egg Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I've emailed a few LeBonCoin ads over the years. In all that time ever only has 1 response. If there is a phone number always ring. French seem to ignore emails? I'm thinking I might change my LBC profile to a French surname. My grandmother was French (her surname was Helbecque - which is very much a Northern French sounding name) so using that might help lol. Edit: another coda to this, when I was studying in France if I had to get photos developed or something, I gave a French surname, it was easier and avoided any anti-anglais sentiment! lesapandre and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Here is an obscure Chinese 4x4 in Cornwall, being sold due to the unavailability of new windscreens - so could be a bargain if you know a "sympathetic" MOT tester. As is usually the case with vehicles from the People's Republic, the styling is completely original. Aston Martin, RobT, flat4alfa and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Cheap Jiminy Cricket in Junkman's favourite part of the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Here is an obscure Chinese 4x4 in Cornwall, being sold due to the unavailability of new windscreens - so could be a bargain if you know a "sympathetic" MOT tester. As is usually the case with vehicles from the People's Republic, the styling is completely original. This is class,. It says car cannot get ITV, i never really watch tv so not an issue. flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campervan-Conversion-to-fit-VW-T4-T5-T6-Vivaro-Trafic-Vito-Transit-Custom-Bongo/282920180848?hash=item41df5b5c70:g:N2oAAOSwj99aOPlE £5,995 for a wipe clean couch and a picture of Bert & Ernie. clayts450 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 I've emailed a few LeBonCoin ads over the years. In all that time ever only has 1 response. If there is a phone number always ring. French seem to ignore emails?That's because email is still a new thing to most French people. They are still getting their heads round the fact that 3615 Leboncoin isn't a thing any more. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 'legendary' https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1414984248.htm?ca=12_s warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 That's because email is still a new thing to most French people. They are still getting their heads round the fact that 3615 Leboncoin isn't a thing any more. Lol, indeed. Many ads say this or variations on 'Ne répond pas au mail et au sms'. Like for this lovely Simca. https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1415034581.htm?ca=12_s Squire_Dawson and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 But here is an English B&B owner who will chuck in a free night's stay in Carcassone (20 mins from a Ryanair airport) if you buy his minty 305 for £1.7k. https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1414943537.htm?ca=12_s michael t, BorniteIdentity, DSdriver and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 That's because email is still a new thing to most French people. They are still getting their heads round the fact that 3615 Leboncoin isn't a thing any more. This! Saw an ad the other day from just 2015. It said D'abord allumer le Minitel, puis décrocher le téléphone, et taper 3615. leboncoin. and other Autre alternative: ressortez votre minitel et tapez 3615 “LeBoncoin”! Attention : le véhicule c'est bien, mais la sape compte pour beaucoup egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 the drive belt has gone on it, I cant be arsed to deal with it £1 start https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saab-93-Convertible-1999/273153243508 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Bought this as a non runner with a story that it was working fine and then just stopped all 4 pistons are holed too. Just stopped my arse. Could have heard that detonate from Timbuktu £100 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-25-spare-or-repair-please-read/222916276476 Rave, clayts450, Supernaut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 998cc of Italian engineering under your arse Speedo wobbles all over the place until you get to about 30mph then it settles down. Tbf the whole car wobbles over 30mph sothat should distract your attention. £995 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Daihatsu-Hijet-998cc-day-van/273145844942 Christine, BorniteIdentity, puddlethumper and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 1.9TD Xud9 engine from a Citroen ZX I think the headgasket has blown in a pretty spectacular way. Lots of oil in the header tank. It still starts and drives fine (at the minute) £50 start https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/peugeot-205-Diesel-XUD9-1-9TD-Conversion-Suspect-Head-Gasket-Spares-Repair/192507004127 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Bedford-tk-330-diesel/263598150375?hash=item3d5fac92e7:g:jGkAAOSw-btazK~J BorniteIdentity, Mr_Bo11ox, Sigmund Fraud and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ice-Cream-Van-Bedford-CF-for-restoration/123071459757?hash=item1ca7a171ad:g:X28AAOSwgQVauR~2 'Those in the business of ice cream know what the potential