Well that's a bit random - somebody stole half my car... eBay nob content

[crapcarcollector]

Epic. Just Epic.

[phil_lihp]

The bar for collection threads is raised once again!

[Dave_Q]

Rochdale looks even grimmer than I imagined. Top work.

[twosmoke300]

You are a bloody hero

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Very impressive dedication!!!! I would have ended up with the 3-ft scaffolding pole through my temple no doubt.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Just amazing. Fantastic work. 

 

I'd have completely given up before the second email. 

[Doctormop]

Surely any collection thread is going to look pretty mediocre after this, unless of course someone is bidding on a one owner from New Toyota pick up in Hebron with a view to dragging it home with a Sinclair C5 and half a pound of wondeweb instead of a tow rope.

Excellent effort Sir, you have more bottle than me embarking on a mission like that.

[maxpower]

"And the 2014 autoshiter of year award goes to..."

[Wilko220]

Top man. What a great story!

[Ghosty]

That's not a court summons, disappointingly. It's a post-op letter or something. Still, name and shame! 

Cracking story though, great job.

[trigger]

What a shite collecting hero! I can't add anything which hasn't already been said so I'm just going to eat this custard cream biscuit in your honour.

[garbaldy]

I bet the seller is proper pished that you ignored his attempts to scare you away  nice one.

 

It doesn't look in to bad shape either and I like the colour, is it going back on the road then ?

[xtriple]

Fantastic... wanna come down here and beat up people for me?  A good (though probably short) living guaranteed!

[vulgalour]

Form an orderly queue, I have it on good assumptions that The Cabbage is single and after this exploit eminently more eligible a bachelor than he might otherwise have been.  He's probably not that choosy either given this collection caper, so I reckon anyone is in with a chance regardless of age, gender, number of limbs, &c.

[Louise2cv]

A genuine and heartfelt good for you. Justice is served. Tonight, for one man, eBay worked. A bargain was had on a 99p no reserve auction because our hero refused to be beaten... *wipes a little tear away*

 

I still think you have probably psyched the guy out with your determination and refusal to take the hint. I wouldn't worry about him having your address, I bet he either thinks you aren't to be messed with and/or a total loon. *No guarantee implied*

[rml2345]

If that guy comes all the way from Rochdale to try and get the 306 back, then he should be on here. I can't see it happening though as the deserved winner of the Autoshite Determination award won't be beaten that easily.

Top job Sir Cabbage and a thoroughly heartfelt well fucking done.

[drum]

Brilliant. You should be in the special forces, liberating hostages from behind enemy lines.

[Cavcraft]

Ace stuff!

 

Also, quite possibly BST FRED EVAH and if there was ever an Autoshite Gold (beige, actually) room of classic threads saved for posterity forever, this would be there.

[Parky]

Legendary. Just legendary....

[Lankytim]

Are you going to NEG HIS LYING ASS? I would, the lying bastard.

[Jim Bell]

Probably the closest to Superman that we will ever get on Autoshite.

Won the day with bits of paper, conversation and tools. Well played.

[Dave_Q]

Are you going to NEG HIS LYING ASS? I would, the lying bastard.

Deffo do this. He is a lying weasel after all.

[beko1987]

Oh my god that's brilliant! I can wake up now I know you and the car are safe! Keep us posted on what the seller says, and if you get the v5! (Or are you just going to spend £25 and have less hassle?

 

Looks like a good cheap shitter once you sort the wiring!

[STUNO]

Someone nicked the gearbox? Bollocks. As if some thief is going to lie under a car taking major mechanical bits off. He's either used bits for another job, or he's bullshitting you. Either way, cheap or not, it just doesn't seem worth the hassle.

That happened to me when I worked for a dealer. Came in one morning and one of the cars on the used lot was minus a gearbox.

[Richard]

It's in the seller's interest to send off the V5, he's responsible for any random DVLA fines if he doesn't.

[Mr Lobster]

AWESOME!

[dave j]

Awesome collection thread! After reading page 1 i wondered how it turned into a 9 page thread but I am glad I read it all now!

[sporty-shite]

That happened to me when I worked for a dealer. Came in one morning and one of the cars on the used lot was minus a gearbox.

A gearbox from a decent motor, on dry tarmac with a bit of cover from the other cars on the pitch, maybe. But a box from a grotty old 306 lying on a bit of wasteland?

 

Similarly, though, we used to regularly arrive at work at the rental place to find Transits without doors, mirror, wheels and bonnets. Bit inconvenient when the customer is waiting to take it out.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

CorBlimeyCharlie. Record breaker.

 

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[Dick Cheeseburger]

A gearbox from a decent motor, on dry tarmac with a bit of cover from the other cars on the pitch, maybe. But a box from a grotty old 306 lying on a bit of wasteland?

 

Similarly, though, we used to regularly arrive at work at the rental place to find Transits without doors, mirror, wheels and bonnets. Bit inconvenient when the customer is waiting to take it out.

 

That reminds me of a random event at a garage where I was teenage skivvy in the early 90's. We pulled up on the Saturday morning to find the (quite-rare-even-then) customer's Mk1 Transit sat outside the workshop with the windscreen seal sliced, diced and hung over the bonnet and dash. Windscreen was no-where to be seen - some thieving bastard had half-inched a 20+ year old Tranny screen!