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New Tue 12 Jun 12 10:17   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - VxFan

***** This thread is now closed, please CLICK HERE to go to Volume 11 ***** A round up of the good, the bad and the ugly on E-Bay Last edited by: VxFan on Wed 14 Aug 13 at 09:53

New Sun 17 Jun 12 12:22   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - henry k

htinyurl.com/c3r4tx3 tinyurl.com/c8ujajc tinyurl.com/d2jbjth tinyurl.com/bolrkw7 Time to review the garage contents?

New Sun 17 Jun 12 17:11   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Mike Hannon

When my Daimler V8 was sold the new owner was overjoyed to find the complete original toolkit, containing the above, in place in the spare wheel. Probably now worth as much as the car then...

New Thu 5 Jul 12 23:20   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Badwolf

tinyurl.com/crjmnov I shouldn't like this, but I do.

New Fri 6 Jul 12 00:12   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Badwolf

I also like this: tinyurl.com/85m2r8m £93 a year to insure, fully comp!

New Wed 31 Oct 12 18:38   Austin Mini anyone? - Victorbox

How much? tinyurl.com/cncywbz

New Wed 31 Oct 12 23:44   Austin Mini anyone? - idle_chatterer

And the seller can't spell either - maybe the decimal place was accidentally put in the wrong place too ? Nice motor though.

New Thu 1 Nov 12 06:39   Austin Mini anyone? - Focusless

>> maybe the decimal place was accidentally put in the wrong place too ? It's had 20 offers, all expired/rejected except the latest one which is pending. I'm guessing at least a few of those will have been in the thousands. I like the idea of owning a 'classic' in good condition, but £42k buys you an awful lot of new car...

New Thu 1 Nov 12 07:17   Austin Mini anyone? - Dog

Can buy an owse for £40k, op North.

New Thu 1 Nov 12 07:25   Austin Mini anyone? - R.P.

Or three and a bit www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2225913/Sold-14-000-The-bedroomed-semi-detached-house-went-auction-750.html

New Thu 1 Nov 12 07:27   Austin Mini anyone? - Focusless

>> Can buy an owse for £40k, op North. That'll be one of the posh ones: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-20135248 EDIT: great minds... :) Last edited by: Focusless on Thu 1 Nov 12 at 07:27

New Thu 1 Nov 12 07:36   Austin Mini anyone? - Duncan

>> >> an owse for £40k, op North. >> There is only one teensy, weensy detail. You would have to be out of your mind to want to live there.       1

New Thu 1 Nov 12 08:13   Austin Mini anyone? - Dog

I have given you a bloody nose for that ignorant remark, Dunc. Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 23 Nov 12 at 01:15       1

New Thu 1 Nov 12 08:15   Austin Mini anyone? - Focusless

To be fair Dog the BBC report does mention "The street which the house is on has suffered from anti-social behaviour and arson in the past.."; I wouldn't fancy it.

New Thu 1 Nov 12 08:55   Austin Mini anyone? - Duncan

>> I have given you a bloody nose for that ignorant remark, Dunc. >> I apologise. My remark was directed at the area in which the house is situated, not the North of England in general. Sorry for any confusion. Last edited by: VxFan on Fri 23 Nov 12 at 01:15       1

New Thu 1 Nov 12 09:53   Austin Mini anyone? - Dog

>>Sorry for any confusion<< That's the problem with these ere internet forums, too easy to misconstrue what a poster actually meant. I saw it yesterday on the Spain expat forum when two regular posters fell out BIG time. Funny ole life though ;-)

New Fri 2 Nov 12 08:05   Austin Mini anyone? - IJWS14

Didn't think Port Clarence was that bad - now if it was in Clareville.....

New Thu 1 Nov 12 08:35   Something a little cheaper - bathtub tom

Why can't these people spell? tinyurl.com/cwu53ah

New Thu 1 Nov 12 08:50   Something a little cheaper - Dog

They could be dislextrick?

New Fri 2 Nov 12 09:02   Something a little cheaper - L'escargot

>> Why can't these people spell? It's mainly because of the low standard of teaching of the English language. A secondary cause is that nowadays a lot of people don't read much.

