Best of the Bargain Basement Vol. 2

[egor110]

Lance Catamaran said:

Hoofy said:

Lance Catamaran said:

Only downside now is that the air con doesn't work. Could be something simple but I doubt it, and no way of bodging it on the cheap

The windows work, don't they??

Yes, but when its 25 degrees and I'm crawling through traffic on the way to work, they may as well not

How often is it 25 degrees in this sunkissed island

[Jonmx]

egor110 said:

Lance Catamaran said:

Hoofy said:

Lance Catamaran said:

Only downside now is that the air con doesn't work. Could be something simple but I doubt it, and no way of bodging it on the cheap

The windows work, don't they??

Yes, but when its 25 degrees and I'm crawling through traffic on the way to work, they may as well not

How often is it 25 degrees in this sunkissed island

On my new shed the A/C works but none of the windows go down!

[Lance Catamaran]

egor110 said:

Lance Catamaran said:

Hoofy said:

Lance Catamaran said:

Only downside now is that the air con doesn't work. Could be something simple but I doubt it, and no way of bodging it on the cheap

The windows work, don't they??

Yes, but when its 25 degrees and I'm crawling through traffic on the way to work, they may as well not

How often is it 25 degrees in this sunkissed island

In the middle of Kent, surprisingly often!

[spreadsheet monkey]

funkyrobot said:

Any love for Honda CR-V's?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Ticks some boxes for me. Had a read about them on Honest John and they don't seem to have anything major wrong with them.

I bought a 2004 CR-V a few years ago for £2k, and ran it for two years as a second car without any major problems. Very practical car. The two piece tailgate and sliding rear seat were great for tip runs and Ikea trips. Stick with the petrol models at this age/budget. They are popular with OAPs, and consequently there are still a few nice well-looked after older CR-Vs out there.

[Downward]

Hi, need my car sold by Tuesday. Had a couple of nibbles on Facebook but nothing concrete.

Any ideas where I can get rid ?
WBAC will give £110 but it's worth more and thus it's up for £495

[jas xjr]

last bargain car i bought was advertised on gumtree. might be worth a try.

[Jonmx]

Downward said:

Hi, need my car sold by Tuesday. Had a couple of nibbles on Facebook but nothing concrete.

Any ideas where I can get rid ?
WBAC will give £110 but it's worth more and thus it's up for £495

Ebay 24 hour auction with £110 starting price?

[p4cks]

£1K for a 172 Cup is an absolute steal



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-172-Cup-/18...

[Downward]

jas xjr said:

last bargain car i bought was advertised on gumtree. might be worth a try.

Yeah it's on the tree. No nibbles from that.

[Downward]

Jonmx said:

Downward said:

Hi, need my car sold by Tuesday. Had a couple of nibbles on Facebook but nothing concrete.

Any ideas where I can get rid ?
WBAC will give £110 but it's worth more and thus it's up for £495

Ebay 24 hour auction with £110 starting price?

I've had a look at this option. Seems a good ide

[Hoofy]

egor110 said:

Lance Catamaran said:

Hoofy said:

Lance Catamaran said:

Only downside now is that the air con doesn't work. Could be something simple but I doubt it, and no way of bodging it on the cheap

The windows work, don't they??

Yes, but when its 25 degrees and I'm crawling through traffic on the way to work, they may as well not

How often is it 25 degrees in this sunkissed island

I'd be happy if the AC is broken but the sunroof works. I hardly use AC if there is a sunroof. The only time I use AC is to rapidly demist and also when it's raining and warm.

[anonymous-user]

spreadsheet monkey said:

funkyrobot said:

Any love for Honda CR-V's?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Ticks some boxes for me. Had a read about them on Honest John and they don't seem to have anything major wrong with them.

I bought a 2004 CR-V a few years ago for £2k, and ran it for two years as a second car without any major problems. Very practical car. The two piece tailgate and sliding rear seat were great for tip runs and Ikea trips. Stick with the petrol models at this age/budget. They are popular with OAPs, and consequently there are still a few nice well-looked after older CR-Vs out there.

Considered a K series swap?
Then a turbo...
on top of AWD

[Chongwong]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-1-8-VVT-i-Man...

This might be worth a look, very short MOT and listed as spares or repairs. It's got to be worth a phone call at least

[Jonmx]

Chongwong said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-1-8-VVT-i-Man...

This might be worth a look, very short MOT and listed as spares or repairs. It's got to be worth a phone call at least

Passed it's last two MOTs with no issue too. Nice little bargain for someone.

[BlueHave]

p4cks said:

£1K for a 172 Cup is an absolute steal



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-172-Cup-/18...

'The cam belt has not been done, but no issues'

Well it won't be an issue until it snaps and your up a creek without a Clio.

[ethomas]

Chongwong said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-MR2-1-8-VVT-i-Man...

This might be worth a look, very short MOT and listed as spares or repairs. It's got to be worth a phone call at least

I asked about this on eBay and apparently there is a bottom-end knock from the engine

[Chongwong]

ethomas said:

I asked about this on eBay and apparently there is a bottom-end knock from the engine

That's a shame :-(

[Dan29]

Downward said:

Hi, need my car sold by Tuesday. Had a couple of nibbles on Facebook but nothing concrete.

Any ideas where I can get rid ?
WBAC will give £110 but it's worth more and thus it's up for £495

Did it sell? What is it?

[Jimmy Recard]

Jonmx said:

On my new shed the A/C works but none of the windows go down!

My shed's air con worked throughout last summer but seems to not work now

Luckily the windows work, and that's all that matters

[funkyrobot]

What are these old V6 A6's like?

This one is high mileage and it's an N reg. However, it's local to me and I'm sure they could be up for a haggle?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/audi/audi-a6-avant-mot-1...