clairetoo
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 09:41 PM |
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Getting an ebay car from Bolton to Leicester ?
I'm thinking of buying this - but
the big problem is , how can I get it home if I manage to win it ?
I dont have anything that will pull a trailer , as well as not having a trailer.......
Any ideas (before I go and bid ?)
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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UncleFista
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 09:55 PM |
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Is it not feasible to turn up with a stihl saw and have the lump out on the driveway ? 
Leaves the seller with £50 or more worth of scrap on the drive too...
Assuming you're gonna break it that is
Alternatively, you could ask for a quote on Shiply .
[Edited on 8/6/09 by UncleFista]
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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RichardK
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 09:58 PM |
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Join the AA  its the member not the car!!!
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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clairetoo
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 10:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
Is it not feasible to turn up with a stihl saw and have the lump out on the driveway ?
Leaves the seller with £50 or more worth of scrap on the drive too...
Assuming you're gonna break it that is
BREAK IT  ............... no way !
I've been looking for another one of these for ages (still kicking myself for selling the last one just cuz the clutch had gone  )
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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omega0684
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 10:12 PM |
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pay for my fuel and lets go get that bad boy!
mind you, NO TAX or MOT & advertised as SPARES & REPAIRS, slow punctures, no mirror & dead battery!
[Edited on 8/6/09 by omega0684]
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clairetoo
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 10:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
pay for my fuel and lets go get that bad boy!
mind you, NO TAX or MOT & advertised as SPARES & REPAIRS
[Edited on 8/6/09 by omega0684]
Just needs a battery , pump the tyres up , and bodge the exhaust........far too good to break !
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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UncleFista
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 10:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
BREAK IT ............... no way !
I've been looking for another one of these for ages (still kicking myself for selling the last one just cuz the clutch had gone )
Ooops, just had a quick look at the listing and saw a sad-looking alfa v6 powered car and thought the obvious
Plan B it is then 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 10:29 PM |
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Just pretend to be Polish, it works for them round here
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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blakep82
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| posted on 8/6/09 at 11:19 PM |
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from memory you do some kind of body work/coach building work at work?
no chassis cabs you can borrow? lol ok, maybe not,
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clairetoo
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| posted on 9/6/09 at 06:02 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by UncleFista
quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
BREAK IT ............... no way !
I've been looking for another one of these for ages (still kicking myself for selling the last one just cuz the clutch had gone )
Ooops, just had a quick look at the listing and saw a sad-looking alfa v6 powered car and thought the obvious
Plan B it is then
I'll give that a try - thanks
Although I did wonder about booking an MOT just round the corner..........
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 9/6/09 at 08:06 AM |
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I'd ask the seller whereabouts in Bolton it is first and be tempted to judge the car on that. There's some right dives around here and the
rubbish photo's ain't helping.
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clairetoo
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| posted on 9/6/09 at 03:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mistergrumpy
I'd ask the seller whereabouts in Bolton it is first and be tempted to judge the car on that. There's some right dives around here and the
rubbish photo's ain't helping.
It's
here - near the golf club ! - hows that sound ?
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 9/6/09 at 09:04 PM |
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Ah Great Lever! I know it well. I lived around the corner for 16 years. It's about 60/40 against. A rough area. The area across the road is
known as concrete city and is riddled with drugs and the streets where you pointed are a mix of olds and lazy council sh1tes. In all honesty, me
personally, I would shy away and suspect something that's not been told.
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owelly
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| posted on 10/6/09 at 08:58 PM |
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TBH, the last three 164s I've bought were all runners. They looked a lot better than that one and cost £85, £95 and £125! Just keep looking and
I'm sure you'll find a better one closer to home. That one will never get a bid unless the guy has his mates bidding!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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coozer
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| posted on 10/6/09 at 09:41 PM |
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He says it has to go because of the credit crunch.. whats that and how does it affect a banger sitting on your drive?
Anyway I could help with my tow bar and trailer if you weren't MILES'm away!
I'll be in Leicester tomorrow as well btw
Description says he'll dispatch it worldwide....
[Edited on 10/6/09 by coozer]
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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clairetoo
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| posted on 10/6/09 at 10:15 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
TBH, the last three 164s I've bought were all runners. They looked a lot better than that one and cost £85, £95 and £125! Just keep looking and
I'm sure you'll find a better one closer to home. That one will never get a bid unless the guy has his mates bidding!
Where do you find them ? I've been looking for about three years , all I have seen is prices going up...........
Plus nearly all those for sale have been 24 valve , which I dont want (I've had two of these and love the motor)
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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owelly
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| posted on 11/6/09 at 06:55 AM |
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I've bought mine through Ebay but there were two on Autotrader last month in the Midlands. One at a dealers for £600ono and the other a private
sale for £400. Both with a bit of t and t although I can't remember how much t and t! Obviously beware if they don't state if they are
auto or manual..........
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/6/09 at 08:40 AM |
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It always amazes me that they leave the car stood on flat tyres for the photos, sure sign it's been stood for ages and the brakes will be stuck
when you come to load it on a trailer
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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clairetoo
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| posted on 11/6/09 at 04:41 PM |
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I won it , and will be going to have a good look at it Saturday morning (with Alex-Omega0684) so if it does turn out to be a total shed I will have
some back-up when I tell him to stick it where the sun dont shine
I'm working on the theory that at £250 I wont lose on it even if it does need some work to get it MOT`d . Having owned 3 of these I know my way
around them !
I know it needs an exhaust - I have a front section in my junk-pile , and loads of tube as well as few box's
I broke one a few years ago , so there's still plenty of bit's in the shed......
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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omega0684
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| posted on 11/6/09 at 06:11 PM |
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do you want me to bring a couple of baseball bats
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owelly
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| posted on 11/6/09 at 07:45 PM |
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And I take back what I said. He did get a bid..........
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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