ML, arnt they cheap now!
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I go on van days normally and car days occasionally for Mercedes only.Been up there weekly for a month or so now and brought a few.
You know I used to work for BCA when they were at Hawley, driving.Low money but at 18 I got to drive Ferraris and allsorts along the back straight.
You know I used to work for BCA when they were at Hawley, driving.Low money but at 18 I got to drive Ferraris and allsorts along the back straight.
Edited by xjandy on Thursday 31st July 19:21
It's over 20 years since BCA moved from Frimley to Blackbushe though some of the traders have been doing business here longer than that. I imagine it was a lot smaller there and would never have reacher the throughput of about 1,000 cars in a day we sometimes reach now.
In my (semi) retirement, I normally work just Mon, Wed & Fri. I only do Thursdays if they're desperate. I also do the classic sales.
You're right. Being able to drive (if only briefly) other people's Rollers, Ferraris, assorted Porsches etc somehow makes up for all the other mundane cars and the crap pay - though that's easier for me to say as I'm only topping up my teachers' pension.
In my (semi) retirement, I normally work just Mon, Wed & Fri. I only do Thursdays if they're desperate. I also do the classic sales.
You're right. Being able to drive (if only briefly) other people's Rollers, Ferraris, assorted Porsches etc somehow makes up for all the other mundane cars and the crap pay - though that's easier for me to say as I'm only topping up my teachers' pension.
I would say BCA did a tiny amount of what they do now.
I think that their presale storage was the size of 1 halls storage is now if that.
There was a 100m straight behind the Shed where you couldnt be seen and I used to give the decent cars a little test down there as sson as I was out of sight.I can remember lots of cavaliers and mk4 cortinas were the rep mobiles those days and top car day was great for me. My favourite was the Rover SD1 .A bit tame now but 3.5litres and 8 second 0-60 was good in those days, especially when we were all running asmatic 1.1 mk 1 escorts and 1.6 capris with woopee fandango wheels and twin carbs that made them faster , or so we convinced ourselves.
I think that their presale storage was the size of 1 halls storage is now if that.
There was a 100m straight behind the Shed where you couldnt be seen and I used to give the decent cars a little test down there as sson as I was out of sight.I can remember lots of cavaliers and mk4 cortinas were the rep mobiles those days and top car day was great for me. My favourite was the Rover SD1 .A bit tame now but 3.5litres and 8 second 0-60 was good in those days, especially when we were all running asmatic 1.1 mk 1 escorts and 1.6 capris with woopee fandango wheels and twin carbs that made them faster , or so we convinced ourselves.
Edited by xjandy on Friday 1st August 18:39
xjandy said:
05 15k miles ,obsidian black and it went for £10900 today at blackbushe.
I sold my silver 52 reg for 10k in feb and could pick the same up for around 7k now.
When you see a 54 reg disco for 16900 and an x5 for triple the merc...they are a bargain.
Presumably, that was one of the old shape models? Petrol or diesel?I sold my silver 52 reg for 10k in feb and could pick the same up for around 7k now.
When you see a 54 reg disco for 16900 and an x5 for triple the merc...they are a bargain.
xjandy said:
270 cdi and the new model was 06 onwards I think.It is the comparison with other makes like for like, year for year.Just too many MLs around.
New shape is 55 Plate and on - hit dealers around October 2005, so you are right 2006 model!What milage had that done? Still sounds like a bargain.
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