New Fri 2 Nov 12 12:24   Something a little cheaper - madf

>> >> Why can't these people spell? >> >> It's mainly because of the low standard of teaching of the English language. A secondary >> cause is that nowadays a lot of people don't read much. >> Rubbish . They all got A levels. The NUT told me their teachers are brilliant. :-)

New Fri 2 Nov 12 09:11   Something a little cheaper - Zero

>> Why can't these people spell? >> >> tinyurl.com/cwu53ah In what way did it not make it understandable? And why are you not a rocket scientist?       1

New Fri 7 Dec 12 21:57   Something a little cheaper - Fullchat

Well not Ebay www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C351597 But the interior so reminds me of the T reg one I bought off my Dad. It was just three years old when I acquired it. I'd had it a few months and done the reg change bit when I asked my Dad if he had the MOT certificate. "What MOT certificate?" He replies. Whoops! :S Passed first time I might add.

New Fri 7 Dec 12 22:11   Something a little cheaper - Dog

Nice car, basically a Cavalier/Ascona of course, I tuned and road tested many of them but preferred the previous model.

New Fri 7 Dec 12 22:20   Something a little cheaper - Zero

>> Nice car, basically a Cavalier/Ascona of course, I tuned and road tested many of them >> but preferred the previous model. But surely that was a Mk1, so there couldn't have been an earlier remodel?

New Fri 7 Dec 12 22:31   Something a little cheaper - Fullchat

Meant to say mine was the 4 door Ascona which was the B. It superseded one that looked like this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Ascona#Ascona_A Last edited by: Fullchat on Fri 7 Dec 12 at 22:33

New Sat 8 Dec 12 09:16   Something a little cheaper - Dog

>>But surely that was a Mk1, so there couldn't have been an earlier remodel?<< I was thinking of the Manta 'A' which came out in 1970 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Manta

New Sat 8 Dec 12 10:38   Something a little cheaper - swiss tony

>> >>But surely that was a Mk1, so there couldn't have been an earlier remodel?<< >> >> I was thinking of the Manta 'A' which came out in 1970 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opel_Manta >> Yes, don't forget that Vauxhalls were mostly one Mark behind Opels...

New Sat 8 Dec 12 10:51   Something a little cheaper - Mike Hannon

What a pretty motor. Shame about the stupid price - probably get it though.

New Sat 8 Dec 12 14:34   Something a little cheaper - Fullchat

And you think that one is dear? : www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C337699 Bit more of a pedigree though.

New Sat 8 Dec 12 14:46   Something a little cheaper - Dog

Nice Vauxhall Chevette!

New Sat 8 Dec 12 15:01   Something a little cheaper - Armel Coussine

Talking of old sheds, what's that thing that the distinguished PR representative Max Clifford is using in posed shots to underline his innocence of whatever it is he is being accused of? It looks as if it may be some sort of Rolls-Royce themed kit car. But the designers - probably Oriental and under the influence of mind-bending drugs - have got the radiator shape badly wrong. And the panels seem appallingly badly fitted. Quality reinforced plastic is expensive, one reason why these kit cars look so naff. How can a man of his means, hoping to pass for respectable, let himself down with such an undignified jalopy, when perfectly good Mitsubishi hatchbacks are available at tempting prices? I feel such carelessness in the choice of personal transport may indicate psychic instability, and perhaps guilt of the allegations, whatever they may be.

New Sat 8 Dec 12 15:18   Something a little cheaper - R.P.

Read somewhere that the Phoney Pharaoh was one of his clients.

New Sat 8 Dec 12 17:19   Something a little cheaper - bathtub tom

Seems kosher to me AC (I presume you mean reg 100 MAX?): Make ROLLS ROYCE Year of manufacture 2011 Model GHOST V12 Engine size(CC) 6592 And: www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e2s3

New Sat 8 Dec 12 17:32   Something a little cheaper - Armel Coussine

No no bt, that's an obscure kit car or I am Dutchie. The man should get something genuinely classy like a Mitsubishi. Er... :o} I could have added.

New Sat 8 Dec 12 18:15   Something a little cheaper - crocks

Hello Dutchie. Obscure kitcars available here. www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/library/photography/ghost/ :-)

New Sat 8 Dec 12 18:29   Something a little cheaper - Armel Coussine

But how scratch-resistant are those cheap fake-woodgrain facia panels when one's insouciant lady passenger puts her spike heels up there to straighten her panty hose? Whereas your Mitsubishi facia, with its thick rolls of pleasantly creaking plastic foam covered in tasteful grained leatherette, springs back almost immediately to almost its original form give or take the odd small rip. Honestly after a year or two the Mitsubishi will be worth far more than one of these pretentious kit cars with their lorry engines and crude, uncomfortable, crashy suspension. Still, please yourself Crocks. Don't say I didn't warn you.

