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[Macron]

Emeye said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

ferrisbueller said:

Sterillium said:

This looks clean and tidy for just £1,799.

The advert is on FB so I'm not sure if the images are going to work or not; my FB skills are extraordinarily low.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/74834864...

The wheels don't suit it at all, but that otherwise looks to be a cracker.

The earlier ones are less likely to rust too - my BIL has a P reg C280 Sport - he has had rust issues, but nothing like the later ones.

Apart from the rust you mean?



Strong miles too, 176k, with gash alloys and spoiler.

Nothing- bar the miles- that's not fixable, but it may not be the mega deal thread seems to think it is. Fair value in this market perhaps, but not more.

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W00DY said:

That does look great, but I guess there wasn't much call for another cabrio in the line up.

I would have thought the rear seats made it a bit pointless with the SL in the line up?

[anonymous-user]

Sterillium said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The wheels don't suit it at all, but that otherwise looks to be a cracker.

Wheels from an A Class I think, nice enough, but look awful on a C Class.

It's probably just me, but I don't like the look of those wheels where the spokes are wider at the rim than they are at the hubs, they just look naff to me.

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swiveleyedgit said:

Sterillium said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

The wheels don't suit it at all, but that otherwise looks to be a cracker.

Wheels from an A Class I think, nice enough, but look awful on a C Class.

It's probably just me, but I don't like the look of those wheels where the spokes are wider at the rim than they are at the hubs, they just look naff to me.

It's not just you, I don't like them either.

[W00DY]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-BMW-530i-M-SPORT-T...


Big spec does for once mean it's got some options.

[Emeye]

Macron said:

Apart from the rust you mean?



Strong miles too, 176k, with gash alloys and spoiler.

Nothing- bar the miles- that's not fixable, but it may not be the mega deal thread seems to think it is. Fair value in this market perhaps, but not more.

I should have written, less likely to rust as badly as a later one. That's not bad for that age and mileage for a C-class - still you wonder how many times it has been fixed or even worse, bodged over the years. My V-reg C230K had bills for thousands in rust repairs and resprays when I bought it, and during my time with it it needed welding underneath.

[LetsTryAgain]

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-BMW-530i-M-SPORT-T...

Big spec does for once mean it's got some options.

One for the bad parking thread, that.

[Emeye]

LetsTryAgain said:

Accord Type R gone - made a small bit of profit including the work I did to get it through its latest MOT.
E39 of woe is going tomorrow.
Nice sounding bloke coming down from Edinburgh for it.
Lost £270 on the sale price between buying it without the need of a gearbox rebuild being declared and selling it with that declaration.
By some happy circumstance (Lord knows how, it never happens to me usually); the insurance company have given a full refund with no fee so all I'll lose out on top of the £270 is my, dad and mums time being wasted and £30 road tax for the month.

Lesson learnt anyway - ALWAYS test drive! Usually would, just got to make sure it's all the time from now on.

I missed that you were selling the Type R - I would have been interested in it - ignore me if you think I am being rude, but how much did it go for and why did you sell it?

[g3org3y]

LetsTryAgain said:

W00DY said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-BMW-530i-M-SPORT-T...

Big spec does for once mean it's got some options.

One for the bad parking thread, that.

Spec as you mention W00DY is decent. Rear heated seats is v uncommon. Xenons, front heated and pro nav. Pro HiFi (Logic7) option too according to the advert. Rear bumper looks pretty tatty I notice.

[g3org3y]

LetsTryAgain said:

Accord Type R gone - made a small bit of profit including the work I did to get it through its latest MOT.
E39 of woe is going tomorrow.
Nice sounding bloke coming down from Edinburgh for it.
Lost £270 on the sale price between buying it without the need of a gearbox rebuild being declared and selling it with that declaration.
By some happy circumstance (Lord knows how, it never happens to me usually); the insurance company have given a full refund with no fee so all I'll lose out on top of the £270 is my, dad and mums time being wasted and £30 road tax for the month.

