The Joy of Running an Old Shed

[aaron_2000]

rider73 said:

aaron_2000 said:

I got the plates done and treated it to a detail. Not happy with the Merc garage, they just drilled through the old plates instead of checking where the holes are, so these are crooked and held in with wood screws which I wouldn't usually care about if not for the fact that I took it to a Merc dealer, would've at least expected it to be done properly.

pretty much my experience with Merc Dealers (albiet in the liverpool / manchester area) every time i went - you should see the crap paint job they did on my wings..............

Gonna give the service manager a call this week if I can be arsed, which I probably can't. My experience of dealers is the same as it was for my parents, unanimously terrible. When my mum had her Touareg hit into, I drove it down to the VW dealer for a quote only for the service manager to tell me he doesn't want to waste his time doing it if it wasn't gonna be booked in immediately, it's why I prefer going to a specialist to have work done.

[PartOfTheProblem]

PrinceRupert said:

So I just went at the damaged Rover with this...

Great result. A bit of touch up paint and you are sorted. This really is one of the benefits of running at this end of the market! No faffing around with insurance companies, excesses, increased premiums, booking in for repairs, courtesy cars etc. Just an hour polishing and touching up and move on with your life!

If it's someone elses fault march them to a cash point for £300 and put it in the pot for the next one. Love it.

[aaron_2000]

I was an inch away from having the Merc written off today, I was annoyed that they corrected their lane change though, the car is valued at £3k and I would've been quids in if they hit me

[Majorslow]

For an unknown reason my V70 was "keyed" on Saturday from front nearside door to rear wing.....It's 21 years old, this would have sent me into a rage even a few months before finding this thread. I still love my Ovlov, so how to try and buff it out?

what do you suggest I buy to try and clean it up? a rottary thingy on a drill? and what to get?....my wife uses it as her daily, and likes it, so going to be around a while yet (we want to get it to 300k on original clutch currently on 246k miles)

[CX53]

If its been keyed you probably won't be able to just polish it out, might be worth getting a touch up pen and then polishing to blend it in

[dgswk]

May have come across potential new-to-me shed. Skoda Fabia, 1.2 diesel 3cyl, 2012, 150k miles, some independant service history, 2 owners.

Chap at work "yeah, me car looks like its dead, needs new exhaust, clutch on its way out, discs, pads, three new tyres and the tracking. MOT in Sept which it wont pass". Been quoted £800 for the work. Sounds like it shouldnt be on the road now TBH. Anyway, he's on about chopping it in for £500 against a new VW van.

Got 1st refusal. Said I'd give him £600 and take the problem off his hands and have a few weeks of MOT to get it sorted.

Got cruise control and 65mpg. Happy days?

[James_N]

James_N said:

I'm in the £50 valuation from WBAC too

Just had an email to say my offer has increased to £225 happy days! Still wont though!

[anonymous-user]

dgswk said:

May have come across potential new-to-me shed. Skoda Fabia, 1.2 diesel 3cyl, 2012, 150k miles, some independant service history, 2 owners.

Chap at work "yeah, me car looks like its dead, needs new exhaust, clutch on its way out, discs, pads, three new tyres and the tracking. MOT in Sept which it wont pass". Been quoted £800 for the work. Sounds like it shouldnt be on the road now TBH. Anyway, he's on about chopping it in for £500 against a new VW van.

Got 1st refusal. Said I'd give him £600 and take the problem off his hands and have a few weeks of MOT to get it sorted.

Got cruise control and 65mpg. Happy days?

Definitely, 2012 is basically brand new in shed land. I would imagine Brakes, Tyres and an Exhaust are pretty cheap for these? Road tax £30 a year?

I personally would rip his hand off for £600.

[tomble22]

Ha, I had the same e-mail but up to £265!! It'll be staying for a while yet though!!

[anonymous-user]

tomble22 said:

Ha, I had the same e-mail but up to £265!! It'll be staying for a while yet though!!

