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Oct 11th, 2021, 14:00 | #1111 |
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What's everyone's thoughts on this? Good car? Overpriced?
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What will 5 k buy you , a 3 year old Piccanto? Difficult one to call, it looks nice enough. A friend of says this very often," here's five thousand, go and find me one!" In short , I don't know. |
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Funny you should mention that as I bought a 5 year old Aygo earlier in the year, its a great car but just not for me, I have a £5k for something and thinking of a 240 |
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On the upside, the MoT history is exceptionally good, just the occasional bulb or wiper balde from the look of it. The downside is it's a B200E under the bonnet. Underpowered, overthirsty, prone to piston slap on #4 pot, will struggle to do much more than town work and then it will be £OUCH at the petrol pumps. When i saw the K-Jet injection under the bonnet i hoped it was a B230E, that extra 330cc makes a world of difference! Approach with caution, take for an extended test drive, check for blue smoke on the over-run and a big cloud of it if you blip the throttle whilst on the over-run, check for a light knocking going up hills in a higher gear (piston slap and/or little ends) and other signs of engine wear. If all is good and you can live with the lack-lustre performance then on the face of it, a good car. Also bear in mind the sellers location near Brighton - it may have suffered the "sea breeze effect" and been owned by what i cal a "polisher" - polishes the bodywork and interior to a high standard but never checks underneath for any signs of corrosion. While the MoT history is currently clear of any signs of corrosion, it may have started but not been worth noting.
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As a guide I'd say (from what I've seen things apparently sell for - not ridiculous asking prices):... but not by much. I suppose it depends how much a buyer needs a 30 year old motor car, that is all. It is a long way from being an historic vehicle, and it would be a bit of a pity to use it as a daily driver (it wouldn't be very good at that either: too heavy and thirsty by today's standards), so that really leaves weekend use. I really like 240s but I'm not sure I'd pay £5k for a not particularly special 30 year old one if I wanted a weekender - I'd probably get a pretty good MX5 and have a lot more fun. So: it depends on the buyer's wants and needs, the motor car isn't a bargain, but neither is it overpriced my much. Alan PS. It is a pity the seller cannot spell ('brakes' or 'hoses') - that always detracts from an otherwise good advertisement.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403174450...53.m1438.l2649 ... we have seen and commented on this one previously. It has been laid up for more than a decade, is a non-runner and doesn't even have a current registration (sounds like it was scrapped years ago so it would have to be re-applied for), yet the joker selling it is asking for £5,000 (I think he/she must have got the decimal point in the wrong place - there is no chance of it making a grand in its current state). Que sera, sera... :-)
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234230897...4AAOSwNUBhVFxk ... try exactly the same thing again and hope for a different outcome. The seller still claims the motor car is 'simply the best', is running another 10 day auction with a £1000 start and a reserve. Often there is a bit of auction fatigue when folk become too bored to bid... that may happen this time. :-)
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Groundhog day? Alan
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