eBay tat volume 3.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Sir Chocolate Teapot said:

Bring a trailer.

 

I dunno, I reckon you'd be able to bolt a tow hitch to that central chassis member and then hook the thing directly onto the tow car.  No trailer required.

[wuvvum]

10 hours ago, Austat said:

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vauxhall-Chevette-4-Door-Saloon-1979/224423688673?hash=item3440b1b9e1:g:jCoAAOSwpflgdfjl

That is gorgeous.  If I thought that it'd actually sell for 1500 quid I'd be taking a hammer to my piggy bank.

Here's a slightly* less tidy Opel-badged version.

[SiC]

36 minutes ago, outlaw118 said:

Would I have another? Yes, with the proviso that I'd be able to afford a decent one, it would have to be a 2nd or 3rd car, and I'd be able to afford to pay someone else to take care of it.

I'm lucky in that I have 3 other moderns I can rely on (A4, Boxster and Clio), so it doesn't have to be a daily driver. Once I'm back in the office, anything that needs doing I can dump it to my local garage and walk into the office from there. Also I don't really need a car for work as I'm WFH at the moment and even when I go back into the office, there is a 45 minute direct bus outside my house into the city.

Essentially, apart from the A4 which is Mrs SiCs, all my cars can be treated as "toys". This brings up a dilemma as when you take out practicality as a factor, it makes it a lot harder to pin down what you want in a car. 

42 minutes ago, outlaw118 said:

FAT BLOKE RECCOMENDS: Fix 520i, blat about, GR8 4 DRIFTIN, then decide. Prices are going up, so I don't see how you'd lose.

And have a go in a Mini before you commit OBVS, they're noisy, uncomfortable, bouncy....but a good one is 10feet of grin.

TL:DR fix Bimmer then drive a Mini

BMW is almost ready. There are things I would like to do still but realistically it's ready for it's MOT. Must book it actually. The drive for the MOT will be my first proper "official" drive in it. 

I've been as a passenger in a Mini but that was a good decade and half ago now. I know a mini is smaller, but I imagine it's probably not too dissimilar to the ado16/1100? Just less smooth a ride, which doesn't bother me as it's probably still going to be better than our A4 S-Line-snapped-spine!

[barrett]

Limited info, but this looks like good value if it's as clean as it appears. Incredibly tempting way to spunk my limited 'savings' up the wall

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1365849503784685/

[outlaw118]

No plaid shirt=no deal #onlylongtermshiterswillunderstand

[sporty-shite]

Just now, outlaw118 said:

No plaid shirt=no deal #onlylongtermshiterswillunderstand

Not matt black yet! 

On a serious note,  that does look like value. 

[barrett]

3 minutes ago, outlaw118 said:

No plaid shirt=no deal #onlylongtermshiterswillunderstand

Are you local enough to give it a once-over? I already have a couple of rattle-cans and if only @seth still visited this forum he could probably supply the photo of me doing 'the pose'

[outlaw118]

17 minutes ago, barrett said:

Are you local enough to give it a once-over?

Where is it? I'm off Facebook and the work firewall won't let me access it.

[barrett]

Enfield. I have no idea, but it sounds like your sort of place!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

33 minutes ago, barrett said:

Enfield. I have no idea, but it sounds like your sort of place!

🤔 ....not too far away 

[wuvvum]

That does look cheap!

[outlaw118]

1 hour ago, barrett said:

Enfield. I have no idea, but it sounds like your sort of place!

Unfortunately not, it's a bit of a mission

[wuvvum]

It's a shame PBK has buggered off up north, that was his neck of the woods and he loves an old Trumpet.

[Disco Fever]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-480-Turbo-Nothing-more-needs-to-be-said/284258585965?hash=item422f21cd6d:g:HncAAOSwy6Zf-sBz

 

My folks got through 2 ESs and a turbo back in the day and I always had a soft spot for them. Lot of hyperbole in this ad but looks tidy.

