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Supernaut Rank: Talbot Tagora

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41 minutes ago, cort16 said:

This looks like a decent effort for £650, TD4 Auto, long MOT and amazingly is still 4x4

 

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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2069310476571774

As much MOT as my 205 and £50 less.

That's suspiciously cheap. It's almost tempting though, just because.

I have absolutely no need nor want for a Freelander but the temptation to just try one out is strong, particularly at that price.

BeEP Rank: Renault 16

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22 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

As much MOT as my 205 and £50 less.

That's suspiciously cheap. It's almost tempting though, just because.

I have absolutely no need nor want for a Freelander but the temptation to just try one out is strong, particularly at that price.

It might only be £650 to buy, but also £585 to tax!  Which possibly has an influence on the asking price.

Supernaut Rank: Talbot Tagora

Supernaut

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3 minutes ago, BeEP said:

It might only be £650 to buy, but also £585 to tax!  Which possibly has an influence on the asking price.

Woof!

I thought being a diesel might help to mitigate things at least a little bit, but it seems the auto box is doing its best to piss all the power and economy up the wall.

Poweredbyhopealone Rank: BL Wedge

Poweredbyhopealone

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I fell into a link hole and found this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334294560829?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D236211%26meid%3D2aa0dc905be54d339af20aaee65e1155%26pid%3D101113%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D125109714953%26itm%3D334294560829%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2563228.c101113.m2108

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Which are really good if remember correctly. I worked with a lad once who said he put a spark plug into the exhaust manifold? I can't remember why but I remember being confused.

Seller seems to be concerned around the appropriateness of the carpets but not the god awful wheels

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Nullzwei Rank: Citroen Ami

Nullzwei

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1983 Alfasud 1.5 cloverleaf. £500. Clackmannan Scotland. Engine out but rebuilt? Does not look that rusty and will be mot & tax free next year.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202201221640931?include-delivery-option=on&make=Alfa Romeo&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&price-to=1000&sort=datedesc&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&postcode=ne22te&page=1

 

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wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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1 hour ago, Poweredbyhopealone said:

I fell into a link hole and found this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334294560829?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D236211%26meid%3D2aa0dc905be54d339af20aaee65e1155%26pid%3D101113%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D125109714953%26itm%3D334294560829%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2563228%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2563228.c101113.m2108

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Which are really good if remember correctly. I worked with a lad once who said he put a spark plug into the exhaust manifold? I can't remember why but I remember being confused.

Seller seems to be concerned around the appropriateness of the carpets but not the god awful wheels

I had one of those about 15 years ago - paid £350 for it as it wasn't running right.  A service and a set of proper plugs got it running smoothly but it had an overboost problem that I didn't have the knowledge to sort at the time so I moved it on.  Fantastic little thing to drive though.

Poweredbyhopealone Rank: BL Wedge

Poweredbyhopealone

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I recently watched a couple of rounds of the 1998 BTCC and well. Brilliant innit. So here are some cars you can buy to pretend to be a racing driver in:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203792934966?hash=item2f73016836:g:2T0AAOSw3x9h55fW

Gooner in the correct colour. Also has "sport" in the name so probably gaps most anything.

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How about an S40?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255201678772?hash=item3b6b3495b4:g:o1kAAOSw8zhh2p1m

I know nothing about these cars aside from the fact this shape is surprisingly aerodynamic.

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Prefer your touring cars to come from Japan? Here's an Accord in proper "dull as dishwater" greys

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165068274017?hash=item266ed5f961:g:fBQAAOSwtuBhNyXm

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Fun fact about the A4, they switched to front wheel drive from 4wd in 1998. Made them faster too I seem to remember but someone can weigh in if they have more info. Red cars are faster too. Simple fact of life.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313846498978?hash=item4912b586a2:g:DCMAAOSwXzBh7obC

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It would seem that P11 Primera's are thin on the ground. I could only find this rather old advert for an automatic example. No GT's that I could find while trying to entertain myself in this aerodynamics lecture

https://www.motors.co.uk/car-61764374/?utm_source=newsnow&utm_medium=marketplace&utm_campaign=all-vehicles

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My personal favourite, the 406, seem to have also all dissappeared. Have a diesel one which has never let the P/O down. Nice to have something to cuddle up to on a dark night.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115217434784?hash=item1ad37e88a0:g:5dIAAOSwo11h7Yiw&autorefresh=true

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I think this one will be the most popular, also Nigel Mansell drove one for a few races. This one is pretty nice if rather spendy.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114806914888?hash=item1abb067f48:g:ScYAAOSwPVlgnjCa

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And finally, the Vectra. This one is a GSI (correct) a saoon and not a hatch (also correct) but is the tiniest bit crispy. Also its many coins.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403424888969?hash=item5dedff4889:g:J54AAOSwB7Fh6~QS&autorefresh=truesilvervectra.thumb.jpg.5686670d8f36b368fe78b85be834b4b9.jpg

And i'm done. If you have alternates please hit me up. I have more lectures later...

