The Joy of Running an Old Shed (Vol 2)

[ferrisbueller]

Juicy af at a time when fuel is nudging £9 a gallon..........

[giblet]

Mr.Nobody said:

Justatwist said:

You need to get on Facebook marketplace. I live in Liverpool and there is plenty of choice within a 20 mile radius. Anything from Megane estates to Volvo v50’s.

I’m not on Facebook, I’m not going to join it just for that. I’ve heard a few horror stories of cars being sold and they are just scrap, or mis-sold or the car is missing information and the sellers are less than helpful.. someone said it try motors.co.uk

Beer money champagne taste. At this end of the market you aren’t likely to find bargains on somewhere like motors.co.uk

In my opinion you need to sift through the crap on the likes of FB Marketplace, Gumtree etc and go in with your eyes open. Or just pay the premium from a trader

[Mr.Nobody]

giblet said:

Beer money champagne taste. At this end of the market you aren’t likely to find bargains on somewhere like motors.co.uk

In my opinion you need to sift through the crap on the likes of FB Marketplace, Gumtree etc and go in with your eyes open. Or just pay the premium from a trader

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the cars been maintained over its life.

[QBee]

Mr.Nobody said:

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the car has been maintained over its life.

^^^^^^^^ +1

Best car I ever bought in terms of reliability is my wife's (thankfully, saves on ear defenders) Saab 9-5 estate auto (we have dogs).
It's service history, and visiting the sellers to complete the deal, told me all I needed to know.

It had been a company car the first 3 years of its life, main dealer serviced, 60,000 miles covered, and then for the next 12 years had been driven 3000 miles a year and serviced by a Saab specialist every 12 months. Fully stamped service book. They had changed the turbo because they were lending the car to their daughter for a week to go on holiday and "didn't want to take any risks". They lived in a nice tidy house in suburban Hertfordshire and were in their early 80s, and were only selling it for £875 because they had just inherited her sister's almost new VW and felt that £875 was what it was worth, but were sad to see it go.

We have had it for 7 years and have not had to spend more than £100 on non-service parts for it. It is now 21.5 years old and still going strong.

[Daveb257]

ferrisbueller said:

177k miles, sold as seen - no warranty. £2495.......

Pass.

I’m still astounded by the amount of traders who put that in adverts knowing full well it’s breaking consumer law

[cedrichn]

Mr.Nobody said:

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the cars been maintained over its life.

If you are buying a home, I would buy something at least as big as a hatchback: you are going to move a lot st back and forth between your previous and new home, buy new furniture, new equipment, etc...

A bigger boot, with reclining rear seats, will be a real advantage

[anonymous-user]

QBee said:

Mr.Nobody said:

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the car has been maintained over its life.

^^^^^^^^ +1

Best car I ever bought in terms of reliability is my wife's (thankfully, saves on ear defenders) Saab 9-5 estate auto (we have dogs).
It's service history, and visiting the sellers to complete the deal, told me all I needed to know.

It had been a company car the first 3 years of its life, main dealer serviced, 60,000 miles covered, and then for the next 12 years had been driven 3000 miles a year and serviced by a Saab specialist every 12 months. Fully stamped service book. They had changed the turbo because they were lending the car to their daughter for a week to go on holiday and "didn't want to take any risks". They lived in a nice tidy house in suburban Hertfordshire and were in their early 80s, and were only selling it for £875 because they had just inherited her sister's almost new VW and felt that £875 was what it was worth, but were sad to see it go.

We have had it for 7 years and have not had to spend more than £100 on non-service parts for it. It is now 21.5 years old and still going strong.

Spot on, vet the seller as much as the car

[andrebar]

Daveb257 said:

ferrisbueller said:

177k miles, sold as seen - no warranty. £2495.......

Pass.

I’m still astounded by the amount of traders who put that in adverts knowing full well it’s breaking consumer law

What annoys me is when they leave that disclaimer to the end of a lengthy spiel about what a lovely little bargain they’re offering. Don’t mind at all when the “it’s in the bargain bin for a reason” approach is taken.

[Drezza]

Mr.Nobody said:

I’ve found this:

https://www.highpeakautos.com/used-cars/volvo-xc90...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPqllZW1aw

Video of it here

[Ouroboros]

Drezza said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPqllZW1aw

Video of it here

That is proper cheeky. I mean trade sale etc if no margin for double up, that is low.

[ferrisbueller]

Mr.Nobody said:

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the cars been maintained over its life.

Another Civic might be the answer

[bodhi]

ferrisbueller said:

Mr.Nobody said:

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the cars been maintained over its life.

Another Civic might be the answer

That's what we picked up to help with the house move, thinking a 1 Series Coupe might not be the most practical thing for moving stuff around. Got a Mk8 Civic for 1500 quid and it's been brilliant - swallows a lot of stuff and is easily turned into a van with the "magic" seats.

It's also done sterling service in keeping us mobile whilst the 1 Series is requesting it's yearly (expensive) attention.

[wpa1975]

bodhi said:

ferrisbueller said:

Mr.Nobody said:

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the cars been maintained over its life.

