ruffgeezer Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 These have started to float down into my <1k search range, and how bad can it be?It's an HDi, so I'm assuming the same PSA lump. Must be fairly reliable?WCPGW?Currently £50http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262193072253?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT It is frighteningly easy to buy an utter shitbox one of those, they don't suffer half arsed servicing at all well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C675904 remarcably original mini mayfair.i had an H plate one, the aloys were a optional extra, so they could well be original.and not a shit load of money either - verdict-i would. outlaw118, Sealtainn and FakeConcern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-Austin-Healey-/272049706307?hash=item3f576d1543:g:7iAAAOSw4UtWTKdX one hellish expensive austin metro £8k!! i mean £8k, for a metro.... thats a transverse A-series, and those wheels a pure mark 1 metro wheels, its a Banham? still at least it looks like a frog eyed sprite.. its £8k though, how much is a real sprite? xtriple and outlaw118 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Italian-Job-Replica-Mini-Cooper-TV-restoration-fantastic-recreation-bundle-/201488146784?hash=item2ee9a12160:g:lJQAAOSw8-tWbdk8 this will sell for fuggin' huge money."its a self preservation society....""gotta get a bloomin' move on" anyone got a Bedford VAL going spare? FakeConcern, outlaw118 and Rusty_Rocket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-FORD-ESCORT-SPORT-MK2/172036105560 it has good oil pressure also the alloy wheels are in good condition (but not the tyres) I am saying this because if any body wants to buy the I.D. I will break the rest. outlaw118 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Why do Brits always list yanks for twice of what they are worth? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1978-CHEVROLET-IMPALA-9-SEAT-WAGON-V8-AUTO-1-FAMILY-OWNED-CAR-FROM-NEW/181957290486 outlaw118, danthecapriman and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Look at this! Shame it's 10k face, outlaw118, UltraWomble and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Cesaro "Barn Find" Junkman, Sealtainn, outlaw118 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 The only De Tomaso I will ever be able to afford. Check out the gear stick! mouseflakes, Lacquer Peel, FakeConcern and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 ^^^^The "square" tach and speedo are pretty special too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Why do Brits always list yanks for twice of what they are worth?]Because they have just imported them to sell on at profit? I am puzzled by this trade: much as I like giant maroon estate cars, they aren't going to be an easy sell in Britain are they? It can't be worth the work and risk just for a few quid surely? The quantity and type of U.S. tin that turns up on eBay UK is bizarre. And why is so little of it ever driven? Imported, sold, bought, parked, sold, stored, sold, on blocks in a council house garden for years and then scrapped. What is the point? Insideimsmiling, Bamboocarman, outlaw118 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1988-Austin-Healey-/272049706307?hash=item3f576d1543:g:7iAAAOSw4UtWTKdX one hellish expensive austin metro £8k!! i mean £8k, for a metro.... thats a transverse A-series, and those wheels a pure mark 1 metro wheels, its a Banham? still at least it looks like a frog eyed sprite.. its £8k though, how much is a real sprite?£8K - looks wrong on those wheels, but aside from that actually looks well screwed together.A proper one will cost anywhere between £10K for a useable grotbox and £25K for a well-sorted example. So Yeah, I would for £8k if it had a tonneau as well then that would make it very useable, plus being a GRP kit you only have the subframes and trailing arms to worry about rot wise really ( and the displacers assuming it used them and not coils)Yeah, looks lovely. One for the "lottery win" outlaw118 and MarvinsMom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 YO http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Classic-mini-vtec-/151924341515?hash=item235f657b0b:g:4ZIAAOSwbdpWaxyT Sealtainn, outlaw118, New POD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fire up the ROFL copter. £12,500 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR7-16-valve-SCOTTISH-RALLY-CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING-CAR-FROM-1977-/291644382646?hash=item43e75c1db6:g:uOYAAOSw~otWeSYJ laser wheels, UltraWomble, Junkman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I like these. This one looks like a viable project unlike a few of the hopeless cases you see on here. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Elite-1974-/331737982131?hash=item4d3d1fe4b3:g:BPgAAOSwAKxWbLyG mouseflakes, Hertz, outlaw118 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Not offensively priced Facelift XJS http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-xjs-4-0-facelift-factory-body-kit-1993-/191764661206?hash=item2ca61083d6:g:xk8AAOSwnH1WYLFr Insideimsmiling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Manual XJS with TWR kit. I wonder if this is the one built by that TV show I can't remember the name of? