Further to my other thread, does anyone think this is a good idea?
I have never been to an auction, but have friends who have been and bought cars there.
I believe there is a Wembley Car auctions near me, but it's not listed on this site, is that for any particular reason?
Any recommended auctions??
Cheers
Dan
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Dan,
I'll just pick out one part of my previous post. Do you want to move house or do up a car?
Most sub £500 cars at auction will need a fair bit of work. You will need to adopt the "while it starts and runs leave well alone" policy.
Place I like buying this type of car is on someones drive with a card in the window.
There was a mint cherished Volvo 740 Estate down the road the other month in that circumstance for just £500. On the front of a nice property with neat lawns...you know the type of thing.
You may get lucky at auction but you may buy the lump that has been passed round the boys for the past six months as each finds out it is a true dog.
RE: the ebay Montego. Rest assured if it was that simple to sort the guy would have done it himself. That isn't cheap...I've been given better cars than that recently.
David W (Mr Cautious)
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I was given the old "shop-hack" BX 16RS estate by my ex-partner after she'd repped it fairly mercilessly for a few months.
Though it starts + runs fine, shows considerable promise and lack of rust, and I've fixed the tendency for the front to stay glued to the floor, I've still been unable to resuscitate it yet due to glued-on rear spheres. Most importantly, this was due to not using the right tools for the job in the first place.
Think carefully before taking on anything that needs any kind of work you haven't done before....
(still love BXs though)
David M
You know Citroens make sense in an up-and-down world......
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David,
Have we discussed the crafty method to removed your seized rear spheres?
David W
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David - thanks for your helpful reply to one of my usual off-at-a-slight-tangent comments. Do you mean your last-resort Citroen circus-trick of removing the wheel from a pre-loaded car, or is it something else? This is a car I'd like to re-hab, but I'm reluctant to spend too much money on, as a diesel estate in decent condition and at a decent price might turn up one day.
I've been through the usual pressure-in system options (except the one above), and even tried a slotted 16mm deep socket fitted carefully over the suspension feed protrusion on the cylinder to restrict movement, as the main problem is revolving suspension cylinders. Unfortunately the particular brainwave was defeated by the degree of freedom the cyclinders already have after being firmly dislodged. I'm a bit short of clamping methods for the cylinder...
I'd resort to the angle-grinder cylinder-removal method if I could free yet another pair of estate cylinder/sphere combinations which are currently locked in a deadly embrace. These are off-car and off-axle unit. I have to say I'd be a little nervous about doing the cut-out job though, as the petrol tank and filler tube are perilously near the driver's side assembly, and in my experience you just look at an angle grinder and sparks fly....
Any more suggestions gladly received.
David M
You know Citroens make sense in an up-and-down world......
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Am i right in thinking your gonna buy this car to move house and then get shot of it?
If so does it really matter what you buy as long as it'll do the job?
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Hi Steve,
if the car is good enough then I intend to keep it for sometime.
I'm going to look at a Volvo 240 DL Automatic tomorrow - 140K, 10 moths MOT, no Tax - £250.
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what was the volvo like, any good?
You seen this on e bay:
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1738...3
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Hi Steve,
the Volvo looks very promising:
It wasn't quite advertised correctly, it's actually a B plate 85 car - 240 DL (2.0) Automatic, with 124K on the clock.
Colour scheme is not an issue, but is so vile i must mention it - beige exterior, with beige seats and a dark brown dashboard - lovely.
Started fine first time, manual choke, and power steering, bit of rust around the door sills, and the section behind the bumper - underneath the car, had rusted away so you could put your hand through it.
However it has passed it's MOT only 2 months ago.
Only downer is that some knobhead smashed the rear passenger windown yesterday, but he has said he will let it go for £200 instead of £250.
I'm torn, I have a nagging feeling that i will be very reliable, roomy transport, but part of me would be more comfy with a manual BX estate........
Decisions.
I know if I wait too long I'll miss out though, and I don't know how long til the next good buy comes along.
So to get the Volvo on the road I need a rear glass section (I'm guessing I should be able to pick one up from a scrappy somewhere??) and some road tax - oh yeh, and the best insurance qoute I've had is £600 - nice, whoever said it was legalised robbery eh.
Dan
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Yes David....you need the "one wheel on my waggon" trick plus a pre-load in the boot of perhaps 150kg+, placed over the side with the wheel on.
Then you must have the correct Plaiedes clamp on tool, the chain types can't give the required shock without flexing.
Take great care with axle stands placed about 30mm under support points so they are ready to take the weight if it all falls, and do it without any part of your body being in a position to get trapped. With a short extension on the tool handle this is possible.
If you are desparate I have two stored rear cylinders in the shed(for hatch model)you can have for the cost of postage.
David W
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Thanks for your reply David, and apologies for my lateness in replying (still catching up after supposed "holiday").
I'll give this one a try once I can get at the car again - it's sharing garage space with some large sections of tree awaiting transport to a tip.
Thanks for the kind offer of the cylinders - I've already a got a pair of hatch ones I could use as a last resort (slightly lesser volume than the estate, I believe).
I'll let you know how I get on.
David M
You know Citroens make sense in an up-and-down world......
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