Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[johnny fotze]

towser44 said:

Liking this, if only for the novelty of twin wipers on the rear window

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1992-Toyota-Camry-3-0-GX...

I bought a second hand Camry some years back. Lovely big barge of a thing. Luxury motoring at a disposable price. I paid considerably less than that though.

[macp]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Im guessing (from your description) that you paid <£500.

And you are, therefore, a jammy GIT! Congrats

What a lovely driveway scene.

[Qubit]

TurboHatchback said:

A self nomination here, possibly the most boring car ever made but it's silly cheap to run and actually quite fun to trundle around in:

13" Alloys on that beast! I miss those days .

Had a 1.6 slx for a while (14" alloys on that! lol) Was great fun to throw around, loads of roll but surprisingly nimble.

[Cliftonite]

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May be of interest:

(Daily Telegraph, no doubt with adverts )

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/topten/top-25-used-car...

[Toaster Pilot]

I really want to do this to my £70 Matiz


https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/blog/2014/02/toytown-...

[Hallsy01]

OK, so now I am into bargain territory, took a deposit on my 944 S today, so will be in a position to go shed shopping at the weekend.

I'm after an estate or large hatch - shortlist as before:
MG ZTT 190
Saab 9-5 Aero
P1/P2 V70 T5
ST220

Now I know a bit about the first three, although with the V70, I have had a couple of 850's and here would push towards a cheap P2, but am I asking for trouble? I know to avoid the geartronic - but other than that, are they reasonably reliable?

The ST220 though, have seen a few of these advertised around £1000/1500 now, again, is a cheap ST220 likely to be troublesome, or are they fairly solid/reliable? Anything in particular to look out for?

[martynr]

KTF said:

TypeRTom said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Accord-Coupe-3-0i-...

Just bought this to waft around in for a while. Cruise, climate and full heated cow interior.

Heh, that will spin its front wheels all day long.

Honda history as well. Incredible.

And handles like a boat too mine is on 143k miles or whereabouts. The climate control illumination is intermittent and most of the time is off, but other than it's fine.

[BigTom85]

Hallsy01 said:

OK, so now I am into bargain territory, took a deposit on my 944 S today, so will be in a position to go shed shopping at the weekend.

I'm after an estate or large hatch - shortlist as before:
MG ZTT 190
Saab 9-5 Aero
P1/P2 V70 T5
ST220

Now I know a bit about the first three, although with the V70, I have had a couple of 850's and here would push towards a cheap P2, but am I asking for trouble? I know to avoid the geartronic - but other than that, are they reasonably reliable?

The ST220 though, have seen a few of these advertised around £1000/1500 now, again, is a cheap ST220 likely to be troublesome, or are they fairly solid/reliable? Anything in particular to look out for?

I know of a very solid MG ZT+ 1.8T for sale, I know its good as I basically restored it to good health before selling it in the Spring. Current seller has itchy feet and wants back into a 9-5. Its £850 I think.

[radiodanno]

"Tis the season to get shedding..."

http://www.ivybridgetradecentre.co.uk/used-cars/bm...


This guy's also got a Merc 240 for sale, but this really caught my eye. God knows when it'll expire, but anything nearer £500 makes it a good deal.

[jackthelad1984]

They have a lot of cars for sale, look on ebay they advertise alot of cheap cars on there, think they currently have a few saabs for sale also, aswell as alot of the usual cheap hatchbacks and small cars.

[Fabric]

Dipping my toe into the waters of winter shedding with an '03 2.0T S60;





It's on 122k and came with tax and test for a few months - heated cow, and the 9 speaker Dolby system were welcome bonuses. Could have done worse for £760!

[Fattyfat]

Fabric said:

Dipping my toe into the waters of winter shedding with an '03 2.0T S60;


It's on 122k and came with tax and test for a few months - heated cow, and the 9 speaker Dolby system were welcome bonuses. Could have done worse for £760!

That looks outstanding value for money.

[BorkFactor]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

2.0T is a solid engine, do let us know how long the gearbox lasts though

I thought the manual gearboxes didn't give any trouble in these?

[l354uge]

Not the best bodywork, but £300 for a barge this big with 12 months ticket is a steal.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-Audi-A6-2-0-Estate-...

Another comfy dog-box for less than £300



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Xantia-1-9TD-LX-...

And the bargain barge to end all bargain barges



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-Lexus-LS400-/251675...

Edited by l354uge on Friday 17th October 02:20

[phil_cardiff]

l354uge said:

And the bargain barge to end all bargain barges



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-Lexus-LS400-/251675...

Edited by l354uge on Friday 17th October 02:20

I can't help but think the prestige that the vendor was hoping to add by parking on his lawn has been a bit diminished by him letting the grass grow to knee height!

[Fabric]

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Very good, its actually got the (rare) better of the two Dolby systems.... note the small tweeters in the lower speaker panels pointing back in to the car.... not many have that, as it was an 'option on an option' if that makes sense.

2.0T is a solid engine, do let us know how long the gearbox lasts though

Interesting regarding the speakers, I wasn't aware of that - cheers! Are the manual's known for being problematic? It could probably use a fluid change at some point, as it's sometimes a little stiff selecting gears when it's cold - touch wood it doesn't eat itself on the drive home now!

[TypeRTom]

martynr said:

KTF said:

TypeRTom said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Accord-Coupe-3-0i-...

Just bought this to waft around in for a while. Cruise, climate and full heated cow interior.

Heh, that will spin its front wheels all day long.

Honda history as well. Incredible.

And handles like a boat too mine is on 143k miles or whereabouts. The climate control illumination is intermittent and most of the time is off, but other than it's fine.

I'm actually quite impressed with the handling for the size and weight of it. Has got independent rear suspension and a rear anti-roll bar which definitely makes a difference compared to most cars with a torsion beam and no anti-roll bar.

Volvo looks great for the money, good work!

[wiliferus]

Fabric said:

kapiteinlangzaam said:

Very good, its actually got the (rare) better of the two Dolby systems.... note the small tweeters in the lower speaker panels pointing back in to the car.... not many have that, as it was an 'option on an option' if that makes sense.

2.0T is a solid engine, do let us know how long the gearbox lasts though

Interesting regarding the speakers, I wasn't aware of that - cheers! Are the manual's known for being problematic? It could probably use a fluid change at some point, as it's sometimes a little stiff selecting gears when it's cold - touch wood it doesn't eat itself on the drive home now!

I think you're safe with a manual. It's just in your pictures at first glance it looks like an Auto in 'P'.
I'd be very interested to see how you get on with this 2.0T. I pondered one for a few days but went for a Saab instead. Keep us posted.

[littlebasher]

Tempted by this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-53-SAAB-9-5-AERO-2-...



Appears to be 250BHP version as well

[jas xjr]

littlebasher said:

Tempted by this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-53-SAAB-9-5-AERO-2-...



Appears to be 250BHP version as well

i was interested in something similar to this last year . it was on sale for £1k . before i could view it , the garage put the price up by £400 .

looks very smart , i would be happy with that