MarkD
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| posted on 19/8/04 at 10:40 PM |
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My part built locost for sale on ebay
I've finally admitted that I don't have enough free time to complete my build and now my wife is looking to get the garage cleared out.
My slightly built Locost is for sale on ebay. I'm open to offers and would prefer not to split the parts up.
eBay link here
Mark
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
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Hellfire
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| posted on 19/8/04 at 10:57 PM |
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I like the nice blue colour you've painted it. Could you take another picture of it without that wheel'd ladder in front please?
No offence!!! 
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MarkD
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| posted on 19/8/04 at 11:33 PM |
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ROFL
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
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ewanspence
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 06:36 AM |
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you have email and u2u
Ewan.
Visit the MegaGrip site :-
http://www.geocities.com/ewanspence/
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Cita
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 08:28 AM |
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Must be a sad moment Mark.
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Peteff
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 09:09 AM |
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Sad thing is
You'd have got more for the donor if you'd not cut it up.Mk2 GL's are fetching good money, even the shells are sought after.
[Edited on 20/8/04 by Peteff]
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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twinturbo
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 09:29 AM |
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You after a 2wd Ewan..
TT
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ewanspence
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 09:58 AM |
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noway !!!!!
2wd would be soooo easy to build, it would be finished in a week..... (unlike my 3 years to get the 4wd where it is)
no, I need to replace my welder.
Ewan.
Visit the MegaGrip site :-
http://www.geocities.com/ewanspence/
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twinturbo
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 10:25 AM |
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Ahhh.. That old excuse for not finishing a project... Never used thjat one before... 
TT
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 04:02 PM |
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Sad day put the wife up for sale.
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MarkD
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| posted on 20/8/04 at 09:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Peteff
You'd have got more for the donor if you'd not cut it up.Mk2 GL's are fetching good money, even the shells are sought after.
The donor was a in regular use until the MOT expired a couple of days before I bought it. The old dear had it serviced on a regular basis by a local
mechanic.
I used to have a MK2 Escort back in 1986 & I half thought of restoring the donor because apart from the tiger stripe seat covers it was in good
mechanical condition. However it was full of tin worm in all the normal places (Flitch panels, headlights, sills, spare wheel well, wheel arches,
floor and chassis members).
So overall I don't think the shell was a great loss to the MK2 Escort legacy.
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
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Big Stu
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| posted on 21/8/04 at 11:39 AM |
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I hope that she will still let you out for the occassional pint o stella...
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MarkD
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| posted on 21/8/04 at 09:53 PM |
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I think I might need to defend my wife - she didn't nag me in to giving up - it was my own choice.
However now I have made that choice she is keen to get the Locost out the garage (before I change my mind?). I can't blame her - I've been
hogging the garage for over 2.5 years!
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
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MarkD
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| posted on 21/8/04 at 10:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Big Stu
I hope that she will still let you out for the occassional pint o stella...
Hi Stu, Pints of Stella shouldn't be a problem. I would have been at Cadgers Brae on Friday, but my wife was having eye surgery  and we were
very late leaving Glasgow.
I'm still in to Locosts even if I don't have time to build my own - I might follow yours and Zilspeed's example. Afterall,
I'll need something to use up all the garage space I'm going to soon gain!
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
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zilspeed
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| posted on 22/8/04 at 01:17 PM |
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You know it makes sense. Just don't tell anyone how much you pay.
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MarkD
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| posted on 27/8/04 at 02:46 PM |
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My part built car still for sale on eBay and still far too cheap - auction finishes on Sunday 29-Aug-04 23:33:42
ebay link here
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
Buy Cheap GPS Garmin eTrex Receivers, Gameboy Advance gear & Magic Tricks at http://www.a1goods.co.uk/shop/ (Blatant Ad!)
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slaggywelder
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| posted on 28/8/04 at 03:55 PM |
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I would have gone for it myself if I was closer.
Mark
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MarkD
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 11:03 AM |
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Less than 12 hours left - still at a bargain price!
Ebay bargain part built locost
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 11:17 AM |
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£155.00, that's peanuts. Mark, don't let it go for that !!
Shame I'm so far away, I've been following your build and the chassis is a good one. Almost finished my Locost and kinda planning on
building a second.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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MarkD
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 09:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RoadkillUK
£155.00, that's peanuts. Mark, don't let it go for that !!
Looks like there aren't many buyers out there at the moment. I can't believe the price is so low - if I knew how to cancel the ebay
auction I would. I'd rather the car spent the next few years rusting in the garage!
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
Buy Cheap GPS Garmin eTrex Receivers, Gameboy Advance gear & Magic Tricks at http://www.a1goods.co.uk/shop/ (Blatant Ad!)
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ewanspence
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 09:33 PM |
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you have a u2u
Ewan.
Visit the MegaGrip site :-
http://www.geocities.com/ewanspence/
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MarkD
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 09:46 PM |
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Ewan - You also have a U2U
Car still for sale - over 40 people watching the auction - just need a few bidders!
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
Buy Cheap GPS Garmin eTrex Receivers, Gameboy Advance gear & Magic Tricks at http://www.a1goods.co.uk/shop/ (Blatant Ad!)
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wilkingj
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 09:57 PM |
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Make sure the reserve is high enough, then it wont sell for a silly amount.
I paid a lot more for my abandoned locost project.
I havent started building it yet, its all stored and wrapped up!..
Just built a welder trolley this weekend, to make the build easier. Next job is a bit trestle to build on.. Should have done this months ago!. But
depression has stopped me doing a lot this year. Hence the Locost... I decided I needed a goal.
Thats a locost to build, to sell on... then to build a Luego Viento v6 or v8.
I am too BIG to fit in a locost, and my son is 6ft 4 &3/4 (and 16 Stone) and he is only 16!! (rugger player type)
So its build one to learn on it so I dont make a big mess of a not cheap kit.
Went for the Luego, as I like their quality, if not their price.
Its better to spend too much, as its only money.
If you spend too little, you can end up with something that does not do what you wanted it to, and no budget as you have spent it.
If you spend too much, at least you have what you wanted, and it does the job you intended it to.
Best Regards
Geoff.
PS, Hope to get to Donnington, How do we recognise each other?.. (at the show)
At Land Rover Shows, it was a CD ROM as a neclace or stuck on you hat! It puzzled loads of traders and others!!
But it worked very well indeed. I had a small CD in my hatband!...
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 09:59 PM |
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MarkD
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| posted on 29/8/04 at 10:09 PM |
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quote:
I paid a lot more for my abandoned locost project....
It's not abandoned - it's just looking for a careful owner!
Car sold - looked like this when I gave up:
http://www.a1goods.co.uk/locost/
www.partywares.co.uk
Buy Cheap GPS Garmin eTrex Receivers, Gameboy Advance gear & Magic Tricks at http://www.a1goods.co.uk/shop/ (Blatant Ad!)
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