Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[anonymous-user]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262630103106?_trksid=p20...

seems like all the major jobs have been done in past couple of years. Looks like a few modifications judging by intake filter and n'burg ring sticker on back.

But for the price offers a lot. The airbag light wont be rear seats most likely connector in front seats.

[TonyRPH]

The Spruce goose said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262630103106?_trksid=p20...

seems like all the major jobs have been done in past couple of years. Looks like a few modifications judging by intake filter and n'burg ring sticker on back.

But for the price offers a lot. The airbag light wont be rear seats most likely connector in front seats.

I can't help thinking that the car no longer looks anything like the one in the pictures.

[Beardo]

hawaza said:

or you could just get a Saab 9-5 with leather seats like this one:

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

A couple of years older and a few more miles but £125 less so it depends on what your preferences are

Definitely this over the newer one!

[wibblebrain]

Currently at £101 on eBay. MOT history does not show any real horrors.

The Ford Focus has always had a good reputation, but I bet the unpopular saloon body will mean this goes for a song.

Ford Focus Saloon only 77k miles

[phil_cardiff]

wibblebrain said:

Currently at £101 on eBay. MOT history does not show any real horrors.

The Ford Focus has always had a good reputation, but I bet the unpopular saloon body will mean this goes for a song.

Ford Focus Saloon only 77k miles

Was at £165 for ages which was sensational value but ended at £301 which is still very good indeed.

[R E S T E C P]

forzaminardi said:

JumboBeef said:

Found one! What do people think of this for £460? It's the 3 litre version. Air con needs regassing and it needs a couple of tyres soon. Other than that all seems good.

I used to have a V6. Good solid car, good cruiser and with a wee bit of characterful V6 noise. Very American, I'd say, in a laidback sort of way. Not an entertaining drive, but swift, comfortable, well-equipped and rare enough to be interesting, and to this day pretty good looking (imo). Mine had a Honda bodykit (front dam, side skirts and rear wing spoiler) and fandango wheels but as they are I think the styling is pretty neat. Very reliable if serviced, spacious inside for a coupe. I can't see there being many "better" or more reliable cars for the money if biggish size and 2 doors are what you're after. I'd have another - in fact I'm thinking of getting one as a commuter car!

I can second that. Had a 2000 2.0 manual which is still the only car I have ever regretted selling (and I still do, 10 years later).
I paid over the odds for a good one, fell in love with it and gave it a major service - timing belt, all brakes, all tyres, all filters... Then the honeymoon period ended and I realised I was too tall for it. I kept thinking "it'll be OK, I'll find a solution" but that never happened - the sunroof was too low and my head was too high. No matter how I adjusted the seat, my head rubbed on the roof. So it went, at a massive loss (both emotionally and financially)

But if height is not an issue for you, then I would highly recommend one. It felt so solid and mechanical... Like there were no computers interfering. No lag, no delays - if you stabbed the throttle it slammed into life. If you were smooth, it was smooth.
All the buttons were mechanical with solid clicks - no soft touch electronics dampening the experience. I loved it! Also the 2.0 engine, while not particularly fast or economical, was smooth and sounded amazing above 4.5k rpm. It was a shame the limiter was around 6.5k rpm as it felt like it was just waking up!

I can imagine the 3.0 is even better - but it's only available with an auto box and that might not suit an engine that likes to be revved.

[JumboBeef]

R E S T E C P said:

forzaminardi said:

JumboBeef said:

Found one! What do people think of this for £460? It's the 3 litre version. Air con needs regassing and it needs a couple of tyres soon. Other than that all seems good.

I used to have a V6. Good solid car, good cruiser and with a wee bit of characterful V6 noise. Very American, I'd say, in a laidback sort of way. Not an entertaining drive, but swift, comfortable, well-equipped and rare enough to be interesting, and to this day pretty good looking (imo). Mine had a Honda bodykit (front dam, side skirts and rear wing spoiler) and fandango wheels but as they are I think the styling is pretty neat. Very reliable if serviced, spacious inside for a coupe. I can't see there being many "better" or more reliable cars for the money if biggish size and 2 doors are what you're after. I'd have another - in fact I'm thinking of getting one as a commuter car!

