peugeot 405 mi164x4 £8/900 Co Durham

[Mystery Machine]

I think a price might help and also location. Putting them in the title and the advert might prevent the ad getting locked

[rmad]

I'd say something like 'there can't be many of those left' but you've already said how many there is so I'm just going to stick to the predictable 'price and location in title please'.

[rmad]

Jul 20, 2011 14:17:53 GMT owen said:

I hope thats every one happy, now,
price and location added,

Not really.

When an ad gets moved into Purgatory we don't come back and read all the threads again and again, we just check the titles (look at my post again; it says 'price and location IN TITLE please'). You've now started two further ads, neither of which fitted the guidelines.

Now we know the location, I can change the title for you, but in future please read this, it'll save us all a lot of time.

[nas80]

why is the car got so much arch gap? is there a problem with its suspension?

[Deleted]

There's a button in the boot to raise the suspension, as it uses an electronic pump rather than an engine-driven one.

[nas80]

I was interested - till I read it has no MOT / Tax - needs a fair few weekends worth of work doing to it and has an odd colour bonnet - which means a full respray.

I think your asking a bit too much for it - but I don't want to drop you an offer just yet - may do if you still have this in a month or so.

my first car was a 405 - didnt know you could get them with adjustable / self level rear suspension !

do agree - you cannot scrap / break this car - it needs to live.

[scooters]

I'd suggest slapping a new MOT on it

[Deleted]

Jul 20, 2011 10:03:40 GMT rmad said:

I'd say something like 'there can't be many of those left' but you've already said how many there is so I'm just going to stick to the predictable 'price and location in title please'.

Theres another one sitting in my yard , just cant decide whether to keep it or sell

[madmarty]

I think I recognise this car, do you work at the county council - depot near stanley, would you consider a swap for my honda? , I'm keen on rare stuff! retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=bugmot&thread=108420&page=1#1361360

[dugong]

Jul 29, 2011 13:05:09 GMT owen said:

this car don't need a few weekends work, it wants the 2 rear flexis fitting and thats it for test,

If it only needs two flexis, replace them and get it tested. Then you'll see £900 - 1000 for it and it'll fly out of the door.

None of the Mi16x4s I've seen on eBay less tax and test have gone for more than £650. I appreciate you want to save it from the engine rapists but if two hoses are all it needs, do the work, MOT it and realise the [quite a lot] extra 12 months test on something like this is worth.

You're right, it's too good to scrap but you are asking too much. Whoever buys it will need to trailer it away.

[owen]

ITS NOW GOT 12 MONTH MOT AS OF TODAY AT 11,30,
I SAID IT WOULD NOT NEED A LOT AND I WAS SUPRISED IT NEEDED NOTHING,JUST THE FLEXIS SORTING B4 ITOOK IT FOR TEST,
ANY ONE INTERESTED NOW,

[mike20v]

Errrrrrrrrrr nope lol

[owen]

you got nowt good to say don't say anything at all mate.
cheers

[owen]

still for sale.

[owen]

will be taxing it for september,
then its off here and will run it over the winter,

[owen]

got to go make a sensible offer and it could be yours

[owen]

i will take 600 for this rare car thats the final price,
i think this is still giving it away,as there are cars on here that aint worth what people are asking, this is a genuine chance for someone to buy a car that is only gonna go up in value and rareity,

[Deleted]

Hang on.

You wanted £900 for it as a project.

Now it's MOTd and you want £600.

What have you found on it that's waiting to go boom? £600's almost too cheap for a functional Mi16 4x4 (hell, I'd be surprised if I found a GLx4 for that - I'd be amazed to find an Mi16). I think it's still worth that if something's about to go bang, if you're honest about it - people have to travel to see these things and no-one likes having their time wasted on either side.

If that's a functional Mi16 4x4 without major faults, even if it is cosmetically challenged, then you should be beating buyers off with a stick for £600. That's almost at the point someone with a 205/309 will be after it for the running gear.

[owen]

i need cash its pure and simple , there is nothing gonna go bang on this car at all its in the condition i say its in and any one is welcome to come and have a look.
some people just don't know a bargain if it jumped up and bit them on the ,
if you think its worth more then buy it and re sell it and get a nice profit
regards Owen
i have a 309 turbo aswell and i wouldnt even think about breaking the 405 for the conversion
its too good of a car,

[Deleted]

Oh, I know a bargain. I'm just wary of travelling to Durham. Let's say I've been burned by buying in the North East before. A lot more than once.

This car needs a new ad, really. Mi16x4, MOTd for a year, £750 - with some good pictures (show filler cap, show suspension raised, show propshaft connected). If you've got a mobile phone that does video, great, show the engine running. It's not hard to actually SELL the car if you really want the money - and making the effort on the ad will get you the money.

Seriously, good luck with it - if it were near enough for me to just see it rather than having to take a day out and spend on fueld, I'd be dropping by to look. And yes, I'd be buying it, and selling it for a profit. You don't want someone like me doing that, when you can take the pics, describe it well, and make the right money for it in the first place.

Glad you wouldn't break it. Most people seem to fall into the "if you don't buy it I'm breaking it" post.