FEB 1996 Anglia Autotrader - Bargain Buys

[kevin 900]

I bought an E-Reg Golf out of this very edition, rediscovered it with some old magazines

So, the first few pages of the Bargain Buys section (if anyone's interested!)

 

 

 

[retrogeezer]

I used to spend hours looking through the trader....even used to take one on holiday with me, I think I have a photo of me reading one in Rhodes!

[BMC Dan]

Mk1 Goof 2 door (for resale purposes 15 years later) and pre-facelift Mk2 Granny (for Jack Regan/George Cowley fantasies) plz.

[r.welfare]

Buick Skyhawk!

[Alexg]

First thought - look how bloody cheap all the minis are!

[kevin 900]

More shite;

 

 

 

[trigger]

Great stuff!, I used to have a massive pile of autotraders from 1991-94 but dumped them all about 8 years ago, wish i hadn't now.

 

I love the Capri with the cherry bomb as a selling point!

[Mr Lobster]

I used to love AutoTrader when it was like that - with the ads in no sort of order before they started putting ads in alphabetical order.

 

It was like a voyage of discovery scanning the pages looking for hidden tat with ads seeming scattered about at randon within their section. Putting them in alphabetical order spoiled it a little for me.

[Shep Shepherd]

Ah, the halcyon car buying days of the mid-1990s when a grand could bag you all manner of bread and butter 1980s cars in good order.

 

That 240 GL on the first page is pretty tasty

[BMC Dan]

Shame about the cock up with the Avenger photo, would have been a Top Hat edition by the sounds of it. Check out the prices of the type 2 camper, XR2 and Escort underneath it too!! Can imagine a load of blinged up black Mitsubishi L200's with 'Essex plant hire' type signage racing down to the last two, owners armed with 'readies' if they were that sorta money nowadays.

[Negative Creep]

Oh for the days of seeing a 3.0 Capri with a 3 figure price tag

[Vinylseats]

I remember my dad advertising our top-spec Alpine in Auto Trader in 1986 when I was 6 years old.

[kevin 900]

Last installment;

 

 

 

THE END

[cort16]

That was the days when a guy with a camera would turn up and take a snap of your car for the magazine. That's probably why the pictures are so consistant and not a side ways shot of the bottom half of the front of car like you get on ebay now.

[ProgRocker]

Spoilt for choice as far as mark 2 Cavaliers are concerned. Brilliant!

[AnthonyG]

Lovely cheap Minis and 70's chod - Chevette looks fun!

[mattblack]

That was the days when a guy with a camera would turn up and take a snap of your car for the magazine. That's probably why the pictures are so consistant and not a side ways shot of the bottom half of the front of car like you get on ebay now.

 

...and you left the cheque and the ad copy in a plastic bag tucked in the exhaust. Been there, done that....

[Lacy]

Just rung up about that Lancia Delta Martini.....fuckin' things sold.....

 

Ah well, need to be quicker next time.......

[theorganist]

Thanks for showing those, it's bought back some memories of buying cars when I was a teenager. Just think I would of laughed at the thought of owning an Allegro then!!

 

I found some old Autotraders the other day from around 1997 in a cupboard at home, and I have a suspicion that I may have some from 1988 in the loft, will have to have a look at the weekend!!

[Split_Pin]

Excellent scans! So many lovely MK3 Escorts and MK1 Orions.

 

Also the Renault 12 on the first page was a good age for that type of car in 1996. I only recall ever seeing one 12 in 1996, on myfirst trip to the Lake District

 

I hope this is the start of a new trend on A-S.

 

I have a 1989 copy of the Dundee Auto Mart paper somewhere, and a Canadian Auto Trader from the same year.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Loads of Minis for under a bag. Obviously the Cooper replica/wanker phase hadn't kicked off then. Loving the Fiesta Mark 2 on p2 that's been undersealed up to the doorhandles.

 

My 1996 Autotrader buys:

 

1977 Alfasud 1300Ti £50, welded the floor back in and put a low mileage 1300 Arna motor in. LJO155S

 

1983 A plate Sierra in HAB, £350, utterly rotten arches and had a 2.0 engine in - would overheat at anything over 60 because the rad fins were missing on the lower 6 inches. Actually I bought this in 1995....

 

1985 Arna 1.2SL, B100EGH. A low mileage honey bought for £275. Took insane amounts of abuse over 10'000 miles, swapped the Alfa badges for Nissan ones, 'lost' the V5 and put it thru Aylsebury Car Auctions. It made a ton and a half.

 

1982 Y reg 525i E28. Bought it for £350 with damaged osf wing. Bought a new one from EuroCarFarts for £30, had it painted for £30 and fitted it out in the street. That turd polished up well, 190k and a growly 1st gear but a lovely thing.