Best of the Bargain Basement (Vol.3)

[l354uge]

soad said:

HGF?

Yeah, it happened.

[TheFinners]

W00DY said:

A nice, late 318is is a lovely thing.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E36-318is-M-Sport-C...


This one however appears to have been used as an anchor for a large ship.

I'm pretty certain viewed that car back in 2015! It was rather less rusty then and down in Bognor Regis. Guy had it up for 2k which was a bit steep, especially considering it hadn't had a service in 4 years (had good history up to then annoyingly), just one half arsed oil change (didn't bother to do the filter...), The hole in the drivers bolster reminded me of it! Guess I may have dodged a bullet, but then again the ST170 I did buy has tried pretty hard to ruin me financially over the past few years...

[W00DY]

"Rat look" must be back in


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-Mercedes-Benz-E-Cl...


V8 estate with an MOT and change from £600 though.

[anonymous-user]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...








All low mileage drivers cars in perfect condition with MOT and no faults.

[Usget]

Assuming it wasn't buggered (which most E46s at that money will be) I'd potter about in that 325i all day long. I really like these in SE spec.

[anonymous-user]

Usget said:

Assuming it wasn't buggered (which most E46s at that money will be) I'd potter about in that 325i all day long. I really like these in SE spec.

Got a few years left.

[l354uge]

Looks like abit of a steal if you can get it in thread budget

[V8mate]

Weirdest ad ever.

And photography which makes the car look like something which has already competed in a banger race.

But, in reality, a pensioner selling a clean and very low mileage barge.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292540457570

[Jim AK]

V8mate said:

Weirdest ad ever.

And photography which makes the car look like something which has already competed in a banger race.

But, in reality, a pensioner selling a clean and very low mileage barge.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292540457570

Looks good to me, he even uses his own name by looks of it.

I wanted one of those badly when they were current, just never had the money at the time!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Jim AK said:

V8mate said:

Weirdest ad ever.

And photography which makes the car look like something which has already competed in a banger race.

But, in reality, a pensioner selling a clean and very low mileage barge.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292540457570

Looks good to me, he even uses his own name by looks of it.

I wanted one of those badly when they were current, just never had the money at the time!

I think that sounds like a rather sweet and genuine advert. Car looks decent too, and the Omega estate is a decent car. At sub-shed money, that looks like a very good buy to me.

[funkyrobot]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Jim AK said:

V8mate said:

Weirdest ad ever.

And photography which makes the car look like something which has already competed in a banger race.

But, in reality, a pensioner selling a clean and very low mileage barge.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/292540457570

Looks good to me, he even uses his own name by looks of it.

I wanted one of those badly when they were current, just never had the money at the time!

I think that sounds like a rather sweet and genuine advert. Car looks decent too, and the Omega estate is a decent car. At sub-shed money, that looks like a very good buy to me.

Are these ok in auto form?

[The Brummie]

W00DY said:

A nice, late 318is is a lovely thing.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E36-318is-M-Sport-C...


This one however appears to have been used as an anchor for a large ship.

I had one of these, identical to this one, on an ‘R’ late. Stupidly sold it late last year.

Mine had no rust whatsoever. Regretted selling it from the moment I walked away.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

funkyrobot said:

Are these ok in auto form?

These cars were made for auto.

[rlg43p]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

These cars were made for auto.

I had two of these as company cars. Loved the manual more than the auto which was jerky and guzzled fuel.

[Buff Mchugelarge]

rlg43p said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

These cars were made for auto.

I had two of these as company cars. Loved the manual more than the auto which was jerky and guzzled fuel.

The autoboxes overheat and have a funny 5 minutes if you try and drift them too..

[GeordieInExile]

Just traded my 9-3 for a Puma. It has a bit of rust on the arches but otherwise it's spot on. Last owner had it 18 years. Most importantly, the cold air works inside, whereas in my Saab it didn't.

Gonna be a fun summer!

[carinaman]

I thought this may be of interest given some of the comments after the 406 V6 SoTW thread:

A Laguna V6 Baccara, though that name suggests to me it should be metallic brown with full beige leather.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Laguna-Baccara-...

[king arthur]

carinaman said:

I thought this may be of interest given some of the comments after the 406 V6 SoTW thread:

A Laguna V6 Baccara, though that name suggests to me it should be metallic brown with full beige leather.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Laguna-Baccara-...

Wouldn't touch one with a barge pole nailed on the end of another barge pole.

[kieranblenk]

On the subject of V6 Lagunas....good value low miler or barking mad?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/renault/renault-laguna-p...

[carinaman]

kieranblenk said:

On the subject of V6 Lagunas....good value low miler or barking mad?

https://www.gumtree.com/p/renault/renault-laguna-p...

The panels on that one look straighter. I am not sure these are bargain basement suitable, but I know a Laguna shed has appeared in Readers' cars.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-51-Renault-Laguna-...