Disastra Estate in a state... - Bye Bye

[17-Coffees]

Wow, never actually expected any interest...even if bought on others behalf!  ?
 

Once in a desktop I’ll get round to updating the list. 

[The Moog]

Has to be two for fatharris please.... I think he would be quite the man about town in a white estate...

[Supernaut]

That would be grand. I've not seen either of the Harrises for a few years now.

Would be good to meet at least one of them without me having to travel, for once!

[17-Coffees]

Sorry I haven’t made any updates or a list for this yet, life’s a bit shit just now so things are on back burner. ? 

Hope you all understand.

[Tickman]

Hope life sorts itself out and this comes back to the front burner again

[billy_bunter]

On 9/13/2019 at 2:12 PM, 17-Coffees said:

Went from...

”TIME TO REMOVE THE SPEED LIMITERS!!!” of the M6 Toll...

to

“oh so English country village” 

We are somewhere in the Cotswolds?   

I can’t fault the car, taking the trip well. From Bahnn Storming the motorways to the narrow, twisty country roads. 

 

The random village is Wickwar I used to commute through there

If it comes back up for roffle again 1 Random please. Always wanted an isuzu engine and have had a mk4 1600 pez. Nice car. Kept eating headgaskets though

[17-Coffees]

Long time no post, So since it's been a while the Roffle is NOT on anymore as i'm sure everyone will have forgotten about it. 

Anyways, I'm needing rid of it so I'll offer it here before I try Facebook & Gumtree to try flog it, and then finally before it gets cubed. 

So what to say?

No MOT, On 200k miles, It starts but will need a new battery, the brakes are very rusted and it's not been washed for a while and the arches are crispy but solid. A service would do it some good too. Oh and the big problem...I'm theres a rather loud rumble at times and when turning there a big crack/rumble sound...I'm guessing front suspension. (Bearing tops or something). If I could be arsed I'd have seen about having a proper look myself and sorting it, but even if its a cheap-ish fix of £100 thats £100 i'd rather keep of now as i'm still out a job. So it would need to be trailered away. 

I had it started up today, thanks to the Lexus via jumpstart ran fine and took it up and down the street (perks of a Cul-de-sac), was fine until I turned it off and then it wouldn't start up unless I jumped it again. @Supernaut can confirm this, and also how good* it is overall. I NO WOT I GOT...

 

So I'm after £100, and i'll even clean it for a bottle of cheap Chianti! (Kind I know.) Ideally wanting it gone by the week of the 12th October. 🥳

 

 

 

 

[Cavcraft]

Absolute bargain that, shame about the distance.

[UltraWomble]

11 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Absolute bargain that, shame about the distance.

I thought exactly the same thing.

[Supernaut]

31 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Absolute bargain that, shame about the distance.

 

20 minutes ago, UltraWomble said:

I thought exactly the same thing.

So it begins...

[17-Coffees]

Yeah, I'm expecting distance to be an issue since Aberdeen area is the ass end of nowhere for 97% of users on here...🤣

But though i'd offer before I attempt to try gumtree and Facebook, can't wait to get offered a broken Xbox 360 and a knockoff-knockoff wish..com watch...

[Cavcraft]

In fairness that probably wants to be at least 50, maybe 75-100% more on Gumtree or Facebook. Those engines are still quite sought after I'm told.

[cort1977]

I am driving Aberdeen to stranraer with a trailer next month, could move this if that helps with logistics.

[beko1987]

It's a fod van companion! 

@Six-cylinder should buy it, then in true autoshite fashion try and get it from Scotland to the fod for the same amount as le van cost to get from not_far from the fod...

Then we make it do 50 miles around a field sometimes sideways as a celebration*

Then flog both to @Cavcraft for £££

[17-Coffees]

2 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

In fairness that probably wants to be at least 50, maybe 75-100% more on Gumtree or Facebook. Those engines are still quite sought after I'm told.

The plan is to be cheeky and try it for £250 - 300 on the general market and see what I get offered but expect £200. I've seen stuff in worse condition sell for much more...

[17-Coffees]

And that's her gone. She was a good workhorse and did a great job taking me & the parents down to Bovington Take Museum last September as well as a good work hack. It shall be missed. 

[beko1987]

General market plan didn't work out then? 

[17-Coffees]

Sadly not. I got annoyed with fuckwits offering £100 or less and then no doubt trying to haggle down once they viewed. 

A FB stalking showed nearly everyone who asked about it  liked/followed several local breakers/scrap metal places too. but all needed it for ‘there own car‘ of course . One tried claimed they only wanted it for ‘a few bits’ and how ‘they only make £60 scrapping it after they got there bits’... 

In the end I took £100 from a scrappy down Edinburgh way, and free pickup. A price I was willing to let it go here for.