I can second that. Had a 2000 2.0 manual which is still the only car I have ever regretted selling (and I still do, 10 years later).
I paid over the odds for a good one, fell in love with it and gave it a major service - timing belt, all brakes, all tyres, all filters... Then the honeymoon period ended and I realised I was too tall for it. I kept thinking "it'll be OK, I'll find a solution" but that never happened - the sunroof was too low and my head was too high. No matter how I adjusted the seat, my head rubbed on the roof. So it went, at a massive loss (both emotionally and financially)

But if height is not an issue for you, then I would highly recommend one. It felt so solid and mechanical... Like there were no computers interfering. No lag, no delays - if you stabbed the throttle it slammed into life. If you were smooth, it was smooth.
All the buttons were mechanical with solid clicks - no soft touch electronics dampening the experience. I loved it! Also the 2.0 engine, while not particularly fast or economical, was smooth and sounded amazing above 4.5k rpm. It was a shame the limiter was around 6.5k rpm as it felt like it was just waking up!

I can imagine the 3.0 is even better - but it's only available with an auto box and that might not suit an engine that likes to be revved.

I'm 6'2" and I fit..... It does have electric seats which go a looooong way back and down though....

[Mr Snrub]

Just picked this up for £400

[pic] [/pic]

Only the 1.4 but seems to go fine, everything working as it should aside from the air con ("just needs a regas"). Now just need to shift the Rover 75......

[anonymous-user]

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

[carinaman]

Jimmy Recard said:

sdkrc said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/272365979317

I'm in love with this.

That looks great. If I need a car quickly at some point, I hope there are things like this around

I'm glad I didn't see that at the time. I prefer the 5 cylinders to the V6s, but that's one of the later ones with the 30V engine and another 19-20 bhp.

Edited to say 30V, not 20V as incorrectly put. 6 X 5 = 30. Not 20.

Edited by carinaman on Monday 26th September 18:13

[RedWhiteMonkey]

sleepera6 said:

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

Looks like the owner has been wiping his arse on the steering wheel.

[W00DY]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-Jaguar-XJ6-Silver-G...

[anonymous-user]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

sleepera6 said:

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

Looks like the owner has been wiping his arse on the steering wheel.

For £300 you cant complain.

£2995 worth of bulletproof goodness

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

Good old shed

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




A more modern choice



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


Tigra

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


Manual ST220 with Heated recaros + more

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

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 26th September 20:50

[anonymous-user]

nice but this is sub 1k thread, try the 1-5 large thread.

[carinaman]

JumboBeef said:

I'm 6'2" and I fit..... It does have electric seats which go a looooong way back and down though....

Does your bargain Accord have any history of a cambelt change? There's an interesting Chris Goffey Top Gear review on YouTube but I don't think it's the V6.

[anonymous-user]

The Spruce goose said:

nice but this is sub 1k thread, try the 1-5 large thread.

Thanks

[Hugh Jarse]

carinaman said:

There's an interesting Chris Goffey Top Gear review

I've read some unbelievable crap on here but that takes the biscuit.

[JumboBeef]

carinaman said:

JumboBeef said:

I'm 6'2" and I fit..... It does have electric seats which go a looooong way back and down though....

Does your bargain Accord have any history of a cambelt change? There's an interesting Chris Goffey Top Gear review on YouTube but I don't think it's the V6.

Yes it's had the belt done a few years ago. Don't know how long we'll keep it as it was bought as an 'extra' car for my OH who needed an auto following a knee operation.

[wjb]

Silver 328i coupe.

£700

Rust & Autobox

Edited by wjb on Thursday 29th September 19:07

[mx5ian]

This doesn't look to bad for £400 (or make an offer) 6 month MOT,Full service history, and a towbar
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-V70-ESTATE-AUTO-GR...