What's your favourite shed?
What's your favourite shed?
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Piepiepie

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1,347 posts

184 months

Sunday 28th August 2011
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We've all got out favourite expensive cars, but what do you always go on ebay for, set a £500 limit, and search for it as spares or repair?

For me, it's this every single time;

(Ideally in White)

Not the most popular PH car, but i think they age well, nice enough to drive and quite fun to work on. Just trying to find a decent enough cheap one with problems i can fix myself is sometimes a nightmare though rofl

Sometimes if im feeling lucky, i'll search for the facelift :P

pacman1

7,324 posts

223 months

Sunday 28th August 2011
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Pent roof, 8' x 6'.

The irony is, it would cost more than the Vectra to buy!

Fox-

13,575 posts

276 months

Sunday 28th August 2011
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I absolutely hate those Vectras and think they drive like a sack of potatoes - the Mk2 Mondeo was a far superior car - but I cannot help thinking that they've really aged well. It doesnt yet look like a £500 car whereas sadly the Mk2 Mondeo absolutely does look like a £500 car.

Mr Dave

3,233 posts

225 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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I did buy a 500 quid shed once, a Saab 900NG and it was awesome, but the bearings went after less than 1000 miles. So I will put a picture up of it.




deadslow

8,792 posts

253 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Mondeo - unbeatable daily snotter - in fact can't really understand why it wasn't called the Ford Snotter from birth.biggrin

airportparking

1,314 posts

192 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Nissan Micra bubble shape everytime, the 1.0 16v is very nippy

Zwoelf

25,870 posts

236 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Mk 2 Mondeo V6 Si or ST24. 4 doors without kits are insanely cheap.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3089867.htm



http://autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20113441...



Even more of a sleeper in Ghia X spec:

http://autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20113441...






Edited by Zwoelf on Monday 29th August 00:32

Fox-

13,575 posts

276 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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My Ghia X looked just like that. I loved that car. It was so cool...

.... back in 2004.

Zwoelf

25,870 posts

236 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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hehe

No need to worry about "cool" below £500. Or ever really...

McSam

6,753 posts

205 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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A year's MOT on that well-specced late Ghia X for a monkey? Awesome biggrin

I'm not sure that "when you put your foot down there as quick as any car", though hehe

Piepiepie

Original Poster:

1,347 posts

184 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Zwoelf said:
Mk 2 Mondeo V6 Si or ST24. 4 doors without kits are insanely cheap.

http://pistonheads.com/sales/3089867.htm



http://autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20113441...



Even more of a sleeper in Ghia X spec:

http://autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/20113441...






Edited by Zwoelf on Monday 29th August 00:32
Dont you think they age really badly though?

GravelBen

16,510 posts

260 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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hehe

230TE

2,506 posts

216 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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I keep looking out for a V6 or 20V Quattro version at the right price.

andy43

13,223 posts

284 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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pacman1 said:
Pent roof, 8' x 6'.

The irony is, it would cost more than the Vectra to buy!
But the 8x6 would probably outlast the winter.

RizzoTheRat

28,940 posts

222 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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I miss my old ZX Volcane. I put 100,000 miles on it in 3.5 years and the only non consumables it needed was a new power steering pump and rear brake balancing valves before the rear radius arm bearings went at 196000 miles.

Wiltshire constabulary even sent me a nice photo of it


chrisispringles

893 posts

195 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Volvo 850 T5

So much metal for so little money cloud9

Zwoelf

25,870 posts

236 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Piepiepie said:
Dont you think they age really badly though?
Of course, which is why they're dirt cheap. Although I admit that I do prefer this shape vastly to both its predecessor and successor.

When you consider that we're talking here about cars for which around a third or more of their inherent value is merely their weight as scrap metal, the usual niceties are rendered close to irrelevant. smile

SuperHangOn

3,486 posts

183 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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Forget the Vectra, Omega is where its at. Love the old beasts.

Edited by SuperHangOn on Monday 29th August 11:33

KardioKate

1,584 posts

184 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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SuperHangOn said:
Forget the Vectra, Omega V6 is where its at. Love the old beasts.
They can turn into serious money pits though.

SuperHangOn

3,486 posts

183 months

Monday 29th August 2011
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KardioKate said:
They can turn into serious money pits though.
Had several V6's in the family and they've been very dependable. Just niggles such as leaking cam covers and suspension clunks.

Trouble is they are old and worth nothing now so finding a decent one is getting trickier.