Seriously Overpriced Cars
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uk66fastback said:
The guy who built that is a friend of a friend. There's something in the water in Gt Yarmouth....eBay has so many of these jokers advertising their cars …
Dubiously part-restored Stag which still needs an engine and transmission overhaul … but he has an agreed value for it so he’s asking a grand more than that figure, what a dreamer. Interior looks badly finished (if at all) and he has some weird exhausts on it …Stags had double pipes on one side (the left) but he seems to have two separate single exhausts with exits either side at the back of the car, which looks awful to me!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284305938924?hash=item4...
Added to which the car seems to have been repainted with the engine in
Dubiously part-restored Stag which still needs an engine and transmission overhaul … but he has an agreed value for it so he’s asking a grand more than that figure, what a dreamer. Interior looks badly finished (if at all) and he has some weird exhausts on it …Stags had double pipes on one side (the left) but he seems to have two separate single exhausts with exits either side at the back of the car, which looks awful to me!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284305938924?hash=item4...
Added to which the car seems to have been repainted with the engine in
Edited by uk66fastback on Wednesday 16th June 00:52
uk66fastback said:
eBay has so many of these jokers advertising their cars …
Dubiously part-restored Stag which still needs an engine and transmission overhaul … but he has an agreed value for it so he’s asking a grand more than that figure, what a dreamer. Interior looks badly finished (if at all) and he has some weird exhausts on it …Stags had double pipes on one side (the left) but he seems to have two separate single exhausts with exits either side at the back of the car, which looks awful to me!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284305938924?hash=item4...
Added to which the car seems to have been repainted with the engine in
His best chance of getting anything north of £20k for that is to smash it into a tree and see if Lancaster put their money where their mouth is.Dubiously part-restored Stag which still needs an engine and transmission overhaul … but he has an agreed value for it so he’s asking a grand more than that figure, what a dreamer. Interior looks badly finished (if at all) and he has some weird exhausts on it …Stags had double pipes on one side (the left) but he seems to have two separate single exhausts with exits either side at the back of the car, which looks awful to me!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284305938924?hash=item4...
Added to which the car seems to have been repainted with the engine in
Edited by uk66fastback on Wednesday 16th June 00:52
Uncle John said:
HM-2 said:
Uncle John said:
Tycho said:
Dapster said:
70k miles '04 CLK 320 for £12k - I make that an £8k tax to look like a tit
Awful, awful ad as well
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1317382
That's horrific, lots of torque though:Awful, awful ad as well
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1317382
maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm
Bet it's an E32 M112 with all of 214bhp.
Uncle John said:
HM-2 said:
Uncle John said:
Tycho said:
Dapster said:
70k miles '04 CLK 320 for £12k - I make that an £8k tax to look like a tit
Awful, awful ad as well
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1317382
That's horrific, lots of torque though:Awful, awful ad as well
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1317382
maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm
Bet it's an E32 M112 with all of 214bhp.
"The 3. 2 -l AMG V6 engine draws a maximum output 362 hp at 6100 rpm, and the maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm"
That doesn't make any sense at all from a mathematical perspective.
If the engine made 362hp at 6100rpm, it would make maximum torque of 312lb ft, which is 423nm.
If the engine made 800nm of torque, then peak power would allegedly be 685bhp.
Absolute fantasist.
HM-2 said:
So from the ad:
"The 3. 2 -l AMG V6 engine draws a maximum output 362 hp at 6100 rpm, and the maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm"
That doesn't make any sense at all from a mathematical perspective.
If the engine made 362hp at 6100rpm, it would make maximum torque of 312lb ft, which is 423nm.
If the engine made 800nm of torque, then peak power would allegedly be 685bhp.
Absolute fantasist.
I've had a poke around online. Seems the DTM style ones only used a V8. So this guy is either talking absolute crap, or is reading some bullst that came with the car and believing it. "The 3. 2 -l AMG V6 engine draws a maximum output 362 hp at 6100 rpm, and the maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm"
That doesn't make any sense at all from a mathematical perspective.
If the engine made 362hp at 6100rpm, it would make maximum torque of 312lb ft, which is 423nm.
If the engine made 800nm of torque, then peak power would allegedly be 685bhp.
Absolute fantasist.
Pebbles167 said:
HM-2 said:
So from the ad:
"The 3. 2 -l AMG V6 engine draws a maximum output 362 hp at 6100 rpm, and the maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm"
That doesn't make any sense at all from a mathematical perspective.
If the engine made 362hp at 6100rpm, it would make maximum torque of 312lb ft, which is 423nm.
