Swede dreams - £500

[dollywobbler]

Everyone seems to be selling at the moment, me included! I've had the Saab up for grabs at £795 for a while, but I've got my eye on a shonky Xantia V6 with iffy electrics and no history, with several long distance journeys planned. Naturally, keeping this beautiful, fully-historied Saab is the sensible option, but that's no fun.

 

So, price drop to £500 or non-insulting offer - I'm sure other swapsies could be of interest, especially as they probably make a lot more sense than a slightly dubious Xantia.

[tonedepear]

I'm going to assume you're NOT in the market for an Impian? *puppy eyes*

 

Literally GR999 for long planned journeys.

[dollywobbler]

Sadly not! Much as I like them. Not really what I'm after.

 

I've just seen how cheap Pug 406 Coupes have got. Blimey!

[tonedepear]

Ratscocks. If you've still got it in a couple of months I may have saved up £600 ish. Failing that, can I have first dibs on it off whoever buys it next? Flat-front non-carlsson 9000 in red is near enough my dream vehicle.

[dollywobbler]

Could be a plan with your savings. I really should just keep it and do the mega-miles journeys (will be done in about a month's time) THEN sell it. That'd be far more sensible.

[tonedepear]

Ooh. Well if all goes to plan at Chez_Tone I'll have something else diesely and economical (and also Swedish) mid august, will be able to release the Imp to a good home for £notmany, and so then at the end of august I might be in a financial position for flat red 9k awesomeness.

[dollywobbler]

Ace. That's probably long enough to stop me doing something stupid!

[dollywobbler]

Right. With the BX project about to come my way, the fleet needs reducing. This Saab is great - was wonderful for the 700 miles it did this weekend. However, I've got no monster trips planned now and need funds - already looks like I'll have to give the Retro Rides Gathering a miss.

 

Now reduced to £550ono with Autoshite discount. That's for a Saab 9000 with full main dealer service history - bar the service I had carried out earlier in the year. Fully stamped book, 127,500 miles now, Cat 1 alarm and remote central locking. Must go before I get shouted at!

[dollywobbler]

Another bump for this one. Perhaps it's just too nice? Yeah, I'm sure that's what it is. With the new WinWagon now firmly on the fleet, this completely non-dented, pretty much non-rusty, exceedingly clean motor must depart the hallowed 'Wobbler fleet. Get yer offers in!

[Shep Shepherd]

I'd be quite interested if I wasn't going to be out of the country for a week from tomorrow; I've always fancied a 'proper' old Saab to mess around with.

[dollywobbler]

I fear it might be intimidated by all of your Volvos. Given how long I've been making a half-arsed job of selling it, it'll probably still be around when you get back. Don't spend all of your money on duty free!

[Shep Shepherd]

I fear it might be intimidated by all of your Volvos. Given how long I've been making a half-arsed job of selling it, it'll probably still be around when you get back. Don't spend all of your money on duty free!

 

The Volvos are a very friendly pair. TV2 in particular gets on with Saabs quite well

 

I think I'll be spending most of my money on petrol and Weissbeer

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I love this Saab! i've had a hankering for a flatface 9000 for some time, hope someone buys it soon!

[dollywobbler]

I hope someone buys it soon. My BX project is going to hit the buffers unless I free up some cash!

[scooters]

Matey I think the prob is every one is skint these days and I suspect are worried about the running costs and fuel costs.

 

What sort of mpg do you get?

 

If you were closer then I would be v interested but would get earache from the doris as she would see it as another expensive swedish barge!

 

Great car someone is bound to buy it at that price

[Mr_Bo11ox]

The old car market does seem to depressingly dead at the moment, (as far as I can tell by observing activity on the R-R for sale board). The proportion of threads that end up saying 'SOLD' seems to be very low indeed, and the ones that do sell seem to stay 'within the family' passing from one member to another rather than being released into the big wide world. Certainly my efforts to rehome that Cavalier were a total washout.

