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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: EMD on 30 January 2015, 19:29:43
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Lowish mileage on this one and looks in nice condition :y
Elite (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-VAUXHALL-OMEGA-ELITE-V6-AUTO-BLUE-/221677190211?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item339cfd7c43)
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Personally....I don't like Omegas : ::):)but it looks like a tidy car and with a bit of fetlling it might last a year or two :-\
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Have you been on that Refresh button again ;D ;D
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Personally....I don't like Omegas : ::):)but it looks like a tidy car and with a bit of fetlling it might last a year or two :-\
But you have 3
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I know....but I feel it's my civic duty to stop these old barges falling into the wrong hands.. ::)
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That's not bad at all and it's close too. If only I didn't have a million and one thing on my plate right now I'd be all over that like stink on feces!
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There's another one just popped up...similar colour and LPG,less money but rusty arches :-\
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Christ...I thought the 3.2 was getting rare,seems I was wrong :'(
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Christ...I thought the 3.2 was getting rare,seems I was wrong :'(
Yer been a few up for sale just lately Ken :o
The non LPG one looks pretty good from the pics . . .but sadly not in a position to have punt right this moment myself. :'(
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Christ...I thought the 3.2 was getting rare,seems I was wrong :'(
Yer been a few up for sale just lately Ken :o
The non LPG one looks pretty good from the pics . . .but sadly not in a position to have punt right this moment myself. :'(
Go on do it ;D ;D
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Agree Al,in all honesty I could go for it in a heart beat,but the only position I would be in, would be laid out with a white chalk mark around me...get the picture? ;D
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Think this is one for Mark,all we got to do is make him think that he thought of it first ;)
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Agree Al,in all honesty I could go for it in a heart beat,but the only position I would be in, would be laid out with a white chalk mark around me...get the picture? ;D
Yes Ken I get the picture ;) . . . actually this morning I thought I saw a lady that I was sure WAS Carol , walking out of a gunsmiths shop with an AK47 & a box of FMJ bullets ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Actually i see carole buying some chalk as well.....not sure why :o
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BIN price £1k! Not bad for low mileage car.
I wonder when the last cambelt change was done?
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Thing is..she would use it on me without a thought if I bought another Omega...ermm don't think she mentioned any other cars like a VXR8 or a Monaro tho :-X
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wanna put it too the test....well do ya??????? :y
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Thinking!!............. :-\ :-\ :-\ NOooooo!!
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That car, in my opinion, is worth every penny at £999 even if you have to do the cam-belt, i love the colour too, now, where is surrey....................... :D :D :y
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Anyway that's enough about how I might end up in a shallow grave, what's happening with this 3.2? do you fancy it?....suits you sir :y
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Full main dealer service history, what`s that mean then ???
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Anyway that's enough about how I might end up in a shallow grave, what's happening with this 3.2? do you fancy it?....suits you sir :y
could be :y
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I could go and look at it for you.....subject to my usual consultancy fee of course ;)
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i have 2 weeks doing nothing.. :y
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What kind of bloody idiot makes an ebay listing for a car where it won't let you bid or BIN if you don't have paypal and won't accept any means of contact??? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
#muppet
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What kind of bloody idiot makes an ebay listing for a car where it won't let you bid or BIN if you don't have paypal and won't accept any means of contact??? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
#muppet
it says Any questions please ask!. and your free tp ask seller a question in the more actions bit :y
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What kind of bloody idiot makes an ebay listing for a car where it won't let you bid or BIN if you don't have paypal and won't accept any means of contact??? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
#muppet
it says Any questions please ask!. and your free tp ask seller a question in the more actions bit :y
Not when you click on it and then it says "the seller is a bottomburglar who doesn't accept messages so go forth" you can't :P ::)
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What kind of bloody idiot makes an ebay listing for a car where it won't let you bid or BIN if you don't have paypal and won't accept any means of contact??? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
#muppet
it says Any questions please ask!. and your free tp ask seller a question in the more actions bit :y
Not when you click on it and then it says "the seller is a bottomburglar who doesn't accept messages so go forth" you can't :P ::)
Well ive spoke to him :y
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What kind of bloody idiot makes an ebay listing for a car where it won't let you bid or BIN if you don't have paypal and won't accept any means of contact??? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
#muppet
it says Any questions please ask!. and your free tp ask seller a question in the more actions bit :y
Not when you click on it and then it says "the seller is a bottomburglar who doesn't accept messages so go forth" you can't :P ::)
Well ive spoke to him :y
You must have a PayPal account then you lucky, lucky boy...
