Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[Emeye]

RobinBanks said:

KTF said:

For sale locally to me:

Landrover freelander in bronze, 9 months mot, leather interior, electric windows and sunroof. Great little running £700 no offer,

These 1.8s aren't so bad. Of course they're gutless, but the Freelander is not such a bad offroader!

My 60k miles, 2 owner, well looked after £1500 1.8 Freelander I had a few years back was amazing in the snow and great day to day - when it was working. head gasket not the only thing to worry about. Centre diff can seize up and wreck the other diffs. Check the props have not been removed to make it front wheel drive which is the cheap fix. Mine had an electrical fault with wiring to fuel pump, also it was off the road for months and went to a number of "specialists" who couldn't get it running. Eventually my mate's garage traced it to a timing issue. The hand brake cable snapped, but there are two... Mine had the head gasket replaced a year or so before I bought it, but there are so many other things that can and do go wrong.

Still, if it drove well, for £700 I'd take a punt. Great when running, amazing off-road for the money.

Edited by Emeye on Tuesday 9th December 11:18

[forsure]

Looks like a bargain:


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-FORD-PUMA-THUNDER-1...

[tezzer]

TypeRTom said:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/honda/2001-honda-accord-c...

I can offer a PH discount to bring the price in line with this thread

Edited by TypeRTom on Wednesday 3rd December 22:02

Already got one of these, but the silky smooth 3.0V6.

The best £1200 I ever spent !

[tezzer]

KTF said:

Yes. Doesnt take much to get the wheels spinning either.

Try putting the spacesaver spare on the front, in the wet.

Oh, that was fun.

[Sammo123]

I paid an entire £400 for this last week. 1998 328i Auto with full leather and electric everything. It had no MOT but passed after needing a set of rear pads!

I originally bought it as a donor car for my 318i Touring but this is in such good condition that I'm considering keeping it and selling the Touring instead!

[31mph]

Good find!

[Birdster]

Nice. That photo makes it look spotless.

[Birdster]

Birdster said:

TypeRTom said:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/honda/2001-honda-accord-c...

I can offer a PH discount to bring the price in line with this thread

Edited by TypeRTom on Wednesday 3rd December 22:02

My old car is going to my aunt. I was going to replace it with another cheap run around, but this seems a much better idea. . Any chance you can send me the registration so I can check with my insurance company the cost to swap?

31, but no ncb to use as it's on my new ST.

Thanks.

I tried a quote without the plate. £1000 fully comprehensive.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Birdster said:

I tried a quote without the plate. £1000 fully comprehensive.

Does that make sense at this price point?

[Trustmeimadoctor]

I usually find fully comp cheaper than third party

[Slow]

Trustmeimadoctor said:

I usually find fully comp cheaper than third party

Third party is ridiculously expensive, at least try third party fire n theft?

[Birdster]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Birdster said:

I tried a quote without the plate. £1000 fully comprehensive.

Does that make sense at this price point?

No. Not at all. My ST is around £500. I know, newer car, more security etc, but I can't imagine many people smash up an Accord coupe from joy riding etc.

[BorkFactor]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Does that make sense at this price point?

As another poster said, it very often comes out cheaper than 3rd party

[WinstonWolf]

Kentish said:

A casual browse on ebay resulted in the £900 e39 523i Touring sitting outside on my drive right now.

Everything works as it should; even the aircon.

I'm not a fan of the 18" M Sport Parallel alloys; so I've removed those and fitted some old school 16" turbines.

That looks bloomin lovely

[Birdster]

Just found this. I'm too far for a casual glance, but looks good if the description is true. Looks lovely.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271690489713?nav=SEARCH

[405dogvan]

Kentish said:

A casual browse on ebay resulted in the £900 e39 523i Touring sitting outside on my drive right now.

Everything works as it should; even the aircon.

I'm not a fan of the 18" M Sport Parallel alloys; so I've removed those and fitted some old school 16" turbines.

Is the engine out and it's on bricks underneath or is there an engine in the boot or??? - that front susp looks mega lofty (and the wheels aren't originals methinks?)

Turbines - good call

[TypeRTom]

Birdster said:

I tried a quote without the plate. £1000 fully comprehensive.

Ouch, that is quite steep! Sorry for the delay but I sold it last Saturday. I did find the insurance quite expensive - more so than my Octavia VRS and Clio 172 but running costs weren't a major concern as I only bought the car as a stop-gap. I am missing those heated seats and the awesome stereo now that I have my Octavia back on the road!

[Hoofy]

S3_Graham said:

I didn't really notice them until I had my W208 '55. See a few of them round my way. Really fancy a cheap 430 to smoke around in.

check for rust, then check again and again. There will be some on it.

Rear subframe bushes will be worn unless they have been done. (expensive £450)

other than that I guess its standard car stuff. my interior seems have held up well.

You paid £4k for your 55? I paid £15k about 8 years ago. Mind you in 2001, the original owner paid about £60k.

[Birdster]

TypeRTom said:

Birdster said:

I tried a quote without the plate. £1000 fully comprehensive.

Ouch, that is quite steep! Sorry for the delay but I sold it last Saturday. I did find the insurance quite expensive - more so than my Octavia VRS and Clio 172 but running costs weren't a major concern as I only bought the car as a stop-gap. I am missing those heated seats and the awesome stereo now that I have my Octavia back on the road!

No worries. It was a good thing really. I don't need two cars and I was umming and aaring. I'm now back to looking at barges.

[Birdster]

Back to window shopping.

Does this look good? Or better when it's a private sale?

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/271704080802