'just bloody scrap it' - the eBay 'fuck me, what were they thinking' thread

[Dave_Q]

Also "had a lot of money put into the build", I know building materials are expensive at the minute but these "builds" entail cutting bit of the car out which I reckon is free.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

28 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

I hate this wanky "pickup conversions" they all look shit and just guarantee that the current owner will be the last before the bridge.

Pretty sure 1250 would get you a normal 407 coupe, never mind one with the boot replaced with plywood that doesn't even run ffs.





Look how waterproof it isn't, just imagine how bad the interior smells with all the rainwater soaked into it.

My eyes! Fuuuuucccckkkk!!! Please may we have a warning before such content is pasted? Like what they do on the quality newspaper that is Metro  Seat Cover and their "Spider Alert"? 🥺🥺🥺

[horriblemercedes]

This fallacy of "I've spent money therefore I should get it back" pisses me off. It costs money to rent a tank to crush a car, so should that be reflected in the value when you sell the crushed car? 

[Yoss]

It is hard to see where £3k went on that isn't it? If they'd done it themselves it would have cost the price of a bit of plywood. Then you could almost understand it but to pay somebody else just makes no sense. And if he really thought it was that good wouldn't the money be better spent making it work again? 

[DavidB]

He made that because he closed the boot on his stupid ebike and smashed the glass and balked at spending £120 for new glass fitted.

[Dave_Q]

Part worn brake pads anyone?

"Only covered 800 miles and are literally brand new" says the seller, who must not know the meaning of the word literally.



https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/440500347314593/?ref=facebook_story_share

[horriblemercedes]

20 minutes ago, Dave_Q said:

Part worn brake pads anyone?

"Only covered 800 miles and are literally brand new" says the seller, who must not know the meaning of the word literally.



https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/440500347314593/?ref=facebook_story_share

EuroCarParts (only place I could be bothered checking) will sell you a brand new set for a whole FIVE POUNDS more 

 

Edit since other retailers are available: 

 

[sierraman]

It’s unbelievable how tight some people are. Used brake pads...

[sheffcortinacentre]

I know someone who used to pocket them in scrapyard for his back in the 90's. 

What has he been doing for approx last 15 years??? Running his used car pitch!!!

[Erebus]

Deathtrap

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/637302906796977/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks&tracking={"qid"%3A"-7596247451697425733"%2C"mf_story_key"%3A"136459805143186438"%2C"commerce_rank_obj"%3A"{\"target_id\"%3A136459805143186438%2C\"target_type\"%3A6%2C\"primary_position\"%3A0%2C\"ranking_signature\"%3A2368825217096089600%2C\"commerce_channel\"%3A501%2C\"value\"%3A0%2C\"upsell_type\"%3A21%2C\"grouping_info\"%3Anull}"}

[LightBulbFun]

34 minutes ago, Erebus said:

Deathtrap

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/637302906796977/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks&tracking={"qid"%3A"-7596247451697425733"%2C"mf_story_key"%3A"136459805143186438"%2C"commerce_rank_obj"%3A"{\"target_id\"%3A136459805143186438%2C\"target_type\"%3A6%2C\"primary_position\"%3A0%2C\"ranking_signature\"%3A2368825217096089600%2C\"commerce_channel\"%3A501%2C\"value\"%3A0%2C\"upsell_type\"%3A21%2C\"grouping_info\"%3Anull}"}

@Six-cylinder a new toy for the FoD perhaps? LOL

either that or @Erebus has just found @bub2006 his new Mobility scooter

[goosey]

Love those armrests, you can tell the person who built it had comfort in mind for the road ahead 

[goosey]

1 hour ago, Erebus said:

Deathtrap

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/637302906796977/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks&tracking={"qid"%3A"-7596247451697425733"%2C"mf_story_key"%3A"136459805143186438"%2C"commerce_rank_obj"%3A"{\"target_id\"%3A136459805143186438%2C\"target_type\"%3A6%2C\"primary_position\"%3A0%2C\"ranking_signature\"%3A2368825217096089600%2C\"commerce_channel\"%3A501%2C\"value\"%3A0%2C\"upsell_type\"%3A21%2C\"grouping_info\"%3Anull}"}

Would be interested to see what that 4x4 is in the background 🤔

[bub2006]

I may have just enquired about that.  

