new shite required

[whitevanman]

well now that her indoors has killed the Micra, I am on the hunt for a replacment, trawled the dreaded and apart from a couple of Saabs and a few mMoggies and a farina .....nothing is floating my boat...............................if I have to buy a short MOT shitter then I only want to pay about £250 ish tops, but I have more available iof something nice turns up all the good stuff seems to have faded away in the last 2 days I also cant decide if I want a new style car or not as the last 5 "newer" vehicle I have owned have let me down and have lost me a lot of money I can say only 1 newer car has given me decent service inthe last 10 years........where as most of my older stuff just soldiers onany thoughts or offers of vehicles ?I should state I have a particular aversion to French motors as I have yet to own one that works for any decent amount of time.

[FredTransit]

How short is short?

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1985-AUDI-80-CL-B ... 240%3A1318

 

[whitevanman]

Damn good question...I was thinking May at the earliest.........as I still have to sort the Tranny out for Symonds Yat and build a Cortina for it as well...........but I do like that Audi

[FredTransit]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1989-AUSTIN-MAEST ... 240%3A1318

 

Maestro?

 

[whitevanman]

how the heck do you find these??? I'm trawling ebay at the moment and aint come accross either of these ones

[dollywobbler]

There are some seriously good Shite Detectives on this site!

[Guest]

There are some seriously good Shite Detectives on this site!

There's some cheap shite on RR at the moment that's not OMG YO BLACK PAINT AND SLAMMED.

[whitevanman]

I'll pop over once I've trawled tit'bay

[FredTransit]

go to classic cars on the bay, and put in £250 in as a max price. I will see you at the Yat!

[FredTransit]

From the ebay tat section -

 

[whitevanman]

ok for your interest and enjoyment...... these are the motors I'm "taken" by at the moment, they are in the order that they finish on the dreaded bay

VERY< VERY cheap Saab

 

slightlyt more expensive, but taxed as well

 

Cheap standard Moggie ready to go

 

much more expensive and mechanically upgraded considerably

 

what can I say......

 

been following this all 3 times its been on............but would it stay together or rust into oblivion?

 

 

also in prelimenary discussions about a rather well known vehicle as well............I'll keep you posted

[Volksy]

That first Saab 9000 looks a good buy, had a couple of these, well the hatch versions, the saloons are a bit J-Lo for me, but the 2.0 engine is known to be stronger than the 2.3 and they did have some autobox worries, but this one seems low miles, if its genuine...I'll be keeping an eye on this one too!

[whitevanman]

That first Saab 9000 looks a good buy, had a couple of these, well the hatch versions, the saloons are a bit J-Lo for me, but the 2.0 engine is known to be stronger than the 2.3 and they did have some autobox worries, but this one seems low miles, if its genuine...I'll be keeping an eye on this one too!

well we are both about equidistant from it but I'm leaning towards the second one more for some reason, so go for it if you want. Her indoors wants the red Moggie I'm leaning towards Mr B's Ital....decissions, decissions...........

[Pete-M]

I've got a P reg Escort 55D Van you could have for £250.MOT'd until July, tax til end of this month.

[Volksy]

That first Saab 9000 looks a good buy, had a couple of these, well the hatch versions, the saloons are a bit J-Lo for me, but the 2.0 engine is known to be stronger than the 2.3 and they did have some autobox worries, but this one seems low miles, if its genuine...I'll be keeping an eye on this one too!

well we are both about equidistant from it but I'm leaning towards the second one more for some reason, so go for it if you want. Her indoors wants the red Moggie I'm leaning towards Mr B's Ital....decissions, decissions...........

It's not a challenge, just a notation.However isn't an Ital basically an '80's moggie? If it was an auto i'd love it, sadly my knee is dictating my car choices..

[whitevanman]

That first Saab 9000 looks a good buy, had a couple of these, well the hatch versions, the saloons are a bit J-Lo for me, but the 2.0 engine is known to be stronger than the 2.3 and they did have some autobox worries, but this one seems low miles, if its genuine...I'll be keeping an eye on this one too!

well we are both about equidistant from it but I'm leaning towards the second one more for some reason, so go for it if you want. Her indoors wants the red Moggie I'm leaning towards Mr B's Ital....decissions, decissions...........

It's not a challenge, just a notation.However isn't an Ital basically an '80's moggie? If it was an auto i'd love it, sadly my knee is dictating my car choices..

I didn't think it was a challange, I meant, but phrased badly that if I had been closer I'd have picked it up for you if you wanted. I'm still leaning away from it as I am not fond of her having an auto, I tried it once before and she just revs it up and down when she drives and the gear shifts and then she slows down again thus giving really crap economy.......I wish I could make my mind up what to do.

[whitevanman]

I've got a P reg Escort 55D Van you could have for £250.MOT'd until July, tax til end of this month.

Thanks, personally I'd jump at it ........but she says there are no seats for her grandchildren..........

[whitevanman]

Did you win the Saab the Volksy ?I let both of them pass by....still dont know why though...........

[Volksy]

I didn't, to be honest i've been wrapped up in getting back into work and dealing with my shitty travel insurance company.. Damn, just looked and it went for a bargain price too...

[Station]

Mk3 Astra, I've had two over 7 years. They have never broken down in that period, they're well specced, parts are cheap, etc.