How far would you travel for a car?????????
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I left mine this morning, in Sunny Liverpool at midday and just got home now, so 12hours on the move. I went to London to buy a £500 Mondeo, ST24 rsap saloon, with 90k. I was told the gearbox is on its way out and needs some tlc, so spent 7 hours travellin there worryin if i was wastin my time. Got there and it needs a pressure plate, not a box and needs a tiny dent removing from front wing, Everythin works, even the air con is freezing, exceptionally clean too. So off I hoped on the motorway at Harlow, M11, M25, M1, then M6... 240 miles later in home, never missed a beat and only cost £25 in fuel..... So to sum up when thinkin about distance, I paid £20 for bus/train ticket and £25 fuel for a bargain car that has many years left in it...... So its worth travellin the length of the country for the right car IMO, Christ i did it for a £500 mondeo...
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for the right car, no distance is to far.
Try doing a 7 hour round trip to see a fiesta that is 1 million miles away from what I was told on the phone
Now thats a pisser
Try doing a 7 hour round trip to see a fiesta that is 1 million miles away from what I was told on the phone
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Im livin in Southport at the minute Lee with my missus. this is it here, ended up payin 500 and not 600 as stated but i had to pick up within a couple of days..
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For my 205 I did this trip....
Picked up the van from Birmingham 5.00pm, drove to Chesterfield J29 M1 to Tims to get his trailer.
Drove to 20 mins past Dartford tunnel crossing after being stuck in traffic as the M20 was closed- got to the guys place at 11.45.
Drove back through London as the M25 was closed or somet...
Got home 4.45am. so about 12 hours.
The next day I got up fairly early and took the Car up to NMS - then I had to take the trailer back to Tims and the van back to the place at Birmingham total was about another 5 hours or so...
Was it worth it- to be honest after all the fucking about with the car and getting it mot'd tax'd insured and all the work the NMS guys did- not in the slightest.
I prob wont do anything like it again
Picked up the van from Birmingham 5.00pm, drove to Chesterfield J29 M1 to Tims to get his trailer.
Drove to 20 mins past Dartford tunnel crossing after being stuck in traffic as the M20 was closed- got to the guys place at 11.45.
Drove back through London as the M25 was closed or somet...
Got home 4.45am. so about 12 hours.
The next day I got up fairly early and took the Car up to NMS - then I had to take the trailer back to Tims and the van back to the place at Birmingham total was about another 5 hours or so...
Was it worth it- to be honest after all the fucking about with the car and getting it mot'd tax'd insured and all the work the NMS guys did- not in the slightest.
I prob wont do anything like it again
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Sticky recommended me my Series 1! Anyone that's seen the car knows it was MORE than worth the 10 hour round trip to get it!
I did the journey in a LWB Transit and Trailer too!
But if you can be sure it's the right car, i'd travel anywhere if I wanted it!
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I did the journey in a LWB Transit and Trailer too!
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But if you can be sure it's the right car, i'd travel anywhere if I wanted it!
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In 2002 I saw a mk4 Cabby turbo for sale on RSOC.
Emailed him and was told it was in good nick and would be worth the trip.
it was 320miles from my home to the car.
I stay in Kilwinning, Scotland, and travelled to Birmingham for the car
So off I go with a mate at 5 or 6 in the morning.
We got there and the car was as described, so I paid the money for it £850
I couldnt get a trailer so I used a fixed tow pole and hooked it onto my VTS that I had.
Onto the motorway and headed north.
As I was needing to piss, I pulled into Charnock Richard and was greeted by the traffics, who noticed there was no tax on the cabby.
Told them that i didnt realise it ws illeagal to tow with 4 wheels on the ground without insurance etc.
the cops were brand new and said that it could not leave until it was on a dolly or trailer
Phoned a mate who got a trailer and came down to get me, he arrived at 10pm.
managed to get within 15 miles of my house when we were stopped again by cops.
They were brand new as well, they were curious as there was a cabby on a trailer at 0130, explained to them and showed the V5 to them .
It cost me no more than £1100 to buy the car and get it taxed and mot'd and I used it for the summer in 2003.
it is now sitting in my garage wondering when it will be out on the road again as the wife would rather spend the money on the house for some reason than let me get the car sorted up .
Emailed him and was told it was in good nick and would be worth the trip.
it was 320miles from my home to the car.
I stay in Kilwinning, Scotland, and travelled to Birmingham for the car
So off I go with a mate at 5 or 6 in the morning.
We got there and the car was as described, so I paid the money for it £850
I couldnt get a trailer so I used a fixed tow pole and hooked it onto my VTS that I had.
