WTF happened to bargain V8s ?!

WTF happened to bargain V8s ?!

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dylan0451

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1,040 posts

190 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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Haven't been on here for the last...... ~10 odd years. Motoring sort of went on hiatus.


Just thought, before I'm forced to buy something electric forever, I'd scratch the V8 itch.

It just never occurred to me I might have left it so long nothing really exists any more. I feel like someone's dad who talks about 'the good old days' but, 'back in my day' you could find a plethora of 'fun' cars for sub £3k.


Did I really sit in my arm chair and wait too long?!!

The spinner of plates

17,649 posts

199 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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Afraid so, you’re not the only one who’s had that thought in the past year.

dylan0451

Original Poster:

1,040 posts

190 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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was sort of hoping someone would call me a numpty and point me in a direction I hadn't thought of. well, for bargain money.

I so flippantly turned down multiple cars in the (10 years ago) past, v8 barges, pony power etc.

massive facepalm that the period may be over. not quite sure how that passed by!

ian316

4,150 posts

104 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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You need to be on the best smoker barge 1-5k page

dylan0451

Original Poster:

1,040 posts

190 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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ian316 said:
You need to be on the best smoker barge 1-5k page
Another facepalm.... assumed that would be a diesel thread...

captain.scarlet

1,792 posts

33 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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dylan0451 said:
Haven't been on here for the last...... ~10 odd years. Motoring sort of went on hiatus.


Just thought, before I'm forced to buy something electric forever, I'd scratch the V8 itch.

It just never occurred to me I might have left it so long nothing really exists any more. I feel like someone's dad who talks about 'the good old days' but, 'back in my day' you could find a plethora of 'fun' cars for sub £3k.


Did I really sit in my arm chair and wait too long?!!
Certainly seems that way. I think with increased road tax costs, many older V8s ended up being sent to the scrapper.

I remember back in 2006/7, there was an abundance of XJS HE V12s at pretty decent prices, no more than a couple of grand. Still wouldn't say no to one now.

Add on top of that the boom in car flippers buying and selling with with growth of the internet, everyone generally tightening their belts and these types of car becoming something of a rarity, and it has become far harder to find a bargain V8 or larger in the classifieds, although it seems that auction houses are the good places to peruse.

samoht

5,633 posts

145 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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Autotrader, max £3k, min engine size 4.0
Audi A8, Grand Cherokee, Range Rover, Merc S500, Jag XJ/S-Type/XK8.

Basically everything 10+ years old and vaguely interesting started going up in value around 2012. I think you either need to get lucky, or put the budget up a bit, to find a good V8.

Rubins4

780 posts

124 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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dylan0451 said:
ian316 said:
You need to be on the best smoker barge 1-5k page
Another facepalm.... assumed that would be a diesel thread...
The irony…

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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samoht said:
Autotrader, max £3k, min engine size 4.0
Audi A8, Grand Cherokee, Range Rover, Merc S500, Jag XJ/S-Type/XK8.

Basically everything 10+ years old and vaguely interesting started going up in value around 2012. I think you either need to get lucky, or put the budget up a bit, to find a good V8.
Yep, can get a Jag V8, BMW V8 or an old AMG V8 for 3 or 4K still if you look

Rob 131 Sport

2,476 posts

51 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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For a great V8 Experience you could do far worse the Rover SD1 3500.

It’s everything thankfully that the Rover 75 isn’t. For a car launched in 1976 it was so ahead of the time as regards styling and refinement.

Fastdruid

8,623 posts

151 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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dylan0451 said:
ian316 said:
You need to be on the best smoker barge 1-5k page
Another facepalm.... assumed that would be a diesel thread...
rofl ditto, I've never ever dipped in to that thread as I have zero interest in diesels!

itz_baseline

820 posts

220 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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Lexus LS400?

CAPP0

19,531 posts

202 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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ian316 said:
You need to be on the best smoker barge 1-5k page
And counter that with the "Why so high?" thread.

samoht

5,633 posts

145 months

Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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Rob 131 Sport said:
For a great V8 Experience you could do far worse the Rover SD1 3500.

It’s everything thankfully that the Rover 75 isn’t. For a car launched in 1976 it was so ahead of the time as regards styling and refinement.
Yeah, nice manual 3500 here, £2950, https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1347741 ...

... oh wait a sec, "Last tax disc expired April 1994"

big fan, but only a £3k V8 if you're looking for a restoration project to occupy your time.

Rob 131 Sport

2,476 posts

51 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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samoht said:
Rob 131 Sport said:
For a great V8 Experience you could do far worse the Rover SD1 3500.

It’s everything thankfully that the Rover 75 isn’t. For a car launched in 1976 it was so ahead of the time as regards styling and refinement.
Yeah, nice manual 3500 here, £2950, https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1347741 ...

... oh wait a sec, "Last tax disc expired April 1994"

big fan, but only a £3k V8 if you're looking for a restoration project to occupy your time.
Worth every penny. I love the styling of the Original pre facelift 76 to 82 cars. They also did a fine range of colours my favourites being turmeric yellow or a avocado green.

Ivan stewart

2,792 posts

35 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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Rob 131 Sport said:
For a great V8 Experience you could do far worse the Rover SD1 3500.

It’s everything thankfully that the Rover 75 isn’t. For a car launched in 1976 it was so ahead of the time as regards styling and refinement.
Really !!! I remember Dad having the badly made old slugs of a thing and him shaking his head , if ever there was a car worse than the one it replaced it was the SD1 the only improvement over the P 6 was it was bigger inside !!
Other than that it was a poorly built Unreliable Porky lump with a cart axle ..

jamieduff1981

8,022 posts

139 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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captain.scarlet said:
I remember back in 2006/7, there was an abundance of XJS HE V12s at pretty decent prices, no more than a couple of grand. Still wouldn't say no to one now.
Yep agreed - those days are gone now. Those advertised at £8~9k nowadays mostly have pretty obvious work in store for the buyer and most presentable V12s are now somewhere in the teens with really nice examples (sometimes well) north of £20k. The 3.6 litre slant 6 can still be found a bit cheaper but they seem to be following the V12s in an upwards direction now.

I always intended to buy one for £4-5k but never got round to it, so but seeing the writing on the wall having watched my Cerbera double in value since I sold mine, I just bought a V12 for just under £10k which seems below average money for a fairly decent condition car.

Limpet

6,293 posts

160 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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Ivan stewart said:
Rob 131 Sport said:
For a great V8 Experience you could do far worse the Rover SD1 3500.

It’s everything thankfully that the Rover 75 isn’t. For a car launched in 1976 it was so ahead of the time as regards styling and refinement.
Really !!! I remember Dad having the badly made old slugs of a thing and him shaking his head , if ever there was a car worse than the one it replaced it was the SD1 the only improvement over the P 6 was it was bigger inside !!
Other than that it was a poorly built Unreliable Porky lump with a cart axle ..
All true, but it did (and still does) look fantastic.

Zerosumgame

114 posts

39 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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Japan.... Have a look at beforward.jp and its various other websites. Clearly this is not without risk in itself but a good way to waste few hours...