New Sat 8 Dec 12 11:27   Something a little cheaper - Dog

>>Yes, don't forget that Vauxhalls were mostly one Mark behind Opels...<< I always found the Opels were screwed together better than the offering from Vauxhall. Same with the Ford Taunus V4 compared to the offering from Dagenham.

New Mon 10 Dec 12 11:40   Something a little cheaper - Fullchat

Is it worth it? www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C352022

New Mon 10 Dec 12 16:37   Something a little cheaper - madf

>> Is it worth it? >> >> www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C352022 >> A Blue Chip investment, like fine Vintage wine - Pity it's corked...

New Mon 10 Dec 12 16:44   Something a little cheaper - BobbyG

If I won the lottery I would buy it. But I haven't.........

New Mon 10 Dec 12 16:59   Something a little cheaper - sherlock47

"only required perishable items such as steering rack gaiters" "still running on original Pirelli tyres" "dry road tested this car over a 220 mile run" and I would like to bet that he did not drive it slowly! a high speed blow out would pretty quickly make a mess of the factory paintwork :)

New Tue 11 Dec 12 07:21   Something a little cheaper - R.P.

This car was on e-bay some time ago - A Northen Irish seller he wanted around 47k for it then...

New Tue 11 Dec 12 23:16   Something a little cheaper - henry k

I smile when I see some asking prices. On Autotrader 2003 Jaguar X Type 3.0 AWD auto.11K miles £10K. Basic alloys, No touch screen Sat Nav in those days & no Bluetooth. Very low mileage has tinted their glasses. :-( I wonder how much they paid and how much it will go for? Its in Cornwall, not the South East!!

New Tue 11 Dec 12 23:35   Something a little cheaper - Ted

One for Rattle ! Beautifully presented and valeted for a discerning purchaser! www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LADA-RIVA-ESTATE-VERY-RARE-/251194863602?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a7c616ff2 Ted

New Thu 13 Dec 12 22:42   Something a little diff'rent - Ted

£8000.00..............You just wouldn't....... or would you ? www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Bowler-Tomcat-Pro-Built-3-9L-V8-MOT-Tax-Exempt-/251188150879?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3a7bfb025f Ted

New Fri 14 Dec 12 08:18   Something a little diff'rent - Fenlander

>>>note that the V5 lists this vehicle as being a 1957 V8 Land Rover. All bills and history supports this... Sailing close to the wind re registration and taxation. Wonder what percentage 1957 is left?

New Mon 24 Dec 12 13:02   Something a little diff'rent - Slidingpillar

As DVLC is known for watching eBay, I'd not be surprised if the new owner didn't get a letter rescinding the registration, and requiring an SVA etc. Won't say never, but in theory, a cart spring Landrover with a coil spring chassis will never have enough points to retain the original number.

New Mon 24 Dec 12 13:20   Something a little diff'rent - No FM2R

>>As DVLC is known for watching eBay For real, or urban legend?

New Mon 24 Dec 12 13:21   Something a little diff'rent - Zero

>> or urban legend? Is that a Chevvy?

New Mon 24 Dec 12 14:45   Something a little diff'rent - Slidingpillar

As far as I know it's true although I can't back it up. Probably falls into both camps. If you think about it, DVLA can pick the enforcement targets pretty easily. Bearing in mind, the declaration that has to be made for MOT exemption they'll be able to tack a further charge on without too much difficulty. Ask yourself this though, would you feel lucky buying such a thing?

New Mon 24 Dec 12 12:48   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 Something different ? - sherlock47

tinyurl.com/cskmhlb

New Mon 24 Dec 12 13:02   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 Something different ? - Dog

"Please no dreamers, ask your wife for permission if you need to, don't let your dog near your pc". :+)

New Fri 4 Jan 13 12:32   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

Not ebay, but still................I think this is one of my dream motors, and very rare. www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C267134

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:23   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

Looks like a Talbot Tagora: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Talbot_Tagora_2.2_GLS.jpg :(

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:29   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

Good lord, Canid. Poles apart. :-0

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:34   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

Here's another pic: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Volvo780.jpg Was it ever sold in the UK, I can't recall ever having seen one, thankfully. :}

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:48   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

Gorgeous. Not sure it was ever sold in the UK. Seen them on the Continent though. Odd bunch, over there. Bit like me. My (wonderful) Volvo 360 has been up for sale for a couple of months, and I've just have my second enquiry. From The Netherlands. Sounds a serious chap, wants to take it over there and register it for daily use. No accounting for taste, eh?