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-JAGUAR-XJS-5-SPEED-MANUAL-3-6-ltr-Classic-Car-TWR-style-body-kit-/191764658345?hash=item2ca61078a9:g:QpAAAOSwcBhWYLWZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Salty but nice.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E34-535i-SE-Sport-1989-very-low-mileage-Black-57k-miles-full-service-history-/131682052821?hash=item1ea8dcaad5:g:o7cAAOSwNyFWeG8A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Love this. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-PONTIAC-FIREBIRD-REDBIRD-ESPRIT-4-9-V8-/281888174564?hash=item41a1d831e4:g:uhUAAOSwSHZWcr5q Taff, danthecapriman, Angrydicky and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Wow that transam looks well nice, what a great shape those are. Could you get one with the GM 6.2 diesel? If so, WHERE DO I SIGN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Salty but nice.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E34-535i-SE-Sport-1989-very-low-mileage-Black-57k-miles-full-service-history-/131682052821?hash=item1ea8dcaad5:g:o7cAAOSwNyFWeG8AAlways liked these since the day my old man went to buy 1 new out of the showroom, but the salesman wouldn't throw in a free cd player. He went next door and bought a 190e instead.......lol Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taff Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Because they have just imported them to sell on at profit? I am puzzled by this trade: much as I like giant maroon estate cars, they aren't going to be an easy sell in Britain are they? It can't be worth the work and risk just for a few quid surely? The quantity and type of U.S. tin that turns up on eBay UK is bizarre. And why is so little of it ever driven?Imported, sold, bought, parked, sold, stored, sold, on blocks in a council house garden for years and then scrapped. What is the point? It's a very good point. Certain stuff will always sell, and fairly easily too. JM, Dan and Eddy plus the other yankophiles will have their own spin, but I would suggest Tri-Chevs, good honest muscle (not necessarily restored, just honest cars), 50's station wagons, 49-51 Mercs, early 50's pick-up. Quite easy to move on swiftly, and make a few quid too. But importing a car isn't an expensive process, as a rule of thumb I would add $1000 to £1500 to the US$ sale price of the car you have bought. That figure includes the physical act of shipping, getting it from the vendor to the boat, the paperwork at both ends. So buying and shipping a car yourself can be much cheaper than buying one that someone else has shipped in to sell on. Plus you get what you want, rather than getting what is for sale. So, in my case, at US$2750 plus £1100 shipping, by the time it was parked on my driveway, the Galaxie stood me at just under £3k and was just about a bargain. Selling it for a profit (despite it's rarity) is another matter. danthecapriman, Bamboocarman, Jimmycrackcorn and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 With the 2 barrel carb that 4.9v8 Firebird made 125bhp Mr_Bo11ox, fatharris and Bren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 I've proper got the horn for one of these Sealtainn, spike60, New POD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Fire up the ROFL copter. £12,500 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-TR7-16-valve-SCOTTISH-RALLY-CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING-CAR-FROM-1977-/291644382646?hash=item43e75c1db6:g:uOYAAOSw~otWeSYJI see that TR and raise you this:http://www.ebay.com/itm/131681154199?rmvSB=true Next week the seller will be offering* up this freshly burned out Zafira Slartibartfast, Sealtainn, Christine and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Cheap ish Audi Coupe with MOT. Sealtainn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 1 Owner early Mondeo LabRat, Jim Bergerac, Sealtainn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Re that VTEC Mini - it's got a GRP flip front but to my untrained eye, I cannot see much in the way of bracing. Does the breakdown of the monocoque not affect its rigidity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Re that VTEC Mini - it's got a GRP flip front but to my untrained eye, I cannot see much in the way of bracing. Does the breakdown of the monocoque not affect its rigidity? I suspect that's one of many things wrong with it. Stanky was looking over my shoulder at it earlier and he pointed out that there's no sign of uprated brakes and the suspension is going to have issues too. pompei, Bamboocarman and outlaw118 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Nice handbrake mod. Junkman and Bamboocarman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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