Car related items you want to give away.

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

I think this thread could have a bit of mileage.

Basically a thread to offer car related items/bits/parts which you wish to give away, IE free, so it's not a selling thread.
You know, the sort of things which you'll never get around to using, aren't worth the faff of eBay'ing, but which seem too good to take to the tip.

The sort of thing which others may think 'I like that' or 'I could really use that'.

Simply state the item, a pic if easy, and your rough location.

I thought about this when I saw a book that I'd got for Christmas, which is of no interest to me. So on that note, my rather lacklustre first offering to the thread (NG20)

Edited by Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah on Tuesday 27th February 13:33

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

Just a bump (hope that's not against the rules, I won't do it again!) as likely far more are online in the evening than the day.
Surely most of us have car bits no longer needed, and this thread could gain traction?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

Ian Geary said:

I have new and unused:

A set of discs for a 1.6 alfa 147or 156 (pre facelift, ie smaller diameter)

An Alfa 156 cv joint (1.6 and 1.8)

I painted the disc hubs before fitting (realising they were too small) and I scrapped the car before fixing the clicking joint.

There's probably a ton of other bits and bobs but they spring to mind.

See what I mean guys, that's got to be a £50 freebee. This could be the PH equivalent to Freecycle, except with more trusted members. By the same note I'm sure I'll have some bits, except the house is mid renovation and I haven't the faintest where anything is

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

I have one other actually. A brand new unopened Burago 1:18 British Racing Green E-Type Jag. The eBay ad showed a silver blue pic (my favourite E colour) and buried in the ad it said 'may be silver/red/green. Raised the issue, and for what ever reason the retailer refunded before I returned (as I'd not got around to it for ages)

Cost me £32, and just sat here as I don't like BRG, and have since bought a silver blue model.

NG20.

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

matt21 said:

Nice idea

I’ve got most evo magazines from issue # 40 to current available. Want to keep some including ECOTY, but most are available

Pick up from midlands.

Which bit of the Midlands, would interest me if near or not too far?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

Fastpedeller said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

I have one other actually. A brand new unopened Burago 1:18 British Racing Green E-Type Jag. The eBay ad showed a silver blue pic (my favourite E colour) and buried in the ad it said 'may be silver/red/green. Raised the issue, and for what ever reason the retailer refunded before I returned (as I'd not got around to it for ages)

Cost me £32, and just sat here as I don't like BRG, and have since bought a silver blue model.

NG20.

Surely some Humbrol paint and you've a pair of bookends!

You clocked I'm house renovating? Like I have time for that st with all that going on

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

matt21 said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

matt21 said:

Nice idea

I’ve got most evo magazines from issue # 40 to current available. Want to keep some including ECOTY, but most are available

Pick up from midlands.

Which bit of the Midlands, would interest me if near or not too far?

Near Daventry, Northants

Ah OK, a bit far. I'll not commit as it could become something I'll never get around to. Mind, I'll PM if going down the M1 to Sarah's olds in London, are you far off the M1?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

matt21 said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

Ah OK, a bit far. I'll not commit as it could become something I'll never get around to. Mind, I'll PM if going down the M1 to Sarah's olds in London, are you far off the M1?

Not too far, about 10mins from j18

Message me if interested ??

Thanks Matt. Maybe doable as S has reminded she's down south at the weekend. I may Pm.

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

OK. I'm going to persevere for a bit. I really think this could be such a valuable thread. FREE STUFF, what's not to like?! Already some great offers, if not plentiful.

I thought, having seen a list of Renault owners thread. Would it be better as a thread format where members add items as they become free, and remove when/if someone's adopted them? Maybe list split by regions?

Edited by Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah on Thursday 1st March 21:25

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

cj2013 said:

All stuff that people never want to buy unless you post it, which is just more hassle than it's worth. I'm in the Bath area, if anyone wants to make room in my garage.

This is the idea entirely. One I had a while back, a wing mirror for a 2003 Kangoo, which I sold last year before fitting it. It cost me £30, but why would I want to eBay it, get 99p, and probably a none received case opened. Would have been worth £40 to the right person, I chucked it.

Anyone any thoughts on if a directory system would be easier than having to scroll through posts?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

Hazuki said:

I think the only issue with this topic is the way items are to be tracked as sold, who to etc. I can see this having hundreds of replies (probably doubled with people confirming availability)

What the previous poster raised regarding restarting the topic as a Wiki sounds like a good way to avoid this perhaps?

This is pretty much what I thought. If it grew to a workable/ useful size then there'd be a lot of posts to trawl though. Someone sees something they could home, then has to trawl through another 10 pages to see if anyone's taken it. They ask to have it, to be told someone else has, as they missed that one post!

I saw the Wiki suggestion, and having no clue how Wiki works I wasn't sure if a serious comment. Could anyone with any more knowledge interject and offer ideas/ do any required leg work?

I also think breaking down by areas shall massively help. Not county by county, but say for EG 'East Midlands' 'Home Counties' etc.

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

SlowcoachIII said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

This is pretty much what I thought. If it grew to a workable/ useful size then there'd be a lot of posts to trawl though. Someone sees something they could home, then has to trawl through another 10 pages to see if anyone's taken it. They ask to have it, to be told someone else has, as they missed that one post!

I saw the Wiki suggestion, and having no clue how Wiki works I wasn't sure if a serious comment. Could anyone with any more knowledge interject and offer ideas/ do any required leg work?

I also think breaking down by areas shall massively help. Not county by county, but say for EG 'East Midlands' 'Home Counties' etc.

I am unsure of how it works myself but I’m not talking about an external wiki page, it’s one of the options when starting a new thread. I had a look but being on mobile it didn’t look too different

Ah OK, it's above my little technophobe brain! Anyone who has a clue how to do just this? And mods, if the page needs your input to edit etc?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

S6PNJ said:

What heading do we need?

Donated by
Item
location
Received by

Anything else? Do we want one for 'interested parties' or some other heading?

Put them here, agree what we want and I'll set the Wiki up for you.

Thank you very much, very kind of you.

Maybe 'free car related items to collect from Pistonheaders' ? If you can think of anything more concise then feel free.

I'm not sure that 'interested parties' is required, should it not be first come first served?

Maybe in the item section have a reasonable amount of space, as some items shall need describing, and some may have multiple items?

I can't think of anything else right now, but others can feel free to interject.

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

S6PNJ said:

Done - and I've put all (that I could see) that have already been 'donated'.

Thank you. Apologies if I'm being a div, but where is it to view? A new thread somewhere?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

S6PNJ said:

Here in General Gassing - might need a MOD to sticky it at the top though (if they are willing to do so.....)

That's brilliant, thanks. If you could please delete the book photo though, it's probably the crappiest offering of the lot, a little bit of a joke offer, and it's dominating the page

Mods - could you please do one of those 'redirecting to here' thingies, and a sticky would be great, as I think this one could really run and run.

Thanks again!

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

heisthegaffer said:

Im pretty sure I have a 182 oil and air filter lying around somewhere, I'm in Herts

Could you please add in to the file linked three posts up?

Others, also please note the move.