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https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1955-volkswagen-...
Needs a weekends worth of work to take some of the trinkets off and raise the rear suspension to give it a bit of rake. But this is lovely
Built by one of the best VE guys around as well
W00DY said:
He certainly didn't spend anything on the stereo install!
£157500 with fees
Yikes. That’s really is rough. £157500 with fees
I get that the actual stereo won’t matter to all, but you’d at least want the finishing to be tidy and of a higher quality than that for £140k!
I’d probably just delete it entirely.
Today I am mostly lusting after this relatively povo spec 981 Box...
No heated seats, simple steering wheel, not sure but that looks like the basic Air Con.
The wheels need to be changed to Silver, but otherwise it looks just peachy to me, although perhaps a little punchy...
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19258479
No heated seats, simple steering wheel, not sure but that looks like the basic Air Con.
The wheels need to be changed to Silver, but otherwise it looks just peachy to me, although perhaps a little punchy...
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19258479
I would still like one of these:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
Crook said:
I would still like one of these:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
I've just got rid of one for £250 as it probably would have cost the same as that one is up for sale for to get through it's MOT. Suspension bits are consumable, and they love to rust. https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
In fairness it only let me down once right at the end of my tenure with a dodgy ignition coil and I got nearly 4 years reliable service out of it, but the fact the rear axle was about to rust through convinced me it was time for it to go.
There's a full list of what it failed on on the Shed thread - it was fairly comprehensive.
Decent steer though, and had a fair turn of speed if you poked it with a big stick. Ride wasn't great but it was higely practical and comfortable enough, despite the broken A/C (they all do that sir).
Crook said:
Disappointing to hear about the rust and bits; I'd assumed that being a Honda they'd be pretty robust if a bit frilly around the edges.
I'd still like one though.
Put it this way, the MOT experience hasn't put me off and I'd have another one. I'd still like one though.
In terms of cars that did exactly what we bought them for - helping with a house move and being a general runaround to keep the miles off my old 1 Series - it was probably one of the best.
Funny how those sort of cars are overlooked; I had a Seat Toledo diesel (three! red letters TDI) which was a stop-gap car post E36 M3 that I got off the FiL and it was one of the best cars I ever had and I wish I'd kept and not replaced it with the 2 series which was a complete let-down.
bodhi said:
Crook said:
I would still like one of these:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
I've just got rid of one for £250 as it probably would have cost the same as that one is up for sale for to get through it's MOT. Suspension bits are consumable, and they love to rust. https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
In fairness it only let me down once right at the end of my tenure with a dodgy ignition coil and I got nearly 4 years reliable service out of it, but the fact the rear axle was about to rust through convinced me it was time for it to go.
There's a full list of what it failed on on the Shed thread - it was fairly comprehensive.
Decent steer though, and had a fair turn of speed if you poked it with a big stick. Ride wasn't great but it was higely practical and comfortable enough, despite the broken A/C (they all do that sir).
I had mine for 3 years but it needed £1500 spending for the mot and it was just not worth it in the end.
WPA said:
Same as my diesel (58 plate), great car with loads of space and drove great even with 160k on it, however it had a habit of knocking out ARB drop links for fun.
I had mine for 3 years but it needed £1500 spending for the mot and it was just not worth it in the end.
Yep drop links, top mounts and other various bits went on mine - and the handbrake lever snapped off which I always found bemusing. It also had a habit of the doors refusing to open from the inside, and the stereo was appalling. It also had a leaking rear window and smelled of damp, but despite all of that, I was quite sad to see it go. It was just good honest transport that was really good on fuel for a decent sized N/A. I had mine for 3 years but it needed £1500 spending for the mot and it was just not worth it in the end.
Crook said:
I would still like one of these:
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
Ha! I forgot about those...https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19094494
Never even been in one but I think that it would probably be something you could rely on for the rest of your life.
One of the girls in our crowd did a bit of "promo work" when we were young and did some stuff for Honda Racing Motorbikes that involved spandex and a cheap company lease deal.
She got one of those and use to drive it on the door handles. Her boyfriend used to go on about how good it was as a sort of Type-R light type of thing and wouldn't give up until I drive it-it was bloody ace!
You really had to drive it like you stole it and for a young twenty something it was exactly what you needed.
louiebaby said:
Today I am mostly lusting after this relatively povo spec 981 Box...
No heated seats, simple steering wheel, not sure but that looks like the basic Air Con.
The wheels need to be changed to Silver, but otherwise it looks just peachy to me, although perhaps a little punchy...
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19258479
On a similar note I really like thisNo heated seats, simple steering wheel, not sure but that looks like the basic Air Con.
The wheels need to be changed to Silver, but otherwise it looks just peachy to me, although perhaps a little punchy...
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/19258479
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509256...
Shame it's not on the 18s, they look so ood with a meaty tyre.
W00DY said:
On a similar note I really like this
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509256...
Shame it's not on the 18s, they look so good with a meaty tyre.
Not sure I love the blue interior, but no other notes!https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509256...
Shame it's not on the 18s, they look so good with a meaty tyre.
RandomCarChat said:
Gratuitous picture of my old 2.7 on 18s.
Absolutely fantastic cars, if they had shorter gearing they would be near perfect, 82mph in 2nd was just pointless.
Very nice indeed. You're helping but not helping, if that makes sense!Absolutely fantastic cars, if they had shorter gearing they would be near perfect, 82mph in 2nd was just pointless.
louiebaby said:
W00DY said:
On a similar note I really like this
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509256...
Shame it's not on the 18s, they look so good with a meaty tyre.
Not sure I love the blue interior, but no other notes!https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202509256...
Shame it's not on the 18s, they look so good with a meaty tyre.
RandomCarChat said:
Gratuitous picture of my old 2.7 on 18s.
Absolutely fantastic cars, if they had shorter gearing they would be near perfect, 82mph in 2nd was just pointless.
Very nice indeed. You're helping but not helping, if that makes sense!Absolutely fantastic cars, if they had shorter gearing they would be near perfect, 82mph in 2nd was just pointless.
I was just about to say how great the blue interior looks! And definitely agree on the chunkier sidewall aesthetic.
RandomCarChat said:
Gratuitous picture of my old 2.7 on 18s.
Absolutely fantastic cars, if they had shorter gearing they would be near perfect, 82mph in 2nd was just pointless.
Looks fantastic!Absolutely fantastic cars, if they had shorter gearing they would be near perfect, 82mph in 2nd was just pointless.
That's a shame. I wonder if there's a shorter diff option out there
The blue interior is the selling point of that car. They are so underrated.
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