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[idiotgap]

BigBen said:

0a said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

And then there's this. Scarily cheap. If only it were on e-bay and I was trolleyed ...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C679130

Lovely!

and the close up of the wing does not show rust in that area, perhaps on the other 3 arches?

Would having two R107s be considered greedy?

I think one's enough for me!

A bit concerned this one's being sold as a restoration project, a little bit of bodywork on one of these could mean something quite involved. I like the colourscheme though. As a 1980 it should be on the Fuchs "Mexican hat" alloys.

[harrykul]

idiotgap said:

I'd love to know what people pay for Nick's cars, prices never visible. My hunch is that 6k wouldn't do it though.

Don't think it's far off £6k actually, but then again that was for a high mile, basic spec 300dt a few years ago. Probably 8-10 now.

[r129sl]

harrykul said:

idiotgap said:

I'd love to know what people pay for Nick's cars, prices never visible. My hunch is that 6k wouldn't do it though.

Don't think it's far off £6k actually, but then again that was for a high mile, basic spec 300dt a few years ago. Probably 8-10 now.

One of our number—BarchettaBoy, I think—had a mediocre experience there. But there can be no doubt, Nick knows more about these cars than any other trader.

[BorniteIdentity]

harrykul said:

idiotgap said:

I'd love to know what people pay for Nick's cars, prices never visible. My hunch is that 6k wouldn't do it though.

Don't think it's far off £6k actually, but then again that was for a high mile, basic spec 300dt a few years ago. Probably 8-10 now.

I've enquired about 2 over the last 18 months. They were both between £6 and £7.5k.

[BigBen]

idiotgap said:

I think one's enough for me!

A bit concerned this one's being sold as a restoration project, a little bit of bodywork on one of these could mean something quite involved. I like the colourscheme though. As a 1980 it should be on the Fuchs "Mexican hat" alloys.

That simple change of wheels makes it look like a much later car, absence of front spoiler aside. Agree that the colour scheme is very nice and again unusual particularly on an early 80s car

[r129sl]

BigBen said:

idiotgap said:

I think one's enough for me!

A bit concerned this one's being sold as a restoration project, a little bit of bodywork on one of these could mean something quite involved. I like the colourscheme though. As a 1980 it should be on the Fuchs "Mexican hat" alloys.

That simple change of wheels makes it look like a much later car, absence of front spoiler aside. Agree that the colour scheme is very nice and again unusual particularly on an early 80s car

I know people stress bodywork on these cars, but... That still looks like a steal, even if it needs bulkhead repairs. I say that because the interior looks so tidy. I think I'd rather do heavy bodywork on a 107 than restore an interior. It would, of course, have to go on baroque wheels but 15" replicas are not expensive and the tyres are cheaper still. I suspect for a total expenditure of 12 grand you could have a very nice r107.

[r129sl]

Today's obsession: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C632892

It's in Spain. Marbella. The long haul back is part of the attraction.

[AlexGSi2000]

My recently purchased 2002 530D for a touch over £2k.

This one is actually a really good example, minimal rust and is mechanically sound.
Aulthough this is my daily, I will also be carrying out some work and tasteful modifications - far too good to run into the gound.

[BigBen]

r129sl said:

BigBen said:

idiotgap said:

I think one's enough for me!

A bit concerned this one's being sold as a restoration project, a little bit of bodywork on one of these could mean something quite involved. I like the colourscheme though. As a 1980 it should be on the Fuchs "Mexican hat" alloys.

That simple change of wheels makes it look like a much later car, absence of front spoiler aside. Agree that the colour scheme is very nice and again unusual particularly on an early 80s car

I know people stress bodywork on these cars, but... That still looks like a steal, even if it needs bulkhead repairs. I say that because the interior looks so tidy. I think I'd rather do heavy bodywork on a 107 than restore an interior. It would, of course, have to go on baroque wheels but 15" replicas are not expensive and the tyres are cheaper still. I suspect for a total expenditure of 12 grand you could have a very nice r107.

