Seriously?

[Bob 1967]

I watched it ,sad to say.
Dreadful, felt sorry for the punter who had to fork out for it. (or did I?)
I think they did something with a Merc in Albania , paid stupid money for a respray that looked like it was done with a slurry tanker.
All their cars should come with a Government Health Warning.

[Wagon Sailor]

A bloke wants to sell a car but instead of giving useful info to prospective buyers, he just tells them to watch the telly. If he's that lazy when trying to make money, how much effort did he put into taking care of the actual product?

Even though I shouldn't be surprised by anything on ebay, the quality of ads seems to decline by the week.

[BicycleBoy]

Dude could have posted the entire script from the show, it wouldn't help:
The non standard engine disqualifies it from historic status, which was about the best thing it had going for it. The paintwork needs redoing lest the local yobs finish the job, and god knows whatever hideous bodges they've had to employ...

Non historic, non-redblock, needs a paintjob....
Give him £1000 tops for the MOT'd rolling chassis, he can stick the engine back in some blown Geely ifhe wants.

[Moomoo]

Originally Posted by BicycleBoy

Dude could have posted the entire script from the show, it wouldn't help:
The non standard engine disqualifies it from historic status, which was about the best thing it had going for it. The paintwork needs redoing lest the local yobs finish the job, and god knows whatever hideous bodges they've had to employ...

Non historic, non-redblock, needs a paintjob....
Give him £1000 tops for the MOT'd rolling chassis, he can stick the engine back in some blown Geely ifhe wants.

I don’t think the engine only change, will disqualify it’s tax exempt status. If I remember correctly it’s a points system. In my Land Rover days ,you would have to have changed other stuff as well, transmission, suspension, steering and brakes were all awarded points.

Some Landy advertising mentioning “tax exempt “ is ridiculous, no way acceptable. I don’t think there’s much checking, not that , that is the point!

[BicycleBoy]

265 £100 start
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134222683832

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by BicycleBoy

265 £100 start
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134222683832

Rarer than a hens dentist but worth saving for that alone. That said you'd have to be brave to start with and take a daily dose of brave pills.

Will be interesting to see what it makes and if it hits that elusive reserve.

[BicycleBoy]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Rarer than a hens dentist but worth saving for that alone. That said you'd have to be brave to start with and take a daily dose of brave pills.

You'd need to be hallucinating from those pills before that passes an MOT...

Sadly, it'll be de-engined for the Delorean crowd and in all probability scrapped:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185555697009
you don't see redblocks going for that sort of money!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by BicycleBoy

You'd need to be hallucinating from those pills before that passes an MOT...

Sadly, it'll be de-engined for the Delorean crowd and in all probability scrapped:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/185555697009
you don't see redblocks going for that sort of money!

For £30k, i'd throw in the rest of my 760 with B280E under the bonnet, give the DMC-12 a 50% power hike!

[BicycleBoy]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

For £30k, i'd throw in the rest of my 760 with B280E under the bonnet, give the DMC-12 a 50% power hike!

It's the flux capacitors that really make the difference for the DMC engine.



Nothing stopping you retrofitting one to a volvo lump, if you're so inclined.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165652848054
...although the extra mass of the Volvo car means you'd have to go a lot faster than 88mph, which could be a problem.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by BicycleBoy

It's the flux capacitors that really make the difference for the DMC engine.



Nothing stopping you retrofitting one to a volvo lump, if you're so inclined.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165652848054
...although the extra mass of the Volvo car means you'd have to go a lot faster than 88mph, which could be a problem.

Hmmm, extra mass of the Volvo? Not much difference as the DMC was a hefty beast thanks to the stainless cladding on the GRP panels.

Probably need to get it up to 90mph to cope with the extra mass (what little extra there is) but using a slightly different flux capacitor might help.

I kid you not, someone has been experimenting with ionic propulsion and they've found good antigravity properties using something they call a flux capacitor - looks nothing like three halogen secuirty light tubes arranged in a Y shape, more of a traditional capacitor shape.
If the antigravity could be made to work on the Volvo, the mass would effectively be reduced so only 88mph would be needed - easily done in 2nd gear.