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

[Derventio]

Over on the barge thread, talk has turned to Japanese imports. It turns out, some pretty interesting stuff that definitely fits within the ethos of this thread, can be had for sensible money.

Just as a taster, have a look at this lovely little thing: https://www.goo-net-exchange.com/usedcars/TOYOTA/C....
Once properly undersealed, there should be no real issues running one of these as the mechanicals are just the same as a Corolla sold here.

Just be warned, though, Goonet is a time thief!

[McGee_22]

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203758299847?hash=item2...

loser number plate font will have to go

[targarama]

McGee_22 said:

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....

loser number plate font will have to go

Nice cars these, I had a 440 GLT 2.0 non turbo as a company car for a while. I quite enjoyed it. Nice burgundy colour. Were these cars something else underneath or all Volvo?

[soxboy]

targarama said:

McGee_22 said:

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....

loser number plate font will have to go

Nice cars these, I had a 440 GLT 2.0 non turbo as a company car for a while. I quite enjoyed it. Nice burgundy colour. Were these cars something else underneath or all Volvo?

Volvo developed but with a lot of Renault running gear. 1.7 turbo swap from a Volvo into a Renault was popular back in the day.

[targarama]

McGee_22 said:

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....

loser number plate font will have to go

Nice cars these, I had a 440 GLT 2.0 non turbo as a company car for a while. I quite enjoyed it. Nice burgundy colour. Were these cars something else underneath or all Volvo?

[jimmytheone]

Pothole said:

aaron_2000 said:

I'd love to know what he spent £7k on in the extensive restoration because it seemingly wasn't on cosmetics. Not that I'd care, I'd still bite his hand off for that price even if I find his claim of a £7k resto to be a bit suspicious. You'd think if they were spending £7k on a resto that the rusty steelies would at least get treated or the faded window frames.

Edited by aaron_2000 on Monday 10th January 00:33

I tend to agree but easy enough to ask to see the invoice.

I remember your CX, shame that didnt work out.

Having bought a BX GTi 8v a few years back that needed some work, and having visited Chevronics in Hitchin where the £7k was spent on this one, i can well believe it.
Anything to do with the hydraulics (so that's steering, suspension or brakes) is complicated and not something i'd attempt on my own drive - hence you pay for the specialist knowledge.

I dont think the BX 4x4 sold in any real quantity and most will have dissolved by now so it really is a case of find another.
This BX4x4 saloon sold at Bonhams/Bicester for £4725 in May21 "believed to be 1 of 4 UK RHD cars left"
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26808/lot/54/

Manor park classics (July21) £4312:
https://auctions.manorparkclassics.com/auction/lot...
"Research has revealed that according to DVLA records there is only 3 1990 Licensed BX 4x4 vehicles in UK and 11 with SORN declared. Costing new in 1990, the princely sum of £13,900 which in today’s money is £34,800 which may go so way to explaining the rarity of these interesting vehicles today."

So that's 2(?) of the 4(?) left on the road!

[McGee_22]

targarama said:

McGee_22 said:

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....

loser number plate font will have to go

Nice cars these, I had a 440 GLT 2.0 non turbo as a company car for a while. I quite enjoyed it. Nice burgundy colour. Were these cars something else underneath or all Volvo?

An ex-girlfriend and I used to own a 2.0 n/a 480ES - it was quite a headturner...

...so was she

[TheDriverCom]

McGee_22 said:

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203758299847?hash=item2...

loser number plate font will have to go

The font is correct as is an import from Northern Ireland

[FA57REN]

TheDriverCom said:

The font is correct as is an import from Northern Ireland

Legal NI plates use the same typeface as mainland plates, Charles Wright New.

[sutoka]

Nickp82 said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133990248792

Fantastic

I do like the Caramac interior.

[SimonTheSailor]

McGee_22 said:

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203758299847?hash=item2...

loser number plate font will have to go

I hope a WHOLE lot of work has been done to the underside of that in the last couple of years. MOT failures galore about rust and stuff......

[shedweller]

jimmytheone said:

So that's 2(?) of the 4(?) left on the road!

My dad drives a black one as his daily (he is retired though)

And the red one in the link above is the one used in the top gear crimbo special.....

[Harry Flashman]

McGee_22 said:

Volvo 480 Turbo - pop-up lights for the win....



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203758299847?hash=item2...

loser number plate font will have to go

My mum had one very like this in the 90s, right down to the colour. I loved it! It had this ruched grey leather interior - very of its time...

[SimonTheSailor]

Not too sure if this can be considered classic, old or retro yet but seems very good value -



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-ROVER-45-1-4-CL...

[aaron_2000]

I wonder if they'll ever not scream "Pensioner" to me. Even now I still think of a Metro as being driven by an 87 year old named Dennis. For £950 it seems a bit of a steal to me, real nice colour too

[Evercross]

SimonTheSailor said:

Not too sure if this can be considered classic, old or retro yet but seems very good value -



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-ROVER-45-1-4-CL...

Probably the cheapest way to get a replacement ventilation control panel for a Pagani Zonda....

[Derventio]

SimonTheSailor said:

Not too sure if this can be considered classic, old or retro yet but seems very good value -



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-ROVER-45-1-4-CL...

Believe it or not, these and the 25/200 are really not that bad a motor. The 1.4 is quite a revvy, nippy thing in the 200 but I suspect the performance will be dulled a little in the heavier 45. My Dads missus bought a very late 2.0 diesel Connoisseur. in a lovely shade of metallic blue. It was genuinely a nice thing to run around in. The diesel was especially punchy.

[p4cks]

Derventio said:

Believe it or not, these and the 25/200 are really not that bad a motor. The 1.4 is quite a revvy, nippy thing in the 200 but I suspect the performance will be dulled a little in the heavier 45. My Dads missus bought a very late 2.0 diesel Connoisseur. in a lovely shade of metallic blue. It was genuinely a nice thing to run around in. The diesel was especially punchy.

I was thinking that myself. I once bought a Rover Metro as a stop-gap laugh and it had the 1.4 which was decent in that. I don't know what it would be like in a 45 but I can't imagine it to be any good.

That said, I'd still have it!

[targarama]

Evercross said:

Probably the cheapest way to get a replacement ventilation control panel for a Pagani Zonda....

Awesome! I love stuff like this

[targarama]

Evercross said:

Probably the cheapest way to get a replacement ventilation control panel for a Pagani Zonda....

Awesome! I love stuff like this