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What kind of bloody idiot makes an ebay listing for a car where it won't let you bid or BIN if you don't have paypal and won't accept any means of contact??? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
#muppet
it says Any questions please ask!. and your free tp ask seller a question in the more actions bit :y
Not when you click on it and then it says "the seller is a bottomburglar who doesn't accept messages so go forth" you can't :P ::)
Well ive spoke to him :y
You must have a PayPal account then you lucky, lucky boy...
;D ;D ;D ;D
He seems very clued up on ebay for someone with a feedback of 11
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What kind of bloody idiot makes an ebay listing for a car where it won't let you bid or BIN if you don't have paypal and won't accept any means of contact??? >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
#muppet
it says Any questions please ask!. and your free tp ask seller a question in the more actions bit :y
Not when you click on it and then it says "the seller is a bottomburglar who doesn't accept messages so go forth" you can't :P ::)
Well ive spoke to him :y
Me too :y
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BIN price £1k! Not bad for low mileage car.
I wonder when the last cambelt change was done?
November 2011 so it will be due :y
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BIN price £1k! Not bad for low mileage car.
I wonder when the last cambelt change was done?
November 2011 so it will be due :y
So its done 5K in nearly 4 year
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not looking at mileage just going by the 4 year rule :y
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Well I'm outbid :-(
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well to be honest Steve after the conversation I had with the owner I an not even going to put a bid in
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well to be honest Steve after the conversation I had with the owner I an not even going to put a bid in
What's he say :-\
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Marks offline at the moment,but he told me that the arches need doing,ermm methinks there's no mention of that little task,cambelt, cam cover gaskets while you're there,aux belt,plugs,water pump etc etc it could become a money pit very quickly.Sorry don't want to piss on every one's parade but when ever a decent looker comes up there's a bit of a feeding frenzy that kicks off and I'm also guilty of chucking a few quid in on the bidding from time to time.But when it comes down to spending your hard earned you've got to go and see it in the flesh because sellers only tell you what you want to hear,because a lot of the time they're chewing on a bar of bullshit >:(
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Arches is a surprise :-(
For me given miles it was worth a punt at a certain price - one to work on and get upto spec :y Unfortunatly seems to have gone beyond that price for me already!
All the ones I ve looked at of late the sellers just seem to want to much given work needed, maybe I should stick with the 2.5 and ignore the 3.2 dream lol
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Marks offline at the moment,but he told me that the arches need doing,ermm methinks there's no mention of that little task,cambelt, cam cover gaskets while you're there,aux belt,plugs,water pump etc etc it could become a money pit very quickly.Sorry don't want to piss on every one's parade but when ever a decent looker comes up there's a bit of a feeding frenzy that kicks off and I'm also guilty of chucking a few quid in on the bidding from time to time.But when it comes down to spending your hard earned you've got to go and see it in the flesh because sellers only tell you what you want to hear,because a lot of the time they're chewing on a bar of bullshit >:(
Well said that man ! ;) even shi*ters look good in a photo . . .
flea bay is not a serious option if looking to buy a car anymore . . . only my opinion of course ::) ::) ::)
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Agree,that it is what it is,but even with the declared faults they will have to be addressed fairly quickly,because with my luck the cambelt would let go on me(probably on the way home after picking it up) I think it's a bargain at this stage but start adding good quality parts into the mix then who knows where you'll end up with your spend. :-\ just needs a bit of thinking about before you spend your dough :y
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I'm Back!!!....tbh steve it was a surprise to me but the seller did give me a honest answer...and nitro is right what he is saying....even bad ones look good in photos and if brought you would need to spend best part of another say £1000 just to get a tidy car with a known good timing belt didn't even ask the condition of the tyres :o
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Any one know what colour blue that is??
