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Aug 11, 2006 11:50:45 GMT
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Cool - some great bargain motoring going here guys!!!! Should imagine you are all very wealthy people with all that money you are saving ;D  I haven't got below the £500 mark yet - which is about what I paid for the Derby (had only 24,000 mile at the time) It probably owes me about a £1K now with maintenance/lowering/wheels + tyres & speakers. Paid nearly £13K for a brand new Peugeot 206 Dturbo (with some 'SP' bits) Back in 2001 - nice car, but what was I thinking  - I blatently should have plopped a nice deposit on a house  |
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Aug 11, 2006 12:08:57 GMT
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Cool - some great bargain motoring going here guys!!!! Should imagine you are all very wealthy people with all that money you are saving ;D ......but what was I thinking - I blatently should have plopped a nice deposit on a house Hmmm, two kids and Mrs SL being chucked out of her job means that's not the case here, but it's good not to have debt. Finance = interest, meanwhile the car's value plummets, you'd have to be barmy to sign up to that.... House, and improvements to it, is about the only thing we would now borrow money for, everything else we only buy if we've got the cash for it and can pay outright. Is that old-fashioned? The cars are an extension of that. |
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Aug 11, 2006 12:19:51 GMT
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Hmmm, two kids and Mrs SL being chucked out of her job means that's not the case here, but it's good not to have debt. Finance = interest, meanwhile the car's value plummets, you'd have to be barmy to sign up to that.... House, and improvements to it, is about the only thing we would now borrow money for, everything else we only buy if we've got the cash for it and can pay outright. Is that old-fashioned? The cars are an extension of that. You're certainly not alone. Mortgage + 2 kids + a joint income less than £40k doesn't stretch far enough to brand new cars on finance.  |
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Aug 11, 2006 12:33:04 GMT
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Cheapest was this helios blue (very rare apparently) Mk1 GTI  Pulled out of the barn it had been kept in for 2 years, cost me £50 and sold the same day to my mate Dan who towed it home. He ran it for a couple of years, sold it, then bought it back again. Chevelle is easily the most expensive and seems to be getting more expensive everyday. |
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Last Edit: Aug 11, 2006 12:33:26 GMT by Jack
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rob0r
East of England
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Club RR Member Number: 104
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Aug 11, 2006 12:42:23 GMT
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Cheapest- 83' BMW e21 316 £225, but has needed work since + mods so it's nearer £800-900 now so far...
79' Range rover offroader £300, strictly SORN but worth every penny. Body's rotten but chassis, engine and gearbox are fine. Tyres were worth near as much as I paid.
79' Land Rover Series 3 £800, my old man brought this home and it's been trouble ever since. Footwells rotten, bulkheads rotten and its a NA 2.25D... it's been on axle stand ever since since the hub seals went and covered the drums in oil. Waiting to be put back together.
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E30 320i 3.5 - E23 730 - E3 3.0si - E21 316 M42 - E32 750i
ETC
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mercmad
Posted a lot
Flush Hard,it's a long way to McDonalds.
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Aug 11, 2006 12:56:43 GMT
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I have had a few Free usuable cars,including my present merc runnabout.the 280....and the most expensive?...hmmm,that had to be the '63 plymouth Fury,running a red hot 360 LA small block ,torque flight ,sixties mags,it was semi rat car with a really bad paint job but the hardtop styling is so cool no one noticed.I sold it when the exwife decided it was too old.the curse word is long gone and I will never earn enough to get the Plymouth back ..Seriously Expensive!!!!  |
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Many years ago I changed my driving style to cope with rising fuel prices; I have now reached the stage where I am contemplating keeping my eyes shut in order to lower wind resistance.
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Aug 11, 2006 13:42:28 GMT
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Touchy subject ATM, one of my neighbours is a complete <insert F and C words here> and has reported me to the council for running a business from home, selling cars! WTF! Just because I've had four different cars this year....   So I'll be explaining all this to HMRC and the Council next week anyway. Cheapest daily driver was £50 for a Sierra GLSi with no test. It cost £300 all in, fully serviced, MOT'd and taxed with four new tyres. I put a few thousand miles on it and sold for £285 - not a bad result. Cheapest legal car was a Sierra 1.6L for £40 but it was a proper shed. Only bought it because it was cheaper than getting a new set of locks for mine! Dearest for me was my '97 Escort 1.8i Ghia saloon.... £1,500 with "light" o/s/f damage, cost about £300 to repair. But it was never very reliable and used loads of fuel, so I sold it after 20 months for £900. House, and improvements to it, is about the only thing we would now borrow money for, everything else we only buy if we've got the cash for it and can pay outright. Is that old-fashioned? The cars are an extension of that. Amen to that! Common sense! |
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My fleet:
Suzuki GSX-R600Y SRAD with bald, melted tyres
A borrowed Mondeo
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Nathan
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 5,649
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Aug 11, 2006 13:47:55 GMT
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Cheapest = MGBGT £200 quid ok it was a total rot box and everything was replaced
Most I have spent = £17000 (non-finance) On the H Coupe, I refuse to do Loans or Finance for cars its just not worth it, So Saving is the way to go me thinks.
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Last Edit: Aug 11, 2006 13:49:35 GMT by Nathan
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Aug 11, 2006 14:50:15 GMT
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Cheapies:
The brown Belmont - £51 with 3 weeks' MOT and tax; could have been through the next one for under a ton but chose to do cambelt and some unneccessary bits..
