Horrors in the PH classifieds Vol 2

[A1VDY]

supacool1 said:

I'm bored on the night shift. Here are some horrors I've found....

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/modified-show-car-ford-...

Jesus this hurts my eyes.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/nissan-350z-veilside-wi...



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E92-COUPE-335D-TWIN...

WTF is up with the yellow tape on the seats?!?

Nice write up...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Focus-ST-Replica-swaps/...

Epic sales pitch on this DTM replica

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-DTM-AMG-Bernd-...

All epic pieces of cr5p.
Ref the focus, guy says he thinks the woofer in the boot needs tidying and looks a bit tacky.He forgets to mention the rest of the car.

The 350z is truly horrific as is the 335D with the rusty wood screws holding on the home made arches.
As for the Vodafone merc, true council chav car..

[Escort3500]

All grim, but the BMW’s the worst. The body kit is a horror - perfect fit where it touches

And what’s with the painted struts behind the grille? I’ve noticed it on a few cars. Must be a stance thing

[HM-2]

Escort3500 said:

All grim, but the BMW’s the worst. The body kit is a horror - perfect fit where it touches

And what’s with the painted struts behind the grille? I’ve noticed it on a few cars. Must be a stance thing

They're part of the front crash structure I think, my M140i has them too.
Not sure why you'd make a feature of them by painting them green, but nowt as queer as folk.

[Escort3500]

HM-2 said:

Escort3500 said:

All grim, but the BMW’s the worst. The body kit is a horror - perfect fit where it touches

And what’s with the painted struts behind the grille? I’ve noticed it on a few cars. Must be a stance thing

They're part of the front crash structure I think, my M140i has them too.
Not sure why you'd make a feature of them by painting them green, but nowt as queer as folk.

Yeah, it was the painting that I was wondering about. Weird why you would want to draw attention to them

[Dapster]

Maybach 57 Coupe given a once over by Xenatec (which I think you take for peptic ulcers...). €650k!





https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id...

[Veeayt]

I like it, true to the brand's ethos

[Vickers_VC10]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233509965923


Omfg.

[67Dino]

Vickers_VC10 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233509965923


Omfg.

In fairness to the builder, he’s had a good go. But given the modern Batmobiles are large and imposing, why on earth did he use an MGF? Makes no sense. It’s like casting Macaulay Culkin as The Incredible Hulk, with about the same effect.

[cj2013]

67Dino said:

In fairness to the builder, he’s had a good go. But given the modern Batmobiles are large and imposing, why on earth did he use an MGF? Makes no sense. It’s like casting Macaulay Culkin as The Incredible Hulk, with about the same effect.

He didn't us an MGF - he butchered a Metro GTi to do, using the Banham Bat body conversion, then add in what looks like horrifically bad workmanship. The engine/brakes are from an MGF, apparently.


Never understand why someone would put something up for sale for unrealistic money, like it's really valuable, but chooses ditchfinders (Barum).

[TonyRPH]

cj2013 said:

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Never understand why someone would put something up for sale for unrealistic money, like it's really valuable, but chooses ditchfinders (Barum).

I had Barum tyres on a Skoda 1.8T estate and trust me, they were far from ditchfinders.

They were really good tyres, especially compared to the Event tyres I once had on the front of a Golf GTi...

[J4CKO]

cj2013 said:

67Dino said:

In fairness to the builder, he’s had a good go. But given the modern Batmobiles are large and imposing, why on earth did he use an MGF? Makes no sense. It’s like casting Macaulay Culkin as The Incredible Hulk, with about the same effect.

He didn't us an MGF - he butchered a Metro GTi to do, using the Banham Bat body conversion, then add in what looks like horrifically bad workmanship. The engine/brakes are from an MGF, apparently.


Never understand why someone would put something up for sale for unrealistic money, like it's really valuable, but chooses ditchfinders (Barum).

Seven grand, wow.

Its horrific but I bet it shifts.

[CoolHands]

Vickers_VC10 said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233509965923


Omfg.

Sometimes I feel bad cos I've wasted my time & money on something. But it’s normally a few model cars or something, so couple of hundred quid. It’s nice to see someone else has wasted countless more man-hours and money than me on a piece of rubbish.

[cj2013]

TonyRPH said:

I had Barum tyres on a Skoda 1.8T estate and trust me, they were far from ditchfinders.

They were really good tyres, especially compared to the Event tyres I once had on the front of a Golf GTi...

Right. A Skoda Estate is by no means doing the same job a kit car is supposed to do.

[alorotom]

cj2013 said:

TonyRPH said:

I had Barum tyres on a Skoda 1.8T estate and trust me, they were far from ditchfinders.

They were really good tyres, especially compared to the Event tyres I once had on the front of a Golf GTi...

Right. A Skoda Estate is by no means doing the same job a kit car is supposed to do.

I had them on a 4.2 Q7 for a while and they performed great and had zero issue with the power or weight of the vehicle

[TonyRPH]

cj2013 said:

TonyRPH said:

I had Barum tyres on a Skoda 1.8T estate and trust me, they were far from ditchfinders.

They were really good tyres, especially compared to the Event tyres I once had on the front of a Golf GTi...

Right. A Skoda Estate is by no means doing the same job a kit car is supposed to do.

My point was, that for a car not renowned for it's handling, the Barum tyres performed as well as the branded tyres they replaced.

I'm not comparing cars, just tyres.

[Jim the Sunderer]

Noncing around Hartlepool in his rice rocket.

[TonyRPH]

Jim the Sunderer said:

Noncing around Hartlepool in his rice rocket.

If only that reg suffix were VBJ - now that would be very PH...

[boyse7en]

cj2013 said:

... but chooses ditchfinders (Barum).

Barum tyres are made by Continental, its their "budget" brand so uses slightly older technology than the premium Contis

[Jakg]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E92-335D-TWIN-TURBO...

Those shutlines are the front are... interesting.

[Osinjak]

Jakg said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E92-335D-TWIN-TURBO...

Those shutlines are the front are... interesting.

Anyone with half a brain wouldn't touch that with the world's longest barge pole. What a pig of a car.