[autofive]

not much seems to sell via RR, as sometimes people have exagerated ideas of the value of their car, or their 'modifications'

[scooters]

not much seems to sell via RR, as sometimes people have exagerated ideas of the value of their car, or their 'modifications'

 

I spent an hour of 'the bay last night and there's not a lot up and what there is seems pretty overpriced - a nice looking Maxi for £2k and a Daf 66 for nearly 3k???

 

summer madness - suspect things will be back to normal in the Autumn - I do think that the rise in fuel prices and insurance is having a huge effect on some types of car - everyting over 2 lts seems to be slammed by insurance and drinks more gas

 

Iain - a nice 406 V6 with all the trimings looks like a bonzer buy

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I think the R-R board is pretty good on the whole, OK you do get a few goons on there but you do everywhere, and its fairly well managed to keep rubbish ads at bay - 'testing the water', 'offers invited' and that kind of rubbish gets short shrift on there which is great.

[RobT]

I struggled to sell a £350 Volvo 740 recently with 8 months MoT, and it was RR where I had the buyer (I think I was lucky though, right place right time etc.). I know they're not worth a lot but that's bargain basement motoring, and the lad was using it as a van substitute.

 

Anyway, aside from that my excuse for not buying this DW is I'm so far away. I can't bear using public transport for the length of time it'd take me to train it to Wales!

[scooters]

my last proper job was GR8 4 BYN SHYTE

 

we had a corporate deal with National rental ...so ...I would buy a car pissed on ebay - realise it was in Swansea - book a day's meetings in the Newport factory, hire an Insignia - drive to Newport - after work drive to National office in Swansea, call vendor, meet him there, return insignia....then....usually.....

 

drive 200 miles, break down....call AA.....bed by 4.00am...or somthing like that!

[dollywobbler]

Scooters - it's delivering a mightily impressive 34mpg at the moment, and I'm not the sort to pootle about the place (but then nor am I the sort who sees the red line as a must-hit target either). Just done another 220 miles in it today. Wonderfully comfortable.

 

As for public transport - yeah, it's about six hours from London, but after Birmingham, it gets very pleasant on the train! Cheap too... (£23 return to Brum).

[trigger]

I didn't have a sniff on my Escort when it was on the RR FS board, Luckly a member on a Mk3 Escort forum who saw my Ebay ad ended up buying it, I still think there's plenty of bargains out there, That 17600 miled Pug 309 SRi for £995 (or best offer) being one of them, Carandclassic throw up a few as well, a tidy black Triumph Dolomite 1500SE with 2 owners and 47k and T&T for £1250 ono yesterday nearly had me on the A12 to Chingford (If it wasn't for the £300+ repair bill on it's way for my Mondeo )

[lancashireclamper]

You've probably mentioned it already DW but how much T & T does the saab have?

[dollywobbler]

MOT March, Tax is Sept I think. Not checking now as it's persisting down.

[lancashireclamper]

Thanks, a lad at work was saying he's after a cheap motor, will mention it to him tomorrow.

[Guest Len H]

Scooters - it's delivering a mightily impressive 34mpg at the moment

 

That probably works out at 60ish MPG in scooters' world.

[dollywobbler]

To be fair, my all-time best in it is 56.5mpg after four miles of driving. Yeah, t'was downhill...

[dollywobbler]

Oh dear. I appear to be running out of money. Given that it's better to lose money on a car but have some actual cash, anyone fancy getting a hopefully-not-too-insulting offer in on this beauty?

[worldofceri]

Sorry for the unhelpful post as I can not buy this - despite having the raging horn for anything Saab shaped right now - as I have NO money.

 

Still, I put my details into Confused.com, just for the lols:

 

Cheapest quote: £737.89

Dearest quote: £3875.94

 

Fail.

 

I know an old-car insurance broker would be a much better bet and we could do some jiggery pokery like insuring our other car in my wife's name, but still; 'Tis depressing.