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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 25 February 2008, 14:08:20
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Been told I can have this, for £2k
Is it worth it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220204265776
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Obviously poverty spec....but this the idea for a 'dog car'
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For an ex-plod estate which will have crap pant work, holes every where and with a description full of contradictions.....no!
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White color is nice..Will not need frequent cleaning..
performance will be very good..Consumption will be a bit thirsty..
and price is ok I think.. will be ok I hope..
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For an ex-plod estate which will have crap pant work, holes every where and with a description full of contradictions.....no!
Lol.. what should I offer? I had £1850 in my head...
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your paying for the 03 plate.
Hold out for a retail MV6 or Elite.
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Usual cobblers that that seller seems to talk. ::)
Depends entirely on how much of a Horlicks thay made of fitting / removing the plod gear, I reckon. I notice he only mentioned the grommets in the roof as a footnote. Cheeky. Worth watching to see what it makes, I reckon, but don't jump now.
Kevin
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your paying for the 03 plate.
Hold out for a retail MV6 or Elite.
but but... 53plate, Estate, 3.2, manual.... MOt... It's already ticking the most important boxes.. :-/
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It will need
Radio
Roof Liner
Roof bars
Possibly new dash
Centre console
New centre console air duct.
Bits of trim all over the place
Some dash re-wiring
It has poverty spec cloth (not leather like the add says!) seats, no electric rear windows, cd alloys etc etc
The paintwork will be a naff blow over following de-commisioning...
Having owned an ex-plod, I know what they are like.....there excellent at the right price and 2 grand is not the right price!
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Yes, but with Very hard life.
Hotel21 wouldnt touch an ex-police car......
Thats enough for me.
At least you are in a position where you can do pretty much any job
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your paying for the 03 plate.
Hold out for a retail MV6 or Elite.
but but... 53plate, Estate, 3.2, manual.... MOt... It's already ticking the most important boxes.. :-/
windy rear windows, interior is extra dull... full of holes. may only have the TID, not MID, not much leccy stuff, remeber you may need to budget for a new Stainless steel zorst, i seam to remember police zorst systems where different? and silly expensive.
Like i say, hold out for a retail spec MV6 or Elite
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Fair enough - what would be considered on the money for this car then?
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we've discussed cars advertised by this bloke before iirc they were all over priced with inconsistent adverts. Barge and poll come to mind
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Fair enough - what would be considered on the money for this car then?
i would not go for it at-all mate, i would go for it if we where in 2010 and this was a nail of a shed to haul dogs.
This is going to be a car for the dogs, AND your main car, so you are going to want the toys! You will be hankering for bose, leather, and the rest ;)
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if its not far worth a closer inspection I think..
manual , white and 3.2..
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we've discussed cars advertised by this bloke before iirc they were all over priced with inconsistent adverts. Barge and poll come to mind
Yeah, reading the description it's all likely to be rubbish. Can't trust him. :-/
Kevin
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This bloke really is full of nonsense!!
If you believe the advert, you'd think that it's top spec car.
He pays no more than £1,200 from the auctions. He does nowt apart from list them on Ebay, pocketing £800.
If you want one, get down to Witney auctions on Tue or Thu night after checking their website.
There should be a silver 3.2 53 plate ex-plod saloon coming up soon with 103k miles. At least it had no roof bars!
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This bloke really is full of nonsense!!
If you believe the advert, you'd think that it's top spec car.
He pays no more than £1,200 from the auctions. He does nowt apart from list them on Ebay, pocketing £800.
If you want one, get down to Witney auctions on Tue or Thu night after checking their website.
There should be a silver 3.2 53 plate ex-plod saloon coming up soon with 103k miles. At least it had no roof bars!
Interestingly, that's where the auction seems to have bogged down, with no new bids for a couple of days.
Kevin
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James,
You know cars well enough, and if this was a car for someone else, what would you say?
As others have said, the description is cobblers and he is looking to make a quick profit from people who know no better.
At best that is worth £1,300 if the engine and exhaust (particularly as they have "special" downpipes and cats) are good.
As the old saying goes... "A fool and his money are easily parted".
I don't think you are a fool.... don't prove me wrong!
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James - get yourself to Witney, and see what state they are in and how much they go for. Ex-plod 3.2 estates are not uncommon, and most are manual.
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Hmm - this sounds like the best plan - I may have to pop over there next week :D
Are they really bad direct from the auctions?
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Hmm - this sounds like the best plan - I may have to pop over there next week :D
Are they really bad direct from the auctions?
Dont buy on first couple of visits - try to get a feel for whats going through at what price.
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if the price doesn't go above about £350, I rekon this could be worthwhile, even if the seller is a muppet:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-OMEGA-3-0-MV6-24V-2000-ESTATE-MANU-NON-RUNNER_W0QQitemZ330213146369QQihZ014QQcategoryZ9858QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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That one's a bit iffy too.
