Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[vit4]

TREMAiNE said:

funkyrobot said:

Potentially expensive or a steal?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...

Got to have some big bills around the corner, shirley?

Going by this in the ad:

ad said:

"Just needs tlc eg couple of bulbs from dashboard need replcing"

I would suspect that the big bills were around the last corner

[radiodanno]

vit4 said:

TREMAiNE said:

funkyrobot said:

Potentially expensive or a steal?

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...

Got to have some big bills around the corner, shirley?

Going by this in the ad:

ad said:

"Just needs tlc eg couple of bulbs from dashboard need replcing"

I would suspect that the big bills were around the last corner

At least you'll know you've put the new bulbs in the right hole, as they'll illuminate immediately.

[littlebasher]

Timewarp

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-Alpine-1600-AUTOM...

Deutsch Metall

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-523I-SE-AUTO-SILVER-...

[BorkFactor]

littlebasher said:

Deutsch Metall

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-523I-SE-AUTO-SILVER-...

That one looks nice, good colour combination. Shame its an auto though.

Also, WTF is in the rear footwell?!

[Cliftonite]

BorkFactor said:

That one looks nice, good colour combination. Shame its an auto though.

Also, WTF is in the rear footwell?!

Water jug and aerosol for de-icing?

[BorkFactor]

Cliftonite said:

Water jug and aerosol for de-icing?

But the water jug looks like it should be clear, and has some bizarre yellow substance in it? Why would you not remove that before taking a photo?

[Cliftonite]

littlebasher said:

Timewarp

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-Alpine-1600-AUTOM...

Deutsch Metall

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-523I-SE-AUTO-SILVER-...

My mother had a similar Talbot back in the day. It must have had a larger-than-average fuel tank. I was quite surprised when it cost over £20 to fill it! To date, that had been the highest amount I had ever paid to fill a car with petrol!

I was running a Ford Capri MkII at the time.

[Cliftonite]

BorkFactor said:

Cliftonite said:

Water jug and aerosol for de-icing?

But the water jug looks like it should be clear, and has some bizarre yellow substance in it? Why would you not remove that before taking a photo?

Stoneware?

[Cliftonite]

Cliftonite said:

Stoneware?

No, as you were! I have now studied the larger pic and, yes, it does seem to be a graduated (former-) see-through plastic jug!

[Hoofy]

Tell me this is a stupid idea for a daily driver: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[Toaster Pilot]

Hoofy said:

Tell me this is a stupid idea for a daily driver: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Petrol's cheap - do it!

[Hoofy]

Toaster Pilot said:

Hoofy said:

Tell me this is a stupid idea for a daily driver: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Petrol's cheap - do it!

Even when it was 140p, it was still pretty cheap!</PBCD>

[80quattro]

Hoofy said:

Toaster Pilot said:

Hoofy said:

Tell me this is a stupid idea for a daily driver: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Petrol's cheap - do it!

Even when it was 140p, it was still pretty cheap!</PBCD>

I used to have a XJ6 3.2 Sport. Rubbish on fuel even when driving very gently, handling was dire. E39 5 series a far better buy !

[Hoofy]

80quattro said:

I used to have a XJ6 3.2 Sport. Rubbish on fuel even when driving very gently, handling was dire. E39 5 series a far better buy !

Mmm. Just missed a nice one near me actually. I do look at those ads when they come up.

[NickGibbs]

Alfa Romeo 156 JTS Veloce Sportwagon, leather, 'few parking scrapes', 109k miles, £850.
Bit odd that that those side skirts are one of the first features mentioned!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[2013BRM]

NickGibbs said:

Alfa Romeo 156 JTS Veloce Sportwagon, leather, 'few parking scrapes', 109k miles, £850.
Bit odd that that those side skirts are one of the first features mentioned!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

mmmn, wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, if you do, just make sure the stupid cambelts been changed, and then change it again anyway

[tombar]

littlebasher said:

Timewarp

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Talbot-Alpine-1600-AUTOM...

Deutsch Metall

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-523I-SE-AUTO-SILVER-...

We used to have a Talbot Solara (saloon Alpine - I think!) in the late 80's - a dreadful car, horrible vague thing. I think you'd have to be deranged to want to smoke around in that!

[anonymous-user]

80quattro said:

I used to have a XJ6 3.2 Sport. Rubbish on fuel even when driving very gently, handling was dire. E39 5 series a far better buy !

If the handling was dire then there was something wrong with it. Fair enough they roll more than you might expect but you can take the most astonishing liberties with them and make very rapid and smooth progress even on piss poor roads. Rear dampers wear out sooner than you might expect though, and there are a lot of bushes to get tired and baggy. I imagine with knackered suspension it could be quite... interesting.

Lifetime average of my X300 4.0 was just over 20MPG and it never, ever bettered 25MPG even on a 55MPH economy run. The 3.2 straight six is a bit weedy so you really want the 4.0.

[ZiggyNiva]

This looks like it could be a bargain http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Saab-9-5-turbo-estate-sp...

The alarm is easy to fix, and headlights are cheap.

[Emeye]

2013BRM said:

NickGibbs said:

Alfa Romeo 156 JTS Veloce Sportwagon, leather, 'few parking scrapes', 109k miles, £850.
Bit odd that that those side skirts are one of the first features mentioned!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

mmmn, wouldn't touch it with a bargepole, if you do, just make sure the stupid cambelts been changed, and then change it again anyway

Naaa. Buy it for £700 and run it til the cambelt or tensioners give up. Then buy another - you might drop lucky and it runs for years like my 1.8 155 TS did.