Dick Longbridge Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, Ghosty said: I've seen a lucky Marketplace find nearby that screams 'profit' at me. Popular, not known to go wrong, low miles, needs very little for an MOT (CV boot, driver's seat insecure, and a V62), and I reckon there's a good £3-400 in flipping it if I shine it up a bit. I messaged the seller who'd only just posted it, asked to view it tomorrow morning, and he marked the listing as 'pending' which takes it off Marketplace while keeping contact with the seller. Going down with dad in the Volvo, Machine Mart is on the way there, which I'll be dropping into to buy a tow pole. It's the smallest car I've ever bought. Any guesses? Aygo. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nope, older. Tenuous relation though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Breadvan Polo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlankFrank Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Smartcar Edit: 'Not known to go wrong' rules it out i imagine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Nope, older. Tenuous relation though. Yaris? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripped fred Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Starlet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ghosty said: It's the smallest car I've ever bought. Any guesses? a 2CV? as I dont see head gasket failure on there (since they dont have head-gaskets to fail LOL) Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 14 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Breadvan Polo? No, they don't go cheap on Marketplace. Not a Toyota, though I missed out on a Starlet SR this morning Smarts and 2CVs have something in common with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 34 minutes ago, Ghosty said: No, they don't go cheap on Marketplace. Not a Toyota, though I missed out on a Starlet SR this morning Smarts and 2CVs have something in common with it. A clarse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 No, it's slightly more youthful than an A-Class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I was going to say Toyota IQ, but you mentioned it's not a Yota. 106 or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Saxo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, reb said: ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said: 106 or something. Winner, it's a P-reg 106. 58k on the clock and it's only £190. stripped fred, Vince70, spartacus and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Absolute steal. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 If it has an actual boot floor M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: If it has an actual boot floor I'll be checking - the one in my 205 was solid but felt thin, the underseal was falling off and the backbox had rotted through. It looks clean, no rust advisories on the MOTs ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Also check the bulkhead near the hole the track rods go through . Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 minute ago, Ghosty said: thin These are french cars btw 😁 Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 P reg, does that mean it's a phase one? Lucky guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 Just now, loserone said: P reg, does that mean it's a phase one? Lucky guy! no, it's a very early P2 with the 'new' decal on the bootlid. 2 spoke steering wheel FTW though. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Well things are off to a good start, having said to the seller that I'd go over at 11, I've messaged to say I'm setting off, his response is that he's not in due to an 'emergency'. Watch this space I guess. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Surely you have bought and sold enough cars by now to have learned that the average person deals with 20-30 unexpected emergencies every day? dome, Lacquer Peel, Dan302 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Oh, indeed. We're back on now, anyway. loserone and timolloyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 £140! Mally, rainagain, Andyrew and 33 others 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 So, it's home. It's as described, running well, and rust free. The temperature warning light came on on the way home (towed in neutral with it idling for brake pressure and indicators), but it seems to be a stuck 'stat. The side rubbing strips are in a terrible state, a wheeltrim is missing, and some inner city youths have kicked some dents into it, but otherwise it's in good nick. It needs a CV boot and the driver's seat looking at for the MOT - the seat doesn't latch in position and has a tendency to fly all the way back. It needs a cut and polish, the interior needs a clean and it absolutely stinks of cigarette smoke. It has a new battery on it too! Proper poverty spec - keep fit windows, no central locking, no PAS, no rev counter, all you get aside necessities is a pop up sunroof. There's a USB headunit though, and the keypad immobiliser works! Plan is to do it up, MOT it, and sell it on for decent money. Dad and I looked at it and dad wasn't impressed, he could only see it was dirty and had the wings kicked in - and when it transpired the seller was open to offers, £155 was offered and accepted. I went to bank transfer him, and he told me 'just do 140'. If you insist, like... It's a wonderfully honest little thing and it's going to be great fun to clean up. There's a bit of a to do list: -boot doesn't lock -reaffix front numberplate -make wing less dented (already done one - slapped the top of the passenger wing and the dent sprang out) -CV boot -clean interior/neutralise cigarette smell -reaffix driver's side rubbing strips -missing wheeltrim -fix driver's seat ratchet mechanism -replace cracked rear light -replace missing trim -add parcel shelf -find boot badge and anything else I find... Coprolalia, privatewire, crad and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Fumbler, brownnova, Joey spud and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Looks a cracking little buy that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 these have been crawling out of the woodwork lots lately..think theres been 6 or 7 on FB in the last week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMotor Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Oh now is a score! Nicely bought. Specially with a clean shell. That's quite rare to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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