From: Clive George on
On 03/07/2010 20:50, Elder wrote:
> In article<e41bc3c5-5406-48dc-a9d0-581f53bc67e8
> @l25g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, spammeifyoulikebutiwontreadit(a)gmail.com
> says...
>> Insurance/road tax will take up a disproportionate amount of that
>> budget unless you get a total bargain you can definitely sell on for a
>> profit. And cheap old 4x4s tend to go expensively wrong, meaning you
>> risk the whole lot if an uneconomical repair crops up. You can't
>> really afford to risk your capital when you can't guarantee your
>> income.
>>
>
> Not a 4x4, but just did an unlimited mileage quote for a Saab 900 T8
> special edition hatchback, comprehensive with legal cover and
> uk/european breakdown which is a bonus, �141.28.
>
> That isn't bad.

Who's that with then?

From: Elder on
In article <EdCdnXMLf44KBLLRnZ2dnUVZ8hSdnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk>,
clive(a)xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk says...
>
> On 03/07/2010 20:50, Elder wrote:
> > In article<e41bc3c5-5406-48dc-a9d0-581f53bc67e8
> > @l25g2000prn.googlegroups.com>, spammeifyoulikebutiwontreadit(a)gmail.com
> > says...
> >> Insurance/road tax will take up a disproportionate amount of that
> >> budget unless you get a total bargain you can definitely sell on for a
> >> profit. And cheap old 4x4s tend to go expensively wrong, meaning you
> >> risk the whole lot if an uneconomical repair crops up. You can't
> >> really afford to risk your capital when you can't guarantee your
> >> income.
> >>
> >
> > Not a 4x4, but just did an unlimited mileage quote for a Saab 900 T8
> > special edition hatchback, comprehensive with legal cover and
> > uk/european breakdown which is a bonus, �141.28.
> >
> > That isn't bad.
>
> Who's that with then?

Peter James classic insurance.
He was the James part of Footman James, but moved on when FJ got bought
out.

That quote for for social, domestic, pleasure and occasional commute
too.

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From: Steve Firth on
Pete M <pete.murray(a)SPAMFREEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

> Steve Firth wrote:
> > Pete M <pete.murray(a)SPAMFREEblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> I've just been offered an Exploder for a car I'm flogging on ebay, even
> >> though I could do with a LHD 4x4, I really don't want an Exploder :(
> >
> > If your intention is to sell it on, avoid it. If you intend to use it
> > until it drops at least consider a test drive.
>
> It's a J plate, '92, 4.0. With overdrive, apparantly.

They all have overdrive so that's nothing. And 92 is waaayyyy too old. I
wouldn't touch anything before '98.

> 4wd doesn't seem to be working, but - as always - the bloke with it
> reckons it's just a dodgy switch.

He's a liar.

> I could buy it, but it's not got a towbar, and that's why I'd want a LHD
> 4x4 so it'd end up being a bit expensive for what it is.
>
> There's that, and I don't have a clue what it's worth. Spanish import.

About 10p.
From: AstraVanMann on
"Albert T Cone" <a.k.kirby(a)durham.ac.uk> wrote:
> You could get a fair amount of stuff in one of these, and get yourself a
> new career at the same time...
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/160450356698
>
> Not sure about offroading, mind.

Damn, someone beat me to it without realising. If the pair of them went for
anything the right side of �2k then it'd be a pretty decent deal for someone
with enough space to keep them both.

--
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From: Elder on
In article <-ZWdnRmO259DTKzRnZ2dnUVZ7rudnZ2d(a)bt.com>,
peter(a)swerveweb.com says...
>
> "Albert T Cone" <a.k.kirby(a)durham.ac.uk> wrote:
> > You could get a fair amount of stuff in one of these, and get yourself a
> > new career at the same time...
> > http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/160450356698
> >
> > Not sure about offroading, mind.
>
> Damn, someone beat me to it without realising. If the pair of them went for
> anything the right side of �2k then it'd be a pretty decent deal for someone
> with enough space to keep them both.

Oh Naturally I did look at Corpse shifters first, but nothing caught my
eye as being particularly distinctive.

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