WTH??!?! Have you seen this item on ebay.

[gs.davies]

Hmmmmm…

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171711332092? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Caveat emptor, and all that…

Nice. An 850 Mini minus it's log book and a handful of 997 bits. Ring a ding ding.

[rich@minispares.com]

And this was written for what reason? PAV of £6k, so even if it cost £3k to renew the carpets it's viable. And we wonder why insurance is so expensive. Morons

easy..



sewage water / grey water


writes a car of instantly................................


insurance companies just don't want to get involved in the cleaning / rebuilding of cars that have been contaminated like this due to future liabilites

[gs.davies]

There was plenty of sewage water in the Italian Job!

[rich@minispares.com]

There was plenty of sewage water in the Italian Job!

people where more hardy in those days

catching weils disease / tetanus / ebola from a old mini wasn't so much a problem!

[Nick W]

If its anything like the modern cars we've had off copart don't expect any history or spare keys as these always get lost or binned
At £4250 you will pay aprox £4550 with costs , with presumably some work to do , and worth 20% less as cat D , it doesn't look like a bargain at any more than the current bid , when the PAV is only £6000

[Old English White]

I doubt it was written off just because the carpets were damp. Having experienced a major flood myself and chosen to repair one car afterwards I can give you a quick list off the top of my head of just some of the parts which failed due to the subsequent water damage: Gearbox, (engine just escaped), clutch, steering rack, wheel bearings, heater motor and switch, dynamo, starter motor, fuel pump, dipswitch....... This on top of all seats, seatbelts, carpets and interior trim........ Starting to add up now isn't it

A lot of flooded cars are written off then pressure washed and dried out prior to auction. Easy to do and they'll look fine. You'd really want to know exactly how high the water level reached on any flooded car before you considered bidding on it.
As Rich says above, serious floodwater ain't just water........

[coop12g295]

And if its been in the sea AVOID, salt water and wiring isn't good on top of everything else

[1071 S]

"......You'd really want to know exactly how high the water level reached on any flooded car before you considered bidding on it....."

There'a a pretty obvious tide mark down the sides.....

Cheers, Ian

[swifty]

Over the years I've had many a great result and good earners from water damaged salvage . After all it's "just had a wash " . Apart from the obvious cleaning out of the fuel tank , fuel lines etc , the worst thing that can happen is if some idiot decides to try and turn the engine over with the plugs in . You can't compress water , so you end up with bent valves , con rods . It's the luck of the draw on that one ...... Ken

[madaboutcherry]

anyone know what happened to those new cars that were on that ship that went aground a while back?

[Pete]

This looked very nice indeed..

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C591878

Apparently went for a song!

[Pete]

Mega rare Cooper S Mk1 Cosmics here :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cosmic-Mk1-Wh ... NA:GB:3160

They look a little square though and will definately need some work!

[W1NG3D]

Mega rare Cooper S Mk1 Cosmics here :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cosmic-Mk1-Wh ... NA:GB:3160

They look a little square though and will definately need some work!

I saw some wheels which looked identical to that just the other day - they were fitted to an old trailer!

[mab01uk]

anyone know what happened to those new cars that were on that ship that went aground a while back?

Cars finally arrive back on dry land - but face being crushed despite having just dents and scratches.....
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... l-facebook

[mab01uk]

This looked very nice indeed..

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C591878

Apparently went for a song!

Original ad said:-
£15000 Offers invited

[mab01uk]

Retro conversion project....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-MK1-CONC ... 41926db293

[rich@minispares.com]

Retro conversion project....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINI-MK1-CONC ... 41926db293

advert title....

MINI-MK1-CONCOURS-RESTORATION

reality................

PLEASE NOTE THIS WAS A PROJECT, FOR THE CAR TO BECOME A MK1 AS STATED, YOU CAN OF COURSE PUT IT BACK TO A 1989 CAR, THIS IS HOW I BOUGHT THE CAR, TO BE CONVERTED INTO A MK1 DO NOT GET CONFUSED PLEASE, IT IS A 1989 MODEL


er, ok.................

[mini5967]

Hmmmmm…

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171711332092? ... EBIDX%3AIT

Caveat emptor, and all that…

Nice. An 850 Mini minus it's log book and a handful of 997 bits. Ring a ding ding.

£4,000 f****** quid!!!

Ring a ding ding indeed… (Although I wouldn't mind those C panel trims from it, they're what I need for my late '64 SDL)

[JC T ONE]

Was this once a Cooper or is it a SDL that was "Coopered" up ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-1962-m ... 339ef7fc1d

[foxy52]

[quote="JC T ONE"]Was this once a Cooper or is it a SDL that was "Coopered" up ?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Austin-1962-m ... 339ef7fc1d[/quote...My thoughts Jens.. or is it a double bluff by the Seller??.. shape left where Bonnet badge had been ?!.....D