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:54   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

>>My (wonderful) Volvo 360 has been up for sale for a couple of months, and I've just have my second enquiry<< No accounting for taste is there :) If it's a nice'n, it'll sell - I quite liked the 360 as it happens, compared to the 340 anyway.

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:58   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

There are piccies of it on my photobucket page, if you follow the link in the light bulb thread. Should be able to see them. One of the best left, leather interior and all (lahdee dah), although I am asking top dollar for it. Yer tiz: www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C337738

New Fri 4 Jan 13 14:19   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

Say n'more - low mileage + 2 owners + the condition = you should get some arf decent wedge for it. Avez vous ever driven a 480? .. I drove all the way from Cornwall to Ascot in Surrey for one once. = heap of poo!

New Fri 4 Jan 13 14:32   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

>> Avez vous ever driven a 480? Driven one? I used to own one! Lovely piece of kit. I bought it (a red G reg 1.7ES) with 150,000 on the clock, and did 25k in it (almost) without a fault, it felt like new. Then a Tonbridge Council dustcart smashed into it whilst parked round the corner form my work, and it was a goner. I'd love another one as a toy. Celebration edition for preference. I drove it down to Penzance from Reading in 1999 for the eclipse - me, the missus and a large friend in the back seat, all the camping kit in the excuse for a boot. Great trip. Apart from the weather and the eclipse, which I'm sure you remember. Last edited by: Alanović on Fri 4 Jan 13 at 14:33

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:12   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

>>. Great trip. Apart from the weather and the eclipse, which I'm sure you remember<< Yep :( I always liked the look of the 480 but it turned out to be all fur coat and no knickers IMO Being an automatic didn't help of course, plus the fact the owner turned out to be an Israeli who worked for El Al. Do we know anyone in Austria I wonder www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C338706 :} Last edited by: Dog on Fri 4 Jan 13 at 15:14

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:15   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

Cor, zat's luvverly.

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:18   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

>>Cor, zat's luvverly<< +1

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:23   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C339618 If the 360 sells and this one is still available................ Or even... www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C310895 Berkshire, nr Dunbstable though? Which bit of the county is that then? Last edited by: Alanović on Fri 4 Jan 13 at 15:25

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:40   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

Nothing like 'the real thing' though, is it: www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C324975# ;)

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:37   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Duncan

>> ever driven a 480? .. I drove all the way from Cornwall to >> Ascot in Surrey for one once. >> >> = heap of poo! Searching for Ascot in Surrey must have made you collapse in a heap of poo!!

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:40   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Alanovich

Good spot, Duncan. Must be using the same map which shows Dunstable to be in Berkshire. ;-) Last edited by: Alanović on Fri 4 Jan 13 at 15:40

New Fri 4 Jan 13 21:11   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - swiss tony

>> Good spot, Duncan. Must be using the same map which shows Dunstable to be in >> Berkshire. >> >> ;-) >> Or using an i-phone's mapping.....

New Fri 4 Jan 13 15:44   Seen on E-bay - Volume 10 - Dog

>>Searching for Ascot in Surrey must have made you collapse in a heap of poo!!<< Gercha! I'm not a complete Berk you know :}

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:41   'Hammer to Fall' on Freddie's Rolls Royce - VxFan

Also not on Ebay, but due to be auctioned. www.coys.co.uk/auction.php?auctionID=28&itemID=2463

New Fri 4 Jan 13 13:51   'Hammer to Fall' on Freddie's Rolls Royce - Dog

Another slab-sided tank-like motor vehicle, I'd rather have a P5 coupe ;)

New Tue 15 Jan 13 00:45   'Hammer to Fall' on Freddie's Rolls Royce - VxFan

It went for more than six times the asking price. tinyurl.com/bbd7n7b - The Telegraph Wonder if it had a hard life? What you might call a miracle, but enough of all this innuendo.

New Tue 15 Jan 13 03:47   'Hammer to Fall' on Freddie's Rolls Royce - No FM2R

Careful, look what happened last time we started talking about a famous Rolls being sold..............

New Mon 14 Jan 13 21:08   Ooh I'd like one of these... - apm

tinyurl.com/a2xo9nf Alex.

