Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k vol 2

[Veeayt]

bungle said:

I'm still obsessed with the Fiat 132 hearse from a couple of pages ago, but now I'm getting through The Serpent on BBC I really want a Fiat 1500 as well...

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/fiat/1500+e/a...

Such a wonderful looking car!

[alpha channel]

Jim the Sunderer said:

I like that Porsche but we'd probably get bricks and dead herring gulls thrown at us in Hartlepool.

Oh I don't know, I've been driving through Hartlepool five days a week in my XK, lockdowns not permitting (and the amount of Bentleys knocking around... a Bentayga included) for a good couple of years and the only incident was one gobby little chav one winter yell "nice for some" and kick a bit of slush my way.

The sodding Hartlepool Gulls on the other hand... worse than bloody magpies for being attracted to shiny car bodywork (nailed them though, employed an old trick they used at Glaxo in Barnard Castle for getting rid of Wood Pigeons... silhouette of a bird of prey moved randomly around the site, in my case on the dash and parked in random places around the car park).

[FNG]

ferrisbueller said:

36k mile Volvo S40 for £1500

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-S40-2000-T-1-6-Pe...

Touring car replica candidate right there. I've wanted to get one and build a semi mad trackday car on an Accord / S40 / Pug 406 base for years now.

[SVX]

ferrisbueller said:

36k mile Volvo S40 for £1500

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-S40-2000-T-1-6-Pe...

A Mitsubishi Carisma in a frock, last of the Dutch Volvos, bombproof GDI engine, galvanised, not up to Mercedes W124 standards, but in V40 format would make an epic tip run/workhorse.

[robsco]

W00DY said:

ferrisbueller said:

36k mile Volvo S40 for £1500

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-S40-2000-T-1-6-Pe...

Bleak.

Soon to be seen at KGF, a white background and £3495 to you sir!

[robsco]

d_a_n1979 said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/92J-NOSTALGIC-106-XN-53...

This looks great for very little cash.

Deffo a 'lean forward to aid better traction up hills' car

Keep an eye on this chap’s other adverts if you want a laugh. He has quite a few other cars he bangs out from by Goole docks, this one actually looks quite straight compared to some of the other stuff. It’s just up the road from me, and I have stumbled across his “unfortunate” write ups before.

[spreadsheet monkey]

... said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101117...

Great to see an original and well-preserved Bluebird.

These were very popular with the banger racing crowd, after Cortinas and Granadas became too expensive to smash up.

[ferrisbueller]

SVX said:

ferrisbueller said:

36k mile Volvo S40 for £1500

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-S40-2000-T-1-6-Pe...

A Mitsubishi Carisma in a frock, last of the Dutch Volvos, bombproof GDI engine, galvanised, not up to Mercedes W124 standards, but in V40 format would make an epic tip run/workhorse.

There's a V40 on a similar mileage on eBay. It's an 02, it's nudging £4k.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-Volvo-V40-SPORT-Es...

Edited by ferrisbueller on Thursday 18th February 10:19

[ElectricSoup]

Veeayt said:

bungle said:

I'm still obsessed with the Fiat 132 hearse from a couple of pages ago, but now I'm getting through The Serpent on BBC I really want a Fiat 1500 as well...

https://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/fiat/1500+e/a...

Such a wonderful looking car!

It is. I'm a regular visitor to Serbia, this sort of car though is completely unwanted in the country, everyone wants modern now. I love the old stuff though, but people there driving them take unkindly to anyone pointing at them - they assume you're taking the piss, not expressing pleasure at the sight. I expect the advertiser of this one has twigged that he won't get tuppence for it at home, but thinks there's a buyer for his asking price in the UK. I don't have much confidence that he'll be proven right in this case, old FIATs (well, this one isn't even badged FIAT it's a Zastava) are not loved here. And at the moment under Coronavirus restrictions, who is going to argue it's an essential joureny to travel to collect it, or pay for it to be shipped here unseen?

Thaks for posintg it though, I have really enjoyed seeing it! They're a rare site even in Serbia now.

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A2-1-4-PETROL/2841...

I feel like I've posted this exact car before, back when it was in focus. Still want it now

[ferrisbueller]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A2-1-4-PETROL/2841...

I feel like I've posted this exact car before, back when it was in focus. Still want it now

I've been looking at A2s recently. I know very little about them. They seem to take some hefty mileages.

[spreadsheet monkey]

ferrisbueller said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A2-1-4-PETROL/2841...

I feel like I've posted this exact car before, back when it was in focus. Still want it now

I've been looking at A2s recently. I know very little about them. They seem to take some hefty mileages.

They're really cool quirky little cars. But I think you need to be careful checking the car out before you buy.

I've read some owners' reports where the car has been great, and other reports where the car has been hard work to keep in good shape, with lots of niggly little faults and bespoke parts which turn out to be NLA.

[ferrisbueller]

spreadsheet monkey said:

ferrisbueller said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A2-1-4-PETROL/2841...

I feel like I've posted this exact car before, back when it was in focus. Still want it now

I've been looking at A2s recently. I know very little about them. They seem to take some hefty mileages.

They're really cool quirky little cars. But I think you need to be careful checking the car out before you buy.

I've read some owners' reports where the car has been great, and other reports where the car has been hard work to keep in good shape, with lots of niggly little faults and bespoke parts which turn out to be NLA.

I think they were probably too far ahead of their time. They do seem to be very niche which gets you in to that dangerous territory of cheap to buy, expensive to run.

[aaron_2000]

Thoughts on this? I want a CX Safari more than I want my next breath but £3k seems steep for one that hasn't seen the road in 20 years. God I want one though

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-CITROEN-CX-TRI-SAF...

[Tyre Smoke]

Obviously Caveat Emptor, but it looks worth the money. Could be an easy rolling resto.

[Zener]

That CX was sold last year for 1500 notes thats some mark up for something with no current MOT and a bucket of water thrown over it and a new battery

[runboy]

spreadsheet monkey said:

ferrisbueller said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A2-1-4-PETROL/2841...

I feel like I've posted this exact car before, back when it was in focus. Still want it now

I've been looking at A2s recently. I know very little about them. They seem to take some hefty mileages.

They're really cool quirky little cars. But I think you need to be careful checking the car out before you buy.

I've read some owners' reports where the car has been great, and other reports where the car has been hard work to keep in good shape, with lots of niggly little faults and bespoke parts which turn out to be NLA.

I sold my Seat Leon (was the first delivered to a customer from my dealer - a sad claim to fame..) which was a great car but I was naive and wanted to buy into a premium brand but it was a bad experience. The dealer eventually agreed to replace my A2 with another (both brand newl but that had different problems to the first. Some of the issues were bonnet flap thing that would open, ignition barrel failed, wheel bearing failed, EGR problems, radio wouldn't receive a signal, more that I can't remember. To be fair to the car, a lot of the problems were the dire service from the Audi dealer and Audi UK but it was a lot of issues for new a new car(s).

The car was nice, small and fairly firm round corners, went OK for a 1.4 as was so light, would wobble side to side with the wipers on.

They seem to be popping up for sale more now, maybe people have held onto them and only now trading up.

[W00DY]

I wouldn't want to be more than £2k into that CX. Parts can get very expensive if you end up having to use CX Basis.

[ferrisbueller]

Elite

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202011035...

[Zener]

W00DY said:

I wouldn't want to be more than £2k into that CX. Parts can get very expensive if you end up having to use CX Basis.

If you cant DIY I wouldnt go near the thing full stop unless your related to JP Morgan be nice to see saved but not my bag