Shandylegs Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Just sat here pondering if I’m mad to want to travel 380 miles each way to collect an £1100 car. Not particularly rare but it’s a good price for what it is, but it’s also semi broken which could turn out to be a money pit to fix (read: prince engine with snail) - value fixed circa £3k. Views? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Sounds reasonable to me, get it booked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, Shandylegs said: Just sat here pondering if I’m mad to want to travel 380 miles each way to collect an £1100 car. Not particularly rare but it’s a good price for what it is, but it’s also semi broken which could turn out to be a money pit to fix (read: prince engine with snail) - value fixed circa £3k. Views? if its what you want then go get ti Shite Ron and eddyramrod 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 What are you still doing here? Flat4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 This afternoon two guys traveled over 200 miles each way to view my sons BMW E36 and they’ve got to do the same trip again this Friday to collect it HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 58 minutes ago, Shandylegs said: Just sat here pondering if I’m mad to want to travel 380 miles each way to collect an £1100 car. Not particularly rare but it’s a good price for what it is, but it’s also semi broken which could turn out to be a money pit to fix (read: prince engine with snail) - value fixed circa £3k. Views? Where is it? Someone on here might be able to break it for you help deliver it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 S-cargo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cento16v Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 I did 300 miles each way to pick up a borked Activa, but Prince engined 😬 Been there done that, avoid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 40 minutes ago, Cento16v said: I did 300 miles each way to pick up a borked Activa, but Prince engined 😬 Been there done that, avoid! An unwell Prince engine at that. The only way I make any kind of sense of costs is to try to drive it back, rather than tow a trailer all the way down there. Have an AA card so sure all will be well 🫣 tooSavvy and Cento16v 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cento16v Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Honestly, if you can find the same car, without that engine, do it, but avoid that engine, it's proper shite. It takes a lot to make me get rid of a car I like, but the R56 JCW I had was shocking for stuff going wrong, and it was always powertrain related, nowt else. What car is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Distance is no object when you are buying a mechanical prolapse. Are you still here? Cento16v, CreepingJesus, HillmanImp and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 Gone for it and had the offer accepted! Just have to twist the mates arm and collection will be on for this weekend. djim, w00dy, Flat4 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil clark Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 There is no way I would ever have another prince engine, ever Even for free Even if they paying you, alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 It’s rarely worth the agg buying a modern with problems to fix up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cento16v Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Good luck! tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 #Ghostbusters.. "This reminds me of the time you wanted to drill....." 🦸🤐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted September 4, 2022 Author Share Posted September 4, 2022 On 01/09/2022 at 08:32, sierraman said: It’s rarely worth the agg buying a modern with problems to fix up. Never a truer word spoken! For the first time in my life I just couldn’t bring myself to do a marathon collection, for what could have been a world of pain. Was a Clubman Cooper S up on Gumtree at a very reasonable £1250ono. If I’d been closer I would have gone and looked as I do love the quirky design of the clubman. https://www.gumtree.com/p/mini/2007-mini-clubman-cooper-s/1440444754 That said, having never owned an R56 I couldn’t resist. Just how bad can they be at the bottom end of the market? Initial impressions tomorrow when I’ve had chance to digest the latest purchase… Saabnut and BeEP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil clark Posted September 5, 2022 Share Posted September 5, 2022 13 hours ago, Shandylegs said: Never a truer word spoken! For the first time in my life I just couldn’t bring myself to do a marathon collection, for what could have been a world of pain. Was a Clubman Cooper S up on Gumtree at a very reasonable £1250ono. If I’d been closer I would have gone and looked as I do love the quirky design of the clubman. https://www.gumtree.com/p/mini/2007-mini-clubman-cooper-s/1440444754 That said, having never owned an R56 I couldn’t resist. Just how bad can they be at the bottom end of the market? Initial impressions tomorrow when I’ve had chance to digest the latest purchase… Bottom end of market?? Terrible mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 Still been working through the outcome of this one and it’s in the balance. Yes I still bought an early R56. Advertised as well loved, but also well used car. The big bonus* of this one is that it was fairly local and also came with a £3k bill for an engine rebuild less than 12 thousand miles ago. The seller was quite right, it’s definitely been used: The good: It’s cleaned up quite* well with a good hoover and polish. The bad: I think the DMF is on it’s way out (just about the only part that wasn’t replaced on the rebuild) and I think the timing chain is just on it’s way out. Slight rattle when first started from cold - completely quiet after that. I knew these were bad, but 12k for a chain - shite parts or just because mini? 😢 It was cheap and is very well spec’d, so I think I could just about claw my money back if I replaced both. But where’s the fun in that - I might try a new tensioner, but other than that it’s getting run until it 💩 itself. I’ll take bets on how long that is! Pic’s when it stops raining… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandylegs Posted September 9, 2022 Author Share Posted September 9, 2022 Forgot to say, having owned a couple of the older Supercharged R53’s, the R56 is just better* in every way. Better built, much higher spec interior and I also think better handling. Everything other than reliability 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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