The Senator - £102 with 3 months' MOT but a slipping clutch
My 405 - £150 with 9 months' MOT and 3 months' tax, but then spent £300 on getting cambelt changed and new water pump
Best cheapy - G-reg 740GLE saloon, 130k miles with history (all-important cambelt done), leather, all electrics working, zero rust, 6 months' MOT...£112. My brother has that one.
Most expensive? Always the daily stuff. Toss-up between two-year old Civic (£5,650) or four-year old Accord (£5,250), which is the current car. All my cars are cash-bought so no expensive retros for me for a while - as with Pog, J_S and SL, I'm piling my free funds into my house.
Mind you, I ordered (for the first time in my life) a company car this morning - took a lot of sums juggling but, in my circumstances, it makes sense, and most importantly frees up the NCB so I don't have to worry if any new 'shed' I buy has 'classic' status with the insurers.
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Last Edit: Aug 11, 2006 14:56:29 GMT by rwelfare
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Aug 11, 2006 15:59:56 GMT
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cheapest car was the ovlov 340 that i was gifted,some bleedin gift  damn thing nearly killed me.decided at random one day just to go straight on at a roundabout,40mph heading for a crowded shop is no fun.ended up giving it back. most expensive must be the lupo gti i had great fun but no boot space and lousy fuel consumption,but for smiles per mile worth every single penny,and because i bought it cheap from work ,i sold it on a year later at the same price as i paid for it.result ;D |
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Aug 11, 2006 17:16:59 GMT
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many many free and up to 100quid cars(most of the 120 or ive had actually ;D ;D) most expensive is the sigma, which stands me at about a grand now and hasnt turned a wheel ina year |
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Aug 11, 2006 18:14:38 GMT
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I have ploughed about £1K into my Anglia so that I guess is my most expensive technically but still cheap.
Cheapest was a 2 litre Laser Capri that cost £50, sat on the drive for 6 months and appreciated to £100 when I sold it. Didn't even change my name onto the logbook, it just sat there.
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Aug 11, 2006 19:21:38 GMT
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i picked up an A reg mk2 polo squareback for £10 with lots of tax and test once. i remember the washer bottle being full of neat fairy liquid!
i also got given (read-Free!) a super low mileage B reg mk2 coupe which i sold to the postman the day after i got it for £50
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Aug 11, 2006 20:45:18 GMT
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in initial costs - free e34 needing new battery
£4k (5 on finance) on 03 arosa 1.0s
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Aug 11, 2006 21:13:09 GMT
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Most expensive? STM.....besides purchase, ploughed 1300 quid into it. I'm only a student, so it royally sucks! Don't get me started! ;D Cheapest? 2nd Sprint, ABW - 600 quid and almost straight through it's MOT. Ace!  |
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Last Edit: Aug 11, 2006 21:13:33 GMT by Lewis
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Aug 11, 2006 21:16:29 GMT
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Most expensive? STM.....besides purchase, ploughed 1300 quid into it. I'm only a student, so it royally sucks! Don't get me started! ;D OUCH! That's one hella wallop you've just taken on it then.  |
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Aug 11, 2006 21:23:19 GMT
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Ya! That's not including the purchase price or insurance!
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Aug 13, 2006 11:07:40 GMT
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Cheapest, 1988 F reg MK4 escort 3 door 1300, inherited great runner and condition and just clocked up 40k Most expensive...... 1982 DATSUN patrol 3.3 LWB bought for £900, run for 11 months until the MOT which it failed on rust and play in the steering joints, sat for a month ot two, crushed it, weighed it.  BIG waste of money. Also my triumph 2.5PI, owes me well over a grand, never turned a wheel. bit off more than I can chew, stuck with it now |
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1987 Maestro 1.6 HL perkins diesel conversion 1986 Audi 100 Avant 1800cc on LPG 1979 Allegro Series 2 special 4 door 1500cc with vynil roof. IN BITS. HERITAGE ISSUES.  |
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K5
Part of things
Drives Vauxhall Ampera and Kadett E GT and sometimes camp out in our 1988 Classic Hymer
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Aug 13, 2006 19:18:54 GMT
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My Rover was 4000 quid, a bargain when you see the spec of it. 12k plus spent on Engine alone. Only thing that has really cost me on it is the Headgasket that has just gone. Not the cars fault though as the Engine has overheated several times due to previous owner not wiring up the electric fans very well and them keep blowing things. Least spent was 175 on a mk2 Cava years ago whilst my Lotus Eclat was off the road. It never got back on the road! ;D |
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Last Edit: Aug 13, 2006 19:22:08 GMT by K5
Retro Classic cars and parts found, bought and sold from Catalunya. PM me for more details.
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spacekadett
Part of things
F*cking take that Hans Brrix!!
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Aug 14, 2006 21:04:09 GMT
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Until I bought the V6 Mundano this year ( £1250 ) the most expensive was a MG Metro powered Mini from a mate for £800 Other than that, a Sierra hatch swapped for 2 tyres, needed TCA bushes and sharp edges covered for test  . £150 for an ex taxi GLXI Sapph', tested it, blew the head and sold it to 'sierra for about £200!! Free 1.8 Manta and 2.0 Rekord and a Kadett Coupe donor I've bought twice for £50 As for my many Metros, £75 to £600 for my last one that I used for 3 years and is still the most reliable car I've ever owned!! |
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Mechanic's rule #1... If the car works, anything left on the floor after you finished wasn't needed in the first place |
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- I blatently should have plopped a nice deposit on a house 
So I'll be explaining all this to HMRC and the Council next week anyway.
damn thing nearly killed me.decided at random one day just to go straight on at a roundabout,40mph heading for a crowded shop is no fun.ended up giving it back.
BIG waste of money.
