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[Teapot]

Friends of ours who have this



have won this off Classic Car Rescue
http://www.channel5....ssic-car-rescue



Of course none of us is jealous and it won't fit in their garage
and there's something wrong with the gearbox
and anyway it's a lhd auto
so huh

Edited by Teapot, 22 October 2012 - 08:35 PM.

[Noah]

Tell em to get rid. Anything built by Bernie Fineman Is something to stay away from!

[ShoutforJoy]

So is the restoration as poor as they portray in the show or better?

[Tupers]

Could make a few quid breaking that.

[Artful Dodger]

pull it apart and show the bodges they have done!!!

[Joseph-C]

I'm surprised they gave away the car with a gearbox problem

Either way can't complain about receiving a car that looks like that for free.

[cliche]

not seen the programme, but I must say I am jealous !

[Teapot]

Obviously it'll be sold. I think they fancy a nice Moke instead.
The gearbox is being looked into by a specialist firm in Weymouth I think.
The resto is ok, but definitely not concours!

[Joseph-C]

How much did the independent valuer on the show say it was worth?

Would be interesting to see how much they get for it.

[Teapot]

Update ... the car managed the 37 miles to Weymouth in 1st & 2nd gear (it has only 3, being auto) and the gearbox has been fixed using parts from Ebay. The bill came to £2,500. A letter is being sent to the makers of Classic Car Rescue but without TOO much protest since it's still worth a lot of dosh and came with a year's A Flux insurance. Doesn't need road tax, of course.

Now for sale. Anyone?

[Chance]

Irrelevant but anyone heard anything about the mini??

I know a few here entered the competition.

[cradley-heathen]

i hope there isnt as much filler in that as the mini they did.

incidentally this month in practical perfromance car magazing they have done a "top ten overpriced cars" they do a top ten every month for different topics. one of the cars they have in the list is the e-type jag, and in some ways i kind of agree with them. another car in the list is a moke!

[Tamworthbay]

i hope there isnt as much filler in that as the mini they did.

incidentally this month in practical perfromance car magazing they have done a "top ten overpriced cars" they do a top ten every month for different topics. one of the cars they have in the list is the e-type jag, and in some ways i kind of agree with them. another car in the list is a moke!

What else is one the list? Splitty buses? Bubble cars? Beetles?

[cradley-heathen]

i hope there isnt as much filler in that as the mini they did.

incidentally this month in practical perfromance car magazing they have done a "top ten overpriced cars" they do a top ten every month for different topics. one of the cars they have in the list is the e-type jag, and in some ways i kind of agree with them. another car in the list is a moke!

What else is one the list? Splitty buses? Bubble cars? Beetles?

list is as follows.....

1, aston martin v8, circa bankruptcy period in the 70s.
2, mini moke, its about what you get for your money, not allot really.
3,cortina savage, v6 version of the mk2 onwards 'tina
4, jag e-type
5, lynx xjs eventer, basically an xjs estate, too small to be an estate, but spoils the sports car element, so neither use nor ornament.
6, merc r107 sl, this i can totally understand, i dont know why anyone would pay over 10k for a really boring, merc rag top.
7, caterham 7, why pay so much when you can get a westfield with a better spec for half as much.
8, lotus elan, i do like elans, but as they say a europa is a better drive and a farction of the 40k for a good elan.
9, bmw x1. ?
10, morgans, they basically say just get a 911 lol.

i agree any vw air cooled car is overpriced, but then i am biased, i really dislike them.

Edited by cradley-heathen, 18 November 2012 - 04:07 PM.

[Tamworthbay]

i hope there isnt as much filler in that as the mini they did.

incidentally this month in practical perfromance car magazing they have done a "top ten overpriced cars" they do a top ten every month for different topics. one of the cars they have in the list is the e-type jag, and in some ways i kind of agree with them. another car in the list is a moke!

What else is one the list? Splitty buses? Bubble cars? Beetles?

list is as follows.....

1, aston martin v8, circa bankruptcy period in the 70s.
2, mini moke, its about what you get for your money, not allot really.
3,cortina savage, v6 version of the mk2 onwards 'tina
4, jag e-type
5, lynx xjs eventer, basically an xjs estate, too small to be an estate, but spoils the sports car element, so neither use nor ornament.
6, merc r107 sl, this i can totally understand, i dont know why anyone would pay over 10k for a really boring, merc rag top.
7, caterham 7, why pay so much when you can get a westfield with a better spec for half as much.
8, lotus elan, i do like elans, but as they say a europa is a better drive and a farction of the 40k for a good elan.
9, bmw x1. ?
10, morgans, they basically say just get a 911 lol.

I can't believe splitty buses aren't on the list, unless they don't count them as a car. Beetle too, anything over 1p is ridiculously overpriced IMHO.