Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[ambuletz]

looks like nobody bought that lexus!

[funkyrobot]

ambuletz said:

looks like nobody bought that lexus!

Was just looking to see if it had been relisted.

[Hoofy]

funkyrobot said:

ambuletz said:

looks like nobody bought that lexus!

Was just looking to see if it had been relisted.

Wonder if most people are put off by cars having over 150k miles.

[Hainey]

Hoofy said:

funkyrobot said:

ambuletz said:

looks like nobody bought that lexus!

Was just looking to see if it had been relisted.

Wonder if most people are put off by cars having over 150k miles.

I think so. Quality of engineering has advanced at a quicker pace than peoples acceptance I fear.

Still, I remember the era of dead at 80k miles CVH engines so it's hard not to blame them.

[Hoofy]

Hainey said:

Hoofy said:

funkyrobot said:

ambuletz said:

looks like nobody bought that lexus!

Was just looking to see if it had been relisted.

Wonder if most people are put off by cars having over 150k miles.

I think so. Quality of engineering has advanced at a quicker pace than peoples acceptance I fear.

Still, I remember the era of dead at 80k miles CVH engines so it's hard not to blame them.

Ouch.

I saw a Lexus SC430 for £4k the other day. Had about 185k on it. Wonder if it sold in the end.

[BenWRXSEi]

ambuletz said:

looks like nobody bought that lexus!

Blimey, a few years ago I sold a GS300 for my uncle that had almost 300,000 miles on it. Even with no MOT it still fetched 800 quid!

[Usget]

Unless it's one of those cars which is actually a total hound up close, I can't understand why it hasn't sold. That would be 12 months of cost-free motoring right there, I'm pretty sure.

[V8RX7]

Usget said:

Unless it's one of those cars which is actually a total hound up close, I can't understand why it hasn't sold. That would be 12 months of cost-free motoring right there, I'm pretty sure.

Timing belt was due, combined with the miles... it wasn't a total bargain.

Always best to start the bidding low to get people to watch it.

[Hainey]

V8RX7 said:

Usget said:

Unless it's one of those cars which is actually a total hound up close, I can't understand why it hasn't sold. That would be 12 months of cost-free motoring right there, I'm pretty sure.

Timing belt was due, combined with the miles... it wasn't a total bargain.

Always best to start the bidding low to get people to watch it.

If I was to buy it, I'd do the belt. A lot of people would just chance it though and accept it as a run of good luck if they got a year from it.

Usually seen with anything MZZT and the KV6 engine.

[anonymous-user]

80k miles in 4 years must be solid

Audi a4 avant tdi, 200 quid 6 month mot

'no advises'

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-W-AUDI-1-9-TDI-SE-A...

[Grunt Futtock]

The Spruce goose said:

80k miles in 4 years must be solid

Audi a4 avant tdi, 200 quid 6 month mot

'no advises'

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-W-AUDI-1-9-TDI-SE-A...

MOT in April 2010 180k miles
MOT in April 2011 91k miles......hmmm...

[soad]

Had a "haircut" (trade term), suprisingly common.

Almost had a look at EP3 Civic (Sport) locally, MOT advisory said low oil. Put me right off.

[Hoofy]

Can you report it? Surely it's fraud or something?

[anonymous-user]

Grunt Futtock said:

MOT in April 2010 180k miles
MOT in April 2011 91k miles......hmmm...

i missed that, ok still not bad for a moving car get half back in scrap

[BlueHave]

Hoofy said:

Can you report it? Surely it's fraud or something?

After five years I doubt anyone would care. The car is probably not far off the crusher.

If someone did enquire the previous owner would probably make some excuse about a new engine or instrument cluster or something and there is no way to prove that either way.

[Jimmy Recard]

For £200 I think that Audi is worth a go, clocked or not

[Ilovejapcrap]

Toaster Pilot said:

littlebasher said:

sim72 said:

defblade said:

Barge or bargain?
Only a 2 litre, manual not auto, cloth not leather, drops it onto the top end of this thread rather than the bottom of barges

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

That looks rather lovely, though I'd be nervous about less than 2 months MOT left, even though it passed with no advisories last time and it's only done 1,000 miles since ...

Plus you have to factor in a replacement leather interior!

Because changing the interior on a £1000 car is the first thing on everyone's mind isn't it!

Yes this is pistonheads

[Hoofy]

I suppose it's fine if you can find a crashed one, buy it for £200 and strip it out.

[TheGreatSoprendo]

How much would it cost to have front drop link and rear axle bush replaced?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112233926578

[phil_cardiff]

TheGreatSoprendo said:

How much would it cost to have front drop link and rear axle bush replaced?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112233926578

Not much. But what else will need replacing over time? Don't these Lagunas have a horrific reliability reputation?