Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

£200 trailer http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/double-axle-car-transporter-trailer-/110926620032?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19d3bde580#ht_500wt_1287

Does that belong to Ed?

Hire one?

Don't buy one made from a caravan chasis.

I'd also be wary of a home made one without the load rating.

ahem

Sorry, I have to spread rep first. Unlucky.

£200 trailer http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/double-axle-car-transporter-trailer-/110926620032?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item19d3bde580#ht_500wt_1287

let's get the measuring tape out.

In the advert he says he's had a Landie on it.

Note that the ramps would need to be quite long it the car is 'dropped' to stop it grounding.

Just tilt the trailer and then get BRM to sit on the towing end whilst Dammit reverses the tank up to it.

Lynx- Good point.
B&D- would need to look at approach/departure angles, which I suspect on an MX-5 are not the same as a Landie

Lynx- Good point.
B&D- would need to look at approach/departure angles, which I suspect on an MX-5 are not the same as a Landie

Oh and winch would be nice, especially electric is nice as winding a handle is a pain. Oh and ratchet points that are strengthened as going over bumpy ground, broken roads can bend the trailer bed as the car moves. Learn from others' mistakes.

How big are the wheels? Find out if its braked and what the suspension units are, usually inderspension, what they are rated for. Also find out if smaller wheels will reduce the high of the trailler.

Also no jockey wheel. Stabillisers on the corners are handy too as they stop the trailler pulling on the tow bar up and down.

Just tilt the trailer and then get BRM to sit on the towing end whilst Dammit reverses the tank up to it.

Single wheel is easier.

jesus, i just typed track car into ebay. you can get some pretty sweet fwd cars for fuck all cash!

i like this though:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-RX7-CLASSIC-CAR-RESTORATION-OR-TRACK-DAY-CAR-/271026152139?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item3f1a6ae2cb

For £650 that's a lot of car, would he include the trailer?

1973 RS lightweight up for auction. 1 of 200 originals. Anyone?

http://www.mecum.com/auctions/lot_detail.cfm?LOT_ID=CA0812-134350&utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CA0812_S156

I'll have two please.

I'll dibs the third and I'll have one of the 49 RSRs too whilst we're at it.

Calling BRM: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MAZDA-EUNOS-MX5-1-6-RED-SPARES-OR-REPAIR-PROJECT-MAY-BREAK-/280931799242?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4168d710ca#ht_500wt_1287

£375 1.6 litre Eunos.

Cancel that, 1.8 litre with 12 months MOT for £599: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-MAZDA-MX5-EUNOS-1-8-SPORTS-CONVERTIBLE-SILVER-12-MONTHS-MOT-TEST-599-00-/130728653598?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1e7008f31e#ht_1240wt_1270

Fuck me that's cheap

No and yes.

Yeah, I have no idea why you'd for the first one after seeing the second.

I might buy it, insure that as my first vehicle, then insure the Volvo as the weekend wagon on a classic policy

Where is lytham st James ?

2009 Volvo XC60 SE Lux Diesel with 13,000 miles on it

Discuss....

Lytham St Annes is up near Blackpool

Fuck me that's cheap

Check the sills. Tatty roof?

Some don't have underseal as they were unsealed when they came to this country.

My pair cost 328 and 352 both from ebay and both sub 100k kms. Joy of buying in the winter.