Best (or worst) stuff found in a newly bought car?

[cms206]

  On 01/04/2025 at 20:01, HillmanImp said:

@cms206 

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I've had that car thirteen years.

I have owned those Y-fronts thirteen years.

 

I still don't know whos Ys they are.

[Metal Guru]

Pair of binoculars is the only thing I’ve found. In a 1998 Laguna bought from Sir Arnold in 2000. 
Cheapo ones , still in a cupboard somewhere in the house. 

[bangernomics]

£3.74 in loose change in a £5 hyundai. Pony.

Tim’s wifes glasses in a polo.

A few screwdrivers and sockets in various chod.

That £3.74 though! Win.

[Three Speed]

I found £4 in the Saab 900 convertible I bough for a banger run. 
I failed to include it when I sold it to @Alan_Green

[beko1987]

I found a nice pair of binoculars in the laguna 2 I bought from @ruffgeezer which we still use 👌

 

[MorrisItalSLX]

The centre console of the Jag contained a steak knife and a home recorded cassette of Polish music. I removed the rear seat squab to discover an official copy of the original owner’s son’s birth certificate.

On the plus side, the passengers seat pocket contains the original Jaguar sales brochure with hand written prices.

[horriblemercedes]

  On 01/04/2025 at 16:21, Remspoor said:

Do not throw that away. It will still be usable. Even when the pressure gauge says it is low just get it repressurised.

I have only ever found the old small bit of loose change dust or mud.

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You would hope so!

Sounds like it was only serviced last year. It should be usable for a few years after that

[Rustybullethole]

Live shotgun rounds and a dead rabbit in a Nissan Navara. 

 

[Pieman]

  On 02/04/2025 at 01:38, Metal Guru said:

Pair of binoculars is the only thing I’ve found. In a 1998 Laguna bought from Sir Arnold in 2000. 
Cheapo ones , still in a cupboard somewhere in the house. 

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  On 02/04/2025 at 08:51, beko1987 said:

I found a nice pair of binoculars in the laguna 2 I bought from @ruffgeezer which we still use 👌

 

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Odd coincidence.  Are Lagunas popular with twitchers or something?

[Verysleepyboy]

  On 01/04/2025 at 20:14, delux said:

Worst thing...

My last Jimny had a Phil Collins CD stuck in which wouldnt switch off or eject unless the ignition was off. As soon as it was turned back on, Phil would start up again. If anyone finds a silver single CD player by the side of the A1 just south of Berwick upon Tweed, thats it!

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Still laughing at the mental image of the CD player being slung out of a moving vehicle - presumably with the sound of Phil Collins still singing about A Groovy Kind of Love as it hits the central reservation......

[Verysleepyboy]

  On 02/04/2025 at 10:54, horriblemercedes said:

You would hope so!

Sounds like it was only serviced last year. It should be usable for a few years after that

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Not serviced last year - but stamped as manufactured in 2024!!! Definitely a win!

[bunglebus]

I haven't bought a car in a while but I certainly always get about £1.27 back in loose change when I clean it properly.

Found several disposable lighters jamming up the seat runners in the silver Lupo, as well as the sticky remains of sweets (I hope)

[straightSix]

I did once find a Viagra in one of my cars...

[Imhotep]

Crowbar under the seat of a 106. 
 

I mean I am from Birmingham and so was the car so that should be expected I guess 

[DavieW]

Nothing exciting other than loose change in any car I've bought.

I bought a Viva years ago and the owners father removed several porn mags from under the boot mat, not sure how he knew they were there, before I drove it away. 

A Green Day CD in the stereo of a hire car. 

[adw1977]

  On 01/04/2025 at 20:11, Lord Sterling said:

3 x old-style £10 notes. Worth fuck all.

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Worth £30!

The Bank of England will exchange old notes for new ones, they never become worthless.

In fact, unless they're absolutely ancient a high street bank (if you can still find one) would probably exchange them. 

[fatmanblue]

  On 02/04/2025 at 21:46, adw1977 said:

Worth £30!

The Bank of England will exchange old notes for new ones, they never become worthless.

In fact, unless they're absolutely ancient a high street bank (if you can still find one) would probably exchange them. 

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By coincidence I once found three of the old large £10 notes in the seat pocket of a car I was breaking for parts... Building Society wouldn't touch them but bank (HSBC) would, no problem.