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Any one know what colour blue that is??
not sure does have a hint of tin worm ;D
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I'm feeling a bit bad because steve fancies the car and we're being negative about it,but it's a case of finding a car near to you and getting up close to it,in this case the seller may have done his 'homework' and perhaps got an estimate for the work and thought the cost outweighed the perceived value of the car,that we'll never know.Definitely a potential 'fixer upper' but got to see it in the flesh and if it were a bit nearer then I would in a heart beat go and have nose around :y
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but steve also claims he is outbid :'(
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I think when you buy an omega..you buy it knowing it is going to need the belt doing.And when your spending a grand you must buy knowing you are going to be chucking more money at it and thats gonna be pretty soon.
That one i picked up a few weeks ago needs money chucking at it to get it where i want it.. thats the way it goes.And i was well aware of that when i bought it.
Nitro said... when ever a decent looker comes up there's a bit of a feeding frenzy that kicks off And maybe thats why they end up going up to silly money..... It seems that once a decent omega pops up and is put in the publics eye for a while.. the chance of it being a bargain is not a lot
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At the end of 2013 I started writing down costings of labour/parts etc,I frightened myself so much that I've stopped doing it :o and now just write down what work was done in the service histories.....not going to say anymore :-X :-X
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Buying any car you should factor in a few hundred for servicing , if its a keeper its worth doing :y
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but steve also claims he is outbid :'(
I see that it has changed from BIN to bids, 2 currently..............Not sure what I make of that....... :-\ :-\ Bodywork looks fine in the pics............... :-\ :-\ To far for me anyway.............. :(
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but steve also claims he is outbid :'(
I see that it has changed from BIN to bids, 2 currently..............Not sure what I make of that....... :-\ :-\ Bodywork looks fine in the pics............... :-\ :-\ To far for me anyway.............. :(
Bidding price went better than he thought it would ..so he went into his ebay account and killed the BIN cos he has seen the number of watchers/bids so its money money money thoughts :y
I think he will get 12 for that ....
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but steve also claims he is outbid :'(
I see that it has changed from BIN to bids, 2 currently..............Not sure what I make of that....... :-\ :-\ Bodywork looks fine in the pics............... :-\ :-\ To far for me anyway.............. :(
Bidding price went better than he thought it would ..so he went into his ebay account and killed the BIN cos he has seen the number of watchers/bids so its money money money thoughts :y
I think he will get 12 for that ....
Well good luck to the OOFer that wins that, got to be on the money, I can't see any rot in the wheel arches. If there is, I think this could still be a good buy............ :y :y
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Could be wrong but doesn't it work like this, If an item has been listed as a Auction with no reserve while having the Buy It Now option for buyers, Now if a buyer was to bid it would automatically remove the Buy It Now option from the listing now that there's an active bid, But if there was a reserve the Buy It Now would remain till the reserve is met.
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I almost pressed buy it now when it was there :-\
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Quite frankly,I'll be glad when the bloody thing is gone,and with a bit of luck it will be bought by some numpty who won't worry about the care and upkeep that the Omega requires,then drives it into the ground and it comes up as a breaker before it's next MOT.More low mileage bits for the spares cave...jobs a good 'un :y
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Christ would you believe it,there's yet another 3.2 just come up on Steal Bay,it's in South Wales so with luck it can be whipped over the bridge and put it into Rob G's Omega recycling facility .....got to keep the numbers down as I might be looking for a good engine in the near future..... selfish b****rd ain't I ? ;D :y
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Seller is an idiot.
Sets his listing up to only accept paypal, only accepts messages from "prospective buyers" (ie people with gaypal), doesn't specify a postage cost or select collection as an option so even if you did try and "buy it now" you can't proceed!
And his excuse? : " I've had trouble with timewasters before "... ERM NEWSFLASH : YOU'RE CURRENTLY WASTING MY TIME !!
And now it would transpire he's completely dishonest about it's condition too. Nice.
