Rave Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 9:49 PM, ProgRocker said: Nicole....? Papa....? Early Renault Clio diesel, classified ad price £250. Local registered car too (Norfolk). natually aspirated diesel...for extra misery A 1.9 diesel in a car that's well under a tonne actually results in very reasonable progress, it's not exactly refined but they have absolutely no trouble keeping up with traffic. They have the usual lovely French car ride and decent grip once it's rolled on its side a bit. My old one used to do well over 50mpg on my suburban London commute and I once drove (very slowly) to Ashford in Kent and back on not much more than a gallon, for 70+ MPG. Someone GIB. ProgRocker 1
wuvvum Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Don't think I've ever seen a 75 with a bonnet brassière before. Don't think I've seen a Connie SE without cruise before either mind. The Project Drive is strong in this one. Remspoor 1
willswitchengage Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Rave said: A 1.9 diesel in a car that's well under a tonne actually results in very reasonable progress, it's not exactly refined but they have absolutely no trouble keeping up with traffic. They have the usual lovely French car ride and decent grip once it's rolled on its side a bit. My old one used to do well over 50mpg on my suburban London commute and I once drove (very slowly) to Ashford in Kent and back on not much more than a gallon, for 70+ MPG. Someone GIB. They also have a really weird intake manifold casting. Cavcraft and Rave 2
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 What's yer story, Bruce? 'Got some muriels done on me car, Carl, it's amazin!' 'Oh yeah, what did get done, sport?' 'Err, Emelda Marcos lookin' wistful as her tit boat is rowed ashore' https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-GSXR-750-srad/383660365273?hash=item5953f095d9:g:U60AAOSwowZfJcoD bigstraight6, morrisoxide, Bradders59 and 8 others 1 10
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Austat said: £1021: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-P6-3500s/274447250214?hash=item3fe654b326:g:eqcAAOSwY35fJuFn Looks like a decent car, won't take much to make it really nice. Quote She has no brakes On the other hand, it should be put straight in the baler. puddlethumper, somewhatfoolish, Supernaut and 1 other 4
barrett Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Look at this! It's a first-year model in an appealing colour and a low-ish spec. Must be all but extinct in the UK? Sadly it's a Cat N (whatever that is) and needs a fair bit of work to sort out, but wasn't at least somebody on here breaking a Mk1 Clio recently? I don't know why, really, but I'd love to see this thing saved. Look at those steels! And most importantly, it's a manual! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/330246114656485/ Lacquer Peel, angle, HillmanImp and 14 others 17
HillmanImp Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 7:34 AM, Austat said: £1220: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1976-P-Reg-Hillman-Hunter-Super-1725cc-Only-42-471-Miles-Tax-and-Mot-Exempt/203048411691?hash=item2f46a0e22b:g:Vi8AAOSwgXlfDgNm This is now up for sale for £4k. Doesn't look like he's done anything to it at all. https://www.facebook.com/groups/657127101379740/permalink/971128576646256/ Incidentally the guy selling it is the same chap who was telling this lad selling a Reliant Robin that it was a Rialto. Dabooka and LightBulbFun 2
phil_lihp Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 I'd forgotten they made them that early, that looks like a peach. Pretty sure it was on eBay a while back, maybe the buyer realised it needed more work than they thought.
RoadworkUK Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 That Clio is the exact combination of basic trim, unpopular colour, small engine, imperfect cosmetics and tarnished registration status that afflicts our 306, and which would have killed it years ago in the hands of most sane folk. I like it very much.
HillmanImp Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 I remember first seeing the Clio when we were on holiday in France when I was 13 or 14 before they were sold over here. I was taken aback by how small they were. They seemed much smaller than the Renault 5. There were a few of them about, I remember wondering why we didn't see them in the UK, but we did the following year. I also distinctly remember finding a lizard just after I saw my first one, picking it up and its tail coming off which scared the fucking shit out of me. davocano, Conrad D. Conelrad, wuvvum and 2 others 1 4
SteersWithThrottle Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Lamborghini for under 7 grand: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202003188552088 I'd say this defines "low(ish) cost high liability" but I see there's a couple of W12 VAGs up at similar prices...
