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Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 11:31 am
by jamcg
Mito Man wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:14 am
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
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:24 pm
by 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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:30 am
by Gavster
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:45 am
by jamcg
Mito Man wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2023 1:24 pm
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?
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 8:49 am
by ZedLeg
Sounds like a job for a removable bollard tbh, rather than leaving a car to rot in the woods in case you need.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:37 am
by Jobbo
Mito Man wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2023 10:14 am
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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:56 am
by 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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:13 pm
by 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?
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:24 am
by nuttinnew
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 6:45 am
by Simon
Should've kept the standard rear lights.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2023 11:40 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 9:54 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:34 pm
by Mito Man
Mito Man wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:13 pm
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
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2023 2:12 pm
by Swervin_Mervin
Mito Man wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:34 pm
Mito Man wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:13 pm
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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:57 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:58 pm
by nuttinnew
Mito Man wrote: Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:34 pm
Mito Man wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2023 12:13 pm
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
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:18 pm
by nuttinnew
Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:47 pm
nuttinnew wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:07 pm
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?
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:34 am
by Sundayjumper
nuttinnew wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 10:18 pm
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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:56 am
by 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.
Re: The ebay thread
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 12:58 am
by nuttinnew
This could suit a
@Mito Man @Sundayjumper and maybe even an
@integrale_evo collaboration;
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