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From: Elder on 6 Jul 2008 16:40 In article <1ijoem5.167bza0xpw5j7N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, steve(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > > Bear in mind the cars they bought were utter sheds - if Clarkson's 75 > had been a decent one, it would have been worth anything from £2k-£4k - > a 400 quid shed on its last legs is better for comedy value, though. > How much was yours? -- Carl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
From: SteveH on 6 Jul 2008 16:42 Elder <carl.robson(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > In article <1ijoem5.167bza0xpw5j7N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, > steve(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > > > > Bear in mind the cars they bought were utter sheds - if Clarkson's 75 > > had been a decent one, it would have been worth anything from �2k-�4k - > > a 400 quid shed on its last legs is better for comedy value, though. > > > How much was yours? Hmmm, 600 quid, nearly 5 years ago. Spent a lot of money turning it into a �2k example, though.... Mine's a great laugh on the track. Lairy as hell and chews through tyres like you wouldn't believe. But more fun than just about everything else out there.... -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Hongdou GY200 Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE
From: Elder on 6 Jul 2008 16:44 In article <1ijoewb.1cg5c9z1h10295N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, steve(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > Elder <carl.robson(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > > > In article <1ijoem5.167bza0xpw5j7N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, > > steve(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > > > > > > Bear in mind the cars they bought were utter sheds - if Clarkson's 75 > > > had been a decent one, it would have been worth anything from £2k-£4k - > > > a 400 quid shed on its last legs is better for comedy value, though. > > > > > How much was yours? > > Hmmm, 600 quid, nearly 5 years ago. > > Spent a lot of money turning it into a £2k example, though.... > > Mine's a great laugh on the track. Lairy as hell and chews through tyres > like you wouldn't believe. But more fun than just about everything else > out there.... > What about this one. http://smallr.com/3bx This one has a Harvey Bailey handling package. I think the last one I saw was on James May's Bently Blanc Mange. -- Carl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com
From: SteveH on 6 Jul 2008 16:47 Elder <carl.robson(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > In article <1ijoewb.1cg5c9z1h10295N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, > steve(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > > Elder <carl.robson(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > > > > > In article <1ijoem5.167bza0xpw5j7N%steve(a)italiancar.co.uk>, > > > steve(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > > > > > > > > Bear in mind the cars they bought were utter sheds - if Clarkson's 75 > > > > had been a decent one, it would have been worth anything from �2k-�4k - > > > > a 400 quid shed on its last legs is better for comedy value, though. > > > > > > > How much was yours? > > > > Hmmm, 600 quid, nearly 5 years ago. > > > > Spent a lot of money turning it into a �2k example, though.... > > > > Mine's a great laugh on the track. Lairy as hell and chews through tyres > > like you wouldn't believe. But more fun than just about everything else > > out there.... > > > What about this one. > http://smallr.com/3bx > > This one has a Harvey Bailey handling package. > I think the last one I saw was on James May's Bently Blanc Mange. That would be pretty good - but I'd be worried that it only has a 3 week MOT and I suspect that has affected the selling price. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Hongdou GY200 Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE
From: jackhackettuk on 6 Jul 2008 16:52
On 6 Jul, 21:47, st...(a)italiancar.co.uk (SteveH) wrote: > Elder <carl.rob...(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > > In article <1ijoewb.1cg5c9z1h10295N%st...(a)italiancar.co.uk>, > > st...(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > > > Elder <carl.rob...(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote: > > > > > In article <1ijoem5.167bza0xpw5j7N%st...(a)italiancar.co.uk>, > > > > st...(a)italiancar.co.uk says... > > > > > > Bear in mind the cars they bought were utter sheds - if Clarkson's 75 > > > > > had been a decent one, it would have been worth anything from £2k-£4k - > > > > > a 400 quid shed on its last legs is better for comedy value, though. > > > > > How much was yours? > > > > Hmmm, 600 quid, nearly 5 years ago. > > > > Spent a lot of money turning it into a £2k example, though.... > > > > Mine's a great laugh on the track. Lairy as hell and chews through tyres > > > like you wouldn't believe. But more fun than just about everything else > > > out there.... > > > What about this one. > >http://smallr.com/3bx > > > This one has a Harvey Bailey handling package. > > I think the last one I saw was on James May's Bently Blanc Mange. > > That would be pretty good - but I'd be worried that it only has a 3 week > MOT and I suspect that has affected the selling price. Whatever... even I like the look of that at that price. *Must* resist... -- JackH |