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What's the best bargain (automotive) you've got off Ebay?

Post by kev_the_mole »

I only ask because I scored 6 Compomotive ML Alloys in near mint condition, 4 x 7" wide and 2 x 6" wide with 4 part worn Pirelli 225/50x15's for £314 and I'm feeling reasonably chuffed.

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Best bargains for me have come outside of ebay, got a £600 Mini bartered down to £50, sold for £350 (its true value), which bought my compressor.
Got a bike for £200 which will be worth £1200+ when sorted and with another £200 spent.
I keep missing good stuff lately, like NOS inner Amazon wings for £30... :?
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Post by landy_v8 »

I have had a few bargins on ebay.
  • Nearly new, complete exhaust for my stage1V8 landrover 99p
    5 x 1 ton landrover rims. Retail £50+ each. Ebay £10 for all 5
    Landrover V8 Overdrive. Going rate around £250. £50 on ebay.
    35DLM8 dizzy in near perfect nick. £5
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Capri turbo tail (genuine) for £30.

The best automotive deal i've had was a vfr 400(nc30) Which i bought for £2350 and then sold for £2100 a couple of years later but the person i sold it to wrapped it around a zim zimmer so i gave him £350 for it, spent £150 repairing it and sold it for £2100!!!!
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I got a rare rv8 sump girdle for 67 quid and next best was a set of Revo 5 spokes for 50quid! 2x 15x9.5 and 2x 15x8. Lovely. I got a set of ally buick 300 heads for $150 too :D
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Post by ian.stewart »

Aeroquip fittings 30 assorted new -6 hose fittings, all aircraft spec, all out of date, from the US, cost £27 on the doorstep, phoned Mocal and asked about the fittings, to the same spec, £75 for a 90deg -6 fitting!!!!! thats £2250 to buy the box from Think Auto :D :D :D :D
And the other bargain I nearly was 3 camels for the wife, but they refused to pay on account of damaged and worn goods 8) 8)
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THE SMOKING GNU
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not allowed to say what mine was as Tony will beat me with sticks cos he was after it too :roll: we didnt know each other at the time but he still hasnt forgiven me :sob
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could that be the msd set up mate :roll:
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might be
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mines was a brand new FSE adjustable efi fuel reg in its box with postage £45,
Regards Tony C (COOPS)
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£80 for a rebuilt RV8 block. Had to go a few miles to pick it up. But I stuck all my old bits on it, bolted it into the car and spent a year ragging it at the Pod while testing the nitrous system. It ran really well. I pulled it out as I had rebuilt my original block and sold it with the old gearbox and heads for 500 notes..Result.
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Post by mr_s »

I reckon mine was my Merc 420SEL, paid £330 for it and it's the comfiest barge I've ever driven. Only needed £80 worth of exhaust bits for it's MOT, and I'm the process of LPGing it now...

Only problem is that my wife's passed her test and pinched it as her car now.... Doh!
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1995 Jeep Cherokee (non V8... Doh!)
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Post by ozzy »

1986 lincoln continental I paid £200 for it with no mot and it cost me £54 to get a garage to mot it. I then sold it back on ebay for £1206.94p I remember the price very well as it was a odd amount and the fact I made a big profit. 8)

and 1 more I got a pontiac grand prix for £147 it had 10 months mot and 5 months tax. but had no power steering it cost me $7 for a power steering pipe fitted it myself and used the car for a year then sold it back on ebay for £200 buy it now with no tax or test :D


oh I love ebay
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Post by 5.0S-teve »

Think mine would be the 1988 Ford 5.0L and auto box i got for the capri for £435. cheapest i found a V8 anywhere else was £650.

My mate gets bargains wherever he looks, bought an 2 year old air compressor other day off his neighbor for £30, turns out they're worth £2000 new.

steve :wink:
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Group A Cosworth dump valve for £18 posted
Ford coil packs - £5 and £8 each plus postage
PLus a bunch of mountain bike stuff for SFA!
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