MisterH Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 16 minutes ago, grogee said: On the plus side, it still looks like one of the baddies' spaceships from Battlestar Galactica. Definitely* has a spot in my dream (deranged) fantasy 20 car garage. They are brilliant cars, and if you get the 2.0 or uncatalysed 1.7, really quite rorty too. This one looks like it could be trouble tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, MisterH said: This one looks like it could be trouble tho... Lots of rust related MOT fails in the past as well. I'd have a thorough look at the current bodywork condition and quality of the previous repairs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 for some reason I can't copy FB links anymore Shite Ron and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-Proton-Wira-1-5-LXi-5dr-/284514842138?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l6249&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 Justwatching and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275033955854?hash=item40094d1e0e:g:2QUAAOSw2rlhl9HB Dabooka, SteersWithThrottle, MorrisItalSLX and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosemansjukebox Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Left hand drive City Rover, didn't even know these existed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185172368331 willswitchengage, Shite Ron, Remspoor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, moosemansjukebox said: Left hand drive City Rover, don't even know why these existed. EFA! horriblemercedes, LightBulbFun and Dabooka 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin-Rover Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 hours ago, moosemansjukebox said: Left hand drive City Rover, didn't even know these existed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185172368331 That is going to be a Longbridge escapee. The original CityRover press fleet were all registered BU53 xxx. There was certainly the desire to sell the revised Mk2 version in Europe, so I can imagine they had that aspiration originally before they knew it was going to flop. Dick Longbridge, LightBulbFun and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shite Ron Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 This looks good, I love the red interior. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165192015709?hash=item2676361f5d:g:N~IAAOSwHQhhmDR6 Remspoor, BeEP, Austat and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/636797163987202 willswitchengage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Austin-Rover said: That is going to be a Longbridge escapee. The original CityRover press fleet were all registered BU53 xxx. There was certainly the desire to sell the revised Mk2 version in Europe, so I can imagine they had that aspiration originally before they knew it was going to flop. Absolutely fascinating motoring curiosity. How many LHD's did the Phoenix 4 make? 7k miles and registered - so was it a factory test car/mule/press vehicle? No V5 - would this have come straight from the receivers? Were these really so bad? Or overhyped for something that should have been sold as being cheap and cheerful. I wonder if Gaydon have one in their collection. Notwithstanding it's origins it is the last 'BMC' small car in a venerable line stretching back to the original 1923 Austin 7. LightBulbFun and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Shite Ron said: This looks good, I love the red interior. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165192015709?hash=item2676361f5d:g:N~IAAOSwHQhhmDR6 That interior looks recovered to me - not original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Odd. The Cityrover at the 2003 Amsterdam Autorai was rhd, I was told then that lhd ones weren't available yet but would arrive later that year. Afaik MG Rover went bust before they could start selling the Cityrover in continental Europe. Dick Longbridge and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 10 hours ago, moosemansjukebox said: Left hand drive City Rover, didn't even know these existed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185172368331 Let's hope someone on here snaps that up as it appears to be a unique example. Does the dashboard tend to degrade on these? It looks a bit crumbly in the photos - I wonder if it's made of a lesser quality plastic as it's potentially a prototype? The seller seems bizarre too - check out their other listing of Ferrari 360 exhaust as they've upgraded to a sports version. Oh, they've also got their £12.5k 2 YXJ registration for sale too. lesapandre and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Late Thaab 90 project. £1495 seems reasonable to me. It's in Plymouth. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saab-90-2-0-5-Speed-2-Door-Black-/313761214506?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 mk2_craig, MorrisItalSLX, garethj and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amishtat Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 hour ago, lesapandre said: That interior looks recovered to me - not original. Front seats are probably from a later example, from about 1968 or so these and the Wolseley 16/60 got a downgrade from leather to vinyl. lesapandre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Marina series 3 1.7 "High Line" . Low mileage but needs to trailered away. Bidding for this has already passed £3,000! Dyslexic Viking, grogee, Remspoor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Admittedly I’m not sure what I’m looking at with Audi’s, I’m not into German cars, but any good @MisterH? Not a Quattro though https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265414081888 meggersdog, Barry Cade and MisterH 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 A usable Maestro van for £500. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111209769281 mk2_craig, MorrisItalSLX, willswitchengage and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 12 hours ago, grogee said: Opel Ponzi, auction starts at £1k but might reach 5 figures at a guess. Digital dash probably doubles the price. It does have a very comprehensive description but I don't think much of this: "it does look sound underneath too, floorpan etc - we have had it on a ramp, just didn't have a phone to take pics" EDIT: Forgot link. Curiously the start price is now £500,000. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opel-Monza-GSE-V-Low-Mileage-60-622-Genuine-Miles-Not-Barn-Find-More-Project-/125007777441?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0 As an ex GS/E owner I'd love another but christ they know how to rot, mine had new strut turrets professionally welded in at 9 years old...... This is the Ebay auction car, not mine. mk2_craig, Kringle and grogee 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterH Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 1 hour ago, KitKat said: Admittedly I’m not sure what I’m looking at with Audi’s, I’m not into German cars, but any good @MisterH? Not a Quattro though https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265414081888 It isn't a quattro, but it is a sport which makes more sense logically. I have already fired off a couple of questions, it is in my favourite colour, and looked like this at one stage: All being well I would like to view it, just hope he hasn't been stupid with the reserve Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 hours ago, lesapandre said: ...Were these really so bad? Or overhyped for something that should have been sold as being cheap and cheerful.... Not so much overhyped as overpriced. As far as I understand it, retail price was about £1500 to £2000 too high. If it had been marketed at, say, £4500 to £5000, they might have had a strong seller, since "everyone" could have one and it might have made a plausible starter car for younger drivers. At £4500 to £5000 you wouldn't be too worried about Indian build quality* (shite at best) either. Instead, MG Rover went after a higher profit margin at about seven grand. In some senses, they were caught between a rock and a hard place as they needed the profit to pay towards the next new Rover design. They gambled on the last throw of the dice; they lost. lesapandre and LightBulbFun 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I saw these new on a 'roadshow' event at a motorway services. They seemed credible and attracted a buzz of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Just now, lesapandre said: I saw these new on a 'roadshow' event at a motorway services. They seemed credible and attracted a buzz of people. Given the choice between a ShittyRover and a G-Swiz (another terrible Indian product with zero crash test resistance), which would you have chosen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 13 hours ago, moosemansjukebox said: Left hand drive City Rover, didn't even know these existed. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185172368331 2 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said: Let's hope someone on here snaps that up as it appears to be a unique example. Does the dashboard tend to degrade on these? It looks a bit crumbly in the photos - I wonder if it's made of a lesser quality plastic as it's potentially a prototype? The seller seems bizarre too - check out their other listing of Ferrari 360 exhaust as they've upgraded to a sports version. Oh, they've also got their £12.5k 2 YXJ registration for sale too. For the benefit* of people on here, I enquired about this old snotter. I reckon it's been stored indoors for most of those eleven years personally. Fascinating little thing! lesapandre, Remspoor and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 32 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Given the choice between a ShittyRover and a G-Swiz (another terrible Indian product with zero crash test resistance), which would you have chosen? The Rover. I'd have one but I'm all 'carred up'. Adequate crash protection just encourages bad driving.. Dick Longbridge and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colino Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 The city rover immobiliser was a weak point and you could buy a bypass kit so frequently did they break. lesapandre and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willswitchengage Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Very cheap 1983 Accord... struggling to paste a picture from CaC though. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1403328 MrGTI6 and BlankFrank 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 4 hours ago, lesapandre said: Absolutely fascinating motoring curiosity. How many LHD's did the Phoenix 4 make? 7k miles and registered - so was it a factory test car/mule/press vehicle? No V5 - would this have come straight from the receivers? Were these really so bad? Or overhyped for something that should have been sold as being cheap and cheerful. I wonder if Gaydon have one in their collection. Notwithstanding it's origins it is the last 'BMC' small car in a venerable line stretching back to the original 1923 Austin 7. In 2004 I worked at a supplier that made wiring harnesses. @MrBiscuits and I went to Longbridge to meet with the engineer to discuss what was required. They were so desperate that the reception area was turned into a showroom, in the hope you'd accidentally buy one while waiting to do business. We sat in a City Rover and it smelled of wet dog. I'm amazed they let anything smelling so awful near any potential customers. In the end I don't think we did business with MG Rover. As a grunt my opinion didn't count but I remember thinking we may well not get paid, because the company was in such a state. Maybe top brass agreed with me. As regards LHD - yes the dash may well be poorer quality materials for a prototype, and AFAIK Tata didn't make an LHD version so this would have been all Rover's own work. An early dash assembly to check the mould and finished dimensions. It does beg the question how the PAS rack and system was arranged though, I wonder if there was a suitable donor? Same for brake servo, pedals etc. willswitchengage, Dick Longbridge, lesapandre and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 1997 Ka: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324894301107?hash=item4ba5359bb3:g:SAQAAOSwICZhl9Cs Shite Ron, KWhite and willswitchengage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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