NorfolkNWeigh Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, richardmorris said: This is tempting me more than a little. I’ve just whatsapped my mechanic friend asking if he knows weak spots. Anyone know if this engine is the same as in my 1994 e class or is it a later v6? I don’t think the wheels are original but they don’t look bad. 140’s never had the V6 , just the traditional in-line 6, V8 and V12. spike60 and richardmorris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: This is seriously tempting. It's a high-spec JTD with cruise and climate (like the one I had which went to Bramz then Bo11ox and I believe is still in the fold somewhere), but it's an estate so with added junk-carrying ability. Seems like an honest seller too. Only thing putting me off is the distance. That and the fact that it may need rear bushes, which I remember Bo11ox saying were a twat of a job. Those bushes are a fairly twattish job, but I did buy the proper tool for doing em, if you buy this and want to have a go at it I'll chuck it in the post to you BorniteIdentity, wuvvum and Kringle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 This is interesting. A manual with dashboard lights that tell you if you're in first gear, second, neutral, reverse or 'D' gear! What's D? I love attention to detail in an advert. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-SUBARU-SVX-5-SPEED-MANUAL-ONLY-62860-MILES-FSH/133443921666?hash=item1f11e0a702:g:zNoAAOSw6Qde7dce Schaefft, wuvvum, Kringle and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I think those are all autos from the factory but a few have been converted with a box from a Legacy or something, the dash display must be a throwback to its days as an auto Schaefft and wuvvum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, meggersdog said: Overpriced for an MoT failure IMO but it's got air brakes...who knew Offside Front Brake pipe leaking on an air braking system (1.1.11 (b) (i)) https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-Felicia-Fun-Pickup-Good-Running-Project-w-Original-Truckman-Top-MOT-fail/224071790744?hash=item342bb83098:g:~9wAAOSwykdfBLy I can never understand how people get the interiors of these into such a state. Especially the steering wheel which looks vile with all the yellow rubbed off. Mine was just as clean inside after nineteen years' use as the day I bought it. It was the rot that killed it off, as is usually the case with these. Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 CX Croissant for breakfast? Retr0naut, scdan4, MorrisItalSLX and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 check out this beauty, its only got the flippin 4 headed monster in it https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/910352839471980/ £695, looks a barg TBH BorniteIdentity, BL Bloke and wuvvum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 9 hours ago, busmansholiday said: That's probably the only one left in existence. If I win the lottery then yes, fixing (or getting parts) would be fun* especially as, IIRC, it's front wheel drive. Not sure about FWD but from what I've managed to glean through epic procrastination this afternoon, the engine is under the drivers seat on all of these French "Standards". The double deckers seem to have great shite credentials in other respects too, only about 25 built and none lasted a full decade in service. Interestingly theres an equally rubbish PGR midibus in the same auction as well. They're clearly not expecting much interest in either of them with those reserve prices, which would of course be a fraction of what's required to get them actually roadworthy again. https://www.artcurial.com/en/lot-circa-1970-berliet-pgr-no-reserve-4014-237 LightBulbFun, richardmorris, Dabooka and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 27 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: CX Croissant for breakfast? If I had the money I would buy that purely for the pleasure of smashing those dreadful wheeltrims into tiny pieces. Preferably using that god-awful aero wiper blade as a hammer. Tadhg Tiogar, spartacus and BorniteIdentity 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds1 Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Under £300 Supernaut and BL Bloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 44 minutes ago, willswitchengage said: This is interesting. A manual with dashboard lights that tell you if you're in first gear, second, neutral, reverse or 'D' gear! What's D? I love attention to detail in an advert. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-SUBARU-SVX-5-SPEED-MANUAL-ONLY-62860-MILES-FSH/133443921666?hash=item1f11e0a702:g:zNoAAOSw6Qde7dce As Bo11ox says, these were all auto originally. Personally I don't think a manual conversion would suit the car - they're a lazy cruiser, not a sports car. They go OK and grip fairly well but they're far too heavy and wide to have any real sporting pretentions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Yeah I imagined it'd be a conversion, I've seen plenty of Stagea conversions too, was just vaguely amused that the gear indicator remained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Stagea is another car I'll probably never be able to afford again. I sold my last one (turbo, with nearly a full test) for £1,200. I sold my SVX for £900. I will never be a rich man... Disco Fever, mk2_craig and 1duck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 23 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Stagea is another car I'll probably never be able to afford again. I sold my last one (turbo, with nearly a full test) for £1,200. I sold my SVX for £900. I will never be a rich man... his second sentence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlF79D0iHaI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 1 hour ago, mk2_craig said: Not sure about FWD but from what I've managed to glean through epic procrastination this afternoon, the engine is under the drivers seat on all of these French "Standards". The double deckers seem to have great shite credentials in other respects too, only about 25 built and none lasted a