The 'Away with the Fairies Award' goes to

[Relentless Rob]

A friend of mine remembered mentioning the Phantom replica in the pub and sent me the link.

Must be the V8 badge on the back doubling the output.

[mjslonergan]

[Renrut]

Wow a car in goo!

[mjslonergan]

I think this may be even too far gone for you Renrut...

[Relentless Rob]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1995-VAUXHALL ... 500wt_1391

Calibra Turbo 4x4's a getting pretty rare now. I can't see this one being beyond restoration.

[Renrut]

I think this may be even too far gone for you Renrut...

The price is a bit steep. If it was £100 though it might have some useful bits that I still need


Mind you at that price I could set myself up as a company doing modern day midgets!

[mjslonergan]

That Calibra would be hard to restore, as you would have to do all the initial work with your eyes closed...

I think the only bit of the MG that's not rusty is the glass, and that appears to have corrosion...

[owelly]

For £100, it would give you a V5 Will!

[mjslonergan]

Good thinking... he has it up twice, here is the other auction, get him to post you the log book and chassis plate, and scrap the rest, you wouldn't even have to travel to Co. Cork

[mjslonergan]

What was the thinking here then...
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3569478

[Relentless Rob]

I'd strip the kit off and restore the Capri if she's a Crayford.

This would be brilliant...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MORRIS-MINOR- ... 500wt_1413


...if it wasn't front wheel drive and powered by a Escort van motor.

[OilyFingers]

Do they not know how to spell ay-vee-aye in somerset?

[mjslonergan]

Can somebody please explain why these make so much, I mean I was raised on club rallying and love them as much as the next man, but I just can not see any sense to the money they make, especially the likes of this, because clucking bell it's rusty...

[OilyFingers]

I thought this was the best place to put my latest saga. Since mid July I have been looking for a new car that will do all the day to day stuff and warm my trousers and perhaps break down but only when convenient. I narrowed the list down to 4; Saab 9-5 2.3 or Aero, Cav SRI 16v, Alfa 156 and Vectra GSI.

After tracking down a local Alfa I arrnaged to view the next day only to be told as I was leaving that it had been sold. Finding another in Swindon through the bay with bidding starting at 650 and BIN for £1450. I thought he was a dreamer for the BIN but messaged for a phone number. He duly sent back with his number and upped the minimum bid to a grand!!!

I didn't bother calling. He still has it up on a classified listing for 1450.

Since that I have found a couple of Vectra's one of which sold before I could get to it, another that sold but was still advertised and one that went for 700 sheets in the last seconds of the auction because swmbo wouldn't let drive 90 mins there and back to see it on Sunday. So after about two weeks of absolute frustration and tantrums a Veccy landed so close I can walk to it.

[mitsuru]

And??????
Come on Oilyfingers tell us what happened!