New Tue 15 Jan 13 07:57   Ooh I'd like one of these... - ToMoCo

Wow, love the camaro. If I had money to blow on a toy it would be a toss up between a late 70's AM V8 or late 60's / early 70's American muscle.

New Thu 14 Mar 13 19:11   Nice little sports car? - nice but dim

This looks like a nice car! www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140933312977?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649 Last edited by: nice but dim on Thu 14 Mar 13 at 19:11

New Thu 14 Mar 13 19:23   Nice little sports car? - Robin O'Reliant

It certainly does. I wonder what his reserve is?

New Thu 14 Mar 13 19:27   Nice little sports car? - Fenlander

Get that CV joint done, have a bodyshop sort the wing, put 12mths MOT on it and I reckon Mapmaker will give you the £99 start.       1

New Thu 14 Mar 13 22:49   Nice little sports car? - bathtub tom

>> put 12mths MOT on it It already has that!

New Thu 14 Mar 13 23:12   Nice little sports car? - Alastairw

Is this your car NBD? Should be in classifieds if so - cheaper than ebay too!

New Tue 19 Mar 13 21:16   1966 Viva - Manatee

Dad bought a new one like this in 1966. Same model and colour, SL for super luxury!. I still have the invoice, £645 IIRC, including extra for the heater. The first new car we had, and only the second. The luxurious 'Ambla' seat covering was soft, squidgy, impermeable and very sticky in the summer. Happy days. goo.gl/hKhWT Last edited by: Manatee on Tue 19 Mar 13 at 21:17

New Sun 31 Mar 13 19:00   This'll make you weep - Robin O'Reliant

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Onion-/121087509635?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item1c3160c483

New Mon 1 Apr 13 00:24   This'll make you weep - Fullchat

If anyone bids on it I'll pick it up for them.

New Mon 10 Jun 13 19:58   Mad Max’s V8 Police Interceptor - Ford Falcon GT - VxFan

Not on ebay, but what the heck Ford Falcon XB GT 500 Coupe, also known as Mad Max’s V8 Police Interceptor. The car was manufactured and first registered in Australia with the car to this very day, only covering 43900 miles. A full commission three years ago included a new NASCAR 6498 V8 powered engine fitted producing a top speed of approximately 170 miles per hour. www.pembertoncars.co.uk/listing/madmax

New Mon 10 Jun 13 20:15   Mad Max’s V8 Police Interceptor - Ford Falcon GT - Armel Coussine

Honestly Vx, what an obtrusive-looking thing, and all that damn fibreglass too. Some of the snorting-monster Holdens are easy to spot I agree. But even they can be toned down, and it's possible to get a Vauxhall V8 saloon or coupe that you would hardly notice in the street. Those are the ones to have. You don't need 170, 150 is fine. :o}}}

New Wed 12 Jun 13 09:47   Mercedes E320 Cdi - Dog

"If you want immaculate, you're in the wrong place" www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-E320-Cdi-/230997858684 Seen in today's DiM ... not that would ever read the blimmin thing! :o} Last edited by: Dog on Wed 12 Jun 13 at 09:48

New Wed 12 Jun 13 15:27   Mercedes E320 Cdi - Duncan

>> "If you want immaculate, you're in the wrong place" >> >> www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-E320-Cdi-/230997858684 >> >> Seen in today's DiM ... not that would ever read the blimmin thing! >> >> :o} >> A few people having a laugh with those bids?

New Wed 12 Jun 13 15:47   Mercedes E320 Cdi - Dog

>>A few people having a laugh with those bids? It's in my watch list ;)

New Wed 12 Jun 13 19:09   Mercedes E320 Cdi - mikeyb

Dont think I'll go beyond my 155K bid

New Wed 12 Jun 13 23:12   Mercedes E320 Cdi - Fullchat

I think in the earlier listing he described the model as a 'Chubber". Not heard that one before :)

New Thu 13 Jun 13 18:01   Mercedes E320 Cdi - mikeyb

>> I think in the earlier listing he described the model as a 'Chubber". Not heard >> that one before :) >> I have......Another term I hear used is "well stacked" which I quite like

New Wed 19 Jun 13 12:36   Mercedes E320 Cdi - Dog

>>A few people having a laugh with those bids? Sold for £1550 after 39 bidz

New Sat 10 Aug 13 10:58   Alan Partridge wheels - R.P.

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231030084387