 

Poweredbyhopealone Rank: BL Wedge

Poweredbyhopealone

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15 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I had one of those about 15 years ago - paid £350 for it as it wasn't running right.  A service and a set of proper plugs got it running smoothly but it had an overboost problem that I didn't have the knowledge to sort at the time so I moved it on.  Fantastic little thing to drive though.

I think the first place I ever saw one of these was on one of those "Motorsport madness!!!!!!11!!ONE!" VHS tapes with loads of crashes in. Loads of these got binned in amateur rallies and I have wanted one ever since.

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SteersWithThrottle

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39 minutes ago, Poweredbyhopealone said:

Ah, a being after my own heart. Chris Hoy was really a rather good driver.

Did you mean Will Hoy..?

Poweredbyhopealone Rank: BL Wedge

Poweredbyhopealone

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20 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

Did you mean Will Hoy..?

Funnily enough I did. Good spot

 

Bicycles, cars, they're all wheeled transportation devices...

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95 quid Peugeot Rank: Renault 16

95 quid Peugeot

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3 hours ago, BeEP said:

It might only be £650 to buy, but also £585 to tax!  Which possibly has an influence on the asking price.

I bought one of those for Mrs 95 a few years ago, from Newark auctions, took it home, perfect... went to tax, on ebay the same night

vaughant Rank: Lancia Gamma

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18 hours ago, garethj said:

I’ve just worked out that I’m covering 20,000 miles a year, I should probably sack off the RAV4 at its 45mpg and get one of these at 60+ mpg

3 door is slightly more interesting than the 5 door and the 1.4 diesel can be cheaply mapped to 120bhp.  But by Christ silver paint does nothing for it🙁

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-corolla-t3-d-4d-1-4-diesel-/255320034970?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Must admit that's a new one on me, always believed these had the 2.0l as a minimum. 

Looks a really decent car, got I know had a pez one and his dad too, reckons they were seriously unbreakable. 

The Toyota garage he used had one in after a major incident and it was still running but scrap only. 

They did a "5th gear" job on it and drained all the oil out too see how long it would still run for, I think it was the full 10hr day, switched off, restarted the next day and ran out of fuel first!!! 

Agree totally boring but very reliable. 

Once I move some shit on I may consider one of these 

AnnoyingPentium Rank: Isuzu Florian

AnnoyingPentium

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3 hours ago, Poweredbyhopealone said:

And i'm done. If you have alternates please hit me up.

I think I posted a Vectra SRI on here a wee while back, only done 45k allegedly and is a little crispy at the rear arch but otherwise good. In a proper colour too, red.

Poweredbyhopealone Rank: BL Wedge

Poweredbyhopealone

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23 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

I think I posted a Vectra SRI on here a wee while back, only done 45k allegedly and is a little crispy at the rear arch but otherwise good. In a proper colour too, red.

Red is the appropriate colour for this particular fantasy. GUD JOB

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AnnoyingPentium Rank: Isuzu Florian

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9 minutes ago, Poweredbyhopealone said:

Red is the appropriate colour for this particular fantasy. GUD JOB

Canny find the link for it anymore but I'll grab a photo off the computer tonight.

grogee Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

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W114 £6 bags Aylesbury

Needs work:

"lovely patina... flaking paint... traditional areas of corrosion"

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1971-mercedes-benz-w114-250-uk-rhd-a-fantastic-restoration-project/1424051274?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android

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Poweredbyhopealone Rank: BL Wedge

Poweredbyhopealone

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5 minutes ago, grogee said:

W114 £6 bags Aylesbury

Needs work:

"lovely patina... flaking paint... traditional areas of corrosion"

https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/1971-mercedes-benz-w114-250-uk-rhd-a-fantastic-restoration-project/1424051274?utm_source=com.atomczak.notepat&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android

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Describing rust as "traditional corrosion" is really a fantastic marketing ploy.

"This car has all the structural rigidity of a freshly used wank-sock!" "Yes sir, as is tradition"

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