The Shed of all Sheds...

The Shed of all Sheds...

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Baldchap

Original Poster:

8,239 posts

98 months

Sunday 4th August
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[Mods this isn't a car buying thread, please don't move it]

We all read Shed and we all enjoy it, but there must be a winner. For pure Shedism, it's the old: Fast, Reliable, Cheap - pick two. But surely there's more to shedding than that.

Let's say £1500 max, per Shed rules.

Reliability and running costs are a given, but what about driver appeal and coolness? Maybe something flash and fun that breaks a lot is better than something boring and reliable...

What is the Ultimate Shed?

ETA: If we agree on a winner by 19th August, it 100% will get bought. VED and MPG are irrelevant - I daily a 2022 Alpina B5!

I love a shed, wife actually loves a shed (even if she doesn't admit it) and we need a PubKa (so called because the first ever shed was a £300 Ka).



Edited by Baldchap on Monday 5th August 00:11

Super Sonic

6,847 posts

60 months

Sunday 4th August
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Old civic.

Baldchap

Original Poster:

8,239 posts

98 months

Sunday 4th August
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Should have said, post links.
biggrin

To make it interesting I will buy the winner in two weeks.

Mr Tidy

23,919 posts

133 months

Sunday 4th August
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My Shed is just a Shed.

But I love it so don't want anyone buying it thanks! Find your own. laugh

samoht

6,116 posts

152 months

Sunday 4th August
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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407282...


VVC, looks like it may have been well cared for, 1100kg mid-engined sports car for a lot less money than an A110.




Baldchap

Original Poster:

8,239 posts

98 months

Sunday 4th August
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samoht said:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407282...


VVC, looks like it may have been well cared for, 1100kg mid-engined sports car for a lot less money than an A110.
Each of the 12(!) owners did 5583 miles apiece! laugh

But at this point I'm buying it in a fortnight. biglaugh

anyoldcardave

768 posts

73 months

Sunday 4th August
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Posted in the shed thread, a 350 quid Jag has to be up there lol, even if it is a Ford Jag.

Jazoli

9,197 posts

256 months

Sunday 4th August
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I bought this for 1500 last month

Fast, cool, reliable, 3.0L six pot, shoddy paint so sheddy.



It’s gone to its new owner now but I’d say it must be right up there for the money.

I then bought this for £950



Well under budget and pretty decent with being the supercharged one.

There’s plenty of fun sheds out there if you don’t mind higher VED and lower mpg’s.

Truckosaurus

11,905 posts

290 months

Monday 5th August
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Baldchap said:
[Mods this isn't a car buying thread, please don't move it]
Sad Times frown

There's plenty of interesting metal upon the Autotrader at sub-1500, most with the dreaded phrase 'spares or repair' at the start of the ad.

However, this might be where my grand-and-a-half might be going for some summer fun => https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202408032...


samoht

6,116 posts

152 months

Monday 5th August
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Jazoli said:
I bought this for 1500 last month

Fast, cool, reliable, 3.0L six pot, shoddy paint so sheddy.



It’s gone to its new owner now but I’d say it must be right up there for the money.
If you can link to a 330Ci for sale for <= £1500, then depending on condition I'd be prepared to concede that one of those would be a preferable Shed to the MGF I posted.

geeks

9,530 posts

145 months

Monday 5th August
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I am selling my E46 330 Touring ina few weeks for shed type money i hope someone with your gusto is around then hehe

PoorCarCollector

112 posts

26 months

Monday 5th August
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I need a cheap shed with a towbar!

If anyone has anything they want to get rid, let me know smile

Baldchap

Original Poster:

8,239 posts

98 months

Monday 5th August
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Truckosaurus said:
Sad Times frown

There's plenty of interesting metal upon the Autotrader at sub-1500, most with the dreaded phrase 'spares or repair' at the start of the ad.

However, this might be where my grand-and-a-half might be going for some summer fun => https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202408032...

Now that is absolutely right up my street...

We have a winner for now I think.

Jazoli

9,197 posts

256 months

Monday 5th August
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samoht said:
If you can link to a 330Ci for sale for <= £1500, then depending on condition I'd be prepared to concede that one of those would be a preferable Shed to the MGF I posted.
There you go, although as I said its now sold anyway

https://autoste.com/topic/59603-2003-bmw-330i-ca...

stupid ph filters

https://shorturl.at/uS3oN

ACCYSTAN

1,021 posts

127 months

Tuesday 6th August
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We have a winner, it’s the last one for sale

Save it

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2024042389...

covmutley

3,104 posts

196 months

Tuesday 6th August
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Baldchap

Original Poster:

8,239 posts

98 months

Tuesday 6th August
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covmutley said:
I like that, too...

Nicks90

560 posts

60 months

Friday 9th August
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Baldchap said:
covmutley said:
I like that, too...
It can go very wrong

Probably due a cam belt, which is high(ISH) labour on an S80 due to it being so tight in the engine bay. And whilst it might drive smoothly, once fully warmed up anything more than 50% throttle might result in massive gear flare and huge thumps from the gearbox due to a borked valve block.

Arnold Cunningham

3,870 posts

259 months

Friday 9th August
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samoht said:
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407282...


VVC, looks like it may have been well cared for, 1100kg mid-engined sports car for a lot less money than an A110.
In the MG stakes, I think you could do better than that. You could easily get into a TF with < 100K on the clock - I traded my one in earlier in the year and it sold on the forecourt of the dealer the next day with an advertised price of £1500. It was a good car - we put about 65K miles on our one, largely trouble free.

plfrench

2,774 posts

274 months

Friday 9th August
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Fun game!

How about a Lexus - very definitely a shed in terms of aesthetic condition though biggrin :

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407061...