Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k
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V8RX7 said:
Who cares ?
The vast majority of modified cars I've owned bear little relationship to the V5 description.
I tried to alter one once when I'd fitted a larger engine, I filled in the paperwork and it was returned requesting an engineers report etc
Needless to say I left it.
Which is fine as long as you're happy committing insurance fraud (not to mention not being covered if you have an accident - that could be very expensive if you hurt someone in a crash). The vast majority of modified cars I've owned bear little relationship to the V5 description.
I tried to alter one once when I'd fitted a larger engine, I filled in the paperwork and it was returned requesting an engineers report etc
Needless to say I left it.
V8RX7 said:
sim72 said:
Unfortunately....
Who cares ?The vast majority of modified cars I've owned bear little relationship to the V5 description.
I tried to alter one once when I'd fitted a larger engine, I filled in the paperwork and it was returned requesting an engineers report etc
Needless to say I left it.
t.sim72 said:
Which is fine as long as you're happy committing insurance fraud (not to mention not being covered if you have an accident - that could be very expensive if you hurt someone in a crash).
It is possible to declare it to your insurance company without registering it with the DVLAsim72 said:
V8RX7 said:
Who cares ?
The vast majority of modified cars I've owned bear little relationship to the V5 description.
I tried to alter one once when I'd fitted a larger engine, I filled in the paperwork and it was returned requesting an engineers report etc
Needless to say I left it.
Which is fine as long as you're happy committing insurance fraud (not to mention not being covered if you have an accident - that could be very expensive if you hurt someone in a crash). The vast majority of modified cars I've owned bear little relationship to the V5 description.
I tried to alter one once when I'd fitted a larger engine, I filled in the paperwork and it was returned requesting an engineers report etc
Needless to say I left it.
You declare it to your insurer, do you think the DVLA record your remap and aftermarket wheels too ?
Alan L said:
The engineers report is to make sure that the engine swap has been carried out safely and not by some idiot with an angle grinder and a cheap welder.
If you don't bother and don't tell the dvla and have a serious crash you would be in big trouble.
Chap at our work had a corsa 1.2 fitted with some high power red top 2.0 engine, never told the dvla. tt.
If you don't bother and don't tell the dvla and have a serious crash you would be in big trouble.
Chap at our work had a corsa 1.2 fitted with some high power red top 2.0 engine, never told the dvla. t
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No it isn'tNo you're not
As you've got the first two wrong I'm unsure you're right with the third but driving a Corsa... there's a reasonable chance.
sim72 said:
V8RX7 said:
Rubbish it doesn't matter one bit.
You declare it to your insurer, do you think the DVLA record your remap and aftermarket wheels too ?
Ah, I thought you were suggesting not declaring it. So it's just the increased VED it should be paying that's being avoided ...You declare it to your insurer, do you think the DVLA record your remap and aftermarket wheels too ?
I used to deal in modified cars for 20 yrs - no one cares about this stuff.
V8RX7 said:
As I said I tried to change one of mine - they made it awkward - I could understand jumping through hoops if I were claiming to have fitted a smaller engine for cheaper tax / insurance.
I used to deal in modified cars for 20 yrs - no one cares about this stuff.
The real problem is that 90% of people who'd buy that Fiesta and cars like it wouldn't disclose it to their insurer either. Plus there's the provenance of the donor engine, especially with high performance stuff - there's a thread somewhere on here where someone bought a BMW with an M3 transplant and had the car confiscated because the engine turned out to be from a stolen car. I used to deal in modified cars for 20 yrs - no one cares about this stuff.
Jimmy Recard said:
I do like them, I might have to stop being fussy looking for a manual and get a good auto
The auto was st: hold out for a manual. I used to have a 2.5CDX Manual as a company car and I really liked it. It was replaced with an auto for about 6 months: I suppose it was OK but not a patch on the manual. If the MV6 on the classic car site was a manual I would have bought it without hesitation.
sim72 said:
The real problem is that 90% of people who'd buy that Fiesta and cars like it wouldn't disclose it to their insurer either.
Plus there's the provenance of the donor engine, especially with high performance stuff - there's a thread somewhere on here where someone bought a BMW with an M3 transplant and had the car confiscated because the engine turned out to be from a stolen car.
You are aware of the number of uninsured cars on the roads ?Plus there's the provenance of the donor engine, especially with high performance stuff - there's a thread somewhere on here where someone bought a BMW with an M3 transplant and had the car confiscated because the engine turned out to be from a stolen car.
As always you should check out these things carefully - you could of course buy an M3 that has had a stolen engine fitted or is a Ringer.
Every so often the Police, DVLA, DSS etc get together and check cars in Alum Rock - probably 50% of the cars/drivers they stop are dodgy in some way.
After an hour or so they have to stop because they can't process any more.
It's an absolute disgrace but there isn't the will / resources to tackle issues far worse than dubiously registered cars hence I won't lose any sleep over them.
There are V5 and chassis plates, service history books and dealership stamps available on Ebay - how is that right ?
This popped up on my facebook. The only thing is there is no v5 but if genuine its very well priced.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/house.flatexchange...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/house.flatexchange...
WilkoIW said:
Years ago I bought my fiancée at the time a MK1 Polo to learn to drive in. It cost me £50.I replaced the wheelbearing on it and a few other bits and bobs to make it road worthy and legal and she passed her test after a few months. It was a brilliant little car. All well and good...
Except she ran off with someone else then sold the car for £750!
EarlOfHazard said:
rohrl said:
I had a girlfriend who owned a Polo like that. I found that the (lack of) brakes were absolutely terrifying.
I learnt to drive in an old X reg Polo, yes the brakes were terrible, I don't think that they were power assisted!WilkoIW said:
EarlOfHazard said:
rohrl said:
I had a girlfriend who owned a Polo like that. I found that the (lack of) brakes were absolutely terrifying.
I learnt to drive in an old X reg Polo, yes the brakes were terrible, I don't think that they were power assisted!WilkoIW said:
I'll always have a soft spot for these since it was the car my mum had when I passed my test so I got to drive it when my car was broken (a lot) and I loved it, although it was mega slow even back then. Hers was that VW burgundy that they had on a lot of cars at the time.Slightly miffed at it being listed as an estate, this was the hatchback and the one with the slope was the coupe. All technicalities of course but it mattered to 17 year old me, especially as we had the breadvan hatchback and I begged her to buy the coupe.
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