Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[phil_cardiff]

W00DY said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PEUGEOT-406-3-0-V6-GLX-P...

Can't be too many of these manual 3.0 estates around.

Worthy of the 'other thread' despite being under budget. We used to have 406s as pool cars in work and they were excellent wafters and mile munchers, even with the 90bhp hdi engine.

[TwistingMyMelon]

I never thought much of 406s, then was in one on a taxi for a night out, remember thinking how comfy the seats were!

Asked the driver for the mileage as I guessed in my head from the wear to be 80-100k, he said it was 300k!!!! Blimey !! his old 406 taxi got upto 500k, but the council made him stop taxiing it due to age!

[phil_cardiff]

I believe rust can kill the 406 (normally French cars are better than most) and not much else.

[anonymous-user]

Im a 406 fan but not buying another after ny recent hg failure.

Bidy is very solid no rust as galvanized. The droplinks are consumables and vrembo brakes expensive if fitted. The biggest problems are the electrics, namely bsi failures, weak indicator stalks but lots of spares and easy to replace diy.
Engines are generally solid and v6 is good, I think 2 lots of cats so 1 could be removed and a ssteel exhaust would free up noise.

[Barchettaman]

Jimmy Recard said:

The Spruce goose said:

Sounds great, but how can you do 63 mpg brim to brim at 60mpg, it is not logical? I think you mean 63 mpg on a run and average around xx mpg.

I assume so. Brim to brim on a cruise control 60mph trip could have turned out at 63mpg though

I can believe it. I got 69.8mpg out of a single tank in mine (830 miles), all steady speed Autobahn work at 62mph.

I didn't repeat the experiment though, too boring!

That 150 CDTi lump is a decent engine if you get a reliable one.

[SlowV6]

Nice looking e38 728i for not much over thread budget.

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

Worth a shot or horrendous money pit?

Btw are dealers allowed to offer it as sold as seen?

[anonymous-user]

fuel tanks corrode (expensive) don't think many other things.

[Vaud]

SlowV6 said:

Nice looking e38 728i for not much over thread budget.

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

Worth a shot or horrendous money pit?

Btw are dealers allowed to offer it as sold as seen?

If you treat it as a private sale and price accordingly then you won't be upset. [pragmatic view]

They don't have to offer warranty, but they can not evade the SOGA. [legal view]

[klunkT5]

ManOpener said:

I find the idea of an S60 or V70 T5 really appealing. I'm getting fed up of my Leon throwing tempremental wobbly every few months and quite fancy some massive bus to replace it with and free up a bit of money too.

How are the manual boxes? It the AWD worthwhile?

Well the 850 manual 5 spd box is strong, As it was Volvo's early days of FWD they allegedly got ZF to design it, Its humungous! I assume the Phase 2 cars use the same box although some are 6 speed? AWD should be avoided as its weak, The bevel drive or something similar that drives the rear axle prop fails, If you look at buying one make sure the rear prop is still on the car!

Edited by klunkT5 on Monday 5th October 20:38

[Krikkit]

SlowV6 said:

Nice looking e38 728i for not much over thread budget.

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

Worth a shot or horrendous money pit?

Btw are dealers allowed to offer it as sold as seen?

Fuel tanks rot away which is very expensive. Suspension takes a beating from the weight, and even in good condition you can get a shimmy at 60-70mph which can be extremely expensive to sort (by trial and error).

Engines are pretty solid, gearboxes can be weak, rust can be an issue on the bodywork too.

[BorkFactor]

That V70 on the last page looks lovely.

Something like that with a manual gearbox could tempt me out of my E46 purely because it is a saloon - should have bought an estate!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

This might be a hoot. A 1989 Volvo 480ES. £1000.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C646715

I can't post pictures from work.

[L100NYY]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

This might be a hoot. A 1989 Volvo 480ES. £1000.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C646715

I can't post pictures from work.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Thanks Loon.

[L100NYY]

[Birdster]

I made the mistake of joining one of those Facebook cars for sale groups. It's entertaining enough to see some of the comments.

However this one might be of interest to someone on here who knows a thing, or two about Alfas.

[noell35]

Birdster said:

I made the mistake of joining one of those Facebook cars for sale groups. It's entertaining enough to see some of the comments.

However this one might be of interest to someone on here who knows a thing, or two about Alfas.

2 cars for sale. Back street trader?
Generic OBD Error Code Details for P0125
Insufficient Coolant Temperature for Closed Loop Fuel Control
What does this mean?
OBD Code P0125refers to
This means that the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor indicates that the engine has not reached the required temperature level to enter closed-loop operation within a specified amount of time after starting the engine.
Symptoms
Possible sumptoms of OBD code P0125
You will likely not notice any drivability problems
Causes
Possible causes of OBD code P0125
A code P0125 may mean that one or more of the following has happened: Insufficient warm up time Low engine coolant level Leaking or stuck open thermostat Faulty coolant temperature sensor
Possible Solutions
The simplest thing to do is to reset the code and see if it comes back. If the code comes back, the problem is likely going to be the result of the above causes (faulty thermostat, faulty ECT sensor, or a low coolant level

[CharlesdeGaulle]

noell35 said:

Birdster said:

I made the mistake of joining one of those Facebook cars for sale groups. It's entertaining enough to see some of the comments.

However this one might be of interest to someone on here who knows a thing, or two about Alfas.

2 cars for sale. Back street trader?
Generic OBD Error Code Details for P0125
Insufficient Coolant Temperature for Closed Loop Fuel Control
What does this mean?
OBD Code P0125refers to
This means that the engine coolant temperature (ECT) sensor indicates that the engine has not reached the required temperature level to enter closed-loop operation within a specified amount of time after starting the engine.
Symptoms
Possible sumptoms of OBD code P0125
You will likely not notice any drivability problems
Causes
Possible causes of OBD code P0125
A code P0125 may mean that one or more of the following has happened: Insufficient warm up time Low engine coolant level Leaking or stuck open thermostat Faulty coolant temperature sensor
Possible Solutions
The simplest thing to do is to reset the code and see if it comes back. If the code comes back, the problem is likely going to be the result of the above causes (faulty thermostat, faulty ECT sensor, or a low coolant level

I must be thicker than I thought. I barely understood a word of the FB exchange, and then didn't understand what was probably a helpful reply. I don't think £200 snotters can be for me.

[Slow]

Picked up a 2001 Honda Civic 1.4 manual 100k miles with 2 previous owners for £140 today.

Bought to practice welding on as requires patches on sills.

[Birdster]

Possibly a trader. Not sure. It's the only half decent thing I've seen on there.

Most of it is full of Astras and Mondeos with little, or no MOT, but with 'only a £30 fix required' jobs.

I browse every now and then. Although it doesn't seem worthwhile. Guy puts car up for £200, is offered £50.