Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k vol 2

[SimonTheSailor]

Bear-n said:

Two thousand pounds!



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112190...

You weren't listening to him -

'Do not be put off by its imperfections'.........

[spreadsheet monkey]

Derventio said:

There are a few about but they command prices way above thread budget.

Having said that, I'd be extremely happy with either of these sat in my driveway.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109036...



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108106...

Yes - there's the other half of the answer to "where did all the S3 Jags go". The rusty knackered ones went to the banger track, possibly via a Jaguar breakers who stripped the interior and other re-useable bits. The nice ones have been kept in garages and only used on high days and holidays, and are now selling for £15k plus.

Nobody is using an S3 Jag as a daily driver in 2021, so you don't see them regularly on the roads. But they're still out there, they're just being kept tucked away by their owners.

[Byker28i]

Derventio said:

There are a few about but they command prices way above thread budget.

Having said that, I'd be extremely happy with either of these sat in my driveway.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109036...



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108106...

5.3l V12... hum maybe not whilst fuel is £1.50 a litre...

[Derventio]

Byker28i said:

Derventio said:

There are a few about but they command prices way above thread budget.

Having said that, I'd be extremely happy with either of these sat in my driveway.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109036...



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108106...

5.3l V12... hum maybe not whilst fuel is £1.50 a litre...

You'll be just fine. You'd only get to use £3.60s worth of fuel before it reduced itself to being a very pretty driveway ornament.

The Brown 4.2, however, I'd be very tempted if I had that sort of spare cash.

[xcseventy]

A coouple of interesting Vauxhall finds:

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1409235


https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1409220


£350 over, but it does say near offers.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1314532

[dbdb]

Huntsman said:

spreadsheet monkey said:

Rust. And banger racing…

Sad times.

The same thing happened to XJ40s. They were raced in huge numbers because of their strength and cheapness and there are now very few left.

[P5BNij]

Derventio said:

There are a few about but they command prices way above thread budget.

Having said that, I'd be extremely happy with either of these sat in my driveway.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109036...



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108106...

I had a very brief look at the blue one at Townsends this morning as it's just down the road from me, it's rather nice. I'd be tempted to put a set of Kent alloys on it if it were mine.

For years I ignored the SIIIs but find them quite beguiling now.

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 December 12:49

[mattman]

About 15 years ago I purchased a 5.3 V12 SIII from eBay for £250 as it had a smoking engine. Body was great, mechanically good except the engine with Kent alloys and a mota lita steering wheel. Turned out to be one injector stuck open. About £60 to fix and went on to sell it for around £3,500 - those were the days!

The car was sable brown, for some reason, the sable brown ones were never as rusty, found the same on the Series 1 too

[Matt_N]

Loving the green Audi Avant and Clio 172.

[SimonTheSailor]

xcseventy said:

£350 over, but it does say near offers.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1314532

Why can't I ever remember a Cavalier estate like that ?
I like that a lot !

[W00DY]

xcseventy said:

£350 over, but it does say near offers.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1314532

That is fantastic!

[Derventio]

SimonTheSailor said:

xcseventy said:

£350 over, but it does say near offers.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1314532

Why can't I ever remember a Cavalier estate like that ?
I like that a lot !

They never made an estate SRi130. This is something some very clever and imaginative person has built. Kudos to them. I also like it a lot.

[W00DY]

Very clean looking turbo Cav.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265464439616


Just one slight issue.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

W00DY said:

Very clean looking turbo Cav.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265464439616


Just one slight issue.

Yeah, quite a big one.

[biggbn]

P5BNij said:

Derventio said:

There are a few about but they command prices way above thread budget.

Having said that, I'd be extremely happy with either of these sat in my driveway.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109036...



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108106...

I had a very brief look at the blue one at Townsends this morning as it's just down the road from me, it's rather nice. I'd be tempted to put a set of Kent alloys on it if it were mine.

For years I ignored the SIIIs but find them quite beguiling now.

Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 22 December 12:49

I had two, a light metallic blue one which was an absolute shed bought for pennies and used for everything, it even had a roof rack. Never put a foot wrong. Then a Sage green with oatmeal leather one owner car, it was fantastic, one of the most special feeling cars I have ever owned.

[SimonTheSailor]

W00DY said:

Very clean looking turbo Cav.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265464439616


Just one slight issue.

I think there's been some excessive use of some filtering wizardy going on there. Still looks solid though and I would be proud to show off my wheel arches at show grounds around the county.

[SimonTheSailor]

Derventio said:

They never made an estate SRi130. This is something some very clever and imaginative person has built. Kudos to them. I also like it a lot.

I mean I don't remember a MK2 Cavalier estate in any model !! Weirdly though I remember an Opel Rekord estate, a Carlton estate, just don't really recognise that shape.
Looks fab what somebody has done.

[Huntsman]

spreadsheet monkey said:

Yes - there's the other half of the answer to "where did all the S3 Jags go". The rusty knackered ones went to the banger track, possibly via a Jaguar breakers who stripped the interior and other re-useable bits. The nice ones have been kept in garages and only used on high days and holidays, and are now selling for £15k plus.

Nobody is using an S3 Jag as a daily driver in 2021, so you don't see them regularly on the roads. But they're still out there, they're just being kept tucked away by their owners.

Thus makes me sad.

[spreadsheet monkey]

Huntsman said:

spreadsheet monkey said:

Yes - there's the other half of the answer to "where did all the S3 Jags go". The rusty knackered ones went to the banger track, possibly via a Jaguar breakers who stripped the interior and other re-useable bits. The nice ones have been kept in garages and only used on high days and holidays, and are now selling for £15k plus.

Nobody is using an S3 Jag as a daily driver in 2021, so you don't see them regularly on the roads. But they're still out there, they're just being kept tucked away by their owners.

Thus makes me sad.

Happens to every car, right? Not just old Jags?

Ford Cortinas, Morris Minors, pre-BMW Minis - once they reach a certain age, they’re no longer used as daily drivers, and the rough ones get scrapped (or dismantled for parts) and the good ones kept preserved and used sparingly.

[Hub]

Rover SD1 VDP with MOT for £995! Seems pretty good value

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202112250...