Onto the motorway and headed north.
As I was needing to piss, I pulled into Charnock Richard and was greeted by the traffics, who noticed there was no tax on the cabby.
Told them that i didnt realise it ws illeagal to tow with 4 wheels on the ground without insurance etc.
the cops were brand new and said that it could not leave until it was on a dolly or trailer
Phoned a mate who got a trailer and came down to get me, he arrived at 10pm.
managed to get within 15 miles of my house when we were stopped again by cops.
They were brand new as well, they were curious as there was a cabby on a trailer at 0130, explained to them and showed the V5 to them .
It cost me no more than £1100 to buy the car and get it taxed and mot'd and I used it for the summer in 2003.
it is now sitting in my garage wondering when it will be out on the road again as the wife would rather spend the money on the house for some reason than let me get the car sorted up .
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For the right car i would travel mile, but i would have to know its nice as most people lie on the phone.
£500 mondeo i wouldnt have gone that far for i must admit, as knowing my luck the box would have been hanging out.
£500 mondeo i wouldnt have gone that far for i must admit, as knowing my luck the box would have been hanging out.
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The good thing about the car, was the owner was up front, honest and sound.. He even said the car had'nt been started in 1 week, so would be freezing cold when I arrived, you know then, that there genuine and not hidin any problems.. Just off outside with the shampoo and polish shortly....
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i done Newcastle-Kent-Newcastle in a day to look at an RS1600i which turned out to be a shitter
350 mile each way trip
forget how long it took, but it was ages
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The good thing about the car, was the owner was up front, honest and sound.. He even said the car had'nt been started in 1 week, so would be freezing cold when I arrived, you know then, that there genuine and not hidin any problems.. Just off outside with the shampoo and polish shortly....
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id be wary about travelling that far to see a shitter, as once you've spent the money and time travelling, that could have gone towards paying a bit more for one locally
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i travelled a 590 mile trip to go and buy my escos, had 3 to view that day so probably would have travelled more if i hadnt bought the first one i looked at. never regret it for one day not looking at the other 2 before making my mind up.
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I would travel anywhere for the right one. The guy who bought my esc cos lives on an island off north Scotland. He flew to Glasgow, hired a car to drive to Telford, I picked him up and drove him 40 miles to mine and he drove the esc cos all the way home
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i went to dartford for my first saff................over 500 mile round trip...............i'd like to say it was worth it but i crashed the bastard two month later.....................Doh..!!!!!!!!
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I travelled from norwich area to plymouth for a £200 astra, cost me £69 train fare there, and nearly a blown head gasket/engine back as he "forget" to mention water pump was shagged.
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I got a flight to london luton from glasgow, then a 40 min drive to see a piss poor saff, had to wait in the airport for hours as there wasnt a flight back up
I drove to blackburn for the same kind of shite car
Then i drove to hull for the car i have now
Fuck no`s the miles but its alot and i dont regret any of it
I drove to blackburn for the same kind of shite car
Then i drove to hull for the car i have now
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Fuck no`s the miles but its alot and i dont regret any of it
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ive drove stupid amount of miles for cars ......
my previous saph cossie i travelled to Horsham from East Lothian in Scotland
my previous st24 came from chesterfield
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sadly travelled 10hr round trip to view a pile of shite saph cossie that was described as mint condition
ohh well just as well i make a day of it and treat maself to a bar lunch and a pint before heading home
my previous saph cossie i travelled to Horsham from East Lothian in Scotland
my previous st24 came from chesterfield
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sadly travelled 10hr round trip to view a pile of shite saph cossie that was described as mint condition
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i had punto gt a few years back and went it went wrong i took it to a tunners in sommerset on the back of a transit! god knows how many miles it was but i live just outside norwich! when i got there they said i was going to cost a bomb to fix!! whilst there tho they had another gt but highly tunned! for 3500 so thought id have it! he said that was fine but give him a week to get the mot and what not done! so i drove home empty handed! did the same the following week drove down there got the new car drove home with fresh mot and tax
got home didnt use it during the week as i have a diesel for work so saturday comes reading all the paper work i had and it was rolling roaded a 236bhp! i was thinking great
first trip down the a47 a scooby comes up behind me i pull over let him get along side me then i nailed it pulled away a little well enough for me to think ive made a point and then BANG blow the fookin engine up!
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I did 550 in a day to collect my Mustang.
Wokingham to North Wales.
Not exactly a buyers market, but don't regret it for a minute.
even if the wife didn't speak to me for a month.
Wokingham to North Wales.
Not exactly a buyers market, but don't regret it for a minute.
even if the wife didn't speak to me for a month.
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