is of this van.' So do the HIAB boys M8. Sigmund Fraud and clayts450 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 autobed.jpg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-Bedford-tk-330-diesel/263598150375?hash=item3d5fac92e7:g:jGkAAOSw-btazK~J Partridge has approved that TK by signing it LOL Christine and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 For the cost of putting that CF2 ice cream van back on the road, you can buy a fully working and MOT'd van as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Anyone dying to own a tidy 2007 Peugeot 207 1.4? It's lowish mileage (71k) and has 12 months' MOT, my neighbour is trying to sell it at the moment and is getting fed up with the steady stream of time wasters. She's asking for £2000, no idea if that's realistic but I suspect she'd consider a fair offer. Cavcraft and Pat Earrings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 i think these daft folding hard top pickups are pretty rare even in america land. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-IMPORTED-AND-REG-2007-Chevrolet-SSR-Pickup-Super-Sport-Roadster-5-3-V8-AUTO/222919668170?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D50981%26meid%3Ddd8485e689f04bce94ee1248fb243a60%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D202283652234%26itm%3D222919668170&_trksid=p2481888.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A64c0e12d-3dbf-11e8-87da-74dbd1808d6c%7Cparentrq%3Ab6340ce81620aa4824aca759fff91279%7Ciid%3A1 Cavcraft, Schaefft, Aston Martin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 You know it's scottish as the steering wheel is made out of highland toffee https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/1995-mercedes-e220-coupe-auto-c124-w124-/1293766695 warren t claim, spike60, Aston Martin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Anyone dying to own a tidy 2007 Peugeot 207 1.4? It's lowish mileage (71k) and has 12 months' MOT, my neighbour is trying to sell it at the moment and is getting fed up with the steady stream of time wasters. She's asking for £2000, no idea if that's realistic but I suspect she'd consider a fair offer. Not a bad little motor to be fair, would think the age is probably the killer. The simple people in life will just see that you can (probably) get a 2009 one for the same price, then totally ignore the mileage and condition of your neighbour's. phil_lihp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 'Possible classic' https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-FORD-ESCORT-55D-VAN-ALMOST-IMMACULATE-CONDITION-POSSIBLE-CLASSIC/232730749229?hash=item362fd5692d:g:8xcAAOSwhHlaov0w £2,995! Best of bloody luck with that one. egg and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Slower than a weekend locked in a Rhyl B&B with Nigel Mansell, steers like the Sesame Street bus, bloody awful to drive and should be consigned to a museum. But enough of the Mercedes, here's a Commer https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Commer-Walk-Thru/222920137416?hash=item33e7135ac8:g:kQYAAOSwJdNazl-0 flat4alfa, adw1977, Sigmund Fraud and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Not a bad little motor to be fair, would think the age is probably the killer. The simple people in life will just see that you can (probably) get a 2009 one for the same price, then totally ignore the mileage and condition of your neighbour's. It does seem to be attracting the pedantic-but-clueless kind of buyer from what she's told me, a fair few viewings which have gone on too long and not resulted in so much as an offer. To be honest I've never even sat in it but it seems to have done her well for a couple of years and looks very tidy. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hillman-Imp-Californian-1968-Unfinished-project-little-work-required/232730597542?hash=item362fd318a6:g:E0UAAOSwbYdazkm2 'Ode to by beloved Californian' OK M8, here goes 'Hil'man Imp for sale, no engine it doth cont'ainself propelled across a half arsed shed, uponeth Rugby plainBut what! do bolteth on the front, forsooth made in a vice?lo! it's a fucking Freel'ander rescuing device' Aston Martin and spartacus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Make Wilson Wilson's neighbours think he's hit the double jackpot by simply parking this outside his house https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LHD-MERCEDES-W114-5-automatic-running-project-Left-hand-drive/282920623368?hash=item41df621d08:g:JsgAAOSwtypalcIY warren t claim and clayts450 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 £50 starthttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/peugeot-205-Diesel-XUD9-1-9TD-Conversion-Suspect-Head-Gasket-Spares-Repair/192507004127 How hard will it be to pop in my CAV-pumped XU7 intercooled TD from this rotted Rover R8 in front of me? No, seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 This beauty is in the Kings Lynn auction on Saturday with no reserve. Aston Martin, michael t, BeEP and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 Given the choice I'd go for that red Tipo over the page or two back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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