Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k
Discussion
gforceg said:
I think the owner must be heavily medicated.It's rotten as a pear and the engine doesn't work yet they're asking £650. At the very most it's got to be worth £50 of any reputable scrap merchant's folding.
BrewsterBear said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
4 grand seems very cheap for an MGB Roadster, doesn't it?
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C628933
You're kidding, right? You'd have to pay me £4k to tow that piece of shttp://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C628933
t to the scrappers.tboxes, every one of then. But because people with no imaginations and who know Jack about cars think of MGBs as the ideal classic car, the things sell for kablonga amounts. Top marketing by BL when the heaps were new, and top marketing by the MGB industry since then. BV - I know from your previous comments that you're not a fan, and I don't want one myself (although my second-ever car was a GT back in the mid-80s). Notwithstanding, they are popular and I'd have expected a roadster to be pitched at more than 4k, hence me posting it with the comments I did.
A well sorted MGB is actually a great fun car and are very well respected in historic racing circles now as making a very competitive car.
ETA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEbgV-U4MsU
ETA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEbgV-U4MsU
Edited by L100NYY on Wednesday 7th October 10:52
Something along these lines would be a better bet than that Blubber bumpered roadster though imho....
£4250.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C659247
£4400.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C663935
£4750.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C618804
£4995.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C644899
or something like this is a hoot to blat through the lanes in
£4495.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C667002
£4250.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C659247
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£4400.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C663935
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£4750.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C618804
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£4995.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C644899
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or something like this is a hoot to blat through the lanes in
£4495.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C667002
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My take on the MGB/C family is that while a bad one is terrible (and an awful lot of them are bad) with the right subtleties of set-up and specification a good one can be very pleasant company. Much the same goes for a TR or a Healey or an E-Type.
I don't think the good ones are that expensive, in the main. An equivalent TR seems to be roughly twice as much, condition for condition.
BV and I have had to agree to disagree on this several times.
I don't think the good ones are that expensive, in the main. An equivalent TR seems to be roughly twice as much, condition for condition.
BV and I have had to agree to disagree on this several times.
Edited by Lowtimer on Wednesday 7th October 11:33
Reminds me when a mate of mine took me along when he test drove a Midget years ago.
We were both into Minis but he wanted a change and saw this lovely chromed bumper example with some upgrades.
The test drive was a riot. Not sure what it had done to it but it was very quick and loud.
Owner had gone abroad and parents were selling it so it was a good price.
However my mate was put off buy the upgrades (very cautious guy) and decided not to go for it.
I told him he was mad.
Week after he bought an XR2!
We were both into Minis but he wanted a change and saw this lovely chromed bumper example with some upgrades.
The test drive was a riot. Not sure what it had done to it but it was very quick and loud.
Owner had gone abroad and parents were selling it so it was a good price.
However my mate was put off buy the upgrades (very cautious guy) and decided not to go for it.
I told him he was mad.
Week after he bought an XR2!
Funnily enough was looking this last night....
£4950.00
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIESTA-XR2-RED-57k-...
£4950.00
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-FIESTA-XR2-RED-57k-...
CharlesdeGaulle said:
BV - I know from your previous comments that you're not a fan, and I don't want one myself (although my second-ever car was a GT back in the mid-80s). Notwithstanding, they are popular and I'd have expected a roadster to be pitched at more than 4k, hence me posting it with the comments I did.
I would agree with you, they aren't that bad and quite affordable, we all know its a morris marina in a different body.http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Abiding memory of 405's is excellent ride, handling and seats.
Hardly the most desirable of things, but I'd quite like that for running around in. Could come up nice with a
Edited by olly755 on Wednesday 7th October 12:45
olly755 said:
http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Abiding memory of 405's is excellent ride, handling and seats.
Hardly the most desirable of things, but I'd quite like that for running around in. Could come up nice with a (-)wash(/-) detail. Can't remember the last time I saw one.
To drive the car was a delight. It rode the bumps and potholes beautifully and had a very neutral handling balance with a lot less understeer than other comparable cars in it class. It had comfortable seats and wasn't too noisy either. Predictably enough the electrics were disastrous with failing electric windows and central locking to be expected but for £98.40 you can't complain too much.
L100NYY said:
I do want another of these. Not enough to keep looking out for them, but I do ... this one is a prime example of why having the ability to add filters to your photos should not cause you to involuntarily apply them to every friggin photo you take.I had a temporary company 405 for a while and thought that while short of headroom, it was clearly a long way ahead of the other Sierra-class mass market cars for handling and ride, as long as you had power steering. The manual steering was rather too low geared and a bit lumpy-feeling. The BX was the other one that I liked at the time, a very different feel from some similar mechanicals, but equally interesting.
I tried to get one of the run-out estates as my permanent company car later on, but I wasn't important enough and had to get something cheaper.
I tried to get one of the run-out estates as my permanent company car later on, but I wasn't important enough and had to get something cheaper.
Lowtimer said:
My take on the MGB/C family is that while a bad one is terrible (and an awful lot of them are bad) with the right subtleties of set-up and specification a good one can be very pleasant company. Much the same goes for a TR or a Healey or an E-Type.
I don't think the good ones are that expensive, in the main. An equivalent TR seems to be roughly twice as much, condition for condition.
BV and I have had to agree to disagree on this several times.
I like cars that were quite good when they left the factory and do not require lots of owner mods to make them non rubbish. I generally have more faith in trained engineers than I do in blokes in sheds, although there are some exceptions when it comes to Abingdon. I don't think the good ones are that expensive, in the main. An equivalent TR seems to be roughly twice as much, condition for condition.
BV and I have had to agree to disagree on this several times.
Edited by Lowtimer on Wednesday 7th October 11:33
lesstatt said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
BV - I know from your previous comments that you're not a fan, and I don't want one myself (although my second-ever car was a GT back in the mid-80s). Notwithstanding, they are popular and I'd have expected a roadster to be pitched at more than 4k, hence me posting it with the comments I did.
I would agree with you, they aren't that bad and quite affordable, we all know its a morris marina in a different body.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff