollywobbler Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

dollywobbler

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People do pay stupid prices. Seem to recall a set of wind deflectors made £70 or something on Ebay for a BX - you can buy them brand new for £14 a pair!

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