Do I have to book a page for a collection fred due tomorrow?

[Peter C]

What's the current approved forum etiquette please?

 

As for clues, it's yellow and the bodywork is made up of 50% metal and 50% rust.

 

Do you know what it is yet?

 

[Christine]

Cinq sporting or Megane drophead ?  

 

Or a Council gritter lorry !

[oldcars]

Ford Ka, Mazda 323 or Robin Reliant?

[HMC]

Actually cinqs arnt bad rot wise in general. What about a late 90s sporty Merc ?

[320touring]

Small fiat of some high hundreds numberings

[spartacus]

My first thought was Cinq sporting too!

In answer to the OP, I don't know the correct etiquette but I reckon build up some suspense, give us some clues, then plenty of pictures on the way. Good luck.

[eddyramrod]

^WHS.  And my guess is Triumph Dolomite.

[captain_70s]

^WHS.  And my guess is Triumph Dolomite.

Might be mine. The description is right enough.

[spartacus]

Is it a very light yellow? If so, then I amend my guess to Dolomite too!

[SiC]

MX5?

[John F]

Datsun 100A FII?

 

Not that it matters, ISIS will thwart your collection plans by jamming suicide 20p pieces in your handbrake.

[Peter C]

Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong and totally wrong.

 

It's German and on an A plate, thus 1984 vintage.

[Cavcraft]

Scirocco?

[Peter C]

Collection is from Maidenhead, 6.6 miles from my home postcode. I'm prepared to take my chances with ISIS although it's 50/50 whether I come across a suicide bomber going over Cookham bridge.

[Peter C]

[SiC]

By the looks of that picture, don't forget the bin bags and dust pan + brush ...

[320touring]

W123 then

[Peter C]

320touring is tonight's big winner!

 

A few weeks ago a work mate tipped me off about an old W123 parked up close to his gaff. By the looks of it, the old Merc hasn't moved for years. I put a cheeky note through the door saying that I'm happy to take it away gratis. A few days later the owner called me, we talked for 20 mins about old cars (he was a really nice bloke to talk to) but my best offer of £200 was rejected. Matey wanted a monkey for it and I said no way.

 

Out of the blue, matey calls me this afternoon and says that I can have the car for £200 providing that I collect by tomorrow 5pm. He moved the Merc (towed it behind a Toyota estate) to another location last week but it needs moving again urgently. Good news is that brakes are free and it rolls.

 

I've booked a recovery truck, £80 all in. The driver's name is Mohammed so there might be ISIS content after all. I'm collecting tomorrow at 4:30pm.

 

The plan is to park it outside my house (and de-value the entire neighbourhood) and once the weather improves, strip it for parts. It's a 230E manual, same as my W123 and bonnet badge and driver's door glass aside it's complete. In parts it's worth ££££ and the owner assures me that it was a runner before he parked it up. I love stripping old cars and taking the total expenditure aside (£280), I can't go wrong. The body is so rotten that it's only good for spares.

 

Trouble is, I've arranged to MoT the Boxster tomorrow at 2:15pm in Harrow and I have to be in Maidenhead for 4:30pm to collect the Merc. It's gonna be a long day.

[Peter C]

Some panels are better than others.

 

 

Seats and carpets will be fucked but everything plastic will clean up and can be salvaged.

 

 

I want that radio!

[320touring]

you're keen!

[Peter C]

I love a bargain!

[Christine]

Once you knew he needed to shift it fast you should have said" bollox i'm only at 100 now..." you would still have got it 

[KruJoe]

You are Mr Khan and ICM£5.

 

[Peter C]

When we first spoke I told matey that if he wants to sell I'm happy to hand over two hundred quid.

 

I'm a man of my word and when the seller phoned me today I confirmed that I'll stand by my offer. I'm nice like that.

[fatharris]

Couple of patches and some red oxide and she'll be alreet.

 

This place etc....