eBay tat volume 3.

12,064 · May 20, 2024

1 minute ago, horriblemercedes said:

So far £1649 and it needs a new steering rack. Seems expensive?

Yes! (As in expensive not "Yes, I want")

17,265 · May 20, 2024

3 hours ago, egg said:

He's relisted at a £1195 @Schaefft, with more detail

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2220003828336259/

now down to £895

5,799 · May 20, 2024

4 hours ago, egg said:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/989510362887336/

Would an 81 have the revised front suspension?

137,489 · May 20, 2024

4 hours ago, 808 Estate said:

The full on beige experience.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/176377659595?itmmeta=01HYAGX1697P7HQ661KK7BW660&hash=item2910ed80cb:g:bpYAAOSwynVmQ4qp

Gahh, those bloody number plates 😝

137,489 · May 20, 2024

Secma Qpod Funtech 340 | eBay

'Unsure ad to weather it is road registered'

I saw one of these with two erm 'tarmac specialist' looking lads in on the M53 one night with no fucking lights on.

137,489 · May 20, 2024

MGB 1976 | eBay

'Fitted with new British Leyland wings'

'exaust vopper brake'

18,264 · May 20, 2024

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1728394

A fucked Gobbledygookmobil in Portugal...but check out that engine! Bet that's fast, on paper at least

137,489 · May 20, 2024

2 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1728394

A fucked Gobbledygookmobil in Portugal...but check out that engine! Bet that's fast

Needs a banging Honda MB50 engine throwing in that.

137,489 · May 20, 2024

Council estate respray Prorein Jumblefuck, anyone?

pick up | eBay

'it was classed as uneconomical repair at some time.but I don't know why'

Because it wasn't economic to repair it, M8?

8,629 · May 20, 2024

15 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Secma Qpod Funtech 340 | eBay

'Unsure ad to weather it is road registered'

I saw one of these with two erm 'tarmac specialist' looking lads in on the M53 one night with no fucking lights on.

Wasn't Noel Edmonds the official importer of those?

137,489 · May 20, 2024

Found in a barn, along with a spare leg, a chicken dog...

yamaha XJR1200 spares or repair | eBay

...and a Ford Thames

@Iamgroot

24,183 · May 20, 2024

40 minutes ago, goosey said:

Would an 81 have the revised front suspension?

What revision was that?

Anyway, Marina development history apart: Metro-based track toy. Far more interesting* than all of those Lotus 7 clones.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285867163850

**Interesting is not the same as faster. It never was.

91,647 · May 20, 2024

£550 Mondeo ST Diesel. Mot April 2025.

No carpets, Drivers door doesn't open, noisy wheel bearing etc..

https://www.gumtree.com/p/ford/ford-mondeo-hatchback-2007-manual-2198-cc-5-doors/1479683203

3,923 · May 20, 2024

58 minutes ago, Asimo said:

What revision was that?

Anyway, Marina development history apart: Metro-based track toy. Far more interesting* than all of those Lotus 7 clones.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285867163850

**Interesting is not the same as faster. It never was.

looks like the one from mad max 2

64,553 · May 20, 2024

1 hour ago, goosey said:

Would an 81 have the revised front suspension?

From the aronline article.

That wasn’t quite the end of it, though. In September 1982, the Ital range received its final model tweaks. The basic L models and the 2.0-litre version were dropped, and the HL and HLS were replaced by the SL and SLX models. Although that didn’t seem much, the Ital did receive a new front suspension set-up, which drastically improved the way it handled.

So no.

My dad had an Ital estate as a rep car briefly, orange 1.7. I remember he almost got it stuck on a building site once which made a very young me in the back cry 😆

5,523 · May 20, 2024

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305545234136

4,081 · May 20, 2024

Not long ago you couldn't give these away

64,553 · May 20, 2024

£1800

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/433910689352023

64,553 · May 20, 2024

£950

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/430305116384204/

Ooh, plah.

24,183 · May 20, 2024

1 hour ago, bezzabsa said:

What revision was that?

Marina suspension.

This has piqued my interest as it seems too near to the end of the model's life to bother to redesign suspension. According to Wiki, September 1982 and front dampers were changed to telescopic and rear springs were changed from multi leaves to parabolic. Perhaps the lever-arm damper makers (Armstrong) went out of business?

24,061 · May 20, 2024

3 hours ago, wesacosa said:

now down to £895

Highly tempting. Unfortunately this would be the longest "drive to an mot station" anyone would have ever attempted.

22,685 · May 20, 2024

17 minutes ago, Asimo said:

Marina suspension.

This has piqued my interest as it seems too near to the end of the model's life to bother to redesign suspension. According to Wiki, September 1982 and front dampers were changed to telescopic and rear springs were changed from multi leaves to parabolic. Perhaps the lever-arm damper makers (Armstrong) went out of business?

My guess is that:

1) BL muddled decision making and departments not talking to each other,

2) Maestro and Montego programmes overrun so the Ital replacement date is later than planned,

3) Marketing demanded an upgrade to this piece of shit because customers were discovering rivals that had front wheel drive, more interior space, a non-stupid dashboard and suspension that didn't date from the 1950s.

In other words this was a stopgap to try and retain at least some customers.

But it is an interesting* aside for a BL nerd like me. Huge want for a late SLX estate with all the 'toys' (I can't imagine what they would be though).

64,553 · May 20, 2024

43 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

Highly tempting. Unfortunately this would be the longest "drive to an mot station" anyone would have ever attempted.

I do have a trusted local chap who would probably take it for you (he does work on my cars including pre-flight MOT checks), but he's rarely available at short notice. Sadly I have no-where I could store it for you.