I'm considering having a bit of a shitecull..

[DaveDorson]

So my current fleet looks like this.

 

1972 VW beetle 1200 restoration project.. miles off getting done.  Full nut and bolt job

1974 VW Beetle.  Silly powerplant, miles off getting done.

1983 VW Caravelle, Golf MK3 engine, loads of welding being done, then paint, then new everything rubber and hydraulic.  Owned it forever and very attached,

 

Those ones are keepers.

 

W124 Merc 300E, ex David Bailey, given to me by my Dad,  Planning on starting this next year and then either giving it back to him as a forever car, or flogging it to give him and my mum something pleasant, like a holiday somewhere sunny.

 

W124 200T.  Nasty, totally not worth doing.  Suffice to say I'll spend a fortune sorting it and sell it at a huge loss.

 

Daily drive is the cheap 307HDI I bought off AMC Rebel earlier this year, need to be sensible and keep this over winter.

 

Ex Red5 Frontera Sport.  MOT expired and I've not found the time to do anything with it.  I really need to call Sam and get him to come and save this.

 

Sarah's X reg new beetle.  Her car so I can't get rid.

 

Seat Leon Cupra MK1.  Black, owes me more than I'll expect back I reckon, could use some tyres but otherwise it's ready to make someone useful transport.  I don't really want it and bought it to help my uncle out.  Had a blown turbo which I've replaced and I've soaked the exhaust in brake cleaner to get all the crap out.  Pretty much good to go but needs a damn good clean really.

 

Mondeo ST220, sat in a mates garge, nice colour, 5 speed, needs the sump sealing, a window regulator and will want tyres I think.

 

10 cars is too many.  Realistically I won't be selling anything this side of Christmas, but I'd really like to start 2018 with a bit more focus and a bit less distraction.

 

Anyone interested in adopting some projects out of these?  They'll all likely want towing except the Seat which I can get to a drivable state and get an MOT on (although the tyres will be an advisory!, they're right down low at the moment).

 

If so, I'll get some images sorted out for your perusal, and listen to offers on anything.

[sporty-shite]

May be interested in the Leon. Shouldn't really have sold the one I had. Could you let me have some more details, please?

[Arthur Foxhake]

Mondeo pics please, or more details.

Bonjour deluxe.

[jonny69]

My head talking here, not your heart...

 

Keep the 307 as the daily. Sensible bit.

 

The last two in the list are easy to say get rid of, as are, in my opinion, the Frontera and nasty W124. Lose them and cut any losses. Think of this bit as weight off your mind.

 

That leaves six.

 

I'd drop down to one Beetle and use the proceeds of one to fund the other. Probably keep the resto one, because as much fun as fast engines are, more standard ones are just more reliable and longer term.

 

I think you need to think about the other W124. It's going to be an expensive job compared to what you'll get back if I've understood what you want to do with it. Might be better to move it on pre-tidy up if that's what your planning anyway.

[83C]

Whats up with the Frontera?

[Mally]

Whats up with the Frontera?

 

It's a Vauxhall.

[Saabnut]

Having a shitecull? Good idea. I am an expert on this and know how it goes.

 

I have a whole heap of shite for sale if you would care to have a look - start with 10, end with 15 = successful shite cull!

[Lord Sterling]

Pics of the horrible W124 200T? I doubt I can even think of taking it on but just interested in seeing it.

[83C]

It's a Vauxhall.

 

 

The Vauxhall bits are. The Isuzu bits are the important ones...

[red5]

Frontera is spoken for lads. Back off, like 
 

[DaveDorson]

Hi All.

 

Right, I'll be seeing if I can get some images over the weekend of various shite I have knocking about so you can all make the assesments and figure out who wants what and how much money you want to give over for it all.  The W124 Saloon I have needs the wings painting and a blow over, some suspension stuff, probably an exhaust and the K-Jet going over.  It doesn't need welding, it doesn't need much else mechanically, so that won't really take much to sort out.  I can do bodywork and paint, have a friendly paint guy and a workshop I have use of.  I'll get some pics of my setup at some time.

 

The W124 Estate sits in Corby at the moment with a mate who's agreed to do a load of welding that it needs for me and get it runing a bit better, once that's done I'll get an MOT on it and take a look at painting it in the original Maroon.  By the time that happens I suspect it won't be worth what I'm in, however I wanted an estate one with a tow bar for my trailer tent, and I suspect myself and the wife will make good use of it.

 

Seat sits in Corby in the same yard.  I've not put it in for the MOT yet, but Ross, who replaced the Turbo for me at Form Over Function (4130 Motorsport, fellow drag racing and VW enthusiast, and a fellow VWDRC Member) tells me it will pass, but those front tyres need replacing as they're right on it.

 

Basically, I've got myself to the point that I'm spread too thin, so I've decided to farm out the stuff that will get fragged if I don't deal with it, just to get the ball rolling.

