Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2
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Ste1987 said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
At least they're honest. Shirley has higher scrap value?
How on earth did that pass an MOT less than 12 months ago! Tempting to see just how far it would go At least they're honest. Shirley has higher scrap value?
1997 BMW 523i for £599
10 months of MOT left (no advisories) and a private plate valued at £650 thrown in. If you can get shot of the private plate at that valuation, you've got yourself a pretty good little free car there. Well, a car you've effectively been paid £51 to drive.
Has a few dings and rust spots and the driver's seat is in awful nick but the ad's well written and the seller seems a bright and honest chap.
10 months of MOT left (no advisories) and a private plate valued at £650 thrown in. If you can get shot of the private plate at that valuation, you've got yourself a pretty good little free car there. Well, a car you've effectively been paid £51 to drive.
Has a few dings and rust spots and the driver's seat is in awful nick but the ad's well written and the seller seems a bright and honest chap.
Edited by GeordieInExile on Wednesday 2nd September 14:21
A bit tatty, but this must be some of the most horses you can get for your Bargain Basement money. Sounds like it has been looked after mechanically, too.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-BMW-3-SERIES-330I-S...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-BMW-3-SERIES-330I-S...
GeordieInExile said:
1997 BMW 523i for £599
10 months of MOT left (no advisories) and a private plate valued at £650 thrown in. If you can get shot of the private plate at that valuation, you've got yourself a pretty good little free car there. Well, a car you've effectively been paid £51 to drive.
Has a few dings and rust spots and the driver's seat is in awful nick but the ad's well written and the seller seems a bright and honest chap.
Haha that's mine. Had a couple of phone calls so far offering me £300 cash today bruv... I'm still waiting for a proper enquiry on it hehe.10 months of MOT left (no advisories) and a private plate valued at £650 thrown in. If you can get shot of the private plate at that valuation, you've got yourself a pretty good little free car there. Well, a car you've effectively been paid £51 to drive.
Has a few dings and rust spots and the driver's seat is in awful nick but the ad's well written and the seller seems a bright and honest chap.
Edited by GeordieInExile on Wednesday 2nd September 14:21
The Spruce goose said:
Dat mileage though! What are Mk1 TT's like for borking?Sammo123 said:
Haha that's mine. Had a couple of phone calls so far offering me £300 cash today bruv... I'm still waiting for a proper enquiry on it hehe.
If it was November rather than September I'd be making you a proper offer and coming to get it myself - I don't need a car right now but I will in a couple months. Someone is going to get a good little deal here!Where'd you get the plate valued?
Sammo123 said:
Haha that's mine. Had a couple of phone calls so far offering me £300 cash today bruv... I'm still waiting for a proper enquiry on it hehe.
Every single one of those calls makes me want to die a little inside, guranteed to get them on BMW's, AUDI's and Hondas in my experianceSammo123 said:
Haha that's mine. Had a couple of phone calls so far offering me £300 cash today bruv... I'm still waiting for a proper enquiry on it hehe.
If I were you I'd take out this statement:To summarise, this is a cheap, comfortable, reliable family car / cruising barge with plenty of life left in it. I am 100% confident that it will get you wherever you need to go with minimal fuss or worry.
amoeba said:
Its the quattro, so I imagine huge bills if the 4x4 goes wrong. VW engines are pretty good, and I imagine easy to replace when they die.
Haldex Quattro early gen so should be pretty simple.But the 1.8t engine is good if looked after. My mums Audi b5 a4 1.8t at 170k and sounds and pulls well.
The Spruce goose said:
Haldex Quattro early gen so should be pretty simple.
It still has a standalone ECU which is £400 to repair or £1000 to replace if it goes wrong. Ask me how I know.TTs are ace, but a cheap one will have:
- dead/dying dash pod
- soft-close windows that don't soft-close
- clonking suspension
- climate control with a mind of its own
etc etc. I'd rather have a nice one.
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