Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k

Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k

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ATM

18,095 posts

218 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Fast Bug said:
EarlOfHazard said:
I bet the dealer that sold that new took a very large, non refundable deposit laugh
£3000 ???

Strawman

6,463 posts

206 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Under 50,000 miles though.

johnxjsc1985

15,948 posts

163 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Fast Bug said:
a friend of mine bought a 95 bentley with 34k on it for £13k what a car its just bonkers hardly run in with fsh.
I wish i had the balls to buy one

DoctorX

7,240 posts

166 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Fast Bug said:
Halfords stereo, LPG, cheapo dvd screen. Methinks this didn't live on a gravel drive...

gforceg

3,524 posts

178 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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B'stard Child

28,324 posts

245 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Saw this and stuck it up elsewhere

Yeah really

Seats four and two laying down



I suppose a clue would be in order



Perfect for a transplant into a Monza - current owner says it's quite fast - it would be!!!!

Nice engine after all how hard have you seen a funeral car driven!!!

Oh and it's commonly known in Monza/Carlton/Senator circles as a Gold top

Last of the line of the CIH engines - UK versions got a big valve head and a bit higher compression to compensate for the addition of restrictive catalytic converters.

Let's just say the compensations were rather useful

Monza's don't need cats and when they are removed from the engine they perform almost as well as a std 24V (ie close to 200 bhp)

OK so not really a car but a good source of a transplant before it got bangered

wst

3,494 posts

160 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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I asked the hearse driver about the hearse at the wake after my Uncle's funeral and he said it has a big V8 and he stretches its legs when it's not on the clock, as such.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Strawman said:
Under 50,000 miles though.
Even then it seems a bit rich.

Pre 'Bubble' low owner, low mileage cars seemed to hold a premium of a couple of hundred quid over slightly more used examples, now they are a couple of grand more expensive, and even then you wouldn't be too surprised to see it re-advised with pictures on a white background for £10k within a week.

Personally its beginning to put me off retro cars. People holding on to anything remotely old, tidy and low mileage or putting a high price on like we can expect to see it roll through Bonhams in a couple of decades time. A white, strange spec Audi A6 with 50k on the clock is never going to be a museum piece or even particularly desirable. £3k just doesn't make sense to me, but it'll probably sell which is the problem for me.

Although some fantastic machines have been posted in here, I remember circa 10 years ago when I was waiting for my driving license a thread with this budget would have bought 6 series, 8 Series', E34 M5s, SEC Mercedes, C32/C36, E55 AMGs, tidy late XJS', 944s, 928s and so on. Now usable examples of most of those for the money are but a dream, but th what has taken up the slack for the money? To my eyes it mostly seems to be tidy/usable examples of otherwise not very interesting or desirable older cars, and that just doesn't appeal.

I think my next purchase is going to be something from the early 00s because anything older seems to actively attract a 'retro' tax.

braddo

10,399 posts

187 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Fun little 1980 timewarp. Very of its time. smile

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C576922

RSteve

174 posts

149 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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One of the cleanest 106 Rallye's I've ever seen

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...

Notwen

838 posts

242 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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279 said:
Although some fantastic machines have been posted in here, I remember circa 10 years ago when I was waiting for my driving license a thread with this budget would have bought 6 series, 8 Series', E34 M5s, SEC Mercedes, C32/C36, E55 AMGs, tidy late XJS', 944s, 928s and so on.
I recently purchased a 1995 C36 AMG for a little over thread budget, very nice 3 owner with lots of history, there were a reasonable number available, most below budget, some worthy, some not.

Devil2575

13,400 posts

187 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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DoctorX said:
Fast Bug said:
Halfords stereo, LPG, cheapo dvd screen. Methinks this didn't live on a gravel drive...
Not a Gravel drive! An aftermarket stereo!! Heaven forfend!!

biggrin

braddo

10,399 posts

187 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Notwen said:
279 said:
Although some fantastic machines have been posted in here, I remember circa 10 years ago when I was waiting for my driving license a thread with this budget would have bought 6 series, 8 Series', E34 M5s, SEC Mercedes, C32/C36, E55 AMGs, tidy late XJS', 944s, 928s and so on.
I recently purchased a 1995 C36 AMG for a little over thread budget, very nice 3 owner with lots of history, there were a reasonable number available, most below budget, some worthy, some not.
I recently sold a nice C43 for under the budget. C32s would certainly not have been in budget 10 years ago because they were only a few years old. E55 AMGs are still well within budget.

The £5k 6 series would have had inner wing rust, the 8 series dodgy electrics, the E34 M5 a general bork fest etc etc. The bargains you think of 10 years ago have been replaced (unsurprisingly) by cars 10 years newer - early XK Jags, Bangle 6 series, C32s wink, CL Mercs, Boxsters etc.

Mattlan

394 posts

204 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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This just popped into my inbox from Classic and Performance Car.....

seems to hold up the GTI comments above!


MARKET NEWS


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LAST ASTON DB6 VOLANTE HEADS TO AUCTION
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SILVERSTONE CLASSIC SALE: GALLERY
We take a look at some of the best cars at this year’s Silverstone Auctions sale at the Silverstone Classic event.


chris116

1,104 posts

167 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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RSteve said:
One of the cleanest 106 Rallye's I've ever seen

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...
That does look really nice.

t4thomas

394 posts

165 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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chris116 said:
That does look really nice.
This will get snapped up.

L100NYY

35,075 posts

242 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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chris116 said:
RSteve said:
One of the cleanest 106 Rallye's I've ever seen

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...
That does look really nice.
Was on here a while back iirc

TommoAE86

2,659 posts

126 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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JZZ30 said:
I really do like old Jap stuff, needs some decent pics though!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C632232

That is epic! so much love

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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braddo said:
Notwen said:
279 said:
Although some fantastic machines have been posted in here, I remember circa 10 years ago when I was waiting for my driving license a thread with this budget would have bought 6 series, 8 Series', E34 M5s, SEC Mercedes, C32/C36, E55 AMGs, tidy late XJS', 944s, 928s and so on.
I recently purchased a 1995 C36 AMG for a little over thread budget, very nice 3 owner with lots of history, there were a reasonable number available, most below budget, some worthy, some not.
I recently sold a nice C43 for under the budget. C32s would certainly not have been in budget 10 years ago because they were only a few years old. E55 AMGs are still well within budget.

The £5k 6 series would have had inner wing rust, the 8 series dodgy electrics, the E34 M5 a general bork fest etc etc. The bargains you think of 10 years ago have been replaced (unsurprisingly) by cars 10 years newer - early XK Jags, Bangle 6 series, C32s wink, CL Mercs, Boxsters etc.
Meant C43 AMGs, D'oh!

To be honest I've just had a look on eBay and there are a lot more AMGs in this budget than there were when I last looked, but you can still catch a glimpse of the bubble from time to time:



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-S-Reg-MERCEDES-BENZ...

11 grand. 80k Miles rofl

Anyway...

Whilst I'm there moaning, this 55 looks like a good bet.


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-MERCEDES-E55-AMG-AU...

Well looked after, tasteful upgrades and no nasty wheels like most of the E55s it shares it price point with.

And CLs have gotten silly



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-BENZ-CL500-5-0-...

£2990!eek


Blib

43,793 posts

196 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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That CL500 is ridiculously cheap. What a car for the money.
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