jonboylaw Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Just saw this on Ebay, nothing to do with me, but the wheels and tires must be worth more the 50p starting price. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29750&item=4508041473&rd=1 I bet the guy wishes he had a plumbed in extinguisher now. Toodle pip. Jonathan Can you hear me ? eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 It's only an add to break the car. T.F@O.F. A7 RDP Pics here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIM 5O Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 CONFUSED The ad says they will ONLY break the car so dont ask about them selling as a whole But when you call about a part they just want to take your name and phone number as they want to sell the car complete they said they are giving it about 7 days to sell and if it doesnt sell complete they will then look at breaking it *confused* For info they are after 3k for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferrino Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Yep, I was e-mailed to say 'wait for 10 days' as they are trying to sell it as a job lot *confused* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikey Bill Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Bid it up 😬 Tarmac drives laid call now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonycaterham Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 When looking at the sellers e-bay history his response to a negative comment is not particularly pleasant . Draw your own conclusions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiptree Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Would you buy a used car from... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Newman Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 he wants 3K + vat for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JampJ Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I enquired about a few parts, he's now come back saying he's got someone interested in buying the whole car. Cheers J&J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahey Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I've seen the car this morning so if anyone wants a view, mail me. cheers Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 It will not be sold with any form of identification/ authentication. Support the 7 Society...... Ehhh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahey Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Have decided to buy it!!! No ID etc so basically a project that will never see the road. It will be interesting. I think I have just taken a much bigger job on than starting with a starter kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red SLR Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Damage does not look too bad from the outside.. so long as the chassis is straight arch should be able to recoat it. Full strip down needed. I assume its going to be a track car so should be able to get it back in running order for 2 or 3k.. so a cheap car! LeMans 2004 pics here *FREE* Seven related chat here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 It's been bid to £727 😬 T.F@O.F. A7 RDP pics here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Piper Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Wahey - FWIW it still seems to be for sale - don't you have to be the highest bidder to buy it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIM 5O Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Not if you were always going to remove from EBAY before the end of auction what are people bidding on anyway as said before they advertise a car then state that it is for breaking and when you call they tell you they only want to sell complete Why no ID on this car anyway If you do buy Wahey-All the best with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molegrip Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Wahey. So why didn't you just buy a starter kit? At least that could be registered as a Caterham so would have some value when finished! I hope you have checked that what you are buying is not stolen, although I suspect that the vendor might not be forthcoming about its history (having read his reply to the negative feedback comment). The only legitimate explanation I can think of for somebody removing the car's identity is if they intended to rebuild it on a new chassis. But in that case why didn't they keep the re-usable bits? Very suspicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie White Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Hi Guys, its a salvage yard selling the car. The insurance company will have paid out on the car to the owner. Some vehicles like this recorded as total losses are sold on a spares only basis, thats why he's advertised it as such. The id is not available in a bid to crack down on fraud. If the id was available, as used to be the case with this type of salvage, you paid £3k for a logbook, stole a similar car, swopped the id's and got a mint Caterham with a legal id for £3k. The insurance company's have finally come to the conclusion that total losses should mean just that. Suppose Caterham could also have replaced him the car under an insurance payout with an identical model using the same id, almost as though you had repaired a damaged one, but without touching the damaged one. Does no one know the owner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Blimey, that caused a lot of comments. Good luck who ever buys it, assuming it is at the "correct" price. Jon Can you hear me ? eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahey Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 As Eddie says, it has no ID because it has been a complete write off or total loss so it is deemed beyond any kind of repair and is not allowed to go back on the road again. The breakers yard is a very reputable one and they mainly deal in ferrari, Porsche and TVR. I have heard good things about them and they are very local to me. I have spoken to them on several previous occassions and they are pretty helpful people. Nothing dodgy. As Simon stated, so long as the chassis seems fairly straight, I should be able to get a fairly cheap track car up and running. I will be tarting up my Superlight an making it more road orientated now so one for the track and one for the road!! I know it's greedy but you can never have enough Caterhams!! I left a deposit today and should be able to pick it up in parts next week. Wish me luck, i know I'll need it. I am bound to unearth more problems than I expect but it will be interesting. BTW, the auction was only ever run to gain interest so I don't know what people are bidding on either. I have agreed a price directly with them for all parts except wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonboylaw Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 Good luck Rich, Let us all know how you get on. BTW what price did you agree ? Jon Can you hear me ? eh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 Buy knackered old XF 7 that's been crashed but is deemed restorable. Buy this one. Send this one to Arch, restore it. Fit chassis plate and no plate from Qxxx XXX. Tell DVLA that you have "restored and modified it with a number of new parts". Result, one modern road legal 7 with all the post 96 chassis mods and exempt from emissions. Sell the bits you don't want to a Locost builder. Dunno how legal this is. It seems to be within the letter but not the spirit of the law. I can't see the point in having a 7 for purely track use unless you want to go into a race series, since single seaters are very cheap to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahey Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 battered old supersport. Simple answer is because i do about 25 track days per year and this puts more mileage on my car than road use! My Superlight could use a rest after a having had a few years of this. I always use a trailer when i go to track so no need to ever touch the road. Having a £6k track car to the same spec as a £15k road car makes sense? Well, to me anyway. And why the hell I am outside the spirit of the law!!! I also want to know why I would want to pay more for a 1980 car that needs more work doing to it? Agreed on £3100 for all bits minus wheels as I would never use 14" ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 No more illegal than buying a knackered MG, purchasing a shell from BMH & then building it with all new parts except the chassis plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wahey Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 agreed AVES, thanks. I think as much as anything, it will be interesting to see how the rebuild goes and what is unearthed. I can keep people up to date and if more like this come up then others can potentially get cheap toys too. I have not heard of others rebuilding a burnt one. i know of people that have put crashed ones back on the road but as far as i know, this is a new one and well worth a try. So please, don't try to shoot me down before we have had a go!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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