Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[l354uge]

Is it possible to get any more car for your money than this

Edited by l354uge on Thursday 7th April 23:27

[Hoofy]

l354uge said:

Is it possible to get any more car for your money than this

Edited by l354uge on Thursday 7th April 23:27

4.4 litre V8!!

[SuperHangOn]

CX53 said:

Look at that steering wheel

I actually rather liked the one I had, somehow better to drive than the Bora with the same engine

Major haggling to be done on this given the intergalactic milage, but looks quite nice http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/188078/2000...

Edited by CX53 on Wednesday 6th April 12:18

That looks pretty good, it must have been resprayed at some point. The mileage is irrelevant. Tack a torch, jack it up and check underneath, esp the rear subframe mounts.

[l354uge]

Ladies and gents, the e39-ness just gets better!

[EJH]

Hoofy said:

4.4 litre V8!!

And comfort chairs! £1,575 in 1997 which index links to £2,462. Yikes.

[V8mate]

Plenty of good service left in this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152042971907

[CX53]

£460!!

Wish I'd of stuck a bid in now!

[PoleDriver]

CX53 said:

£460!!

Wish I'd of stuck a bid in now!

fk, fk, fk!

[BigGingerBob]

Goog afternoon gentlemen and ladies if any come onto this thread!
Sometime during the summer I will have to replace my beloved Rover 200 with something elseit is not wearing it's 120k miles too well and I feel the mot will kill it off next month.
I am looking for something comfortable that is able to do high miles. I have looked on autotrader and the like and I have narrowed my search to Volvo V70s, S60s, MG ZTs and maybe a Saab or Peugeot 406.
Does anyone have experience of any of these?

Just a bit of background I am 24 and poor so reliability needs to be there, I also do a lot of trips to Liverpool from Devon so something comfortable would be great. My Rover sits at 3.5k rpm on the motorway!

[l354uge]

That 530d I posted up there earlier, keep an eye out for dodgy egr system, swirl flaps (think e39 had them) and rear air suspension.

Apart from that, waft away at 45-50mpg!

[VolvoT5]

I wish I had spotted this thread a couple of weeks ago when I was looking for a car. There are some seriously nice cars here for <1k...... some serious bork potential as well but nevertheless....... £460 for an MOTd 528 estate is a total bargain!

[VolvoT5]

BigGingerBob said:

Goog afternoon gentlemen and ladies if any come onto this thread!
Sometime during the summer I will have to replace my beloved Rover 200 with something elseit is not wearing it's 120k miles too well and I feel the mot will kill it off next month.
I am looking for something comfortable that is able to do high miles. I have looked on autotrader and the like and I have narrowed my search to Volvo V70s, S60s, MG ZTs and maybe a Saab or Peugeot 406.
Does anyone have experience of any of these?

Just a bit of background I am 24 and poor so reliability needs to be there, I also do a lot of trips to Liverpool from Devon so something comfortable would be great. My Rover sits at 3.5k rpm on the motorway!

Well I have a thing for Volvo so the V70 or S60 would be my choice, although Saabs do seem to be better value. Having driven a couple of ZTs I wouldn't bother - very underwhelming really, no car should look faster than it is IMO. Plus overheating issues.

[wiliferus]

VolvoT5 said:

BigGingerBob said:

Goog afternoon gentlemen and ladies if any come onto this thread!
Sometime during the summer I will have to replace my beloved Rover 200 with something elseit is not wearing it's 120k miles too well and I feel the mot will kill it off next month.
I am looking for something comfortable that is able to do high miles. I have looked on autotrader and the like and I have narrowed my search to Volvo V70s, S60s, MG ZTs and maybe a Saab or Peugeot 406.
Does anyone have experience of any of these?

Just a bit of background I am 24 and poor so reliability needs to be there, I also do a lot of trips to Liverpool from Devon so something comfortable would be great. My Rover sits at 3.5k rpm on the motorway!

Well I have a thing for Volvo so the V70 or S60 would be my choice, although Saabs do seem to be better value. Having driven a couple of ZTs I wouldn't bother - very underwhelming really, no car should look faster than it is IMO. Plus overheating issues.

Agreed. How bothered are you by economy? As Saab 9-3s in 2.0t form go for peanuts compared to their peers. If I was on a budget that's probably where my money would go for a comfy mile muncher.
That said I recently went for a Volvo V70 2.4t (just over thread budget) and ETM issues aside, for my money I can't think of a better motorway cruiser, it's effortless.

Eta - look at this for a generic example... What more could you want for £900?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Edited by wiliferus on Monday 11th April 13:41

[BrabusMog]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

wiliferus said:

Agreed. How bothered are you by economy? As Saab 9-3s in 2.0t form go for peanuts compared to their peers. If I was on a budget that's probably where my money would go for a comfy mile muncher.
That said I recently went for a Volvo V70 2.4t (just over thread budget) and ETM issues aside, for my money I can't think of a better motorway cruiser, it's effortless.

Eta - look at this for a generic example... What more could you want for £900?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Edited by wiliferus on Monday 11th April 13:41

Those Saabs represent insane value in the UK. Still a 5k+ car here.

Same in Sweden in estate form! £895 for that is ridiculous value.

[V8mate]

Good lump of motor-veer-hickle.

Might just breach thread budget... not by much, I'd wager.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162032945678

[Toaster Pilot]

V8mate said:

Good lump of motor-veer-hickle.

Might just breach thread budget... not by much, I'd wager.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162032945678

Surely that'll sell for at least £2k

[Buff Mchugelarge]

Rover 200 GTi. Hmmm how rare.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Looks in decent condition, under 50k and would surprise a few off the lights too.

Or..

Anyone overdosed on brave pills?
Laguna 2.0T with a few suspect add ons in blue with black/red leather

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Edited for stupid by Buff Mchugelarge on Tuesday 12th April 10:44

Edited by Buff Mchugelarge on Tuesday 12th April 10:45

[funkyrobot]

Toaster Pilot said:

V8mate said:

Good lump of motor-veer-hickle.

Might just breach thread budget... not by much, I'd wager.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162032945678

Surely that'll sell for at least £2k

Why is the date and time incorrect on the dash?

[anonymous-user]

flat battery been stood for 4 months.

[defblade]

No bargains for a week?!

Hows about this, can't get much better volume-to-the-pound, surely?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
£250





Or if you fancy something a little more sensible/presentable:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
£450