The ebay thread

[jamcg]

I’m still looking at cheap 4x4s to use as a run about in the woods. I don’t know why but I thought I could tax the car, SORN it and then claim back 5 months of tax but seems that’s no longer the case. + a 1 day insurance policy is about £70. So it makes much more sense to just pick up a smaller car with my trailer (capacity 1400kg).
Sadly this rules out shonky Range Rovers, XC90s, Cayennes and X5s but that’s probably a blessing in disguise.

Or combine both requirements and get a Suzuki jimny

[Mito Man]

I want something I can permanently park there, hopefully it will act as a deterrent as it will make it look like someone is working/camping in the woods and also stop people blocking the gate. I then wish to park it just behind the gate and in between 2 large trees. Acting as a kind of roadblock in case someone tries to cut the padlock to the gate to enter and steal items from the shed (this happened to a neighbour nearby).
All of the stuff I have stored is heavy and only movable by towing - I remove the tow bars for security as it’s only 2 bolts but having a car there with a tow bar for moving things around is handy as it means I could visit in any car rather than just the Defender.
I don’t think a Jimny is wise as it’s seems the most desirable small 4x4 for thieves to target so that could cause a problem in itself.

[Gavster]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... ars&page=1

[jamcg]

I want something I can permanently park there, hopefully it will act as a deterrent as it will make it look like someone is working/camping in the woods and also stop people blocking the gate. I then wish to park it just behind the gate and in between 2 large trees. Acting as a kind of roadblock in case someone tries to cut the padlock to the gate to enter and steal items from the shed (this happened to a neighbour nearby).
All of the stuff I have stored is heavy and only movable by towing - I remove the tow bars for security as it’s only 2 bolts but having a car there with a tow bar for moving things around is handy as it means I could visit in any car rather than just the Defender.
I don’t think a Jimny is wise as it’s seems the most desirable small 4x4 for thieves to target so that could cause a problem in itself.

4x4 duster?

[ZedLeg]

Sounds like a job for a removable bollard tbh, rather than leaving a car to rot in the woods in case you need.

[Jobbo]

I thought I could tax the car, SORN it and then claim back 5 months of tax but seems that’s no longer the case.

That should still be the case - it's always been the case that if you SORN then you get a refund of months remaining until your VED expires. You could instead tax it by direct debit and then SORN and cancel the direct debit later the same month.

[Sundayjumper]

Get someone to deliver it. Or hire a full size trailer for a day and use the Land Rover to collect it.

Not just avoiding the VED cost, but the new car doesn't need to be MOT'd or insured either.

[Mito Man]

Yeah delivery makes the most sense, I won't be venturing too far North anyway so delivery won't cost too much. Annoyingly all the cheap cars seem to be around Birmingham. Only other thing is do I wait until the summer. New expanded ULEZ zone covering all of greater London might mean a lot of diesel 4x4s being dumped?

[nuttinnew]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... =top_picks

[Simon]

Should've kept the standard rear lights.

[nuttinnew]

A couple of things I spotted last night that have sold already (that are probably only of interest to me);



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-54-Audi ... 7675.l2557




https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-G ... 7675.l2557


and a slight oddball I've just spotted;



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165900352341 ... 1198.m1985

[nuttinnew]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1991-Mitsuok ... 6016.l4276

[Mito Man]

Only other thing is do I wait until the summer. New expanded ULEZ zone covering all of greater London might mean a lot of diesel 4x4s being dumped?

£2000-5000 scrapple scheme announced

[Swervin_Mervin]

Only other thing is do I wait until the summer. New expanded ULEZ zone covering all of greater London might mean a lot of diesel 4x4s being dumped?

£2000-5000 scrapple scheme announced

Good. Get the stinkers off the roads.

[nuttinnew]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275647790293 ... SwHshjvY-w

[nuttinnew]

Only other thing is do I wait until the summer. New expanded ULEZ zone covering all of greater London might mean a lot of diesel 4x4s being dumped?

£2000-5000 scrapple scheme announced

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295455794803 ... SwSlZjLYfB

[nuttinnew]

It's "that place in Reading" again, high miles and interior looks grubby but £26k for a V12 Aston ? Where's those brave pills...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295470563812

Will they both fit on your trailer?

Not simultaneously, but Southampton is only an hour from here. I could have them both back home by lunchtime if I get my skates on.

Wifey has said I can buy both if I'm going to fix them & flip them

Totally unrelated news - she's currently on her fourth glass of prosecco this evening

Soooooo...what have you ended up buying?

[Sundayjumper]

Soooooo...what have you ended up buying?

Heh, nothing yet.

The Aston would have been too brave and as much as my wife is lovely and very understanding, having *two* Astons would be quite a stretch ! I wouldn't want to get rid of the Vantage.

The two MINIs were simply too expensive. I paid £1300 for mine with the intention of keeping it, not looking for profit. I'm up to about £2k all-in now having done more work than I planned for. There's probably a small profit there but not much. Not enough to make it worthwhile.

There's this one on ebay right now, needing a timing chain:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175596783102

Identical spec to mine and near-identical mileage too. It's at £1k with six days to go. I'll keep an eye on it. Maybe I'm under-valuing mine.

[nuttinnew]

Ah, I'd assumed (if you made the leap) it would take the place of the Vantage.
It was seeing a Clubman on the road I liked that prompted the post. I'll have to have a look at prices, but if timing chain problems are common/likely there's got to be value in one with it all done.

[nuttinnew]

This could suit a @Mito Man @Sundayjumper and maybe even an @integrale_evo collaboration;



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