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May 21st, 2024, 08:12 | #6471 | |
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I’ve started to view my retirement income and savings as this. I have as much as I shall ever need , I don’t crave for anything, by the same token, running a nice car that I like is only going to reduce how much I leave in my will. Not an amount I am to concerned about , quite frankly!🥹 I am very cheap to run so a little extravagance here and there is nice.
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May 21st, 2024, 09:44 | #6472 | |
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Up here in Edinburgh, my 31 yr old 240 is LEZ exempt, so it's only the tax bit that is still to come in 9 years. Having a car with simpler mechanics is also an advantage in terms of DIY repairs, although appreciate parts may become limited/difficult to source in some circumstances. Perhaps if you're running one as your *only* car, then it doesn't make so much sense. If running 2 cars, it makes things easier when one is in downtime. My son loves driving the 240 for the attention it brings, and the feeling of driving something different from everyone else. I mean, no-one takes a second glance at more modern mass market car (generally).
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May 21st, 2024, 11:18 | #6473 | |
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None of this titting about with 'old' motors make sense, each to their own and all that.... Would be a dull old world if everyone drove around in a bland motor full of technology that we don't really need or want. Glad to hear you think you're cheap to run Cheers Steve |
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May 21st, 2024, 11:32 | #6474 |
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Do I get my reason and prudence star back ?
Please Steve!🙏
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May 21st, 2024, 11:48 | #6475 |
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Well we can see, with this one.......
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctio...-estate-n9PYRg 35k pretty spotless MOT history as you'd expect, with links to a famous?? TV personality Auction at end of month, but get your pre bids in, any predictions??? Cheers Steve |
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May 21st, 2024, 12:06 | #6476 |
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Not a common colour, inside or out. Very, very nice indeed. The price, not sure on this one, it’s right , no question.
I’ve heard there’s space at an IP postcode!😃
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May 21st, 2024, 12:22 | #6477 | |
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As you say, unusual colour, but its just a version of the ubiquitous red, also with such a rare interior colour, getting matching trim may be a long search. Well my guess is that the reserve is probably somewhere around £10k , who knows? I am registered with that website, so have just set up alerts. Cheers Steve |
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May 21st, 2024, 12:32 | #6478 | |
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I will be interested to see how this one pans out.
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May 21st, 2024, 12:41 | #6479 |
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Just to throw in my two penn'orth, yes it's a very nice car but, as Steve pointed out, the interior is a very rare colour. That trim is still 35+ years old and plastic degrades over time so will be prone to breaking, discolouration and other such nasty things. You could dose it in WD40, Vaseline or similar to get some of the natural oils back into the plastic but that's a hit'n'miss affair - i tried that with the plastic grassbox for my lawnmower. Lovely and black and flexible for about a year, now back to dull grey and not as flexible.
It's also a poverty spec model with keep-fit windows all round but should have central locking and does have bum warmers. It needs at least one new tyre, the Pirelli P6000 - an excellent tyre when new but now it's old, it will be dry and as grippy as a teflon coated ice cube on a skating rink - ask me how i know this! It could be an excellent car for someone but only at the right price, i'd suggest £3-4k ignoring the so-called celebrity ownership status. Although it's low mileage etc, that in itself can bring problems.
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May 22nd, 2024, 10:07 | #6480 | |
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The seller has changed tack to a classified ad, which is probably more sensible with a VWW like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256518961...mis&media=COPY … so, he/she is after £8,750. It is a better idea to state that than have folk try to guess at auction. It is quite a bit more than the highest bid from last week though, so it may take a little while to sell. I think that is quite strong money for a LHD motorcar; we’ll have to see how it goes.
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