EBay: turbo F869 UPD

Cleaned up the garage, found parts laying around, but it turned out to be a complete Volvo 480? If you want to sell your car (480 only) you can place an advert here.

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EBay: turbo F869 UPD

Post by jifflemon » Fri Jun 03, 2022 6:02 am

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Classic trader stuff; it’s a £500 max from me!

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Re: EBay: turbo F869 UPD

Post by WillC9303 » Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:28 pm

Let’s see if I can catch everything this time:
  • Missing front numberplate holder
  • Volvo badge missing from nosecone
  • Front spoiler missing altogether
  • Paint in mid condition, black strips are worn
  • Nasty dealer-fit sunroof is present and (in)correct
  • Looks to be a sight dent on passenger door
  • Rot on near side B pillar
  • Sills painted black??!
  • Tyres will be knackered without doubt, but the original fit Pollux alloys look to be in reasonable condition, with all hubcaps present.
  • Drivers door looks to have been a replacement at some point.
  • Rear lower arches look….like they’re probably hiding something…..Hard to tell from grainy pictures.
  • Rear light lenses knackered
  • Rear wiper cowling missing
  • Rear washer jet housing missing
  • Despite having leather seats, it has the standard grey carpet for the velour cars, not the thicker purple carpet seen on the half & full leathers. This leads me to think that this would’ve had either red or blue piped upholstery originally.
  • Wear to drivers side bolster (cleverly hidden in picture)
  • Passenger seatbelt arm broken
  • No mention of info-centre or gauge cluster - a common failure point, especially on early phase 1 cars.
  • Radio missing
  • No carpet mats
  • Rear seats completely missing altogether
  • Crack on dash surround corner.
  • Glovebox broken, and there seems to be some weird damage to the dashboard skin next to it.
  • Rot underneath the door seal where it meets the sill. An issue I had on my car, but luckily I fixed it before it got that bad.
  • Rotten spare wheel well. Caused by water collecting at the bottom, so most likely there was/is a leak in the boot.
  • Exhaust muffler is looking decidedly crusty.
  • Doesn’t even run! (According to seller it’s the ECU, so could be a ‘simple fix’ hmmm)
  • Sat from 2000-2016, then again from 2016 to 2022
  • 88k miles, but in this condition that doesn’t really mean much.
  • Had a new timing belt and brakes in 2016, but would need to be renewed now anyway.
  • MOT history is bare, as it’s only had two since online records began in 2006.
  • There is *some* service history, but when a car has been off the road for the best part of 22 years, does that even matter?
  • No mention of the rear bumper bar, but perhaps somethings are just best left unsaid :lol:
In conclusion, I agree, 500 is the max I’d personally pay for this. Being a Turbo, the engine itself will have at least some residual value, but will most likely make its way into a restomod Renault 5 once the auction has concluded.
Will take 1500+ and a lot of work to get this to any reasonable standard.

The last V5C issue date wasn’t even a month ago, and some of the pictures are quite deceptive. The description tells only half the story.
William

1993 2.0i Limited Edition

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Re: EBay: turbo F869 UPD

Post by jifflemon » Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:52 pm

Nicely spotted; the sills, missing nosecone badge, side bumper mess and lack stone guards on the quarters all point to a cheapo respray. And if it’s a cheapo job, I’d guess it didn’t include money for proper arch repairs.
My gut feel is that it was done back 2016 after the mot with intention of a big sale; only to then have a none start problem.

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Re: EBay: turbo F869 UPD

Post by Jay-Kay-Em » Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:30 pm

Just watched that count down.

£1675 with much activity at the end.

Not bad for a non-runner!
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Re: EBay: turbo F869 UPD

Post by Alan 480 » Mon Jun 06, 2022 11:33 am

Jay-Kay-Em wrote:
Sun Jun 05, 2022 10:30 pm
Just watched that count down.

£1675 with much activity at the end.

Not bad for a non-runner!
ruddy heck, are folks daft or does the new white paint fool / blind them?
Alan

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