I have just had the same email, but mine is up to £465 now.!!

[dgswk]

Joey Deacon said:

Definitely, 2012 is basically brand new in shed land. I would imagine Brakes, Tyres and an Exhaust are pretty cheap for these? Road tax £30 a year?

I personally would rip his hand off for £600.

Yeah, might even extend to £750. Known the chap for a while, sure he drives Ms Daisy for a part-time job and its probably full of sand, he's a surfer. Dont think its even £30, a year. If it costs me £1500 all in with a 12 month ticket, no advisories, I can sell my Audi shed which I was recently offered £2400(!) for and pocket a grand. And get an extra 10-15mpgs.

[magpie215]

From a few years ago when we had Picasso shed.

When you have a nice car and it gets damaged you run to the bodyshop.....in shedclub you run for a Sharpie.

[oOJamesOo]

Does anyone know if you can get hold of completed auction prices for cars? I know you can check on eBay but wanting to compare against copart, manheim and bca. I guess there are fewer bidders but they probably know the values better. Just wondering whether it’s worth looking into for shedding.

Edited by oOJamesOo on Tuesday 7th July 21:46

[CX53]

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/214770/toyota...

Cheap cockroach shed if anyone fancies being stuck with a reliable car for years and years

[bearman68]

oOJamesOo said:

Does anyone know if you can get hold of completed auction prices for cars? I know you can check on eBay but wanting to compare against copart, manheim and bca. I guess there are fewer bidders but they probably know the values better. Just wondering whether it’s worth looking into for shedding.

Edited by oOJamesOo on Tuesday 7th July 21:46

Can you register as a bidder - this will allow you to see the sold prices (sometimes / usually / maybe)

[200Plus Club]

CX53 said:

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/214770/toyota...

Cheap cockroach shed if anyone fancies being stuck with a reliable car for years and years

Exactly what we run as shed 2 albeit auto. And I got mine 3yrs ago with 45k on it and paid 400 quid, bargain of a lifetime. We've done 35k or 40k miles in it since, it's had an oil change and some tyres... That's it.
Also burned about 4 gallons of cheap oil as it likes a drink.
Proper shed motoring, reliable as hell

[oOJamesOo]

bearman68 said:

Can you register as a bidder - this will allow you to see the sold prices (sometimes / usually / maybe)

Tried and saved the cars into a watch list but when they’re sold they just disappear. So unless I go into each auction and watch the bids I won’t know. But that’s way too tome consuming to get a big enough pool of data.

[bearman68]

200Plus Club said:

Exactly what we run as shed 2 albeit auto. And I got mine 3yrs ago with 45k on it and paid 400 quid, bargain of a lifetime. We've done 35k or 40k miles in it since, it's had an oil change and some tyres... That's it.
Also burned about 4 gallons of cheap oil as it likes a drink.
Proper shed motoring, reliable as hell

LOL, using about the same amount of oil as a new Audi then.....

[200Plus Club]

bearman68 said:

200Plus Club said:

Exactly what we run as shed 2 albeit auto. And I got mine 3yrs ago with 45k on it and paid 400 quid, bargain of a lifetime. We've done 35k or 40k miles in it since, it's had an oil change and some tyres... That's it.
Also burned about 4 gallons of cheap oil as it likes a drink.
Proper shed motoring, reliable as hell

LOL, using about the same amount of oil as a new Audi then.....

The T3 Corrolla on the other hand with a 1.4vvti hardly burns a drop!
I buy the local motor factors semi synth at 15 quid a gallon and leave it in the boot ready :-)

[CJ1]

I have sinned, I am swapping my shed for a new lease Renault Megane R.S....

If anyone’s interested in my Shed don’t hesitate to contact me. It’s a 2005 330i with £10,500 of extras. Comes with loads of paperwork and it’s original sales invoice from Barons Hindhead BMW for £38,000 in 2005!