 

Sam is having the Frontera, we just need to work out the details.  I'd rather it gets saved, he knows it's good, well undersealed, solid, runs well, needs an exhaust and possibly the rear tyres, but that's about it.  I've gathered the stuff it wants for the MOT (hazzard switch, rear drums), but I've not fitted them because I've decided to go full bore doing a couple of my VW's instead with my time.

 

Once the W124 Wagon (200TE) is done, and usable, It'll end up next to my other one outside the unit where I'll likely prep it and paint it over a few weeks of evenings and weekends in my unit.  It won't be a show winner, but it'll be presentable and usable and I'll either gel with it, or see it as the useful, 7 seater workhorse with a tow bar I bought it for, at least until I've replaced that void with the Carvavelle I own. .  Then it might even be worth moving on.

 

As for flogging one of the air cooled beetles.. well one isn't really air cooled anymore.  I don't think it'd really interest the folks on here as it's well "mong'd" up, in Subaru blue, with Subaru wheels, giving a hint at what lies beneath. 

 

So realisitcally, I'll be selling on one or both of the W124's, either done, or not, but both at at state they're usable and probably with an MOT.

 

The Frontera is as good as sold.

 

The Mondeo I'll need to get some pictures of and sell as an on-going conern to someone who'll probably fix it and return it to the road.  It's Infra Red, 5 speed, early, has a plate on that's a N99 Something.. means fudge all to me, might be useful to someone even to claw back a few quid.  I dunno.

 

The Seat will go to whoever offers me enough money, probably with an MOT on if that'd help, but it will get an advisory on the tyres, and I don't want to put a couple of ditch finders on, or part worns, as easy as that would be, just for the sake of doing so.

 

so that'd see 3 down, so 7 shitters.

 

That's really still too many, but at least that's a start right?

 

The black W124 is currently sat on a set of W126 AMG Hammer wheels, worth coin.  They'll be coming off once the correct wheels are back from the blaster.  That means I can flog them on, and given how ludicriously desirable these wheels seem to be to "scene" boys and Dubbores, I can recouperate some of the cost of sorting out the Estate, or re-commisioning the black one, depending what happens first.  I've also been told by a friend who moves a lot of classic cars that W124 prices are starting to creep right up again, he's advised I get the black one done and in use for a bit, suggesting I might actually like it enough to ease off my Jaguar lust, and that even if it doesn't have that effect, at least it'll be worth selling if I get it finished off and looking more like it did from the factory.

 

 

*sigh*

 

Guess I'd better crack on with this beetle restoration, get some workshop space free'd up.

[DaveDorson]

My head talking here, not your heart...

 

Keep the 307 as the daily. Sensible bit.

 

The last two in the list are easy to say get rid of, as are, in my opinion, the Frontera and nasty W124. Lose them and cut any losses. Think of this bit as weight off your mind.

 

That leaves six.

 

I'd drop down to one Beetle and use the proceeds of one to fund the other. Probably keep the resto one, because as much fun as fast engines are, more standard ones are just more reliable and longer term.

 

I think you need to think about the other W124. It's going to be an expensive job compared to what you'll get back if I've understood what you want to do with it. Might be better to move it on pre-tidy up if that's what your planning anyway.

 

The black W124 (it's a 300E that used to belong to David Bailey of photography fame), isn't actually awful.

 

It's solid as they come underneath, failed the MOT miserably a few years back on emissions, a broken spring, and brake lines all being shot.  We replaced the brake lines, did the spring, and put a couple of wings on it as they'd gone mega rotten, then the alarm went beserk, my dad had a heart attack, and it sat and sat and sat.

 

It's held up well.  I was under it at the weekend as the other spring has now gone on the front.  The awful after market alarm is now removed, it needs a drivers side window regulator, but it's dry inside, and has a few disguisable scabs under the side flanks. 

 

Given the wings need painting, and given it's non metallic black, it'd be sensible to give it a paint, especially given the guy who helps out at my workshop unit is a body technician and painter, and we've got all the gear to do a good job on it.  It'd take a few hours, but in terms of what the car owes me today, it stands me at very little, having previously sold the car to a mate who lost storage, and then gave me it back.

 

OK, he's lost the V5, but I can apply for that and I know the cars history, so that's not a bother.  It's also got some expensive wheels on that I can sell on once I get mine back from the blaster.

[DaveDorson]

Black 300E, needs a spring as one has apparently snapped, won't come on these wheels as they're worth loads on their own.  I've got some correct wheels for it, but they don't have tyres.

 

Realistically, I need to throw a few weeks, a few hundred quid, probably closer to a grand.

 

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Will it be worth it when it's done?, a black 300E 12v engined merc with Creme MB Tex..

 

 

[DaveDorson]

The Seat.

