Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

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phil_cardiff

7,041 posts

207 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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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
The link is for a 9-3 saloon though.

BorkFactor

7,258 posts

157 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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It was the 9-5 a few hours ago frown

Hallsy01

350 posts

180 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Called about that 9-5 yesterday with a view to buy it today. Guessing the seller sold it as the advert had changed by the evening.

So the hunt continues for a nice £1k 9-5 aero estate!

Seeker UK

1,442 posts

157 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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.
Not always true - many early S60s came with the cutout in the doors for the "extra" speakers but never had them fitted. It was certainly the case with my S60 d5 SE.

Nice car tho'.

scdan4

1,299 posts

159 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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low mileage ugly alfa

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-ALFA-ROMEO-166-T-SP...



outside looks good for the miles. no inside shots though. could be good for 450 quid

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-CITROEN-C5-HDI-LX-G...




been a while since i've seen one of these about...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/renault-5-tl-/3215551703...


beak

162 posts

200 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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how about 9 sports cars for under £2500 each?

http://www.lemons365.co.uk/cars/


johnnyBv8

2,417 posts

190 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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beak said:
how about 9 sports cars for under £2500 each?

http://www.lemons365.co.uk/cars/
Nope - wrong thread. They're two and half times the budget of the bargain basement.

0a

23,879 posts

193 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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£600 for an early 300e with 83k on the clock. It is, however, in The Netherlands! http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C551491




radiodanno

1,055 posts

129 months

Monday 20th October 2014
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^Absolutely charming.

I love a car with a bit of a story.

Prawnboy

1,326 posts

146 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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sjc

13,879 posts

269 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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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?
Here you go, two cars off the forum owned by members..
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

This is a Cat C but only due to cost of paint, and owned by the regional secretary.

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

scdan4

1,299 posts

159 months

Tuesday 21st October 2014
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completely out of thread budget, and not really for consideration here, BUT...

We need a large estate car. Does anyone know anything about these? Would this be a very silly idea....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-FORD-Fairmont-Aust...

thanks in advance...

Hallsy01

350 posts

180 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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sjc said:
Thanks for the links, after some thought I have decided to pursue a 9-5 aero.

BorkFactor

7,258 posts

157 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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I am off to have a look at an E39 528i with 170k on it today, someone tell me this isn't a terrible idea?

It is a manual so no autobox worries, and apparently it "drives with no faults"...

TonyRPH

12,963 posts

167 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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BorkFactor said:
I am off to have a look at an E39 528i with 170k on it today, someone tell me this isn't a terrible idea?

It is a manual so no autobox worries, and apparently it "drives with no faults"...
FWIW I had an E34 520i with 168k on the clock - and it drove pretty much flawlessly, apart from some occasional very mild slippage form the auto box.

It did eventually develop the dreaded overheating issue though - so I suggest you check the cooling system at the very least.

Also - at a previous job - we had an E39 528i pool car with well over 200k on the clock - it did develop quite a few faults though - one biggie being a broken front spring!!!

BorkFactor

7,258 posts

157 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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I currently have an E46 328i so I know what to look for with cooling problems!

As it happens mine as given zero issues in that area but everyone talks about the cooling system so it will get a proper check.

Where are the big rust spots on the E39? Mine has had its sills done, is the 5 the same?

BorkFactor

7,258 posts

157 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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So the E39 was nice, but the service history had "disappeared".

Drove perfectly well, maybe a bit of brake judder, but pulled well and no rattles.

I just couldn't bring myself to buy a car with 178k on it and zero history... Am I being picky? Left my number in case it turned up!

Oak Green

147 posts

148 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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BorkFactor said:
So the E39 was nice, but the service history had "disappeared".

Drove perfectly well, maybe a bit of brake judder, but pulled well and no rattles.

I just couldn't bring myself to buy a car with 178k on it and zero history... Am I being picky? Left my number in case it turned up!
How much was it?

BorkFactor

7,258 posts

157 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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Oak Green said:
How much was it?
£995...

It is this one:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

The mismatched front tyres + Wanlis (sp?) on the back put me off as well.

The rust in the pics is just cosmetic, looks solid underneath and hasn't been welded.

vtecyo

2,122 posts

128 months

Thursday 23rd October 2014
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beak said:
how about 9 sports cars for under £2500 each?

http://www.lemons365.co.uk/cars/
£2,500 for an S2000.

I'm calling B/S on that one.
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