Best of the Bargain Basement (Vol.3)
Discussion
CharlesdeGaulle said:
mattyprice4004 said:
Just bought a £2k VW Phaeton.
Pictures incoming shortly... financial suicide shortly afterwards!
2006 3.0TDi with the usual 4Motion etc. If it behaves it’ll be a good winter hack
Brave call. Good luck.Pictures incoming shortly... financial suicide shortly afterwards!
2006 3.0TDi with the usual 4Motion etc. If it behaves it’ll be a good winter hack
I hope it does you well but I confess that I'm not sure I've got the balls. Will be really interested to hear how you get in with it.
I had another earlier this year, but being a LWB I just couldn’t get on with it - and insurance was criminal.
Thankfully I’m now on a trade policy and this one is a shortie (well, at over 5M short isn’t really the right word!) so it should be a little easier to park.
I’m going to get much more into DIY repairs (especially as this has cost me a quarter of the last one to buy) which should keep the cost down.
Means I can keep the 330d off the road for some minor maintenance (definitely time at 280k), not have to rely on the ZT- T as much (knocking on 200k and needing some love) and the Sprinter won’t be used as a car when both of the above are broken
Yes, I’m just as certifiable as the above ‘garage’ makes me sound. Keeps me on my toes!
Pics etc incoming Monday.
Thankfully I’m now on a trade policy and this one is a shortie (well, at over 5M short isn’t really the right word!) so it should be a little easier to park.
I’m going to get much more into DIY repairs (especially as this has cost me a quarter of the last one to buy) which should keep the cost down.
Means I can keep the 330d off the road for some minor maintenance (definitely time at 280k), not have to rely on the ZT- T as much (knocking on 200k and needing some love) and the Sprinter won’t be used as a car when both of the above are broken
Yes, I’m just as certifiable as the above ‘garage’ makes me sound. Keeps me on my toes!
Pics etc incoming Monday.
giblet said:
Out of curiosity how expensive was your trade policy? With the frequency that I change cars a trade policy would have made a lot of sense!
IIRC you have to be both registered as a trader and VAT registered to get a trade policy.I could be wrong, but there are a few threads about this on here somewhere (I couldn't be bothered searching).
CharlesdeGaulle said:
mattyprice4004 said:
Just bought a £2k VW Phaeton.
Pictures incoming shortly... financial suicide shortly afterwards!
2006 3.0TDi with the usual 4Motion etc. If it behaves it’ll be a good winter hack
Brave call. Good luck.Pictures incoming shortly... financial suicide shortly afterwards!
2006 3.0TDi with the usual 4Motion etc. If it behaves it’ll be a good winter hack
I hope it does you well but I confess that I'm not sure I've got the balls. Will be really interested to hear how you get in with it.
stewjohnst said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
mattyprice4004 said:
Just bought a £2k VW Phaeton.
Pictures incoming shortly... financial suicide shortly afterwards!
2006 3.0TDi with the usual 4Motion etc. If it behaves it’ll be a good winter hack
Brave call. Good luck.Pictures incoming shortly... financial suicide shortly afterwards!
2006 3.0TDi with the usual 4Motion etc. If it behaves it’ll be a good winter hack
I hope it does you well but I confess that I'm not sure I've got the balls. Will be really interested to hear how you get in with it.
stewjohnst said:
In other news...this is what £40 of SAAB 9-5 2.3t with 12 months mot looks like...
Few dings, nothing major, 228,000 miles has taken its toll on the door rest though!
Feels lovely enough off the line, a little note sedat than the
£40!? Tell us more. Friend being deported? Divorced? Blinded? Ripped off?Few dings, nothing major, 228,000 miles has taken its toll on the door rest though!
Feels lovely enough off the line, a little note sedat than the
Jimmy Recard said:
stewjohnst said:
£40!? Tell us more. Friend being deported? Divorced? Blinded? Ripped off?I won it in a sweepstake of sorts, and I don’t even need it but I’d committed to my stake prior to buying the Mondeo and ended up winning so now have two silver mid size barges on the drive.
I’m going to smoke about in the SAAB for a month and then see which I fancy keeping but heated seats in the mondeo may be the deciding factor if I’m honest, even though the SAAB is tidier outside.
I’ve already given the leather a little spruce up.
There are a couple of known issues with the SAAB, the front bushes are wearing and will probably need doing next year as there’s a clonk over bumps.
The gearbox is a bit grumpy when warm in traffic (not an issue for me as I don’t see much traffic on my commute) and when going into reverse after a long drive, if you don’t remember to pause in neutral it’s like a kidney punch as it jolts in.
Other than that, it’s fine
I’m going to smoke about in the SAAB for a month and then see which I fancy keeping but heated seats in the mondeo may be the deciding factor if I’m honest, even though the SAAB is tidier outside.
I’ve already given the leather a little spruce up.
There are a couple of known issues with the SAAB, the front bushes are wearing and will probably need doing next year as there’s a clonk over bumps.
The gearbox is a bit grumpy when warm in traffic (not an issue for me as I don’t see much traffic on my commute) and when going into reverse after a long drive, if you don’t remember to pause in neutral it’s like a kidney punch as it jolts in.
Other than that, it’s fine
Peanut Gallery said:
That looks really good!
How's the galaxy going?
I pick up the galaxy on Wednesday, I’m working in London during the day and then have to get over to Chelmsford to collect it from a barn and drive it to Leeds for 3 hours.How's the galaxy going?
Seller updated today to say they’d been to c heck and it turned over fine but a bit lazy on the battery so he ran it around and then disconnected the battery so I better remember my 10mm spanner on the way down!
That Saab looks lovely - and it'd be worth 5 times that as scrap! Can't go wrong
Updates on the Phailton will now be in its own thread, here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Updates on the Phailton will now be in its own thread, here:
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Collected the Galaxy tonight, 200 miles of wafty bus driver seating position with no major dramas.
Biggest worry was collecting it solo from the barn in the middle of nowhere (keys hidden by prior arrangement) and connecting back up the battery hoping it had enough charge to fire up and not have me marooned and sleeping in it for the night.
£500 and 12 months MOT, should see me right for tip runs and extended family bussing about.
Biggest worry was collecting it solo from the barn in the middle of nowhere (keys hidden by prior arrangement) and connecting back up the battery hoping it had enough charge to fire up and not have me marooned and sleeping in it for the night.
£500 and 12 months MOT, should see me right for tip runs and extended family bussing about.
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