eBay tat volume 3.

[wuvvum]

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.

[meggersdog]

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

[Hertz]

Quote

(NOT LANDROVER)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LANDMASTER-4x4-RARE-UTILITY-VEHICLE-PROJECT-RENOVATION-NOT-LANDROVER/264789444083?hash=item3da6ae45f3:g:miIAAOSwlRZe5nUz

[richardmorris]

7 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Have we had this fabulously interiored S class yet?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLASSIC-1997-MERCEDES-BENZ-S320-3-2-AUTO-53-800-MILES-FROM-NEW/353103494687?hash=item52369bbe1f:g:6QIAAOSwr9ReaiV9

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.  

[Hertz]

Classy*

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lincoln-Rolls-Royce-Phantom-Stretched-Limousine-Rare-With-J-Seat-Rare-Limo/124248791995?hash=item1cedce1bbb:g:gpAAAOSwmHRfAkcr

[willswitchengage]

How cool would these seats have been if you were still aged 17

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-Cherry-Turbo-1985/264786477076?_trkparms=aid%3D888008%26algo%3DDISC.CARDS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200220090753%26meid%3Debe6642c546446849427cfec421f971f%26pid%3D100009%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D233636206830%26itm%3D264786477076%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDiscV1&_trksid=p2047675.c100009.m1982

[wuvvum]

9 minutes ago, Hertz said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LANDMASTER-4x4-RARE-UTILITY-VEHICLE-PROJECT-RENOVATION-NOT-LANDROVER/264789444083?hash=item3da6ae45f3:g:miIAAOSwlRZe5nUz

Interesting.  Showing up on totalcarcheck as 3860cc which suggests a Perkins 4.236.  I once drove a Series 3 Land Rover powered by a Perkins 4.236.  It was not a fast vehicle.  Nor was it quiet.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 minutes ago, willswitchengage said:

How cool would these seats have been if you were still aged 17

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-Cherry-Turbo-1985/264786477076....

I wonder if there'll be anything left once the rust has been ground / sawn out?

[Jds1]

A week to save it says otherwise destined to become a banger .

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/659121977801016/

[NorfolkNWeigh]

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.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

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

[willswitchengage]

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

[Mr_Bo11ox]

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

[skoda_fan]

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.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

CX Croissant for breakfast?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

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

 

[mk2_craig]

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

[wuvvum]

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.

[Jds1]

Under £300

 

 

[wuvvum]

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.

[willswitchengage]

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.

[wuvvum]

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...

[hairnet]

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

[busmansholiday]

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]

I would imagine finding a windscreen for it could be challenging.

[Kringle]

7 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

There's also a G reg Nissan Sunny and a W plate Corolla.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Hey this looks decent

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-ZX-Leader-Estate-1-9-TD-Turbo-Diesel-XUD-Full-12m-MOT/274422089983

[Mr_Bo11ox]

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

 

 

[New POD]

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. 

[Jamie]

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.