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28th October 2008, 14:47
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Tips on where to find a cheap MOT failure
Alright, me and a few mates wanted to buy a cheap cheap car and have some fun with it. Tried the newspaper, ebay and scrap yards, any other tips?
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28th October 2008, 14:48
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www.ad-mag.co.uk
Click AutoMAG
Click Cars under 500 squid.
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28th October 2008, 14:51
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gumtree
local car auctions
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Stu QIf in doubt, just repeat the answer to the question....
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28th October 2008, 15:00
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Ditch.
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28th October 2008, 15:04
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Just have a look around me and my mates did this last year got a mk3 polo from down the road for 300 and just played around with it sold it for 300 once we was done
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28th October 2008, 15:07
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Was thinking more 50 quid
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28th October 2008, 15:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pwrig
Was thinking more 50 quid
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oh what u want to do to a car thats 50quid? I would say scrappy
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28th October 2008, 15:13
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Check the ad-mag as ste said
Seen cars in there for free
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28th October 2008, 15:13
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Well just really to keep it off road and have some fun with it. Plus don't want to spoil my saxo but want to learn how to take a car apart and put it back together etc.
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28th October 2008, 15:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pwrig
Well just really to keep it off road and have some fun with it. Plus don't want to spoil my saxo but want to learn how to take a car apart and put it back together etc.
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ok yeah if u want to do that then a scrappy probs. We did this really just started to learn about it etc. Now both of my mates have project turbo golfs under raps. So its a good idea i think 
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28th October 2008, 15:18
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Garages part ex's or shitters that they got in on like a £99 deposit thing.
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28th October 2008, 15:19
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Clarkson bought a volvo for £1, gotta be possible.
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28th October 2008, 15:22
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Im located in Darlington, so anyone know any places near?
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28th October 2008, 15:23
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Quote:
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Im located in Darlington, so anyone know any places near?
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I'm sure reg vardys do that 99 quid deposit for shitters minimum...
theres also a few scrappys about ... whessoe road..etc
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28th October 2008, 15:25
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Aye i've just been but they're so dam expensive, e.g. 30 quid for a pair of cracked lexus lights. Ugh
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28th October 2008, 15:27
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Hmm, can't really think of anywhere else, except like eBay or something?
Where in darlo you live?
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28th October 2008, 15:28
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And alot of them are insurance write offs. I just want a car intact that just failed its MOT but is fine for testing on
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28th October 2008, 15:29
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i have a 205 gti you could buy
needs some tlc though
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oh really.....
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28th October 2008, 15:29
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Thats going to be hard for 50 quid tbh
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28th October 2008, 15:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pwrig
And alot of them are insurance write offs. I just want a car intact that just failed its MOT but is fine for testing on |
For £50 you're asking a lot.
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