[cort1977]

 

Mercedes SLK320 manual 2001 | in Kingswells, Aberdeen | Gumtree

I take it this is not quite the bargain it appears to be?  700 quid for a 6 cylinder mercedes seems hard to beat.

[Disco Fever]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-240-Pick-Up-V8-Rover-engine-Chopped-roof-Hot-Rod-Professional-Build/274753403911?hash=item3ff8943c07:g:MFIAAOSwVu1gSn76

Must be loads of BMW V8s that could be used but people won't leave that old Rover lump alone. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

28 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

It's a shame PBK has buggered off up north, that was his neck of the woods and he loves an old Trumpet.

He really hated Edmonton and made no secret of that. I guess his Missus didn't follow him as she liked the place!

[wuvvum]

On 4/9/2021 at 6:22 PM, outlaw118 said:

Lightly biffed Lancia Squiggle £99 start no reserve Liverpool

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/chrysler-ypsilon-twinair/184753753619?hash=item2b042e8e13:g:V3IAAOSwYHdgbyvQ

DON'T EVER CALL ME THAT AGAIN

Whoops, my finger slipped.

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, cort1977 said:

 

Mercedes SLK320 manual 2001 | in Kingswells, Aberdeen | Gumtree

I take it this is not quite the bargain it appears to be?  700 quid for a 6 cylinder mercedes seems hard to beat.

Is it bad that before I even saw the link underneath, I could tell from the photo it was Aberdeen just by the harling on the wall?

[MisterH]

1 hour ago, Disco Fever said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-480-Turbo-Nothing-more-needs-to-be-said/284258585965?hash=item422f21cd6d:g:HncAAOSwy6Zf-sBz

 

My folks got through 2 ESs and a turbo back in the day and I always had a soft spot for them. Lot of hyperbole in this ad but looks tidy.

https://www.volvo-480-europe.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=36343&sid=b94159429dd4fc05d0fc954d35efc599

It has had a good going over by the experts, I would tread carefully with that one (as a Wedge man myself)

[Fabergé Greggs]

5 hours ago, barrett said:

Are you local enough to give it a once-over? I already have a couple of rattle-cans and if only @seth still visited this forum he could probably supply the photo of me doing 'the pose'

In the unlikely event that this is still around on saturday, I could check it out. 

[Justwatching]

1951 American Nash running up-dated transmission V8 petrol Pontiac firebird eng. | eBay

[Floatylight]

£275!! Volvo S40 with FSH

Need to be quick on this one!

Shrewsbury

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/886221622109774/?ref=facebook_story_share

 

[Jerzy Woking]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/209514284267155/?ref=facebook_story_share

Low mileage, needs work. Might be a non runner (my bad translation). In Elx, Spain, not too far from me.

€3,500

[Jerzy Woking]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/458536601921610/?ref=facebook_story_share

Pug 505. Says it's been restored with some jobs left to do.

€3500 and again, not too far from me.

[barrett]

3 hours ago, Fabergé Greggs said:

In the unlikely event that this is still around on saturday, I could check it out. 

The question has been asked. Let's hope he's already sold it!

[Shite Ron]

This is lovely, great colour too, looks very original and clean:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-Montego-1-6-Mayfair/274760490967?hash=item3ff9005fd7:g:IiEAAOSw7wJgeJYl

[High Jetter]

10 hours ago, barrett said:

Limited info, but this looks like good value if it's as clean as it appears. Incredibly tempting way to spunk my limited 'savings' up the wall

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1365849503784685/

Shame, it's not the right sex for me to perv over. (Middle, not Sussex)

[Tadhg Tiogar]

4 hours ago, Fabergé Greggs said:

In the unlikely event that this is still around on saturday, I could check it out. 

So could I. Second opinion?

[R1152]

10 hours ago, wuvvum said:

That is gorgeous.  If I thought that it'd actually sell for 1500 quid I'd be taking a hammer to my piggy bank.

I can remember one of my relatives having one of those, c/w the black infill panel.