Another Civic might be the answer

That's what we picked up to help with the house move, thinking a 1 Series Coupe might not be the most practical thing for moving stuff around. Got a Mk8 Civic for 1500 quid and it's been brilliant - swallows a lot of stuff and is easily turned into a van with the "magic" seats.

It's also done sterling service in keeping us mobile whilst the 1 Series is requesting it's yearly (expensive) attention.

Agreed, I have a mk8 and the space inside is brilliant for tip runs etc.

[Challo]

Mr.Nobody said:

Justatwist said:

You need to get on Facebook marketplace. I live in Liverpool and there is plenty of choice within a 20 mile radius. Anything from Megane estates to Volvo v50’s.

I’m not on Facebook, I’m not going to join it just for that. I’ve heard a few horror stories of cars being sold and they are just scrap, or mis-sold or the car is missing information and the sellers are less than helpful.. someone said it try motors.co.uk

The issue is at that price point, buying from a dealer means you might be buying a car for say £2k that might only be worth £1500 from a private seller. Yes you might get a basic warranty but it could still go bang tomorrow.

Sign up to FB with a load of fake information, get yourself a car and then delete FB. I know its a pain to sort through all the rubbish adverts, but FB is the easiest place to sell cars, every has an account and its free. At least these days you can check the previous MOT history and see if its been loved or not before evening going to see it.

Try car&classic, gumtree as well. Even Autotrader has some bargains on it.

[cedrichn]

Ouroboros said:

Drezza said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPqllZW1aw

Video of it here

That is proper cheeky. I mean trade sale etc if no margin for double up, that is low.

Second that. Bought a "bargain", show off a video on Youtube, own a "garage", can't be bothered to fix the thing, sell it without warranty while putting £1k in my pocket.
No one works for free, I get that, but I would just not buy to someone making "business" like this.

[giblet]

Mr.Nobody said:

I see your point. I have to be realistic with a budget as I’m saving for a house. Plus I would like something to allow me to get to work. I used to have a MK8 Civic and that was awful and was a bargain at £1k. FSH with new clutch and brake pads discs all round. But developed a weird electrical fault.

I think it’s better to just buy on condition and how the cars been maintained over its life.

I can relate. I went from V8 and V6s plus a few fast 4 pots back to a shed 9-3 estate almost 4 years ago. Allows me to try and sort my finances out. Took a gamble on one at auction using a mate BCA account. Aside from the initial service which brought up an issue with the power steering pump it's not really needed anything other than a new battery and some rear springs. Used a specialist for the first few services and after that I just buy the service kit online and use a cheaper garage. Looking to switch from that to a diesel version next as the running costs on this are a bit silly.

I loathe FB, deleted my main account years ago but had another account used solely to communicate with some relatives. I tend to use that these days to have a look at what cars are on the marketplace, it's become the new Gumtree. Plus with a lot of car owner forums moving to FB you find that there are bargains to be had on the for sale pages there too.

Whereabouts in the country are you?

[The Mad Monk]

cedrichn said:

Ouroboros said:

Drezza said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPqllZW1aw

Video of it here

That is proper cheeky. I mean trade sale etc if no margin for double up, that is low.

Second that. Bought a "bargain", show off a video on Youtube, own a "garage", can't be bothered to fix the thing, sell it without warranty while putting £1k in my pocket.
No one works for free, I get that, but I would just not buy to someone making "business" like this.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but surely he can't do that, can he?

Isn't it what they call "the law"?

[monthou]

The Mad Monk said:

cedrichn said:

Ouroboros said:

Drezza said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPqllZW1aw

Video of it here

That is proper cheeky. I mean trade sale etc if no margin for double up, that is low.

Second that. Bought a "bargain", show off a video on Youtube, own a "garage", can't be bothered to fix the thing, sell it without warranty while putting £1k in my pocket.
No one works for free, I get that, but I would just not buy to someone making "business" like this.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but surely he can't do that, can he?

Isn't it what they call "the law"?

You can sell without a warranty. That doesn't affect statutory rights.

[Ouroboros]

monthou said:

You can sell without a warranty. That doesn't affect statutory rights.

He says ""NO WARRANTY - SOLD AS IS""

You can't as a trader selling to consumers state that, sold as The trader has legal obligations that they have to fullfil and follow. The statement can be ignored by a consumer as it is not legally binding to a contract if he sold it.

He he wanted a sold as sale, he could have put into an auction.

But pure greed. The fact a fault with the intercooler pipe in isn't fixed, is also low. Why buy cheap cars if you don't want to to fix them, because it is more profit.

Edited by Ouroboros on Tuesday 21st June 12:47

[egor110]

Mr.Nobody said:

I’m not on Facebook, I’m not going to join it just for that. I’ve heard a few horror stories of cars being sold and they are just scrap, or mis-sold or the car is missing information and the sellers are less than helpful.. someone said it try motors.co.uk

You check the car out before handing over the money.

A £1000 banger off marketplace is far better than a £1000 car from a dealer.