Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2
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Bought it. 2001 9-5 2.3 lpt
80K, family owned, good FSH (all Saab garages), allegedly garaged from new (and looks like it), non age related plate, the all important tow bar, test until november.
I've not been allowed to drive it yet - the wife loves it however; the stereo is apparently "loud", it's "very very comfy" and also gets a rating of "fast"
All for maximum thread budget.
Is due an oil service and has no evidence of a sump drop so I'll get on to that first. Should upgrade the pcv kit by all accounts as well. Who's good for saab parts does anyone know?
I've always been wary of cars with towbars fitted, especially big cars as it suggests they may have had a hard life towing a caravan or big trailer around along with all the strain that put on the transmission etc
Am I right to be careful -unless I needed a tow bar I guess?
I always thought if I went to look at a car with a towbar I'd try to find out what it had been towing by asking a leading question like - "So it can cope OK towing a big caravan can it?"
If I get a reply such as "Yeah, no probs mate, I've had my 18 berth swift XL on the back of here down to Spain a few times every year", I will run away!
Am I right to be careful -unless I needed a tow bar I guess?
I always thought if I went to look at a car with a towbar I'd try to find out what it had been towing by asking a leading question like - "So it can cope OK towing a big caravan can it?"
If I get a reply such as "Yeah, no probs mate, I've had my 18 berth swift XL on the back of here down to Spain a few times every year", I will run away!
Emeye said:
I've always been wary of cars with towbars fitted, especially big cars as it suggests they may have had a hard life towing a caravan or big trailer around along with all the strain that put on the transmission etc
Am I right to be careful -unless I needed a tow bar I guess?
I always thought if I went to look at a car with a towbar I'd try to find out what it had been towing by asking a leading question like - "So it can cope OK towing a big caravan can it?"
If I get a reply such as "Yeah, no probs mate, I've had my 18 berth swift XL on the back of here down to Spain a few times every year", I will run away!
How much extra strain does it actually put on the car? I would have thought it was negligible once up to speed. Am I right to be careful -unless I needed a tow bar I guess?
I always thought if I went to look at a car with a towbar I'd try to find out what it had been towing by asking a leading question like - "So it can cope OK towing a big caravan can it?"
If I get a reply such as "Yeah, no probs mate, I've had my 18 berth swift XL on the back of here down to Spain a few times every year", I will run away!
If it's their everyday car, surely the vast majority of journeys would be without caravan anyway.
I wouldn't worry about it too much personally.
I'm sorry.
I have betrayed my hate of old Mercedes'.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
£795, 1 owner, FSH.
I have betrayed my hate of old Mercedes'.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
£795, 1 owner, FSH.
doge said:
I'm sorry.
I have betrayed my hate of old Mercedes'.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
£795, 1 owner, FSH.
don't blame you, that interior could be newI have betrayed my hate of old Mercedes'.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
£795, 1 owner, FSH.
2013BRM said:
doge said:
I'm sorry.
I have betrayed my hate of old Mercedes'.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
£795, 1 owner, FSH.
don't blame you, that interior could be newI have betrayed my hate of old Mercedes'.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
£795, 1 owner, FSH.
My crap astra has literally just died, might need to go to brum this weekend.
Very tidy looking E46 323i on eBay for £995. Haven't seen one as clean as this for a while!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-BMW-323i-SE-4-Door-...
MOT until January next year, "service history", and by the looks of things rust free!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-BMW-323i-SE-4-Door-...
MOT until January next year, "service history", and by the looks of things rust free!
SlowV6 said:
2013BRM said:
£850
Blimey - awesome deal you've got there for a post 2004 (sludge free) and pre Dame Edna (cost cutting) Aero. More details please!good bits, 1 owner from new, like new inside, good paint, FSSH, HK speakers, memory seats and mirrors with auto dim, rain sensing, self levelling, local indy was pissed off because it is better than his 2010 Aero
bad bits, 200k, scruffy wheels
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