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-Express-1300D-1989-Ex-Rally-Support-Vehicle/143672165902?hash=item217387460e:g:gsEAAOSwQZRfJxt5 Eye bleeding reading. Mr_Bo11ox, Tenmil Socket, somewhatfoolish and 14 others 17
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1952-Morris-minor-split-screen-cheese-grater-grill-Classic-car-restoration-proj/324249771592?hash=item4b7ecade48:g:eEEAAOSwoRRfIcV2 Appears to have all the structural integrity of Spongebob Squarepant's microwave. somewhatfoolish, egg, morrisoxide and 2 others 3 2
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Virtual pat on the back to whichever V-dub botty fondler is thick enough to pay even half the asking price for this dreadful creation. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-L-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-1-8-CL-AUTOMATIC-GENUINE-48-000-MILES-FSH-LONG-MOT/174378104893?hash=item2899beb83d:g:~hYAAOSw~dFe6mNc outlaw118 1
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICROCAR-1979-BELLIER-VELOTTO-C-10-S-RARE-DRIVING-WELL-QUIRKY-SHOWS/293675411929?hash=item44606b29d9:g:oLYAAOSweh5euZEp outlaw118 and egg 2
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Giant tin opener for sale, comes with free Morris Minor van https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morris-Minor-van-for-Restoration/203066161170?hash=item2f47afb812:g:uDQAAOSwNK5fJ-le wuvvum, outlaw118, Dick Cheeseburger and 1 other 3 1
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Dutton-melos-1971/143672943613?hash=item21739323fd:g:IA8AAOSwgM5e3ogI Dutton Melos is an anagram of 'On me tod, slut' . Might come in handy if you bump into your ex-missus one day and she asks if you've moved on yet. wuvvum, paulplom, davocano and 3 others 6
Cavcraft Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 'Fully restored' https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/300te-amg-w124/383663145264?hash=item59541b0130:g:xqgAAOSwNqxfFaRV ...by an orangutan? Ohdearme, Tamworthbay and Borsuq 3
morrisoxide Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 Have you ever wondered what the spawn from a Westfield and a Reliant would look like?? Y tho https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Kit-Car-Bond-Bug-Trike-Classic-Car/174346969903?hash=item2897e3a32f:g:iYgAAOSwHvJfC2nz Remspoor, Tenmil Socket, davocano and 9 others 9 3
Pat Earrings Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 33 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: Virtual pat on the back to whichever V-dub botty fondler is thick enough to pay even half the asking price for this dreadful creation. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-L-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-1-8-CL-AUTOMATIC-GENUINE-48-000-MILES-FSH-LONG-MOT/174378104893?hash=item2899beb83d:g:~hYAAOSw~dFe6mNc WTF. I had one of those in a fetching grey that I bought for £700 in a posh part of London around 8 years ago. It was immaculate albeit slow, thirsty and wallowy in the corners. Yet it had this alluring charm to it. Sold it to a work colleague for a little bit more than I paid after retrofitting front fogs. Pretty easy as the wiring loom is already there.
spartacus Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 14 minutes ago, morrisoxide said: Have you ever wondered what the spawn from a Westfield and a Reliant would look like?? Y tho https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Reliant-Kit-Car-Bond-Bug-Trike-Classic-Car/174346969903?hash=item2897e3a32f:g:iYgAAOSwHvJfC2nz I'd be interested to see how this handles, my understanding is that if the majority of a vehicles mass is within the triangle created by the tyres contact patches then there's a good chance it won't fall over. There can't be much weight to those ally panels. LightBulbFun 1
LightBulbFun Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Cavcraft said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-Express-1300D-1989-Ex-Rally-Support-Vehicle/143672165902?hash=item217387460e:g:gsEAAOSwQZRfJxt5 Eye bleeding reading. fuck me! one of these that aint a camper van! I think thats a first for me LOL (not that I got anything against camper ones, but I literally dont think I have seen a non coach built camper Talbot express until now)
Mr_Bo11ox Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 That 3-wheeled 'Caterham' reminds me of one of those pet cats or dogs who lost a leg in an accident years ago and has completely forgotten about ever having it now. Lacquer Peel, Mr Laurence, spartacus and 5 others 1 7
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted August 3, 2020 Posted August 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Cavcraft said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICROCAR-1979-BELLIER-VELOTTO-C-10-S-RARE-DRIVING-WELL-QUIRKY-SHOWS/293675411929?hash=item44606b29d9:g:oLYAAOSweh5euZEp This looks like a poor replica of Postman Pat's van taken from a small seaside town's carousel. The little carousel in the shopping precinct, not the big one at the seafront. Mr_Bo11ox, wuvvum and Cavcraft 2 1
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 Painting over your brake fluid reservoir not actually a bad idea on a P6. Insurance company: "Any modifications to the vehicle?" Owner: "No. Oh, wait, yes - I removed the glovebox and replaced it with a secondary heater which makes the car look like Dr Kevorkian tried to turn it into a euthanasia machine" https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1970-Rover-3-500-V8-P6/264818293350 gadgetgricey, MorrisItalSLX, Dabooka and 12 others 1 14
Spottedlaurel Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 22 hours ago, angle said: Early 19 with a new MOT. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/755093515255448/ I got a shot of that back in 2010: 1991 Renault 19 1.4 5dr by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr wuvvum, Cavcraft, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 5
willswitchengage Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 Very reasonable and honest appearing advert and quite cheap I think for what it is. If I hadn't just bought a new car I'd probably be all over this! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saab-900-SE-1990-5dr-Hatchback-11-months-MOT-until-29-6-21/154027009797?hash=item23dcb9a705:g:FDkAAOSwPldfIvW2 Don't look at its MOT history if you're wearing tight shorts in a public space. Brodders, Cavcraft and MorrisItalSLX 3
Asimo Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 In need of work and money. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matra-Bagheera-530LX-restoration-project/184387891506?hash=item2aee5ff132:g:x1UAAOSwvIlfKDgW Cavcraft, somewhatfoolish, Shite Ron and 3 others 6
phil_lihp Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/998213520614848 It's so big, beige and cheap at £500 I was almost tempted. LPG Chrysler Grand Voyager 3.3 anyone? The middle bench was added by the seller but it comes with the individual middle seats as well, bet they're light. Cavcraft 1
95 quid Peugeot Posted August 4, 2020 Posted August 4, 2020 10 hours ago, SteersWithThrottle said: Lamborghini for under 7 grand: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202003188552088 I'd say this defines "low(ish) cost high liability" but I see there's a couple of W12 VAGs up at similar prices... My friends had one of those from 2k miles, it was Audi GB managing directors car, they ran that from 2K - 178k only bits required apart from consumables, was a rear brake caliper, and back box when punctured with road debris
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