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TagoraSX Rank: Citroen Ami

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LOL!

 

The "victim" turned up on an Audi forum, he had a lucky escape....

 

You may have seen the 100 in Tibet Orange which was for sale recently at a dealer who may be related to 4 Star petrol!

I negotiated a Mike Brewer style deal and bought it for £18,000. Okay, a very high price but, if you had seen the pictures, you would realise that it was in fabulous condition, or was it?

Having driven 150 miles home in true 70s style I decided to change the oil - just to make sure. What came out can only be described as sludge. Following that revelation I had a go at the coolant. NO COOLANT! Only severe rusty water. Having refilled both and been on a drive to thoroughly warm it up I left it overnight. Next morning, top hose, flat as a pancake and enormous hiss when the radiator cap was removed - blown head gasket.

Worse was to come. Removing some of the stuck down carpet in the boot revealed some severe rust with holes where you could see the ground! A badly welded panel completed the disaster.

To be fair to the dealer. No hesitation on giving a full and total refund so full marks to them. They were selling it on commission and as far as they were concerned it was as good on the inside as the outside looked.

I offered £10,000 to buy it in its current state but this was refused, so be on the lookout for it reappearing elsewhere!

RobT Rank: Lancia Gamma

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There was me hoping it had gone to an enthusiast or another museum last week. The way it's been lashed up on that trailer isn't ideal either!

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Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Mr_Bo11ox

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LOL!!!! Flippin comedians man. I never understand why these jokers think someone is going to pay 3x more to them, than they could have paid at the auction. Real life just doesn't work like that.

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Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Mr_Bo11ox

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As for that 4* classics, what a pile of balls. Commission or not, you don't have to be a flippin rocket scientist to find a buggered HG and rotten boot floor before you bust out the white room and splatter it all over the internet for 300% of the condition 1 price. Verdict: Amateurish. get some lessons off THE DOCTOR

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Jerzy Woking Rank: Renault 16

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And the price of those two 125 motorbikes. £400 max for each at best. Dreamer.

Sealtainn Rank: BL Wedge

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I've just looked at their items for sale and the 3rd one down is a Skoda and they can't even spell "restoration". What a complete asshat

quicksilver Rank: Renault 16

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What a knob. I thought the auction prices were too high but this guy's just taking the piss. Does he think no one will find out how much he paid for them? If you're going to ask silly money at least make some effort, like taking them off the trailers and getting decent photos for a start, plus they're now on Anglesey, which isn't exactly the easiest place to get to. Chancer.

 

ETA: spot the Brightwells name in the Escort pic. Lazy sod took the photos at the auction house and didn't even wait until he got them home.

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phil_lihp Rank: Lancia Gamma

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If they were genuinely worth what he's asking now then what he paid for them isn't terribly relevant but the complete lack of any effort to advertise them properly does look like plain, lazy greed.  It's a shame too, he's got some very nice and, in some cases, unique cars but at those prices they'll be going nowhere which isn't going to improve them.  That Metro Scout in particular is a shame, it looks brilliant and presumably could be made roadworthy but the advert makes no attempt to explain how close it is to being MOTable.  Hopefully someone will buy it and it'll turn up at Longbridge next year.

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HH-R Rank: Renault 16

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That Metro Scout is lovely, but probably worth about a grand tops. £9350, what planet is he on?

Asimo Rank: Isuzu Florian

Asimo

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Hope he suffers a plague of tyre-kicking eBay time wasters and penniless dreamers.

 

As for that Audi 100, I have several times tried to buy one of these and each attempt has been foiled by empty radiators, sumps full of fudge or bodged rust in the boot.

And wide eyed innocence from the dealers.

Sealtainn Rank: BL Wedge

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^^^ Oh come on, if it was an XR2i/RS1800 then possibly the inflated price could be sort of justified but for a "special edition"??? I'll have some of whatever they appear to be smoking

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Jerzy Woking Rank: Renault 16

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Think how much more they could ask for it if the rear bumper wasn't cracked.

HH-R Rank: Renault 16

HH-R

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There's a reason why there's not many of those Festers left.

