End of year Tat Accounts.

[straightSix]

5 hours ago, Nyphur said:

I have still got my bike - it has barely been used in the last 12 months. I will probably sell it in the summer and buy something smaller. Maybe a scooter or a Grom or something, dunno, or maybe just another bike which isn't a sports bike.

I'd potentially be interested in this when it comes time to sell!

[DirtyDaily]

My list, nearly all bought and Sold:
 
1st: Lexus Ls430, semi famous, bought to replace an Audi A6 as I decided I like petrol over diesel too much (realised the A6 was actually a really good car and tried to buy it back) . Very kitted out and nice to drive but had a few too many things that needed doing since it was on over 200k miles. I replaced cam covers, O2 sensors, fabbed up an exhaust section and started to give up as it wasn't all that pretty.
Bought £1,800
Spent £700 ish
Sold £2,400

2nd car: after the Lexus I needed a stop gap car before I went to the Philippines. Skoda Fabia cropped up on the forum for £600 and I decided to snap it up. Perfectly average motoring. Fixed some wiring on the alternator, fitted a used driver's seatbelt, fixed a monumental leak on the rear doors and gave it a clean and happy days. Sold for £800.

3rd car: Jaguar XJ8. probably the nicest car I bought all year and it was broken to give you an idea of the kind of cars I buy. Jaguar XJ8 3.6. lovely thing though a little underpowered compared to the 4.2's. fitted a used strut in my shed and rebuilt the compressor, fitted a new drivers door lock so you could actually get out and it was golden. I didn't like the underpoweredness (see later in the thread for remedy) so decided to sell it and my dad wanted one so I sold it to him as it is a really nice one.
[/url] 4th: ML55 AMG. as you will see in the picture above a fantastic ML55. Bought on the forum for moving rubbish to the tip (was initially going for an old Volvo but this was even better). Filled the boot with a huge amount of tat, got me to London and back twice, averaged mid teens to the gallon and went like stink. Really great car and would be tempted to get one again. Bought for £2,250, Sold for £3,800 and spent £50 on a regas. The profit almost paid for the 2 months fuel bill (I jest)

5th: BMW Z4. Bought this as a mini project to fix up and flip. How wrong I was. 2003 on 70k miles owned by an elderly lady. Jesus it was shit. Replaced all the front suspension and it all snapped on me. Replaced all brakes discs and pads, replaced cam cover gasket, drivers cupholder, 2 tyres, alternator, front bumper, refurbed hood motor, new badges all round and I feel there's more I missed but I can't be bothered thinking about it anymore. Bought for £1,500 ended up spending over £1,000 on it and sold it for £2,800. Really disappointed in the sale price but by the time I sold it summer had long gone and the market was getting shit. Hate BMWs. Looks cool though.
6th: Audi A6. C5 generation and another stop gap car after I sold the other stuff. 1.8t, nice car but it was very rough. Bought for £560, fixed a few bits and sold for £600.

7th: Jaguar XJR. Bought a very ropey XJR for £2,700. Replaced a good few bits, drivers window regulator, windscreen wiper mechanism, passenger front strut, full service and theres more to do. Need to replace the supercharger belt and idler pulley, fix the alarm system as theres something interfering with the key fob working and then need to address the bodywork as it's a little shoddy. Very quick and lovely car to drive though! Still own and plan on owning for a while.
8th: Range Rover as mentioned above by [mention=5203]Saabnut[/mention] . Final purchase of the year and it's a biggen! 4.4 V8 of jaguar engine and 2.7tonnes of land rover. Super lovely car and super long journey to get it but all seems worth it. Only had it a couple of days so I need to get to know it but from what I can see so far it's a keeper. 
honourable mention for my Volvo S60 which my girlfriend drives. Bought in mid 2022 but has been very reliable. Bought with the typical d5 core plug leak and got that fixed and it's been solid ever since bar a couple of fixing an abs ring steaming from disturbing the axles when removing the gearbox. 
for 2024 I feel like it may be a slow year for car purchases unless they're for selling on.

[Schaefft]

30 minutes ago, DirtyDaily said:

My list, nearly all bought and Sold:
 
1st: Lexus Ls430, semi famous, bought to replace an Audi A6 as I decided I like petrol over diesel too much (realised the A6 was actually a really good car and tried to buy it back) . Very kitted out and nice to drive but had a few too many things that needed doing since it was on over 200k miles. I replaced cam covers, O2 sensors, fabbed up an exhaust section and started to give up as it wasn't all that pretty.
Bought £1,800
Spent £700 ish
Sold £2,400

2nd car: after the Lexus I needed a stop gap car before I went to the Philippines. Skoda Fabia cropped up on the forum for £600 and I decided to snap it up. Perfectly average motoring. Fixed some wiring on the alternator, fitted a used driver's seatbelt, fixed a monumental leak on the rear doors and gave it a clean and happy days. Sold for £800.

3rd car: Jaguar XJ8. probably the nicest car I bought all year and it was broken to give you an idea of the kind of cars I buy. Jaguar XJ8 3.6. lovely thing though a little underpowered compared to the 4.2's. fitted a used strut in my shed and rebuilt the compressor, fitted a new drivers door lock so you could actually get out and it was golden. I didn't like the underpoweredness (see later in the thread for remedy) so decided to sell it and my dad wanted one so I sold it to him as it is a really nice one.
[/url] 4th: ML55 AMG. as you will see in the picture above a fantastic ML55. Bought on the forum for moving rubbish to the tip (was initially going for an old Volvo but this was even better). Filled the boot with a huge amount of tat, got me to London and back twice, averaged mid teens to the gallon and went like stink. Really great car and would be tempted to get one again. Bought for £2,250, Sold for £3,800 and spent £50 on a regas. The profit almost paid for the 2 months fuel bill (I jest)

5th: BMW Z4. Bought this as a mini project to fix up and flip. How wrong I was. 2003 on 70k miles owned by an elderly lady. Jesus it was shit. Replaced all the front suspension and it all snapped on me. Replaced all brakes discs and pads, replaced cam cover gasket, drivers cupholder, 2 tyres, alternator, front bumper, refurbed hood motor, new badges all round and I feel there's more I missed but I can't be bothered thinking about it anymore. Bought for £1,500 ended up spending over £1,000 on it and sold it for £2,800. Really disappointed in the sale price but by the time I sold it summer had long gone and the market was getting shit. Hate BMWs. Looks cool though.
6th: Audi A6. C5 generation and another stop gap car after I sold the other stuff. 1.8t, nice car but it was very rough. Bought for £560, fixed a few bits and sold for £600.

7th: Jaguar XJR. Bought a very ropey XJR for £2,700. Replaced a good few bits, drivers window regulator, windscreen wiper mechanism, passenger front strut, full service and theres more to do. Need to replace the supercharger belt and idler pulley, fix the alarm system as theres something interfering with the key fob working and then need to address the bodywork as it's a little shoddy. Very quick and lovely car to drive though! Still own and plan on owning for a while.
8th: Range Rover as mentioned above by @Saabnut . Final purchase of the year and it's a biggen! 4.4 V8 of jaguar engine and 2.7tonnes of land rover. Super lovely car and super long journey to get it but all seems worth it. Only had it a couple of days so I need to get to know it but from what I can see so far it's a keeper. 
honourable mention for my Volvo S60 which my girlfriend drives. Bought in mid 2022 but has been very reliable. Bought with the typical d5 core plug leak and got that fixed and it's been solid ever since bar a couple of fixing an abs ring steaming from disturbing the axles when removing the gearbox. 
for 2024 I feel like it may be a slow year for car purchases unless they're for selling on. 
 

Excellent bargain barging. Dibs on the XJR should it be up for sale eventually!

[DirtyDaily]

35 minutes ago, DirtyDaily said:

My list, nearly all bought and Sold:
 
1st: Lexus Ls430, semi famous
 

Forgot to elaborate on the semi famous comment. Magazine car. Also if you read my post on Tapatalk you will see the ML55 picture instead of text. Lol.

[DirtyDaily]

Excellent bargain barging. Dibs on the XJR should it be up for sale eventually!

XJR probably won't be for sale anytime soon. I say. It won't be cheap though!

[LightBulbFun]

in:

a 1958 Stanley Harper Mk6A Petrol invalid car  

(hey no one else has claimed it, so im claiming it for myself LOL)

out: none.

non moving and still giving @red5 PTSD: my 1976 Invacar Model 70 Mark B

I am naively hoping that maybe just maybe in 2024 I might get REV back and on the road? but thats what I said the last 3-4 years LOL