- 325 BMW bought for £50 with loads of work needing doing, then just scrapped it for £150 as boss didn't like it in the yard.
- 1.4 Golf MK3 CL POS that I wanted to do up, bought loads of parts for then when stripping it down found the back of the car totally bent and bodged and just got rid.
- 1.6 MK3 CL - Bought off here without seeing it for £200 with a snapped belt. Flogged all the lowering kit, lights etc I didn't want for £247 quid and parts to repair it cost just under £100 so cost £50 for a fully working car. Still have it, want a VR6 in it after a respray.
- 1.8 Auto CL - I bought of mum and dad. Broke that for parts then scrapped, who would want to buy a MK3 1.8 AUTO these days for sensible money?
- Golf MK3 8v GTI bought off here for £100. Broke that in the end which was a shame as although it had seemingly been looked after, insurance was just too ridiculous after being quoted cheap online but different story when ringing them. The front NS strut was seriously corroded though. Shame but donated some nice parts to mine.
- Nissan Micra - Bought for £150 sold after 8 months of abuse for £852
- Skoda Fabia - Bought for £150 while walking home from work from a neighbor 8 doors down. Wanted to take the MK3 off road and MOT and tax was due. Bought the Skoda, spent £12 on some brake pads (thought that was quite steep too since crap pads for a Micra are only £7
) and then used it for the 6 month MOT and tax, generally got abused beyond belief and after every single panel was dented and the windscreen smashed (I rammed into a trolley some chavs had put in the lane to my house at about 50MPH) scrapped it for £155 quid in Trashford. Free motoring, why not?
- Then a 16v MK3 GTI that was a rotten pair. Bought cheap with intentions of using the engine, wish I had now but changed my mind and wanted a VR6.
- MK4 SDI which I bought off mum and dad for the £500 they paid for it. sh!te loads of new parts chucked on and now just a daily hack.
- Passat 130 TDI Auto which is absolutely lovely. Highline so leather, climate. Now half owned by mum and dad after selling their A4. Still use it so not really gone but although I love it, I didn't use it as much as mum did half the time. So makes sense to just share it and have the SDI daily.
I WILL have something half fun this year, been waiting so long now. Either VR6 the MK3 and either mop the paint or wrap it or just turn it into a huge project and something like a Clio cup takes my fancy. Although I desperately need some form of big work vehicle and as much as I want fun I need to prioritize.
Also had several other cars I've bought and sold but that's work really not actually personal.