 

My brother's OH had one years ago,I quite liked it, but it lost a wheel on the move and was weighed in.

UltraWomble Rank: Talbot Tagora

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We had an identical one in Doom Blue and it was utterly shit in the most spactacular way breaking down at the drop of a hat.

worldofceri Rank: Renault 16

worldofceri

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 FREE CAR!

 

(Cash price: £2500) - Bear with...

 

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This vehicle is also supplied with its personalised registration plate (RSG 568) that has been valued in the region of £2500.00

 

So the car's free, see?

  • mouseflakes, brickwall and Conrad D. Conelrad
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Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Mr_Bo11ox

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This Alan Kelly 1234 Red fella is the new Purple Horse Helmet

 

LOL I had forgotten about purple helmet!!! What a load of shite.

Wilko220 Rank: Renault 16

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So the car's free, see?

Just the small matter of MOTing it if you actually want to get your hands on the valuable* cherished* plate...

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Alexg Rank: Lancia Gamma

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All these cars were better presented in the auction catalogue. What a bone idle numpy.

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mouseflakes Rank: Renault 16

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Having driven 150 miles home in true 70s style I decided to change the oil - just to make sure. What came out can only be described as sludge. Following that revelation I had a go at the coolant. NO COOLANT! Only severe rusty water. Having refilled both and been on a drive to thoroughly warm it up I left it overnight. Next morning, top hose, flat as a pancake and enormous hiss when the radiator cap was removed - blown head gasket.

 

Worse was to come. Removing some of the stuck down carpet in the boot revealed some severe rust with holes where you could see the ground! A badly welded panel completed the disaster.

 

I offered £10,000 to buy it in its current state but this was refused, so be on the lookout for it reappearing elsewhere!

 

 

Hmmm - can't help thinking that offering 10k once he knew the faults was just as mad as paying 18k before he knew.

 

I paid £150 for mine. Okay, so it wasn't shiny orange but I certainly managed more than 150 miles in it.

 

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As Bolls says - poor show by that 4* Classics shower - surely they must vet the vehicles that pass though their gleaming white portals? Obviously not.

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The Reverend Bluejeans Rank: Isuzu Florian

The Reverend Bluejeans

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 FREE CAR!

 

(Cash price: £2500) - Bear with...

 

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So the car's free, see?

 

That's odd. The number plate is now valued at £1650.

Parky Rank: Isuzu Florian

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I hate the whole "plate is worth £££££" nonsense

 

People don't seem to realise the plate MIGHT be worth £££££ to someone with £££££ who happens to want that plate. It's not as if a week on the bay will guarantee it, is it?

 

My car has the prefix XOU which for all I know means "massive penis" in Cantonese. All I will need to do is find the Chinese John Holmes and I am rolling in Renminbi. In fact I might try that when I come to sell it,

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mouseflakes Rank: Renault 16

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I'm just going through 'liking' pretty much every post here, though really I want to go and 'hate' all those listings with the mind-numbing mark-ups.


Anyway - here's another one that grinds my gears....
 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171842758102
 
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£2495!!!!

 

Usual dealer arse-wash about 'original purchase invoice' and 'going up in value'. It's a 1.1 with 78k miles on it.

 

 

Compare and contrast...

 

Timsbury Garage, Hampshire - hang your heads in shame. Check out what Fiona's offering over in Benfleet. For an earlier car (rarer see?) which is a 1.4 (suitcase even?), in a nicer (the nicest?) 205 colour and with just 41k on it...

 

£550 - that's more like it! Nearly a years test too.

 

http://www.gumtree.com/p/peugeot/peugeot-205-5-door-hatch-back-petrol-41-000-miles-.-2-owners-1985-blue/1122954643

 

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I actually need a car right now - but Benfleet is pretty much the antipodes to my gaff. I do like this though.

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mouseflakes Rank: Renault 16

mouseflakes

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£2495!!!!

 

Timsbury Garage, Hampshire - hang your heads in shame.

X 2 ....

 

They have another one, same model, 71k, at the same price...

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171761283593

 

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I guess they couldn't have the higher mileage one slightly cheaper because that might make this one look a little over-priced. :roll:

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