...hence why he's trying to get paid via paypal for it before anyone has chance to collect it, because he knows paypal buyer protection doesn't apply to motors >:(
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Christ would you believe it,there's yet another 3.2 just come up on Steal Bay,it's in South Wales so with luck it can be whipped over the bridge and put it into Rob G's Omega recycling facility .....got to keep the numbers down as I might be looking for a good engine in the near future..... selfish b****rd ain't I ? ;D :y
Can`t see it on there Ken :-\
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Christ would you believe it,there's yet another 3.2 just come up on Steal Bay,it's in South Wales so with luck it can be whipped over the bridge and put it into Rob G's Omega recycling facility .....got to keep the numbers down as I might be looking for a good engine in the near future..... selfish b****rd ain't I ? ;D :y
Can`t see it on there Ken :-\
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301511074484?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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Christ did I blink and miss the service history :o and does this mean another round of 'wringing' the details out of the seller ::)
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No CID, crappy coloured interior, rain sensitive wipers (more crap)
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Got to get broken......not the best colour either :)
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that was on a little while ago..i am sure :y
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There was definitely one that colour and not to long ago :-\
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Got to get broken......not the best colour either :)
Interior is worth shite `cause it`s shite. NCDC, few quid (not a lot)
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No CID, crappy coloured interior, rain sensitive wipers (more crap)
Take it your not keen then Rob ;D ;D ;D
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Rob's a bit like the Hannibal Lecter of Omegas,his pulse stays at a steady 65 beats a minute while he dismembers a car :o :)
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Breakers, whether MV6 or Elite are worth £400 absolute tops. Might go an extra score if it`s a 3.2 ;D
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Breakers, whether MV6 or Elite are worth £400 absolute tops. Might go an extra score if it`s a 3.2 ;D
Is that your final offer :'( :'( :'(
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If buying to break Steve, that figure is generous ;D
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There you have a definitive appraisal of a 3.2's real value,also had a closer look at that rust on the car,and that goes further than the seller describes as it looks like it's spreading behind the weather strip above the sill,fixable but still a job that you or someone else has got to address.Let's see what it goes for as it's got a fair time to run,may be he could be persuaded to revert to his original idea of parting it out.....I'd be interested in the engine ;)
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the more I look at the pictures the more I think it has been on before...he claims he was going to use it has a donor 8)
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Got to say,if it doesn't go to high I might just nick it and have the engine,and if I put a big sheet over the rest of the car may be it won't get noticed.....for a while ;)
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Rear bumper isn't right, but otherwise looks ok :-\ certainly a far better prospect than that lpg'd pile of poo :y
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Don't know how he spent so much money on a pair of shocks and tyres.....
Assuming I am reading the writing on the tyre correctly, they are: http://www.camskill.co.uk/m54b595s312p126453/Triangle_Tyres_Car_Triangle_TR968_Talon_Triangle_TR_968_-_235_45_R17_97W_XL_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_E_Wet_Grip%3A_C_NoiseClass%3A_3_Noise%3A_75dB/RS_GB?gclid=CMm5nOmzwcMCFTDMtAodFA0AWw
Which are all of £38 each.......
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Looks like its oyster to me not silver :-\
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There you have a definitive appraisal of a 3.2's real value,also had a closer look at that rust on the car,and that goes further than the seller describes as it looks like it's spreading behind the weather strip above the sill,fixable but still a job that you or someone else has got to address.Let's see what it goes for as it's got a fair time to run,may be he could be persuaded to revert to his original idea of parting it out.....I'd be interested in the engine ;)
it looks as though it is both sides as well :o :o
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221677190211?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221677190211?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
that's been relisted then :y
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221677190211?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
that's been relisted then :y
looks like it :-\ i think this is one of them that you keep well away from....its the seller..something not right here :y
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tbh I did speak to him...he was sort of honest.....but you are right there was something that was not right!! :y
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221677190211?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
that's been relisted then :y
Think ite the same car mate , just been on for 9 days but ending soon
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Surely its no one on here chucking £1600 at this :-\
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Surely its no one on here chucking £1600 at this :-\
£1700 :o :o :o i bet the owner wasnt expecting that amount
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Surely its no one on here chucking £1600 at this :-\
£1700 :o :o :o i bet the owner wasnt expecting that amount
Oh i bet he did
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Surely its no one on here chucking £1600 at this :-\
£1700 :o :o :o i bet the owner wasnt expecting that amount
Oh i bet he did
Wonder how long it`ll be before it`s listed again
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Surely its no one on here chucking £1600 at this :-\
£1700 :o :o :o i bet the owner wasnt expecting that amount
Oh i bet he did
Wonder how long it`ll be before it`s listed again
On The Egay Roundabout ;D ;D ;D
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Hopefully it'll be you Rob and you'll have done the right thing by killing it Halal stylee,Mmmm :P a lovely big pile of 3.2 donor parts for the shed :y