On the other hand I would rather sort the interior than the bulkhead. My own R107 was not so rusty when I took it off the road, but even then when removing the engine / running gear there was still plenty of rust to be found.

Personally I think the flat face alloys look much better than the Mexican hats.

It does look very tidy in the photos and the M110 engine is a classic.

[dbdb]

0a said:

edo said:

wait till you see the inside...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-528I-Sport-TIP-AUTO-...

Individual - ie there's only one individual who can stand it!

I don't think I would have actually ordered the interior colour combination, but I don't think it's terrible - it is at least airy and imaginative. It's a lot better than black.

[bob-lad]

golfer19 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C678025#

Sunny day, check.
Fog lamps on, check.

[dbdb]

Stegel said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The market has spoken. The threadists's choice is worth* one third of a '78 Cavalier.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C679137

• Acknowledging the nuance here.

It's quality MB young-timers vs mundane Ford stuff that puzzles me - Anglia Car Auctions and the like regularly see 1.3 Escorts and the like exceeding by a good margin MB and BMW stuff that would have cost 4 or 5 times at least the original cost and offers a similar multiple of driving pleasure - I'm attracted to stuff I could not have possibly aspired to in my 20's and 30's rather than the wallpaper cars of that era (even with bigger engines - now a 24v Senator may be a different matter).

Edited by Stegel on Sunday 8th November 20:47

A lot of it is nostalgia - and Ford's motorsport connections. Huge numbers of today's old-heapists remember a time growing up, sitting unseatbelted in the back of their dad's Cortina; not so many have the same Mercedes 560SEC personal stories.

I see what you mean though. Taste is an individual thing; I struggle to understand why so few threadists choose a nimble smooth-riding, Jag and prefer a lumbering Mercedes!

[bob-lad]

edo said:

wait till you see the inside...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-528I-Sport-TIP-AUTO-...

They're either colour blind and it looks a lovely set of matching shades to them, or they're insane

[callahan]

0a said:

87k miles and £1,950 ono. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C678865#

There's also this one from the same page: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C634172

XJR V8, 97k, £2,795. Great value both of them, assuming you can afford the fuel....

[SpeckledJim]

callahan said:

There's also this one from the same page: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C634172

XJR V8, 97k, £2,795. Great value both of them, assuming you can afford the fuel....

Stunning.

No cruise control on a £60k loony-power long-legged GT-eating super-saloon. Utterly infuriating.

[SpeckledJim]

0a said:

87k miles and £1,950 ono. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C678865#

Exactly the spec of the car on the poster I was given on the Jaguar show stand at the NEC in 1994, when I solemnly promised myself one of these.

Still haven't kept that promise, but it's getting closer.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

SpeckledJim said:

Stunning.

No cruise control on a £60k loony-power long-legged GT-eating super-saloon. Utterly infuriating.

I take your point, but on every car I've ever had with it, I think I've used it once to check it works and then never again. I don't like driving with it and, for me, its absence falls into the category of one less thing to go wrong with cars this age.

[SpeckledJim]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

SpeckledJim said:

Stunning.

No cruise control on a £60k loony-power long-legged GT-eating super-saloon. Utterly infuriating.

I take your point, but on every car I've ever had with it, I think I've used it once to check it works and then never again. I don't like driving with it and, for me, its absence falls into the category of one less thing to go wrong with cars this age.

I use it a lot, where fitted. It's one of my very few barge hygiene factors.

• Cruise control
• Heated seats

A car without the above has to be extremely [insert something good] to be justifiable over a Mondeo.

That (any) XJR is of course a lot nicer than a Mondeo, but other erstwhile barges without CC and HS risk failing the 'But How Is It Better Than A Mondeo?' Test.

BHIIBTAM?

[bmthnick1981]

W00DY said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

Never worry about a car park ding again.

Wow, if its that bad on the surface I dread to think what it is like underneath! My 1987 W126 is not as bad as that!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

SpeckledJim said:

BHIIBTAM?

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