eBay tat volume 3.

47,210 · 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

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.

15,088 · July 8, 2020

CX Croissant for breakfast?

47,210 · 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

4,167 · 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

58,964 · 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.

July 8, 2020

Under £300

58,964 · 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.

18,026 · 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.

58,964 · 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...

18,734 · 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

8,995 · 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!

58,964 · July 8, 2020

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

2,979 · July 8, 2020

7 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

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

47,210 · 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

47,210 · 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

19,254 · 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.

4,500 · 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.

22,059 · 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.

18,026 · 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.

34,414 · 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??

15,088 · 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.

22,967 · 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?