eBay tat volume 3.

4,256 · February 12, 2021

Fiat used to really know how to do a rear lamp cluster, didn't they

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Only 40688 miles

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-FIAT-MAREA-WEEKEND-only-40688-miles-from-new-MOT-until-22-11-21/353384282561?hash=item52475839c1:g:A0cAAOSwRRpgJPNJ

4,256 · February 12, 2021

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It was a fantastic 1980's car

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-TOYOTA-CELICA-SUPRA-2-8i-COUPE-RARE-MANUAL-MA67-Model/353384638289?hash=item52475da751:g:WcUAAOSwefBgJVBX

12,631 · February 12, 2021

Matt Black Excel.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Excel-SE-Surefire-Investment-opportunity/284180717529?hash=item422a7d9fd9:g:pkIAAOSweqNgJTGH

The engine has been fully rebuilt and has just completed a 100-mile running-in @ 50 mph run

Oh that's good then

With this short running-in process completed she will now need another going over to deal with all those loosen bolts, oil leaks and engine tapping noises which are all so common after an engine rebuild

Oh that's bad then.

According to the previous owner/seller all the above is accurate

Nice small print there.

Surefire Investment opportunity

Okay Mr Musk.

22,342 · February 12, 2021

2 hours ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

ex-Peter Sellers I might believe, but Blake Edwards? He was an American, based in LA, seems a bit unlikely he'd have a RHD UK registered car, though not impossible of course.

Blake could have bought it for him and his English Mrs (Dame Julie Andrews) to use while they were working over here.

12,631 · February 12, 2021

What a ace shade.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-Chimaera-400-V8/133662220837?hash=item1f1ee3a225:g:J~MAAOSwLCdgJTVw

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Reason for sale: Wife.

I feel for you brother.

9,238 · February 12, 2021

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1309939

February 12, 2021

29 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

Blake could have bought it for him and his English Mrs (Dame Julie Andrews) to use while they were working over here.

They lived in LA, but as I said, it's possible.

It's certainly no more unbelievable than claiming a car was once owned by Paolo Nutini's grandmother, though I suspect establishing the provenance may not be easy or they'd have done it already.

2,683 · February 12, 2021

32 minutes ago, Danterzza said:

Matt Black Excel.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Excel-SE-Surefire-Investment-opportunity/284180717529?hash=item422a7d9fd9:g:pkIAAOSweqNgJTGH

The engine has been fully rebuilt and has just completed a 100-mile running-in @ 50 mph run

Oh that's good then

With this short running-in process completed she will now need another going over to deal with all those loosen bolts, oil leaks and engine tapping noises which are all so common after an engine rebuild

Oh that's bad then.

According to the previous owner/seller all the above is accurate

Nice small print there.

Surefire Investment opportunity

Okay Mr Musk.

So what we have here is an Excel with ruined paint work and (oil leaks and engine tapping noises which are all so common after an engine rebuild)

a borked engine, lovely!

February 12, 2021

On 2/5/2021 at 9:29 AM, Austat said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1969-BMW-E3-2800-Barn-Find-For-Restoration-2-Owners-53000-Miles-RARE/324475039810?hash=item4b8c383042:g:RfIAAOSwELRgG8dk

Hammer price was £4500, which doesn't seem very high as long as you have the time, space, and cash to restore it

37,677 · February 12, 2021

59 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

Hammer price was £4500, which doesn't seem very high as long as you have the time, space, and cash to restore it

I think I might need to increase the insurance agreed value in mine.

14,591 · February 12, 2021

17,923 · February 12, 2021

1 hour ago, meggersdog said:

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1309939

Briliant find. I didn't even know these existed until recently when one popped up in that Sainsbury's archive thread. I wonder if there are any others left?

28,494 · February 12, 2021

2 hours ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

They lived in LA, but as I said, it's possible.

It's certainly no more unbelievable than claiming a car was once owned by Paolo Nutini's grandmother, though I suspect establishing the provenance may not be easy or they'd have done it already.

I read it as it was bought by Blake Edwards production company in the U.K. for Peter Sellars as some sort of dodgy tax fiddle whilst he was working for Edwards on a Pink Panther movie.

131,331 · February 12, 2021

3 hours ago, Danterzza said:

The engine has been fully rebuilt and has just completed a 100-mile running-in @ 50 mph run

Oh that's good then

With this short running-in process completed she will now need another going over to deal with all those loosen bolts, oil leaks and engine tapping noises which are all so common after an engine rebuild

Oh that's bad then.

That's one of the best eBay quotes ever, 150/10.

8,353 · February 12, 2021

Talking of campers, this is £750. Says it needs welding but sometimes I wonder if rust is just conspiracy to keep my Fiat off the road.

4,355 · February 12, 2021

23 minutes ago, Rovorsche said:

Am I missing something here ?

All I see is a four seater Van, with a fridge, A high top that doesn't pop up and unless you have a tent and airbeds in there somewhere, not much use for actual camping in any way.
More of a Dayvan you can park outside a selection of budget hotels, cooking, sleeping or having a dump appear to be forgotten activities.

I'm assuming it has roughly the same layout/facilities as the Talbot Autosleeper I used to own, so that would include a shower/w/c, oven/hob and a fridge.

In the event it's short of any of those, then in my mind, it's no good as a camper. I may have not looked at the ad closely enough to know if it had all those things.

It's academic now, as further investigation revealed the vendor was being less than honest regarding the condition of the underside, which I had initially taken for very good.

ETA, the same layout as the one just posted by @Fabergé Greggs, it's not massive but easily outdoes a transporter on accommodation with the same footprint.

7,396 · February 12, 2021

Here's a... *checks notes* Casalini Sulky. No idea, although I'd probably feel sulky if I paid £2k for this.

Presumably the rest of the range includes the Pouty, the Moody, and the Miserable Cunt.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/257739812652814

62,927 · February 12, 2021

Fun fact: you could buy the Sulky with either 3 or 4 wheels. They also did a Méhari version back in the day.

Something I didn't know until just now - they brought out a new version about 10 years ago.

1,862 · February 12, 2021

So how does this work?

Originally up for £995, I gets a 20% discount for some reason bringing to £795 but clicking on link now shows as £1250 I iz confuzed.

6,501 · February 12, 2021

17 minutes ago, Crusty Sills said:

So how does this work?

Originally up for £995, I gets a 20% discount for some reason bringing to £795 but clicking on link now shows as £1250 I iz confuzed.

Put a best offer in of £795 and if he accepts happy days, otherwise, the usual ebay cheesenob.

3,416 · February 12, 2021

I think sellers can send offers to people who have the item on their watch list (or maybe even people that have viewed the listing but not sure on that), you can put a time limit on them of 24 or 48 hours I think, it should say how long it's valid for and if it's still valid I don't think it'll matter that they've changed the Buy it Now on the listing