Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[Jimmm]

Sammo123 said:

...my £150...

At that price you could take it to a trusted local garage then to the nearest valeter. Put it on Autotrader and still make £2k.

[RobinBanks]

I thought 106 GTIs all had leather seats?

Either way, that's fantastic for £400 with MOT until April

[Krikkit]

RobinBanks said:

I thought 106 GTIs all had leather seats?

Either way, that's fantastic for £400 with MOT until April

Nope, it was an option to have half or full leather, the latter being extremely rare.

That's a bloody bargain, even with a knackered rear beam.

[Ste1987]

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

Cheapest Celica on Autotrader. Looks like it's cleaned up pretty well. Not sure about the claimed 1 in 200 limited edition

[Hugo a Gogo]

jaysus, and you found the Focus better? terrible seats

[RobinBanks]

Krikkit said:

Nope, it was an option to have half or full leather, the latter being extremely rare.

That's a bloody bargain, even with a knackered rear beam.

I've shown it to my brother and he's hoping to contact the owner later. Watch this space!
I've agreed to donate an old Alpine CD+USB head unit I have if he goes ahead.

[Alex106]

Krikkit said:

RobinBanks said:

I thought 106 GTIs all had leather seats?

Either way, that's fantastic for £400 with MOT until April

Nope, it was an option to have half or full leather, the latter being extremely rare.

That's a bloody bargain, even with a knackered rear beam.

IM Axle sell a refurbished beam for £255. You send them your old one.

I had a new one for my rallye before I sold it and it was top notch!

[Toaster Pilot]

How hard is it to refurbish the beam? I have a pretty well stocked workshop....

[gowmonster]

Toaster Pilot said:

How hard is it to refurbish the beam? I have a pretty well stocked workshop....

it depends if the stubs that the trailing arms go onto are pitted. if it's past that point you need to press new ones in and I think you need heavy gear to do it.

[gowmonster]

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/181395/1993...

[Emeye]

Hummm. That 106 Gti is pretty local to me.

I already have too many cars though. And a total house renovation to do.

[Toaster Pilot]

gowmonster said:

it depends if the stubs that the trailing arms go onto are pitted. if it's past that point you need to press new ones in and I think you need heavy gear to do it.

My shonky eBay "12T" press might not be up to the job then

[Lazadude]

gowmonster said:

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/181395/1993...

The interior is a bit of a acquired taste.

[TheAngryDog]

320touring said:

Bought a w210 e280 saloon with MOT til April 16 for the Burd's little Cousin last week.

worse ways to spend £350 tbh- if she gets 3 months out it she'll be ahead

Edited by 320touring on Monday 10th August 18:52

What the f.......

How do people find these bargains??

[RobinBanks]

Lazadude said:

The interior is a bit of a acquired taste.

I really like the interior

[TonyRPH]

RobinBanks said:

Lazadude said:

The interior is a bit of a acquired taste.

I really like the interior

So you're telling us you have an acquired taste?

[Birdster]

St John Smythe said:

Birdster said:

Anything with a V8 around?

I'm seriously looking at LS400's after having a sit in a friends the other day (not for sale sadly)

This sort of thing. Although the number plate doesn't tie in with mature owner.

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

Never understood what must go through someone's mind to think a numberplate like that is a good idea.

It sounds daft, but it puts me off.

[Emeye]

Celica 190 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[Usget]

Emeye said:

Celica 190 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

That's a bit of alright. Advert is confidence-inspiring.

[320touring]

TheAngryDog said:

320touring said:

Bought a w210 e280 saloon with MOT til April 16 for the Burd's little Cousin last week.

worse ways to spend £350 tbh- if she gets 3 months out it she'll be ahead

Edited by 320touring on Monday 10th August 18:52

What the f.......

How do people find these bargains??

in my case an almost obsessive daily trawl through various selling places..

its a dangerous pastime.