Shite Withdrawal Illness

[83C]

I've been shite-less for 3 months since the arrival of the E61. The whole idea was to reduce outgoings, pay a few debts and have a reliable car to do everything. The E61 does everything I need it to, so I've no use for another vehicle. The Tiger (bus) is off the road for winter, as is the Triumph Sprint. 

 

But I'm bored. I want the thrill of a collection, the excitement* of finding out the extra faults that the seller forgot to mention, and generally discovering a new vehicle. I do have a van policy that is about half way through, as I forgot to cancel it when the Expert FTP'd. I don't need a van, and I don't really want to spend money I could put to other uses, but still....

 

Alternatively, a WBOD motorbike sounds good, and ZZ-R 600's are available for minimal amounts of coin.

 

Blah. 

[clayts450]

Do what I do and pore hopelessly through Bumtree,etwat and Facefart drooling over lost causes, spending loads of time umming and aahing (i.e. researching*) and then when I decide to buy buy buy, the car of my dreams* has already been sold.

 

It's like window shopping, and uses up many many hours. And saves you wedge.

[83C]

Thing is, thats what I've been doing. I nearly bought a ZZ-R but the seller and I couldn't agree on a price. I know sooner or later i'll give in...

[Six-cylinder]

You could do a lot worse than look in this forum!

 

There have been several on here recently that I really wanted,just I have run out of money and storage.

[83C]

Not much in the way of vans and bikes though, I'm trying to avoid a car as its the most useless option. That said, I nearly bought @jollyfkr2's Skoda but circumstances conspired against me. The Blandit currently for sale is too far away, and @Jazoli's Hayabusa is out of my price range.

 

Yes, yes, I know. Moon on a stick etc.

[Timewaster]

I miss £50 cars or "take it away and it's yours" deals.

All you needed was some beer money and a parking space.

[beko1987]

Enter 5 roffles and see what happens! Think of it as a lucky* dip! No shortage of quality shite on here atm, although we are a roffle down as I killed one yesterday

[nigel bickle]

But those deals are still out there.

 

I just bought this:-

 

 

 

Long distance, for £125, for my eldest. He collects it this coming weekend ( new tax month). Tis MOT'd till the Spring

[clayts450]

But those deals are still out there.

 

I just bought this:-

 

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Long distance, for £125, for my eldest. He collects it this coming weekend ( new tax month). Tis MOT'd till the Spring

 

How do you manage to dig up such great bargains ?

 

At the moment the only shitbucket in my crosshairs is a ShittyRover (top spec, mind) for £250.

[nigel bickle]

By looking. My son needed help, & is usually pot less. .

 

I went to the car club forums own websites ( Fiat Forum in this case) where I found it at the bottom of the classified section. Plenty of literates in other specialist forums - but he wanted a Fiat, if poss.

 

Bunch of questions back/ forth, a lot more pics and a deal done.

 

They are still out there- just don't look in the ' normal' places.

 

With scrap around £50-75, ( that's about the perceived value on the Marea) it's not that difficult right now

[eddyramrod]

Make a cash offer for one of the Roffle cars?  I know at least two are also available on that basis.  OK, neither is a van, but the 106 is at least a diesel hatchback, so it's going to feel like one!

[twosmoke300]

I'm finding it hard to find a new cheap wbod . Nothing interesting seems to be in Cornwall and loads of traveling for a 300 quid car just doesn't make sense to me . All I can find are clios and 307s yuck

[83C]

Same for me, nowt in Devon or Cornwall. The 106 would make sense if it wasn't bloody miles away, which is what all the interesting chod seems to be.

[eddyramrod]

The C15 van that's appeared today?  It seems to be in Sheffield though, which might be an issue.

[twosmoke300]

Oh he's put a location up now then ?

[eddyramrod]

Yes, and a price, £395.

[83C]

Lovely though the C15 is, the distance is just too far - I simply don't have the time to go and fetch it.

 

Discussing a motorbicycle in Totnes with someone on eBay.

[Lacquer Peel]

Is E61 a skin cream or obscure food additive?

[83C]

Is E61 a skin cream or obscure food additive?

Neither. A German Immigrant.

[SiC]

I know the feeling. I'm going crazy right about now looking at cars and wanting. Its a bad habit that I only just have enough self control on.

[twosmoke300]

I may heading up to brum direction if a lift would help

[83C]

I may heading up to brum direction if a lift would help

I appreciate the offer fella but unfortunately it's not a lack of funds that is the issue (for once). It's more the lack of the one thing I am permenantly short of - time.