Lesson learnt anyway - ALWAYS test drive! Usually would, just got to make sure it's all the time from now on.

Good result ultimately LTA. Shame you had to go through all that palaver though.

Did a 3hr round trip to see my parents and sister today. Ave 26mpg in the X5 according to the OBC (cruise set at ~65mph)

[LetsTryAgain]

Emeye said:

I missed that you were selling the Type R - I would have been interested in it - ignore me if you think I am being rude, but how much did it go for and why did you sell it?

Not to all.
Advert here -

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/218055/honda-...

Sold at £3500.
Think my mate (who collected it today) is acting as a middle man to a dealer in the north east.
No doubt it’ll end up going up for a lot more than I got but that’s the way the world works.
Had it for less time than I would have liked ideally but if there’s one thing I’ve learned in life’s it’s to take opportunities when they’re presented to you.

And thanks to others for well wishes/comments etc.

[Macron]

LetsTryAgain said:

Think my mate (who collected it today) is acting as a middle man to a dealer in the north east.

With an apparent intent to profit, I think I'd describe that as a "person known to me" rather than "a mate".

Still, if you made and it takes the edge off the 5, so be it.

[cat220]

LetsTryAgain said:

Emeye said:

I missed that you were selling the Type R - I would have been interested in it - ignore me if you think I am being rude, but how much did it go for and why did you sell it?

Not to all.
Advert here -

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/218055/honda-...

Sold at £3500.
Think my mate (who collected it today) is acting as a middle man to a dealer in the north east.
No doubt it’ll end up going up for a lot more than I got but that’s the way the world works.
Had it for less time than I would have liked ideally but if there’s one thing I’ve learned in life’s it’s to take opportunities when they’re presented to you.

And thanks to others for well wishes/comments etc.

Probably for the best I didn’t see that ad. Regret selling my integra dc2 and prices are now silly.

In other news off to look at a discovery 3 tomorrow as a ‘new’ family bus.

[reapercushions]

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d/la-cre...


This looks glorious. Local to me (sorry!) but too good not to share.

[MercedesClassic]

That car is immaculate, no rust issues in Cali. That would be a nice way to waft down Rodeo Drive

[dscam]

Some of the worst pictures to try and sell a car here. However worth posting as a genuinely rare mini-barge and I cannot remember the last time I saw one in the wild. Lusted after one as a young man - Audi 90 quattro 20v (in budget)

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114767794236

[dscam]

A pity the colours on this E34 are a bit uninspired but it is a 530i and looks very clean 8ndeed overall - £3995

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184770079227

[Sterillium]

I want this.


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-240-SE-Estate-Car...

[Emeye]

cat220 said:

LetsTryAgain said:

Emeye said:

I missed that you were selling the Type R - I would have been interested in it - ignore me if you think I am being rude, but how much did it go for and why did you sell it?

Not to all.
Advert here -

https://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/218055/honda-...

Sold at £3500.
Think my mate (who collected it today) is acting as a middle man to a dealer in the north east.
No doubt it’ll end up going up for a lot more than I got but that’s the way the world works.
Had it for less time than I would have liked ideally but if there’s one thing I’ve learned in life’s it’s to take opportunities when they’re presented to you.

And thanks to others for well wishes/comments etc.

Probably for the best I didn’t see that ad. Regret selling my integra dc2 and prices are now silly.

In other news off to look at a discovery 3 tomorrow as a ‘new’ family bus.

I recommend looking at an XC90 as an alternative for the Disco 3, unless you plan to do some proper off roading? - awesome family cars.

[olly755]

DHP equipped LS400. Looks to be a low owner car with some history. Hardly a pristine example, but the (trade) seller isn’t being greedy and £2495 is entry level money these days for a Mk4. Especially if the long-ish list of jobs required to fulfil the seller’s claim of a full MOT are attended to...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-Lexus-LS-4-0-V8-4d...