Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

Monday 6th October 2014

Toaster Pilot said:

Bargain basement world seems to be quiet recently frown

I bought a Matiz with a year's MOT for £70 yesterday hehe

Not quite "best of..."

Pictures?

14,619 posts

158 months

Monday 6th October 2014

No pics to hand but it's a surprisingly clean little thing, odd battle scar here and there. 51 plate with 75k on the clock and the interior is pretty immaculate!

amoeba

200 posts

166 months

Monday 6th October 2014

Where do you guys find these dirt cheap cars?

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158 months

Monday 6th October 2014

amoeba said:

Where do you guys find these dirt cheap cars?

More luck than judgement - worth noting that unless I keep this one to use as a runaround/courtesy car, it'll be up for sale for £695 so I can understand why such cheap cars aren't very forthcoming hehe

myvision

1,945 posts

136 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014

Jon999 said:

Bought this on Saturday. A twin for my bargain basement ST220 I purchased last year (which is running great, Nurburgring trip next weekend)! Just wanted it for the side skirt but its a bit too good to scrap. Not saying how much but it was cheap, very cheap.

Seller was selling as the car had no boost, found a split hose so £19 fix. Battery was flat but after a 20 minute charge from the Focus it seems to be working fine, left it running for an hour (had fuel in it too!) and it starts on its own battery now smile

Bodywork is tatty but for the price I paid it was a steal. Now to decide what to do with it...

That doesn't look to bad at all.

Barchettaman

6,310 posts

132 months

Tuesday 7th October 2014

Agreed. A lot of metal for the money, and it's scrubbed up lovely!

Jon999

400 posts

148 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014

Unsure if anyone is interested in an update but my bargain basement ST220 just got back from the Nurburgring. 1400 miles and didn't miss a beat. 150mph on the Autobahn and a sub 10 minute lap.

anonymous-user

54 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014

get the neighbors talking

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

800 quids

sl430

14,619 posts

158 months

Wednesday 8th October 2014

The Spruce goose said:

get the neighbors talking

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

800 quids

sl430

That's a supreme level of pie key prestige right there, I like

SebastienClement

1,950 posts

140 months

Thursday 9th October 2014

Too cheap not to share...

http://www.gumtree.com/p/mg/must-go-today-mg-zt-t-...

tali1

5,266 posts

201 months

Thursday 9th October 2014

Rare extras of headlamp wash and s/roof aswell.

14,619 posts

158 months

Thursday 9th October 2014

Looks like a bargain that!

alpha channel

1,387 posts

162 months

Thursday 9th October 2014

If only I had the space... :sigh: While the V8 is preferable I'd happily settle for the V6 biggrin

Hallsy01

353 posts

181 months

Friday 10th October 2014

That ZT-T looks nice, I'm after a 190 myself, but can't buy until someone has bought my 944 S frown

Wonder if it's had the cambelt done, quite a big job on the kv6 apparently.

There is a red one on eBay, similar miles for £750 - but the seller seems upset that people are asking about service history on a cheap car (he has literally nothing). So it will need a cambelt straight away if you intend to keep it. My first 850 T5 cost me £600, yet had one of the most comprehensive history files i've ever seen!

Someone buy my 944 S so I can buy a bargain basement ZTT 190!! Or a BB ST220 if I can find one!

Edited by Hallsy01 on Friday 10th October 09:32

TurboHatchback

4,160 posts

153 months

Friday 10th October 2014

A self nomination here, possibly the most boring car ever made but it's silly cheap to run and actually quite fun to trundle around in:

13" Alloys on that beast! I miss those days frown

14,619 posts

158 months

Friday 10th October 2014

That's probably the cleanest N15 Almera I've seen in years, bargain for someone smile

BigTom85

1,927 posts

171 months