Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[TheJimi]

Emeye said:

I'd be on my way over to buy this old Merc estate today if I wasn't about to go off on holiday for 2 weeks.

It looks exactly what I wanted - hopefully it's as good as it sounds and someone else on here can benefit!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Where is that? No location on the ad that I can see...

[Strawman]

It's a private sale, so no location given. somewhere South England I guess, there is a website where you put in three different postcodes and it will give a rough idea of where the car is via triangulation.

[Hoofy]

Strawman said:

It's a private sale, so no location given. somewhere South England I guess, there is a website where you put in three different postcodes and it will give a rough idea of where the car is via triangulation.

Don't know the URL do you? I live on the edges of London so 15 miles in one direction would send me into ridiculous amounts of traffic whereas 15 miles in another direction is mainly countryside with a few towns and villages. I don't mind travelling out 20 minutes to see a car in a village but would hate to wade through traffic for 60 minutes to view a car in, say, Streatham, from Kingston.

[Strawman]

I haven't used it, but this can work apparently

http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.ht...

Here is an explanation of how you use it.

http://www.saabtechtalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=...

If it is any use it's saying 150 miles from me, I'm on the east coast in Kent.

[Hoofy]

Strawman said:

I haven't used it, but this can work apparently

http://www.freemaptools.com/radius-around-point.ht...

Here is an explanation of how you use it.

http://www.saabtechtalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=...

If it is any use it's saying 150 miles from me, I'm on the east coast in Kent.

Cheers. Will have a play. I think it's broken, though. There are two North Americas.

[anonymous-user]

i was bored nearest postcode i could find, it is 3 miles from LN5 9EE.

[Krikkit]

Spot on spruce, half way between Lincoln and Newark-upon-Trent. Looks nice too.

[Buff Mchugelarge]

Who's feeling brave? V6 Alfa for £400..?

Or..

2.0 Spider with 56K miles for £800

[Emeye]

Krikkit said:

Spot on spruce, half way between Lincoln and Newark-upon-Trent. Looks nice too.

Was showing 67 miles from me near Manchester, so that sound about right!

[Hoofy]

Not ideal for quickly locating multiple cars. Any other solutions? Anyone good at building websites...

[NastyNick74]

TheJimi said:

Emeye said:

I'd be on my way over to buy this old Merc estate today if I wasn't about to go off on holiday for 2 weeks.

It looks exactly what I wanted - hopefully it's as good as it sounds and someone else on here can benefit!

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Where is that? No location on the ad that I can see...

AT says it's 6 miles from where I live. I live just south of Lincoln.

[Toaster Pilot]

Buff Mchugelarge said:

2.0 Spider with 56K miles for £800

That's lovely - what are the most common problems with them that some preventative maintenance could help with (changing the timing belt immediately regardless of history, stuff like that)

[NastyNick74]

Not really preventative, but IIRC the rear wings are triple skinned and can't be repaired easily or at all.

Like you have already said, timing belt change no matter when it was last done and watch out for wayward electrics.

[Emeye]

NastyNick74 said:

Not really preventative, but IIRC the rear wings are triple skinned and can't be repaired easily or at all.

Like you have already said, timing belt change no matter when it was last done and watch out for wayward electrics.

Or don't change the timing belt (and tensioner) and risk it as it will cost half the value of the car unless you can do it yourself.

If it was only a weekend car I would probably take the chance.

[anonymous-user]

A WIP but could work for someone

1k 2000 Audi S6 avant

145k miles , 9 mot located Dundee

http://audisrs.com/2000_Audi_S6_Quattro_Avant_1000...

[Toaster Pilot]

The Spruce goose said:

A WIP but could work for someone

1k 2000 Audi S6 avant

145k miles , 9 mot located Dundee

http://audisrs.com/2000_Audi_S6_Quattro_Avant_1000...

Loved my 1.8T A6 like that - it was a fking money pit in itself though so this terrifies me and excites me at the same time!

[Emeye]

What is WIP?

Really like that.

[BorkFactor]

WIP = Work In Progress

That thing looks awesome, almost worth buying it and driving it until it stops!

[anonymous-user]

Emeye said:

What is WIP?

Really like that.

manufacturing term, work in progress.

i notice another guy on thread has a gearbox for sale.

[Emeye]

The Spruce goose said:

Emeye said:

What is WIP?

Really like that.

manufacturing term, work in progress.

i notice another guy on thread has a gearbox for sale.

You mean the alternative polite acronym to FUBAR?