Car buying advice

[Sancho]

buy a cheap banger,then get yr 2k trade in and get a smart car?

Smart car? Wash thy mouth. That is kind of the plan, but I was thinking Toyota IQ

[Sancho]

I got rid of a '92 J plate Audi 80 in order to get my Surf. It was a fantastic car. Had it for 3 years and never let me down. The rocker gasket is a 2-piece affair and if you dont fit it right id just don't work. I know, I found out the hard way. However, it is an easy fix. And the engines in these old barges are bullet proof, if a little thirsty...

See, the thing is EVERYONE who has ever had one seems to say they're brilliant. Why did you have the rocker cover off, incidentally?

Did it smell of eggs?

[greecysurf]

Hi again Sancho, check these out, well worth the Travel. 120409364482, its on flebay, if you put audi 80 auto in the search there are 2 good ones.

[darkdezigns]

Smart car? Wash thy mouth. That is kind of the plan, but I was thinking Toyota IQ

ewww a citroen c1, pug 107,anyways if thats the case just buy wotever u can with mot and tax for a couple of hundred

[Diezel Weazel]

keep looking guvnor, perhaps the smell is a corpse in the boot

Or mabe a Cat under the Bonnet ......

There's always a Payback .... Don't know where, don't know when tho !!!!

[Sancho]

ewww a citroen c1, pug 107,anyways if thats the case just buy wotever u can with mot and tax for a couple of hundred

That's the Aygo. IQ is smaller and a bit weirder.

[si tate]

hmmmm. Jut called him and said I wouldn't buy it because of the egg smell (the mayo literally a speck and he said it's been on a lot of long journeys). He then said he'd talked to his mum who said it's happened before and it's stagnant water in the windscreen washer. He's going to try and get rid of it and call me back if he can sort it. Apparently, it's got no cat....

I can confirm the eggy smell as the washer bottle cos mine was the same when i bought it mate, the car had been stood for about 6 months before i got it.

I'd say it is a genuine sale & with a couple off quid thrown at it you will have an excellent motor, wish i still had mine sometimes, it was the 2.0 16v & when i reluctantly sold it it had intergalactic miles on the clock & was still going strong.

[jaky cakes]

ever thought of an older diesel merc? wvo conversion? they are bulit like tanks and will go to the moon and back without too much bother.
I was looking at one for the wife - but was "too dated" so settled for a petrol saab 93 at twice my budget!! nice car though!

[si tate]

ever thought of an older diesel merc? wvo conversion? they are bulit like tanks and will go to the moon and back without too much bother.
I was looking at one for the wife - but was "too dated" so settled for a petrol saab 93 at twice my budget!! nice car though!

Tidy motor mate.

[da SLUG man]

just walk to the back of a car dealer and see what px stuff they have in... they only send to to auction anyway, so don't care what they get for it!

[Sancho]

Well, I've got my 'banger'. A little more than I was planning to spend, but I think I might keep this one a while.



There is a prize for knowing what it is and what makes it special. The prize is me syaing 'correct', unfortunately.

[Apache]

Is it a Mazda Domestos?

What makes it special? Rod Hull fell onto it when he fell off the roof. Thats why it's sitting low.

[Sancho]

Is it a Mazda Domestos?

What makes it special? Rod Hull fell onto it when he fell off the roof. Thats why it's sitting low.

it is indeed a Mazda unpronounceable. It's a 9, not a 6, though, so it's bigger and posher.

It's sitting low because that's what it does. It's special because it has a unique feature that no other production car in the world has, or has ever had.....

[Chillitt]

it is indeed a Mazda unpronounceable. It's a 9, not a 6, though, so it's bigger and posher.

It's sitting low because that's what it does. It's special because it has a unique feature that no other production car in the world has, or has ever had.....

Is it the only car named after a character from Mork and Mindy?



Or is it the miller cycle engine?

[gwh200]

Does the driver make it special, bit like his needs.............


Or..having done a BDT type google to make it sound like i know what im on about..is it the interior ski carrying facility.......?