I also found a very battered, bruised and incomplete £20 under the rubber mat in my 2CV.  Sent that one to Threadneedle Street and was duly credited with the full value.

[Lord Sterling]

  On 02/04/2025 at 21:46, adw1977 said:

Worth £30!

The Bank of England will exchange old notes for new ones, they never become worthless.

In fact, unless they're absolutely ancient a high street bank (if you can still find one) would probably exchange them. 

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Cheers. I'll have a go and see if I can exchange them. It'd be useful for when things get tough.

[MarinaJosh]

This was under the back seat of my Ital.

[Verysleepyboy]

  On 02/04/2025 at 14:28, straightSix said:

I did once find a Viagra in one of my cars...

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Must have been a hard sell????

[Verysleepyboy]

  On 03/04/2025 at 05:59, MarinaJosh said:

This was under the back seat of my Ital.

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Did you ever find out who Geoff was?

[MarinaJosh]

Yes, he owned it for a long time. He passed it on when it failed an MOT and he couldn't keep it going anymore. Sadly, I suspect he's no longer with us. 

[stuboy]

worst load of vin plates etc and v5 for cars that wernt present....  chucked on a fire... no thanks for the ringing kit

[delux]

Its kinda on topic, it involves car finds!

My former colleague, Grant had an Audi A3. He owned it for several years, doing the bare minimum to it. Never serviced, never washed. When he upgraded to a Caddy van he offloaded the Audi to 'webuyanycar'.

Got £300 which I thought was a pretty good deal! It looked exactly as you would imagine a £300 A3 would look!

Anyway, following day 'webuyanycar' phoned him. '...not fuckin answering that, you get what you pay for!' he defiantly exclaimed!

By the end of the week they were calling him twice daily. I pointed out he had already spent the money so he might as well answer it. When they phoned for the 3rd time, that Friday he answered it.

'Oh, right, I'll pick it up tonight, thank you!'

Turns out, every time Grant bought fags he would just chuck the change in the passenger footwell direction. This built up. When they had looked over the car they had found £250 in lose change!

😃

[bangernomics]

  On 01/04/2025 at 20:14, delux said:

Best thing...
Bought a Micra, years ago. The original scissor jack was wrapped in a faded yellow T shirt with Burt Reynolds and the words 'What would the Bandit do?'
I've lived my life to that philosophy since!
 
Worst thing...
My last Jimny had a Phil Collins CD stuck in which wouldnt switch off or eject unless the ignition was off. As soon as it was turned back on, Phil would start up again. If anyone finds a silver single CD player by the side of the A1 just south of Berwick upon Tweed, thats it!

Are you ser ser serious ohh no.

[purplebargeken]

Fully functioning unlocked Nokia under the rear seat of a Moggie Minor.

[timolloyd]

  On 04/04/2025 at 19:39, purplebargeken said:

Fully functioning unlocked Nokia under the rear seat of a Moggie Minor.

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Drug dealer?

[IronStar]

Is it common for cars over there to be cleaned up before the sale?

Every single car I’ve ever bought had a random assortment of shite all over the place, and at least one full bag of trash is filled with the leftover stuff. 

Favorites? A very detailed evidence that E21 was in Slovenia 2 years prior to my purchase. That car barely drove 5km when I got it,  I can’t possibly imagine how on earth did it manage to get that far, but heyho, it apparently did.

A set of used bathroom carpets in the frunk of VW Beetle. No, me neither. 

Bunch of discs scratched to oblivion, still valid gas station card, several umbrellas and tons of 15 year old receipts in 307CC. Ex-owner is a friend of mine. She never bothered to pick up any of the personal items, so I junked everything after a while, but kept JLo CD. 😄

There was a molten candle in the door pocket of one of the Yugos I bought. 

Assortment of random screws, burnt out bulbs, and random shite in Florida. Those were there for multiple owners. This one came with a fresh watermelon in the back, but that was intentionally left by the seller that sold watermelons. 

[reb]

  On 01/04/2025 at 21:29, cms206 said:

I've had that car thirteen years.

I have owned those Y-fronts thirteen years.

 

I still don't know whos Ys they are.

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The photo made me think of the scotoshite meets at whatever chain pub where the waiter was "just a wee boy"

Because the andy featured is Just A Wee Boy

[MJK 24]

Found a used condom in one of the rear footwells of my Scirocco.

As I got in the back with a twig to remove it, I then spotted a footprint on the window 🤦🏼