Down to four cars - let's see how long this'll last then. A8 has been picked up earlier this morning, but for some reason I'm also looking at other "sensible" cars on fleabay. I really need to stop doing that...
Anyway, letting the auction run to the end turned out to be a good idea because I ended up getting a hundred quid more than the highest "will you take x to end the auction early" offer I had received...
JFDI.
With a VAG 1.8T conversion chipped to 200bhp.
Well, let's see if the seller gets back to me or not.
Why? It's got a perfectly reasonable engine in it already.
Ahhh, see that 'S', I didn't spot it originally.
Sir, I am dissapointed in your poor observation skills. Your anorak will be removed if any such further displays are noted.
P.S. Top Gear last week - Strada Abarth, was it just me that was ranting excitedly at the TV ? (Proably was I should imagine)
Heh.
No you weren't. Actually I was wondering where the hell they found one in the first place.
In an dry sealed oxygen tent not unlike the one Michael Jackson used to allegedly use I should think...
Oxygen tent?!
Nah, you wouldn't want that. That'd just encourage the rot.
Nitrogen tents are the answer.
Ah... that'll explain why Michael Jacksons face is so manky now, then. ;-)
Better than buried in a time capsule, I think :).
We found remanents of a VW Beetle buried in the back garden of the house my parents bought when I was 10... needless to say, they weren't exactly pristine. :-D
Nice :).
Well, looks like the 740 might be mine then. Checked it over this morning, seems in pretty good nick even though I think it does need a thermostat, but that and the associated gasket are a tenner from GSF. Seems to drive ok for a comfybarge as well. Sounds like an OK-ish deal for 510 quid even though I'd probably want to throw a couple of tyres at it, too.
URL, or is this one of the numerous old bits of tat you see parked on the side of the road on the drag into town from your place? :-P
I had one of those a while back - bloody thing wouldn't run for very long, and appeared to be down to an iffy carb, which was a shame as it was extremely comfy.
Is the seller as chavvy in real life as he comes across in the listing? ;-)
I know someone who has been known to park stuff along there - avoid!
Compared to the state most 740s are in, it certainly is.
This one's FI, fortunately :). That said, the seller mentioned that it had been pretty much undrivable when he got it due to a seized up idle control valve (which he fixed).
Oddly enough, no. Seems to be a bit of a Volvo nutter and that 240 he mentions is in amazing nick.
"Not good enough to be sold on ebay", eh?
See I like the look of them, but when considering them, I was basically told to stop being stupid...
Bum.
Timo doesn't do a relatively long commute everyday like you do.
No thanks - Vamp might oblige you though, given his new wheels. ;-)
Well he does, just not in a car :).
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