Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[V8mate]

And so the search for the ultimate way to spend a grand or less continues.


Let's kick off again with a leftfield choice... "it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks"

[SuperHangOn]

Viewed (well ish) this car. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-MERCEDES-CLK-320-EL... .

Can I test drive it? No, I would have to move the other cars (1 in front of it). Could I take it for a short drive if I were to win the auction? No, that's not what an auction is all about mate.

I feel for anyone buying a £30k car off that lot Amazing how a used car dealer can manage to be so arrogant.

Really need to stop faffing about with ebay. (BTW the rust is predictably way worse than the photos - don't think I'll look at any more Mercs because you would need to look at a thousand before find one acceptable car)

Edited by SuperHangOn on Friday 31st May 17:10

[sleep envy]

Hold up, how did V8Mate start this thread?

[V8mate]

sleep envy said:

Hold up, how did V8Mate start this thread?

Click 'Start a Thread'. Anyone can do it, apparently.

[sleep envy]

V8mate said:

Click 'Start a Thread'. Anyone can do it, apparently.

Really?

Did you sneak in before JAYB?

[V8mate]

sleep envy said:

V8mate said:

Click 'Start a Thread'. Anyone can do it, apparently.

Really?

Did you sneak in before JAYB?

You'd hardly want to sneak in after him!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

V8mate said:

You'd hardly want to sneak in after him!

Nicely put!

[Rollcage]

SuperHangOn said:

Viewed (well ish) this car. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-MERCEDES-CLK-320-EL... .

Can I test drive it? No, I would have to move the other cars (1 in front of it). Could I take it for a short drive if I were to win the auction? No, that's not what an auction is all about mate.

I feel for anyone buying a £30k car off that lot Amazing how a used car dealer can manage to be so arrogant.

Really need to stop faffing about with ebay. (BTW the rust is predictably way worse than the photos - don't think I'll look at any more Mercs because you would need to look at a thousand before find one acceptable car)

Edited by SuperHangOn on Friday 31st May 17:10

And yet that very auction invites you to come and view/test drive the car.

sleep envy said:

Really?

Did you sneak in before JAYB?

G's been waiting for hours, finger hovering over <Enter>.

[V8mate]

How about some top-down, bargain basement, summer motoring?

[Pulse]

V8mate said:

How about some top-down, bargain basement, summer motoring?

Fail. No tax or MOT, and won't pass, either!

[V8mate]

Pulse said:

V8mate said:

How about some top-down, bargain basement, summer motoring?

Fail. No tax or MOT, and won't pass, either!

Meh. How about this one then?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

V8mate said:

How about some top-down, bargain basement, summer motoring?

I'd take that. Good spot. Technically over budget of course!

[V8mate]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

V8mate said:

How about some top-down, bargain basement, summer motoring?

I'd take that. Good spot. Technically over budget of course!

Up to £1200 includes 'haggle room'

[V8mate]

535i. Reasonably leggy and not perfect; should stay within thread budget?

[pad58]

Pulse said:

V8mate said:

How about some top-down, bargain basement, summer motoring?

How do you know that? Do you know the car?


Fail. No tax or MOT, and won't pass, either!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

V8mate said:

Oh my. That is awful.

[Rollcage]

I'll take the yellow F40 please!

[V8mate]

Rollcage said:

I'll take the yellow F40 please!

The one which 'is indistinguishable from the real thing'?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Rather than just criticise what V8mate has posted, I thought I'd better make more of a contribution. So how about this?
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C366050

[Rollcage]

V8mate said:

Rollcage said:

I'll take the yellow F40 please!

The one which 'is indistinguishable from the real thing'?

You mean it's not "the real thing"?

I had the tickets booked and everything.