OMG!!!!!!!! Somebody Stop Me......

[ipsg.glf]

www.autotrader.co.uk

Postcode: YO23 3UL
Min Price: 11,000
Max Price: 12,000

Up for 11,500

Bentley Turbo R 1990 H reg

Now give me some good reasons why this will be a total money pit?









Also, can anyone recommend a Bentley Specialist in the North East who could inspect it?

[Balmoral Green]

Keen price, trade money really. I would take the FBSH with a pinch of salt. There are eight schedules, so it should have a 1 to 8, twice, in the correct order. If it had got that, and it was in really nice nick, it would be mid to high teens. My guess is the car, and its history, is average. Nowt wrong wi that though. Money pit? Couple of grand a year in fuel, couple of grand or more a year for servicing & maintenance. A set of later wheels & tyres would transform it too, a couple of grand. Everything is a couple of grand, once or thrice a year.

[xxplod]

Balmoral Green said:

Keen price, trade money really. I would take the FBSH with a pinch of salt. There are eight schedules, so it should have a 1 to 8, twice, in the correct order. If it had got that, and it was in really nice nick, it would be mid to high teens. My guess is the car, and its history, is average. Nowt wrong wi that though. Money pit? Couple of grand a year in fuel, couple of grand or more a year for servicing & maintenance. A set of later wheels & tyres would transform it too, a couple of grand. Everything is a couple of grand, once or thrice a year.

Very subtle BG - did everyone spot the "or more" neatly inserted after the couple of grand for servicing and maintenance!!

Seriously though, what a car for the money. If I had a £12K budget for a toy at the moment.... Mrs XXPLOD would kill me!

[Balmoral Green]

If I fully completed the 'costs' for BG under my car in my profile, folks would think me certifiable, and rightly so. I spent more than it was worth painting it last year. If I was going to buy one, I would only buy mine.

Edited by Balmoral Green on Tuesday 26th June 22:27

[RedTuscan]

And the image........pure Arthur Daley.

If you want to look like Arfur or you want to drive round in a wedding banger, then buy it!

[Balmoral Green]

And the point of that gratuitous unkindness was? If I took the trouble to wander over to the TVR forums and make a derogatory comment about red Tuscans, that would be nice wouldnt it? FFS.

[jhoneyball]

Balmoral Green said:

If I fully completed the 'costs' for BG under my car in my profile, folks would think me certifiable, and rightly so. I spent more than it was worth painting it last year. If I was going to buy one, I would only buy mine.

Edited by Balmoral Green on Tuesday 26th June 22:27

Or mine, but thats cos you know whos looking after it!

[markmullen]

Thats only about 5 miles from my mum's house in York, next time I am oover that way I'll pop over and see if I can see it.

[Balmoral Green]

Ayup Mark, what brings you over t' these parts lad? Can we tempt you over to Tommys barge?

[markmullen]

Balmoral Green said:

Ayup Mark, what brings you over t' these parts lad? Can we tempt you over to Tommys barge?

You know me mate, not averse to a bit of bargeness although I will probably be at the tatty end of Mulsannes when I next buy something

[Balmoral Green]

What about a Shadow? minus its hubcaps, one odd whitewall tyre, no back bumper, a bit of rot breaking through, and torn everflex. Quality barge.

[markmullen]

Balmoral Green said:

What about a Shadow? minus its hubcaps, one odd whitewall tyre, no back bumper, a bit of rot breaking through, and torn everflex. Quality barge.

Sounds like a bit of me that, a tank of laughing gas in the boot and jobs a good un