Seriously Overpriced Cars

[aaron_2000]

AlexRS2782 said:

Apologies if these 2 have appeared on the thread previously:

Just shy of £7k for a 205 GTI with dubious claims about a heritage Skip Brown engine conversion (no proof of course, just that it's "rapid on the road" - and judging by the interesting air filter setup with the AFM currently cable tied in place it's doubtful), missing fuel cap replaced with a universal suction cup type jobbie (as clearly someone snapped the key / lock), and the most torn / tatty interior i've seen in one for a while.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/224485910157

£8k for a 205 GTI with an interesting plush interior trim and best of all currently doesn't run due to a completely unknown electrical issue somewhere in the custom wiring loom, or ecu, or maybe even the engine, but they're sure it's easily sorted.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255021861126

I'm rebuilding a track prepped 205 GTI currently as my summer project, it's leagues cleaner than that silver one and will likely be fractions the price whenever I end up selling it. My old GTI had 180k on the clock and would've put that one to shame inside. I'm guessing engine conversion but no proof is the 90's equivalent of mapped but no proof

[10126 Torino]

I know this is only an auction estimate but looks completely ridiculous to me .

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2021-0...

I looked up the Isola limited edition , only 500 made and this has very low miles but web description said it was one of the most basic specced limited editions ever .

So not £13K special , someone slipped a 1 in there by mistake .

[carlove]

aaron_2000 said:

Anyone for a poverty spec L322 with the tractor engine for £9500? Advertised as an Autobiography, reg check shows it as an SE and a quick zoom in shows it doesn't even have heated seats, odd for a "top spec car". But hey, at least it's a rust free example

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124791800050?_trkparms=...

It’s actually a “Vogue Autobiography 3.0d SE”, have they missed any trim levels there.

I’m also noticing the halogen headlights. The first owner must have bought the cheapest Range Rover they could possibly afford.

[WCZ]

10126 Torino said:

I know this is only an auction estimate but looks completely ridiculous to me .

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2021-0...

I looked up the Isola limited edition , only 500 made and this has very low miles but web description said it was one of the most basic specced limited editions ever .

So not £13K special , someone slipped a 1 in there by mistake .

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/11727692

nuts aint it

[W00DY]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106254...

Such a rare chance to own a 520i estate with 118k miles.

Ad said:

............So the story is very nice for this car...................... it belonged to my ex-boss who used the car to travel back and forth to Germany and the UK in the good old days of the EU. Brexit and COVID has changed a lot and I bought the car of my boss as he is now moved back to Germany permanently. I have known this car for at least 6 years. I have SOME EUROs LEFT BEHIND AS A SOUVENIR...these were used at the crossings to and from France & the UK.......

Surely potential for a film adaptation.

[Slow]

carlove said:

aaron_2000 said:

Anyone for a poverty spec L322 with the tractor engine for £9500? Advertised as an Autobiography, reg check shows it as an SE and a quick zoom in shows it doesn't even have heated seats, odd for a "top spec car". But hey, at least it's a rust free example

|https://thumbsnap.com/CREMEKJs[/url]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124791800050?_trkparms=...

It’s actually a “Vogue Autobiography 3.0d SE”, have they missed any trim levels there.

I’m also noticing the halogen headlights. The first owner must have bought the cheapest Range Rover they could possibly afford.

Also the aftermarket head unit screams that it never even had the radio with the screen.

[swisstoni]

W00DY said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202106254...

Such a rare chance to own a 520i estate with 118k miles.

Ad said:

............So the story is very nice for this car...................... it belonged to my ex-boss who used the car to travel back and forth to Germany and the UK in the good old days of the EU. Brexit and COVID has changed a lot and I bought the car of my boss as he is now moved back to Germany permanently. I have known this car for at least 6 years. I have SOME EUROs LEFT BEHIND AS A SOUVENIR...these were used at the crossings to and from France & the UK.......

Surely potential for a film adaptation.

What a heartwarming load of old balls.

[Jimmy No Hands]

carlove said:

It’s actually a “Vogue Autobiography 3.0d SE”, have they missed any trim levels there.

I’m also noticing the halogen headlights. The first owner must have bought the cheapest Range Rover they could possibly afford.

They actually quote xenons in the specification - clearly don't have a clue what they're looking at.

[10126 Torino]

W00DY said:

Surely potential for a film adaptation.

That EUROS comment is the most bizarre thing ever seen in a car advert , it's as if the Euro is no longer a currency ....

I found a 1 French Franc coin in my car the other day , doubles the value of the car !....and the car is Italian......

[E63eeeeee...]

So, I don't know if this car is necessarily that overpriced, reasonably tidy on a passing look at little photos on a phone screen, and £10 each for every one of its 400 bhp, but the MOT history is just epically awful, by a distance the worst I've read for sheer volume. I'd be interested to know where the last one was done though.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/77636748...

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[JakeT]

Wow, you weren’t lying about the MOT history. When a car has general underbody corrosion and undersealed advisories I get the nerves. That’s before looking at the joke of a price!

[B'stard Child]

JakeT said:

Wow, you weren’t lying about the MOT history. When a car has general underbody corrosion and undersealed advisories I get the nerves. That’s before looking at the joke of a price!

I did enjoy the read

MOT in 2021 said:

vehicle heavily under sealed

No MOT in 2020

MOT in 2019 said:

Nearside Integral body structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security sill (6.2.2

Offside Integral body structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security sill (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced floor pan lightly corroded (6.1.1 (c) (i))

No MOT between 2017 and 2019

MOT in 2016 said:

Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion sill and weak sufaces (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Vehicle structure has slight corrosion sill has weak sufaces (6.1.B.2)

general corrosion to underside of vehicle

Edited by B'stard Child on Monday 5th July 21:45

[10126 Torino]

Didn't have an MOT in 2020 ^^^ ,spent 2 years having some welding and a lot of underseal applied.

[B'stard Child]

10126 Torino said:

Didn't have an MOT in 2020 ^^^ ,spent 2 years having some welding and a lot of underseal applied.

You are correct - have edited to correct - sorry fat fingers and a small keypad

[E63eeeeee...]

10126 Torino said:

Didn't have an MOT in 2020 ^^^ ,spent 2 years having some welding and a lot of underseal applied.

Or possibly just a *lot* of underseal.

[Krikkit]

Sounds like a complete problem child and total money pit even before the rot set in on the underside.

Couple that with being the utterly awful S-type, absolutely no thanks.

[Dapster]

I get that some people would want to stick a cheap body kit on an old, mechanically untouched 911, but to claim it is a "959 Recreation" and charge more than a concourse 3.0 SC is properly mental

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1321319

[Driver101]

E63eeeeee... said:

10126 Torino said:

Didn't have an MOT in 2020 ^^^ ,spent 2 years having some welding and a lot of underseal applied.

Or possibly just a *lot* of underseal.

I'd miss the word possibly out of that sentence.

[Pommy]

Dapster said:

I get that some people would want to stick a cheap body kit on an old, mechanically untouched 911, but to claim it is a "959 Recreation" and charge more than a concourse 3.0 SC is properly mental

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1321319

That rear numberplate light is horrible.

[Maldini35]

Pommy said:

Dapster said:

I get that some people would want to stick a cheap body kit on an old, mechanically untouched 911, but to claim it is a "959 Recreation" and charge more than a concourse 3.0 SC is properly mental

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1321319

That rear numberplate light is horrible.

Good spot!