Guest Savage Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Every now and then you see something on the bay and think "that's a bargain". Mk5b, 1995 1.8si, 93k, 1 owner for last 12 years but been standing for last 2years. I hated the thought of it going for someone to break and make profit, rather than show it some love. Summary, £160 later I am awaiting delivery of the 3rd cabbie to grace my driveway (the other 2 still there and running nicely). Bargain - pics coming soon. Hopefully it's not a complete shed as only 1 pic and that was a little blurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Good on you mate, post the pics when you get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineIguana Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 You need a doctor mate you have clearly gone insane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 nice one mate! sounds a bargain, will defo look out for the pics!! cabby hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 It's being picked up in a couple of hours, then being taken for an MOT check up to see how bad it is. I still havent seen it, but chatting to the last owners I think it shouldn't be too bad. With a bit of luck, it should be with me somepoint tomorrow. Even if it is a shed, it'll be a lovely polished shed now I am armed with my dodo set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony.rose Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Your going to need a bigger driveway m8, got some biguns in France! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 The shed arrived today. £400 ish quid to get it through the mot. A little more than cleaning goo is needed to get it up to standard. Interior is soaked, seats are rotten, bodywork more abused than a nun at a stag do, roof has little bit less strength than a pensioners love wand, window won't close properly and nowhere near as loved as I had hoped. The plan was simply get it road worthy and flog it so that it may live on, but now I have a project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 sounds like a right shed! id put it straight back on ebay lol. what does it need for the mot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 For the MOT it needs to swap number plates with my other 5b! I'll have a look at the sheet when I find where I put it, but I got it through and now it is 12 months of MOT with a total cost now of under 600. Lowish mileage, by the time I source a roof, swap over some seats and cards (which I already have), replace the carpet (which I already have) and get it looking sensible I don't think it'll owe me anything in the long run if I sell it May time. -OR- Strip it out, slot in some proper fun seats, lose the back seats, throw in a wider cossie bodykit, lower springs with bigger wheels, point some paint at it and have a weekend fun car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 19, 2011 Share Posted March 19, 2011 Found it. £445 = Collection of car and transport 30 miles, Pre MOT check, wipers, sidelight & headlight bulbs, Exhaust, Discs, pads & flexi hoses, new fuel cap needed, boot lock drilled out, new rear bulb holder unit, new rear bulbs, bleed brakes, MOT and deliver to my door. Think I was robbed but done now. so 12 months ticket on it, just needs a lot of time, and a fair amount of silly little jobs to make it a pleasant car. To be honest, even though it has a full MOT on it, I'd be ashamed to sell it in it's current state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingergman Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 ouch, part of me thinks the total you spent you could of bort a decent one but then part of me thinks fair play mate for saving it!!! show it some more love then you might make a small profit come the summer if you decide to sell. at least you have spares for it to make it better already! and get them pics up lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 The theory I'm running on is IF I sell it, that will be a couple months time - ie cabby buying weather. It'll have 10 months ticket, 93K on the clock, 5 owners including me, a batch of receipts and service history, recent service, polished to a glass finish (I am loving that dodjuice stuff - it fixes all manner of blemishes), fresh interior and a 'new' roof from the scrappy down the road... I reckon come May / June I shouldn't have too much of a problem getting say 900 and break even. I wasn't in it for the profit, I just felt sorry for the car. She's now called "Hobo Jo" (I have Julian and Juliette so had to go for a "J" name, and she's been sat living in a field for 2 years homeless) and I'm starting to fall in love with her having spent a few hours putting windows back in runners (they were pushed in by the brambles growing over her) and locks where they are meant to live (and not fall out every time you shut the door). I'll get some suitably horrendous pics up in next couple of days once I get whatever god-awful loan phone o2 want to lend me as the iCrap is broken yet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Will get round to pics in a bit but whilst thinking of it figure I should mention interior not too bad now having been taken out, various mould scraped off all seats and soaked in cleaning goo. Carpet at the dump with the underlay, centre console out ready for new carpet to go in and I picked up new roof and window mech today. Chuffed to bits tho, I was expecting a ropey vinyl roof from the scrappy but they've given me a reasonable mohair one for not a lot of money. Paintwork scratched to bits having been left covered in brambles for a couple of years but I've started to polish out the panels and I invested in some dent pullers last week and the body is starting to look ok. Having done a teensy bit of searching (opened the bonnet), turns out it is the 130 brake not the 105 so happy little camper on that front right now. Checked the ford figures and mildly amused that it is only 0.6 slower to 60 than an rs2000. Really starting to love this car but I can't justify 3 Cabbies and my daily runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Some piccys: Some really interesting colour mould... The cause of the mould once carpet was up... It's looking a little bare inside right now, waiting for the new roof to go on before I relay the carpet... What a difference cleaning a seat makes - left side cleaned, right side as it was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineIguana Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Ahh mould did it smell nicer once removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Savage Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Not really - now it smells of spilt Relentless, coffee, fags and cleaning fluids. Roof getting changed tomorrow, fresh carpet and cleaned seats going in and it's then that I stop smoking in it. But that carpet and seat smelt like a wet dog that's been thrown in a filthy pond. At this rate it'll be finished well ahead of plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarineIguana Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Eww rather have the mould Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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