The desired Auto Transmission
That'll be the "extremely rare" type with 3 pedals that was never available to joe public then. ;D
Is his description wrong, can he just not be bothered to update it to the car he's describing or are the pictures not actually of the right car? :-/
Kevin
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wasn't there another thread about that car a day or two ago
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He is probably using a template for all Omega's?
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He is probably using a template for all Omega's?
if he cant be ar$ed to do a description properly, it must make you wonder what he cant be ar$ed doing to the cars he sells
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He is probably using a template for all Omega's?
if he cant be ar$ed to do a description properly, it must make you wonder what he cant be ar$ed doing to the cars he sells
He's clearly too lazy to try to crank the engine over by hand to establish if it really is siezed solid and then change the starter motor to get it running.
Kevin
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He is probably using a template for all Omega's?
if he cant be ar$ed to do a description properly, it must make you wonder what he cant be ar$ed doing to the cars he sells
He's clearly too lazy to try to crank the engine over by hand to establish if it really is siezed solid and then change the starter motor to get it running.
Kevin
Wish I'd have seen it sooner, would have gone for a look, and taken an E20 on a bar with me ::)
:'(
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He is probably using a template for all Omega's?
if he cant be ar$ed to do a description properly, it must make you wonder what he cant be ar$ed doing to the cars he sells
He's clearly too lazy to try to crank the engine over by hand to establish if it really is siezed solid and then change the starter motor to get it running.
Kevin
either that, or he knows it's rubber ducked and is playing dumb......
I personally have a hunch the cambelt has lunched the valves...
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i dont belive for a second that a car dealer has no idea why a car wont/cant run >:(
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either that, or he knows it's rubber ducked and is playing dumb......
Yep. either that or he is dumb, or just wants to make money for zero effort and is passing them on exactly how they come to him without any investigation.
At least that one is at a price where you can afford to take a punt and not worry too much about the description turning out to be cobblers.
Kevin
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Yes, I may have a punt for, say, £400 - hope it's something easy - and if not, I can't really lose..
I have spare 3.0 heads almost built...
Only PITA would be if it's thrown a rod through the block, or something!
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You seem hell bent on buying an ex plod car James, Why :-? Having managed a fleet of police vehicles and witnesed at first hand how they are treated i stand alongside Hotel 21 in saying dont touch one with a very long pole. For a little more money you can find a much better speced civi car without all the trappings an ex plod car brings with it and providing it comes with a FSH will have been maintained to the same high standard. An ex police car will come cheep, cost a lot to put back to some sort of standard and will fetch only penuts when you come to sell it again.
My advice for what its worth...........Walk away with your money
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Personally, I would not buy one for my day to day, polish it every weekend car, but AT THE CORRECT PRICE would do that I can use and abuse in a similar fashion that it spent its working life, fully aware that it is a 'disposable' car that I need not weep tears over when it gets dented in the carpark....
As a workhorse, why not? Just don't get starry eyed by the reg plate/age and pay strong money....
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Personally, I would not buy one for my day to day, polish it every weekend car, but AT THE CORRECT PRICE would do that I can use and abuse in a similar fashion that it spent its working life, fully aware that it is a 'disposable' car that I need not weep tears over when it gets dented in the carpark....
As a workhorse, why not? Just don't get starry eyed by the reg plate/age and pay strong money....
Cheers Broocie...
I am indeed looking for a workhorse.... the facelift saloon is my "baby" :)
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was thinking of buying that to carry the dogs around in. Nice car! 8-)
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Hmm - this sounds like the best plan - I may have to pop over there next week :D
Are they really bad direct from the auctions?[/quote]
Yep!!
Not so many Omegas when i went, loads of BMW 530d and 330d estates went though... they have holes everyware!
As i keep saying, hold out for a retail spec MV6 or Elite
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James, you know full well I could have bought an almost identical one for £1600 ish , but went out and bought an older , but MUCH nicer one instead for the same money.
(and the elite has lower mileage, FSH, etc etc... )
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2k should get you a facelift CD/CDX estate...
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It went for just under £800!!!!
Can't believe that, for an Ex Plod, rough around the edges, and DOESN'T Run!!
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It went for just under £800!!!!
Can't believe that, for an Ex Plod, rough around the edges, and DOESN'T Run!!
well James rather them than you to be honest
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Its a GLS brought up to (Police Spec) MV6, best to get the VX MV6 more toys, and nicer looking.
Good Salesmanship though.
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do you really need all the power for a dog car tho?
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do you really need all the power for a dog car tho?
Whats need got to do with it ;D
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do you really need all the power for a dog car tho?
Whats need got to do with it ;D
running costs
in keeping the CDX V6, there's plenty of power in that, why spend extra over the course of time on running a huge engine in the dog carrier, after all, the dogs wont know the difference ;D
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I considered bidding on that estate, too... but £750?! That'd get a decent pre-facelift MV6 that worked, surely?
(as an aside, I'd love to find a cheap non-running V6... either pre- or post-facelift, in order to have a play without fearing breaking anything... any ideas chaps? Salvage yard?