 

FB_IMG_1509544603741 by davedorson, on Flickr

 

It's not got an MOT at the moment but I'm happy to put it through one.  Apparently the centercap has gone AWOL.  There's paint missing from the other side of the front bumper.  It's full of hay and needs a good wash.

 

That W124 behind it is mine as well.

[bezzabsa]

Cavcraft was looking for another fronty

[DaveDorson]

Cavcraft was looking for another fronty

 

Sam's having it back mate, he text me last night saying he'll sort a tow car

[Cavcraft]

Cavcraft was looking for another fronty

 

Thanks, chief.

 

 

Dave, any more details on the Mondeo, please?

[DaveDorson]

Thanks, chief.

 

 

Dave, any more details on the Mondeo, please?

 

It's sat in a garage in Stamford mate, the sump has a leak I think as there was oil under it, but it turns over fine.  Was running and driving, ran out of MOT and my mate parked it up because he wanted to sort out his Impreza instead.  it's been sat there a year now, battery is dead and the tyres have lost their air.

 

The drivers window regulator had packed up.  I bought a cheap one, I've not fitted it yet, it's in the car I think.  Wheels have some laquer peel, front wings starting to go a bit at the bottom.

 

The plate is N99 JLM if you wanted to do the relevant checks.  It's got a 5 speed, it's in Infra Red.  I bought it about a year ago with intention of sorting it out and I've done the square root of chuff all with it, my life has changed a lot, I've got more free time, but I've also got back into cycling and I want to concentrate my efforts on my older cars really.

[DaveDorson]

Here's the last picture I can find of the Mondeo

 

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I don't think it's changed a lot.. it came off the road shortly after that was taken.

[DaveDorson]

Black leather with electric everything.  Nice place to be, was a nice car to drive if I'm honest.  Probably wants discs and pads, as well as a quick going over.  Problem is they're about worthless, and it seems a shame to break it up.

 

Paint isn't amazing, but it's not a total dog either.  I'd have repaired the wings and had them blended in, and some smart repairs around the bonnet if I was keeping it.

[Uncle Jimmy]

The 300E is of interest to me so long as it's been fumigated.

[DaveDorson]

The 300e won't be on those wheels. It's clean inside and hasn't been stored anywhere with rodents ????, but it is in Lincolnshire. Apologies

[Uncle Jimmy]

I was mixing Bailey up with Hamilton- I'm sure your W124 is perfectly cleanly.

[DaveDorson]

I was mixing Bailey up with Hamilton- I'm sure your W124 is perfectly cleanly.

 

As you've said you may be interested, I'll have to get a V5 for it, get it on the correct wheels and give a proper assesment of what it needs.  At the moment a load of stuff like discs, pads, springs, the stuff a car that's sat is likely to need is mega cheap on ebay, so it might well be worth my time just going over it as the collection dwindles down and getting an easy win out of it.

 

At least that way I'll have a car sat there that I can enjoy, and if I don't I can sell without too much pain and misery.

[mrbenn]

Did you sell the ST170 you bought back at the beginning of the year?

[DaveDorson]

Did you sell the ST170 you bought back at the beginning of the year?

 

Afraid I did.

 

I used it for most of this year and thoroughly enjoyed doing so, but it's gone to my mate who I share storage with for his collection of fords, as it was starting to show signs of the clutch going, and I didn't really want to spend more than the value of the car sorting it out properly.  They're a great laugh and I'd recomend a good one to anyone in a heartbeat.

 

He's shown some interest in my Mondeo as well.

[DaveDorson]

Pics of the horrible W124 200T? I doubt I can even think of taking it on but just interested in seeing it.

 

If I get over to Corby next week, I'll get some pictures taken for you.  I've commited to having the welding it needs done and a mechanical check over with my friendly VW drag racing friend as he's cheaper than me taking the time out to do it myself.

[mrbenn]

Aye dual mass flywheel on these isn't it? Guess that'd be £££.

 

I'm idly looking for one at the moment but it would either have to be cheap enough to sack off if it went wrong, or more expensive but had bits like clutch and belt done.

[DaveDorson]

Aye dual mass flywheel on these isn't it? Guess that'd be £££.

 

I'm idly looking for one at the moment but it would either have to be cheap enough to sack off if it went wrong, or more expensive but had bits like clutch and belt done.

Yeah DMF.

 

I bought a supposedly good used one.  It wasn't good.  Clutch looked new but the flywheel had more play than a 1990's era Gangster Rap movie.

 

I looked at solid stuff, and decided I'd rather restore my older stuff.  Sold it, bought the 307 off AMC Rebel and now wonder why I didn't buy a diesel 307 to start with to be honest, I'm saving a ton on fuel every day, and although I miss being a total hooligan, I didn't get a ton of oppurtunity to really play with it, as it was always running out of fuel, or the roads were covered in mud and grease, and I quite enjoy my cars staying rubber side down