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

Have been offered a 97 boxster for less than the cost of fitting a steering wheel.

It'll doubtless need absolutely no maintenance in that case. Sounds like you are on to a winner.

It is missing the wheel and probably suspension from a front corner. Moving it might be an issue.

And the silver paintwork has moss? or something green attached to it.

A quick for sale search shows it may be overpriced :(

At least this one is in this country ;) North London too.

I think I might copy Hefty

Whilst watching Last Jedi resolve to sell all your extraneous possessions, leave your job and begin creating an army to overthrow the government, then cycle home and have some curried parsnip soup?

Well it was more lease a Skoda Estate, but that said I can find zero (0) leasing deals on the Superb 280 Estate, so it might have to be the soup.

First world...why not keep the ovlov?

Or a nice volvo 240 estate sleeper. I know of a supercharged v8 that will fit....

@Dammit

Talk to Swansway, the main dealer in Crewe. We’ve had our last 6 cars from there. No one else could get close to their price.

The soup is good. Unlike The Last Jedi.

Have you tried porsche yoga?

Hi all,
Never posted here before, but being a recent car owner ('cause baby!) for the first time I'm here for advice.
The osf driveshaft snapped on our 2007 Toyota avensis, and a new part is needed (to be fitted by a non yet chosen garage, recommendations welcome for this as well, SE London, or wherever reasonably close, can put Brompton in boot and cycle back).
Toyota original parts are a joke (over £500 for this), only alternative I found is J&R, but they almost seen too cheap in comparison (£45) although they seem to have reasonable feedback on a car forum I've just been reading.
If someone can recommend an alternative...
Cheers!

I usually start at Euro Car Parts, 120 quid for a drive shaft if I have looked at the right bit....

Hello, try cannons for parts prices http://www.cannonsltd.co.uk/index.html or stockwell motor factors.

Is the car drivable?

Not unless it has an LSD.

The stick a brompton in the back and cycle home comment doesn't make it clear to me.

Let the garage you use choose where to get it.

If you supply it and something goes wrong it will all get very messy.

Plus they’ll get a discount on retail price so will only charge it on to you at what you’d pay anyway.

Good point.

Did they do a 4WD Avensis? I can’t believe they did one fancy enough to have an LSD.

Ta, correct part indeed!

Thanks, will review these!

Was the shaft that broke aftermarket or OEM? I've no idea about Toyota, the aftermarket Volvo shafts are rubbish- but undeniably cheap.

Let the garage you use choose where to get it.

Absolutely agree with this, but knowing the abysmal price difference between Toyota parts and aftermarket I want to have done some homework and avoid crazy bills on an older car (I mean, I really like the car but I don't want to spend a quarter of its price on this!)

Re. Is it drivable, yes it is, garage who sorted us out did a temporary repair so we could get home. We would have been doomed without this.

No idea, but I think it was the original part.
How rubbish did you find Volvo aftermarket shafts? Did they snap? Was length wrong, bad machining?

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