[Dick Cheeseburger]

On 10/6/2021 at 7:38 PM, Dave_Q said:

literally brand new" says the seller, who must not know the meaning of the word literally 

Alanis Morissette didn't understand the meaning of ironic but she still made a song about it which sold in the millions. 

[sierraman]

On 10/15/2021 at 10:38 AM, Erebus said:

Deathtrap

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/637302906796977/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks&tracking={"qid"%3A"-7596247451697425733"%2C"mf_story_key"%3A"136459805143186438"%2C"commerce_rank_obj"%3A"{\"target_id\"%3A136459805143186438%2C\"target_type\"%3A6%2C\"primary_position\"%3A0%2C\"ranking_signature\"%3A2368825217096089600%2C\"commerce_channel\"%3A501%2C\"value\"%3A0%2C\"upsell_type\"%3A21%2C\"grouping_info\"%3Anull}"}

Looks like the fastest way possible to Stoke Mandeville hospital. 

[Rod/b]

14 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Looks like the fastest way possible to Stoke Mandeville hospital since Jimmy Saville bought a V8.

 

[D.E]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304190685651?hash=item46d32d81d3:g:3rgAAOSwmX1hbdio

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Austin Mini Mk1 Estate. Remains of. V5c. 1963.

Is this another of those ringer kits? The few bits that remain don't look very useable...

[davehedgehog31]

On 9/24/2021 at 8:17 AM, Dave_Q said:

 

Can't find a mechanic to look at a modern Peugeot, but can find one to hack the back end off and line it with plywood. Makes sense.

[LT84]

😆 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353732501004?hash=item525c199e0c%3Ag%3A6soAAOSwHBBhbxFF&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=3&campid=5338788797&customid&toolid=10001&mkevt=1&fbclid=IwAR0OnyDMd3HOVNEtSmvRzasrdvMy8I59KXCbBRFM47VuGGQZ3JGMfNzIv48

[High Jetter]

Who said the Scots aren't canny tight?

[bunglebus]

A sad lesson to keep even your project cars insured. Looks like that lot are worth their weight in steel

[DavidB]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234246067505

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This is an unrepeatable chance to buy a piece of Bavarian motoring history. 

Quote

However it does have many parts (glass, doors, fuel tank, bumpers, bootlid etc - no bonnet)

A wheel, a cracked windscreen, a rusted fuel tank, a battery from the 80's, and some rubbery thing

 

Just fucking scrap it.

[Sham]

Someone already did

[Datsuncog]

1 minute ago, DavidB said:

This is an unrepeatable chance to buy a piece of Bavarian motoring history. 

Looks like quite a few pieces, actually. Even better* value.

 

I especially like:

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Please note that this is a private sale and not being sold by Hack Engineering, therefore VAT is not chargeable.

Ahem.

Buy with confidence.

[D.E]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194462713531?hash=item2d46e186bb:g:aFsAAOSwkk5hdWFL

[Sham]

Bloody good ringing kit, that.

[Yoss]

On 10/22/2021 at 4:10 PM, DavidB said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234246067505

A wheel, a cracked windscreen, a rusted fuel tank, a battery from the 80's, and some rubbery thing

 

Just fucking scrap it.

And a little pile of rust by the broom. That's Bavarian motoring history too.. 

[mk2_craig]

2 hours ago, D.E said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/194462713531?hash=item2d46e186bb:g:aFsAAOSwkk5hdWFL

"All vin numbers present inc front slam panel.

Reg is F461 LJH"

Thanks for that, I'm sure someone will be keeping an eye out for F461LJH miraculously returning to the road in a remarkably short space of time.

[wesacosa]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ford-escort-mk2-shell-barn-find-/294510251694?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0