If the engine made 800nm of torque, then peak power would allegedly be 685bhp.
Absolute fantasist.
I've had a poke around online. Seems the DTM style ones only used a V8. So this guy is either talking absolute crap, or is reading some bullst that came with the car and believing it. "The 3. 2 -l AMG V6 engine draws a maximum output 362 hp at 6100 rpm, and the maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm"
That doesn't make any sense at all from a mathematical perspective.
If the engine made 362hp at 6100rpm, it would make maximum torque of 312lb ft, which is 423nm.
If the engine made 800nm of torque, then peak power would allegedly be 685bhp.
Absolute fantasist.
Is a P reg Escort considered a classic? Is a P reg Escort with fairly low miles but in pretty poor looking condition worth £8,500? I'm not convinced, I think it looks like it's worth something more along the lines of £850.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
carlove said:
Is a P reg Escort considered a classic? Is a P reg Escort with fairly low miles but in pretty poor looking condition worth £8,500? I'm not convinced, I think it looks like it's worth something more along the lines of £850.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
Must be a price typo surely? Otherwise that is boldly ambitious https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
I had a P reg example very similar to that for which I paid £1,200 (at 55k miles and a LOT less rusty), and I struggle to recall a single redeeming feature about it. It was pig ugly, the interior was awful, the bumpers cracked and fell apart, the exhaust fell to bits, the electric windows packed up, the entire indicator stalk unit had to be replaced, the central locking had a mind of its own, and the boot lid leaked. It was my second car and I persevered for nearly a year before ditching it (only figuratively unfortunately) for a 120k mile E30 318i with a knackered camshaft.
The 1989 Mk4 1.3 popular I had prior to the Mk6 was better in just about every way, apart from performance- and even then the Mk4 'felt' quicker.
Even at £850 I struggle to imagine a scenario where a rusty Mk6 Escort would start to make any kind of sense. Madness.
At £85 I'd still be pretty annoyed as I'd be £85 short and I'd own another Mk6 Escort.
carlove said:
Is a P reg Escort considered a classic? Is a P reg Escort with fairly low miles but in pretty poor looking condition worth £8,500? I'm not convinced, I think it looks like it's worth something more along the lines of £850.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
What an absolute joker. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
Quick scan for others and I found this one - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202105293...
£2k. Probably a fair price actually for what is a usable classic.
Am I missing something?
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11407631
To me that looks like a once standard 996.1 with a load of tat all over it priced at around what a good 997.2 goes for?
Genuine question...
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11407631
To me that looks like a once standard 996.1 with a load of tat all over it priced at around what a good 997.2 goes for?
Genuine question...
carlove said:
Is a P reg Escort considered a classic? Is a P reg Escort with fairly low miles but in pretty poor looking condition worth £8,500? I'm not convinced, I think it looks like it's worth something more along the lines of £850.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
What an absolute turd https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106073...
It's had a few corrosion advisories on it's MOTs over the years, it also not a fan of getting first time passes on said MOTs, concours prices for a very much non concours car.
HM-2 said:
Uncle John said:
HM-2 said:
Uncle John said:
Tycho said:
Dapster said:
70k miles '04 CLK 320 for £12k - I make that an £8k tax to look like a tit
Awful, awful ad as well
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1317382
That's horrific, lots of torque though:Awful, awful ad as well
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1317382
maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm
Bet it's an E32 M112 with all of 214bhp.
"The 3. 2 -l AMG V6 engine draws a maximum output 362 hp at 6100 rpm, and the maximum torque of 800 Nm is available at 3500 rpm"
That doesn't make any sense at all from a mathematical perspective.
If the engine made 362hp at 6100rpm, it would make maximum torque of 312lb ft, which is 423nm.
If the engine made 800nm of torque, then peak power would allegedly be 685bhp.
Absolute fantasist.
DavidJJ said:
Am I missing something?
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11407631
To me that looks like a once standard 996.1 with a load of tat all over it priced at around what a good 997.2 goes for?
Genuine question...
The Sheikh of Qatar has the only other one in the world. Must be worth a fortune. :laughhttps://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11407631
To me that looks like a once standard 996.1 with a load of tat all over it priced at around what a good 997.2 goes for?
Genuine question...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303960858457?hash=item4...
Nearly £8k for this; and then it looks like it'll need c£2k of bodywork...
Aye; ok
Nearly £8k for this; and then it looks like it'll need c£2k of bodywork...
Aye; ok
120k for a 1989 Defender 90!
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1348223
Or 60k for something more basic from 1993
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1345589
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1348223
Or 60k for something more basic from 1993
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1345589
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