Half a bottle of Vin Blanc/Ebay = Barchetta
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Well a rare night off, a decent bottle of white and a casual browse under the LHD section of Ebay I found a Fiat Barchetta for £1500, which looked qutie tidy....FSH, nice colour, 90k full years MOT, new hood etc....anyway, cut to the chase I idly put a bid in for £1200 .... and would you believe it next email back I've bought it !
Always fancied one of these, probably won't keep it too long. 150 miles away, but only myself to blame !
If only EBay had a breathalyser !
Always fancied one of these, probably won't keep it too long. 150 miles away, but only myself to blame !
If only EBay had a breathalyser !
This is it;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
What do we think (I'm not easily upset, so be honest)
Hope that the link works. Had an MX5, well a Miata. we have a Cappuccino, which is great but a tad small, would love an XK8 cab, but had an XJ-S cab ... and too thirsty to use, so this seems worth a punt ?
Don't mind LHD at all, had a few LHD cars....might be worth a few quid more in summer, in the men time I own a leather flying jacket and a woolly hat.
Just checked train fares (train line.com) , about £30 to pick it up, so result there, as option B was LPG range rover (£90 in fuel plus trailer hire).
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...
What do we think (I'm not easily upset, so be honest)
Hope that the link works. Had an MX5, well a Miata. we have a Cappuccino, which is great but a tad small, would love an XK8 cab, but had an XJ-S cab ... and too thirsty to use, so this seems worth a punt ?
Don't mind LHD at all, had a few LHD cars....might be worth a few quid more in summer, in the men time I own a leather flying jacket and a woolly hat.
Just checked train fares (train line.com) , about £30 to pick it up, so result there, as option B was LPG range rover (£90 in fuel plus trailer hire).
Six Fiend said:
I have a feeling this one belonged to a friend of mine in Bristol once upon a time and on its original plates. The dings on the door in front of the handle look familiar.
Great little car![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
Interesting, I haven't done a HPI check yet, I will before I hand over the readies....it pains me, but I once got caught out on a £800 Ford Explorer that a previous owner had taken a 'Log Book Loan' out on. We only bought it to do one towing job to France with as it was cheaper than hiring, but took ages to sort out after I sold it.Great little car
![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
Edited by rswift on Thursday 16th February 00:57
Well picked it up tonight. Perfect Ebay deal, met the owner nice chap. Train from Beds to Dorset, drove back 130 miles without any problems. Loads of paperwork including a cam belt/variator change, and the all important red key.
It does drive and handle like a FWD Hatchback, which under the skin it is. But quite lively for a 1.7, and definitely nicer off the motorways. But the heater worked, and I am used to driving LHD, so all good.
It does drive and handle like a FWD Hatchback, which under the skin it is. But quite lively for a 1.7, and definitely nicer off the motorways. But the heater worked, and I am used to driving LHD, so all good.
There is in fact a RHD one for sale on Ebay as we speak...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Barchetta-1-8-16V-L...
I don't really see any big problem, LHD here or RHD abroad. It's not Rocket Science !
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Barchetta-1-8-16V-L...
I don't really see any big problem, LHD here or RHD abroad. It's not Rocket Science !
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