full decade in service. Interestingly theres an equally rubbish PGR minibus in the same auction as well. They're clearly not expecting much interest in either of them with those reserve prices, which would of course be a fraction of what's required to get them actually roadworthy again. https://www.artcurial.com/en/lot-circa-1970-berliet-pgr-no-reserve-4014-237 Here's a picture I took back in 1971 (eye-catching b&w fred) when I was in Paris. Twenty five plus a prototype, basically a single deck with a spare body nailed on top. Single rear wheels, and a bfo half shaft cover on the front wheels. I must spend money on the lottery so I can buy this, not on eBay or roffles! wuvvum, mk2_craig, Yoss and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I would imagine finding a windscreen for it could be challenging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 7 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said: There's also a G reg Nissan Sunny and a W plate Corolla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Hey this looks decent https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-ZX-Leader-Estate-1-9-TD-Turbo-Diesel-XUD-Full-12m-MOT/274422089983 Six-cylinder, Retr0naut, BeEP and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 Holy hell, imagine what psychological state you'd need to be in to actually choose to drive this rather than any other car in the entire fucking world https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BANHAM-X99-AUTO-LOW-MILES-20-000-M-O-T-JUNE-2021-BASED-ON-114-SLI-METRO/303617960489 Amishtat, Mr Laurence, Brodders and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: Holy hell, imagine what psychological state you'd need to be in to actually choose to drive this rather than any other car in the entire fucking world https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BANHAM-X99-AUTO-LOW-MILES-20-000-M-O-T-JUNE-2021-BASED-ON-114-SLI-METRO/303617960489 But look at picture 10 To be fair the starting price is what the engine and gearbox would be worth if you needed a 1.4 Kettle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 My wife's real version of what that's replicating was only a few hundred quid more and you don't need a bag over your head to drive it... Well you do, if you have a penis. Shite Ron and timolloyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 1 hour ago, jamiechod said: My wife's real version of what that's replicating was only a few hundred quid more and you don't need a bag over your head to drive it... Well you do, if you have a penis. I remember when mk1 TTs were nearly new and Banhams appeared on the scene. I guess at that moment in time, they were way cheaper than the real thing, although turning your rotten Metro into a a rip-off plastic, fake TT would had to have been one hell of a commitment. Edit: Just found this post from 2004. Bet that would have half the price of a TT at the time. Would still look gopping though. face 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 10 hours ago, wuvvum said: Stagea is another car I'll probably never be able to afford again. I sold my last one (turbo, with nearly a full test) for £1,200. I sold my SVX for £900. I will never be a rich man... The 'Shite Prices' thread really needs rekindling. I've owned five AS-type cars overs the years, all in perfectly good condition, paying £300 to £800. I last bought a car in 2013. Bored of it now but surfing this thread and ebay it seems nigh on impossible to buy anything comparable without going well into four figures. I assume that now the roads are full of identical and anonymous SUVs the retro car has become 'cool' again if anything just to be something different, and obviously they become in shorter supply every year. The super-high pre-2001 road tax is a deterrent though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 7 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said: Hey this looks decent https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-ZX-Leader-Estate-1-9-TD-Turbo-Diesel-XUD-Full-12m-MOT/274422089983 Telford - lots of old shite lying around and delivery available. Dodgy Tom?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 12 hours ago, wuvvum said: As Bo11ox says, these were all auto originally. Personally I don't think a manual conversion would suit the car - they're a lazy cruiser, not a sports car. They go OK and grip fairly well but they're far too heavy and wide to have any real sporting pretentions. Manual conversion will probably last longer than the the original auto, which is known to be fragile and has been known to go bang after as little as 50,000 miles. Loads of Subaru forum posts out there moaning about auto box failures. Braddon81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 That Artcurial auction linked to above (thanks mk2Craig) with the the Berliet busses has some fabulous stuff, with what seem to be low estimates for some interesting cars, and much higher estimates for run-of the mill tat like Triumph Spitfires and Landrovers. Like this Mathis-Ford of 1936, estimated at €2000 - €5000. An original '30s V8 for 5 grand? Moi?, I'll take the Chrysler Airflow please, and the Majestic Major....... https://www.artcurial.com/en/sale-4014-andre-trigano-collection mk2_craig, motorpunk, Dick Longbridge and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 £1000: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1243804 MarvinsMom, MorrisItalSLX and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 £1000: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1242866 Alan_Green, Hertz, MarvinsMom and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Direct from the Fire Service. 12,000 miles. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-55-LDV-CONVOY-400-2-4-TD-CREW-CAB-VAN-SIDE-ROLLERS/153967012943?hash=item23d9262c4f:g:QHAAAOSwz4Ze4OGy mk2_craig, SteersWithThrottle, spartacus and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-Benz-W116-240D-Hearse-1976/174341307711?hash=item28978d3d3f:g:VAYAAOSwcN9fBKzT vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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